Retribution Paladin DPS Mythic+ Tips — 12.0.5
In this guide, you will find tips and advice to tackle Mythic+ dungeons with your Retribution Paladin in World of Warcraft Patch 12.0.5.
Retribution Paladin in Mythic+ in Midnight Season 1
In this guide, we will talk about getting the most out of your Retribution Paladin in Mythic+ dungeons, including the best ways to set up your character, how your rotation may change, and tips and tricks for optimally using your abilities.
If you are unfamiliar with Mythic+ and its associated general mechanics, you can read more about it on our dedicated Mythic+ page below.
If you are unfamiliar with Mythic+ and its associated general mechanics, you can read more about it on our Midnight Mythic+ page below, or check out our Mythic+ Tier List if you're curious about the current Mythic+ Meta!

Best Mythic+ Talent Builds
Best Mythic+
Templar Radiant Glory Talent Build for Retribution Paladin
Templar is generally a slightly stronger choice than
Herald of the Sun for Mythic+.
This build is focused on AoE damage, while still taking enough talents to keep single target output at a reasonable level.
Radiant Glory is taken here for more frequent burst windows and stronger overall AoE damage.
For more AoE damage,
Tempest of the Lightbringer can be taken over
Jurisdiction.
Use the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game.
Best Mythic+
Templar Execution Sentence Talent Build for Retribution Paladin
Templar is generally a slightly stronger choice than
Herald of the Sun for Mythic+.
This build is focused on AoE damage, while still taking enough talents to keep single target output at a reasonable level.
Execution Sentence is a strong priority target talent and allows you to do strong funnel damage.
Use the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game.
Best Mythic+
Herald of the Sun Talent Build for Retribution Paladin
Herald of the Sun will not be far behind
Templar on damage, and is also a viable choice for Mythic+.
This build is focused on AoE damage, while still taking enough talents to keep single target output at a reasonable level.
Use the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game.

Utility Kit and Abilities
Interrupts, Stuns, and Stops
Rebuke is your regular short cooldown interrupt. Use it first if you need to interrupt spellcasting.
Hammer of Justice is a single-target stun with a very long 6-second
duration. Use it often to stun-casting mobs that you cannot interrupt with
Rebuke.
Blinding Light can be used to disorient enemies within 10 yards.
This can be used as an AoE interrupt for crowd-controllable casting enemies.- With a 5-second duration,
Wake of Ashes is a very potent AoE stun, but it
only works against Demon and Undead enemies.
Turn Evil fears an Undead, Aberration, or Demon target within 20
yards for up to 40 sec.
Other Utility
Intercession allows you to bring an ally back to life during combat.- Activate
Devotion Aura to reduce all damage taken by your group by 3%.
Cleanse Toxins can remove all Poison and Disease effects
from a group member.
Blessing of Protection removes bleeds and other Physical
damage effects. Additionally, it grants your target immunity to Physical damage
and harmful effects for 10 seconds. It is often used on group members who
pulled aggro from the tank via damage or healing.
Blessing of Sacrifice reduces damage taken by a party member by 30%,
but you suffer 100% of damage prevented. It lasts 12 seconds, or until transferred
damage would cause you to fall below 20% health. Communicate with your tank
and healer to plan when to use this.
Blessing of Freedom removes and prevents movement-impairing
effects for 8 seconds.
Lay on Hands heals a friendly target for an amount equal to your
maximum Health.
Word of Glory can also be used as a heal if necessary, but as it costs Holy Power, you will lose
a significant amount of damage if you cast it too frequently.
Dealing with Affixes
This section has Retribution-specific tips for dealing with the various affixes of Mythic+.
Ascendant Affix Management for Retribution Paladin
Blinding Light is our only AoE stop that will deal with the orbs. You can use single-target CC and interrupts
like
Hammer of Justice and
Rebuke if necessary too.
Voidbound Affix Management for Retribution Paladin
Just focus down the Void Emissary when it spawns. You will not need to take any different talents for this.
Pulsar Affix Management for Retribution Paladin
Soak orbs orbiting other players when they spawn. Try to keep a charge of
Divine Steed available for this.
Devour Affix Management for Retribution Paladin
Cleanse Toxins and healing abilities like
Word of Glory and
Lay on Hands can be used to remove this debuff.
Blessing of Freedom also removes it, and can be used with
Unbound Freedom on
another player to remove both of your debuffs at once.
Changelog
- 23 Apr. 2026: Updated recommendations.
- 20 Apr. 2026: Updated for Patch 12.0.5.
- 24 Mar. 2026: Updated builds.
- 17 Mar. 2026: Updated for hotfixes.
- 16 Mar. 2026: Updated for Midnight Season 1.
- 26 Feb. 2026: Reviewed for Midnight 12.0.1.
- 10 Feb. 2026: Updated for Midnight pre-patch.
- 30 Nov. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
- 05 Oct. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
- 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.2.
- 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 03 Mar. 2025: Updated discussion.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- 08 Oct. 2024: Updated for hotfixes.
- 25 Sep. 2024: Updated dungeon tips.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for TWW Season 1.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Updated talent builds and ability discussion for Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 24 May 2023: Updated talents and affix tips.
- 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 17 Jan. 2023: Updated 2-min talents.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.