WoW Forever

    Paladin leveling guide 1–60

    Level as Retribution, built around Holy Strike, Consecration and Judgements that no longer eat your Seal.

    Based on betaChecked Patch Beta (Nov 2 build)

    At a glance

    RoleMelee DPS while leveling
    Key gear
    • A two-handed weapon for Holy Strike and Seal damage
    Tips
    • Holy Strike arrives at level 6 and is your main attack button on a 10-second cooldown.
    • Judgement no longer consumes your Seal, so judge whenever it's ready.
    • Consecration is baseline at 20 and hits the first 4 enemies hard, good for small pulls.

    Talent plan by level

    LevelsTalentTreePointsWhy
    10–24Retribution talents up to the next milestoneRetribution15Fill the tree toward the milestone talent below.
    25Sacred ArbiterRetribution1/120% more Holy Strike damage and keeps your Judgements refreshed.
    30RepentanceRetribution1/1The 21-point talent; a crowd control tool for tough pulls.
    40Unsealed WrathRetribution1/1The 31-point talent; your attacks store your Seal, up to 3 stacks.

    About this path

    Any spec can level. This guide follows Retribution, using the talents and changes Blizzard has confirmed for WoW Forever.

    Retribution gets a steady attack in Holy Strike, refreshes your Judgements with Sacred Arbiter and stores your Seal with Unsealed Wrath. With Consecration now baseline, Paladins handle small pulls much better than in original Classic.

    Leveling tips

    • Press Holy Strike on cooldown. It’s an instant Holy attack from level 6.
    • Judge freely. Your Seal stays active after Judgement now.
    • Watch your mana. Seals and Consecration add up; Judgement of Wisdom helps you sustain.
    • Lay on Hands is every 20 minutes instead of every hour, so use it to save a bad pull.

    Talent plan

    You get your first talent point at level 10 and one per level after that, so the milestone talents arrive at 20, 25, 30 and 40. The table lists the Retribution milestone talents Blizzard has confirmed. A full point-by-point order will be added after we check the tree in the live game.

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