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Paladin · Retribution · Leveling · level 20 of 60

Retribution Paladin leveling build at level 20

Conviction, Seal of Command and Sanctified Judgement for mana, Vengeance and Champion of the Light, then Protection for Precision and Divine Intellect. One of the safest fast levelers.

Open at level 20 in the calculator0/0/1111 of 11 pointsFull build to 60 →
Holy0
0/50/5
0/30/20/50/20/10/50/2
0/20/20/1
0/20/10/2
0/5
0/1
Protection0
0/50/5
0/30/2
0/20/10/30/20/50/10/30/5
0/20/10/5
0/3
0/1
Retribution11
0/55/5
0/23/33/3
0/30/20/10/20/20/1
0/30/20/10/3
0/5
0/1

Talents at level 20

TalentTreeRankTaken at
BenedictionRetribution5/510, 11, 12, 13, 14
ConvictionRetribution3/315, 16, 17
Sanctified JudgementRetribution3/318, 19, 20

Next five points (21–25)

  1. Level 21: Improved Judgement (Retribution)
  2. Level 22: Improved Judgement (Retribution)
  3. Level 23: Seal of Command (Retribution)
  4. Level 24: Vindication (Retribution)
  5. Level 25: Two-Handed Weapon Specialization (Retribution)

Notes that apply by 20

  • Seal of Command at level 20 is the engine: 70% weapon damage procs. Judge it on big pulls and let Sanctified Judgement refund mana.
  • Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and Vengeance stack with crits from Conviction; Pursuit of Justice is 15% movement speed, which is worth two talent points on any leveling route.
  • Champion of the Light converts up to 60% of Intellect into spell damage, so Holy Strike, Judgements and Consecration scale with the mail you are wearing.
  • Unsealed Wrath at 40 stores copies of your Seal; use Holy Strike (trained) to spend them.

Questions players ask

What should a level 20 Retribution Paladin have in its talent trees?
Benediction 5/5, Conviction 3/3, Sanctified Judgement 3/3: 0/0/11 across Holy/Protection/Retribution. That is every point from 10 to 20 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 20?
Improved Judgement at 21, Improved Judgement at 22, Seal of Command at 23, Vindication at 24, Two-Handed Weapon Specialization at 25. The full order to 60 is on the build page.
Can I open the calculator at this level?
Yes. The link below opens the Paladin talent calculator with the level set to 20, so only the first 11 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.