PVP Retribution Paladin Guide (WotLK 3.3.5a)

Game: Wrath of the Lich King
Content Type: Gaming Guides

Welcome to the Retribution Paladin PVP guide for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King 3.3.5a. In this guide, you will learn about playing a Retribution Paladin in the arena or a battleground. The guide includes Talents, Glyphs, Gems, Enchantments, Add-ons, Gameplay & Skill rotation tips, Team setups.

Talent Tree

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

Other viable Glyphs

Glyph of Salvation – Another personal defensive cooldown
Glyph of Hammer of Justice – If you’re getting kited

Minor Glyphs

Glyph of Sense Undead – Extra damage against Lichborne Death Knights and their pets
Glyph of Lay on Hands – Lay on Hands has 5 minutes less cooldown
Glyph of Blessing of Might – Increased duration.

Gems

Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.

Meta: Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
Red: Bold Cardinal Ruby
Yellow: Inscribed Ametrine
Blue:
- Nightmare Tear
- Sovereign Dreadstone

Enchants

Head – Arcanum of Torment or Arcanum of Triumph
Shoulder – Greater Inscription of the Axe or Inscription of Triumph
Cloak – Enchant Cloak – Major Agility
Chest – Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
Bracers – Enchant Bracers – Greater Assault
Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Crusher
Waist – Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs – Icescale Leg Armor
Boots – Enchant Boots – Greater Assault or Enchant Boots – Icewalker
Weapon – Scroll of Enchant Weapon – Berserking

Gameplay & Rotations

Keep your opponents as debuffed as possible. This will make it harder for them to dispell a real CC. Land crits on your enemies to get an instant Flash of Light with The Art of War procs. Use Judgement to get a proc, since it has a high crit chance.

Don’t use Holy Light since it costs too much mana, and it has a long cast-time, making it vulnerable to interruption. Remember, that healing can also be done with Divine Storm.

If you’re looking forward to bursting down your enemy then try to use Avenging Wrath and your trinkets at the same time. Save some spells for that moment and cooperate with your team.

Team Setups

Here is a list of preferable partners in the 2v2 and 3v3 arena.

2v2 Arena

Marksmanship Hunter
Unholy Death Knight
Any Healer

3v3 Arena

Death Knight + Priest
Mage + Priest
Warrior + Priest
Rogue + Priest
Hunter + Priest / Shaman / Druid

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These talents are kinda wrong and here is why. You dont need Improved Blessing of Might in pvp because gbok is always superior buff that is used as ret.
For arenas you want Divine Guardian and Improved Hammer of Justice because increasing the duration of your sacred shield is going to help your teammates in survivng and decresing the cooldown of your stun by 20sec is massive since it helps in seting up the kill rather than spending 5 points into Seals of Pure wich increases the damage, in pvp not everything is about damage.
About glyphs you dont really need Glyph of Exorcism even if you do manage to get Art of War talent proc you want to use it for Flash of Light plus Exorcism itself doesn’t really do that much damage, it’s decent but nothing special plus it has 15sec cd. So better option for third glyph is Glyph of Turn Evil yes this is only useful against dks and locks but instant fear on Gargolyte or Succubus is going to make huge difference plus you can use it aswell against dks if they have Lichborne up or against Demo locks when they use Metamorphisis.