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Paladin · Retribution · Leveling · level 40 of 60

Retribution Paladin leveling build at level 40

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 40 in the calculator0/0/3131 of 31 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
Retribution31
0/55/5
2/23/33/3
2/30/21/12/20/21/1
3/30/21/13/3
5/5
0/1

Talents at level 40

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
VindicationRetribution2/324, 34
Pursuit of JusticeRetribution2/229, 30
Two-Handed Weapon SpecializationRetribution3/325, 26, 27
Sacred ArbiterRetribution1/128
VengeanceRetribution3/331, 32, 33
RepentanceRetribution1/140
Champion of the LightRetribution5/535, 36, 37, 38, 39

Next five points (41–45)

  1. Level 41: Unsealed Wrath (Retribution)
  2. Level 42: Divine Intellect (Protection)
  3. Level 43: Divine Intellect (Protection)
  4. Level 44: Divine Intellect (Protection)
  5. Level 45: Divine Intellect (Protection)

Notes that apply by 40

  • 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 40 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 2/3, Pursuit of Justice 2/2, Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3, Sacred Arbiter 1/1, Vengeance 3/3, Repentance 1/1, Champion of the Light 5/5: 0/0/31 across Holy/Protection/Retribution. That is every point from 10 to 40 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 40?
Unsealed Wrath at 41, Divine Intellect at 42, Divine Intellect at 43, Divine Intellect at 44, Divine Intellect at 45. 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 40, so only the first 31 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.