Retribution Paladin DPS Stat Priority — 12.0.5

Your general stat priority will be as follows.

Critical Strike becomes a bit stronger on AoE for Templar due to Wrathful Descent, but not enough to change the stat priority listed here.

There are no stat breakpoints that you should aim for specifically for any stat or any build.

As mentioned above, these priorities should only be considered a general guide. There could be many gearing situations where stats ranked lower here end up being more valuable than ones ranked highly. Using simulations to help determine your gear will always be a better method since the relative value of stats can change significantly as you change your gear.

Optimization

Simulations and Tools

While a generalized stat priority will assist new players, there really is no substitute for simming your character. Learn more with this guide!

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Strength increases the damage of all your abilities and will generally be a higher priority stat than any secondary stat. As a result, item level will usually trump any other stat-specific comparisons since Strength increases significantly with item level on all non-jewellery slots.

Haste is valuable due to the resource generation it provides via Crusading Strikes, as well as reducing the cooldowns of all of your major Holy Power generators.

Versatility increases all damage done and reduces damage taken. It does not have any innate synergies with any talents or abilities but ends up becoming more valuable as you gain more of other secondary stats. Notably, Versatility also increases the damage done of trinkets and other damage effects from items, which can make it more valuable when these effects make up a larger portion of your total damage.

Critical Strike does gain some value from talents like Heart of the Crusader, which increase the amount of damage that critical hits deal. Art of War also has a higher chance to trigger from melees that critically hit, which can make Crit more valuable han simply the damage increase itself. It also is slightly more valuable on AoE for Templar due to Wrathful Descent.

Mastery increases the damage of all of your abilities that deal Holy damage. This includes abilities that deal Holystrike or Radiant damage, as they also count as Holy for the purposes of Mastery: Highlord's Judgment. It also gives Judgment a chance to deal extra Holy damage when cast, and this chance can be increased with a number of talents.

Every stat has a limit where they will begin to offer less increase per point gained, which are known as the points of diminishing return. Once you have reached these amounts, stats will become progressively less valuable and may fall behind other options. The current breakpoints are:

Itemization

Gearing and Enchants

Your stat priority extends to enchants, consumables, and gear. Take what you learned on this page and apply it to your gameplay with these two guides!

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This guide has been written by Bolas, a long time Retribution Paladin enthusiast, theorycrafter, and high-end raider in the #1 Oceanic guild Honestly. You can find him in the Paladin Discord as bolas.ret.