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Paladin · Retribution · Leveling · level 30 of 60

Retribution Paladin leveling build at level 30

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 30 in the calculator0/0/2121 of 21 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
Retribution21
0/55/5
2/23/33/3
1/30/21/12/20/21/1
3/30/20/10/3
0/5
0/1

Talents at level 30

TalentTreeRankTaken at
BenedictionRetribution5/510, 11, 12, 13, 14
ConvictionRetribution3/315, 16, 17
Sanctified JudgementRetribution3/318, 19, 20
Improved JudgementRetribution2/221, 22
Seal of CommandRetribution1/123
VindicationRetribution1/324
Pursuit of JusticeRetribution2/229, 30
Two-Handed Weapon SpecializationRetribution3/325, 26, 27
Sacred ArbiterRetribution1/128

Next five points (31–35)

  1. Level 31: Vengeance (Retribution)
  2. Level 32: Vengeance (Retribution)
  3. Level 33: Vengeance (Retribution)
  4. Level 34: Vindication (Retribution)
  5. Level 35: Champion of the Light (Retribution)

Notes that apply by 30

  • 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 30 Retribution Paladin have in its talent trees?
Benediction 5/5, Conviction 3/3, Sanctified Judgement 3/3, Improved Judgement 2/2, Seal of Command 1/1, Vindication 1/3, Pursuit of Justice 2/2, Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3, Sacred Arbiter 1/1: 0/0/21 across Holy/Protection/Retribution. That is every point from 10 to 30 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 30?
Vengeance at 31, Vengeance at 32, Vengeance at 33, Vindication at 34, Champion of the Light at 35. 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 30, so only the first 21 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.