WoW Forever Paladin Talent Calculator
Channel the Light to heal allies, withstand attacks, and strike with conviction through Holy, Protection, and Retribution.
Paladin
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Protection
Retribution
Paladin talent trees explained
Choose Paladin when you want to explore healing, defense, and melee within one class. Spreading points across all three can delay deeper role-specific talents.
Community preview, September 15, 2026. “Recorded” means transcribed from footage; it is not an independent verification. Unconfirmed ranks may be estimated. Point and prerequisite rules are provisional.
Holy
Holy supports healing. Start by comparing cast, mana, and healing-effect talents.
Improved Holy Strike · 2 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 1 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 2 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic warrior/protection/Improved Taunt (talent 143) (cross-class), matched on description (0.94): Classic 1/2 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 1: scaled proportionally (1 x rank).
Divine Strength · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Increases your Strength by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your Strength by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your Strength by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your Strength by 8%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your Strength by 10%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/holy/Divine Strength (talent 1450): ranks copied.
Divine Intellect · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Increases your total Intellect by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your total Intellect by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your total Intellect by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your total Intellect by 8%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your total Intellect by 10%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/holy/Divine Intellect (talent 1449): ranks copied.
Healing Light · 3 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells by 4%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells by 8%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells by 12%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/holy/Healing Light (talent 1444): ranks copied.
Spiritual Focus · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Gives your Flash of Light, Holy Light, and Light's Vigil spells a 35% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives your Flash of Light, Holy Light, and Light's Vigil spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/holy/Spiritual Focus (talent 1432): Classic 14/28/42/56/70 is proportional, Classic has 5 ranks; Forever rank 1 is 35: scaled proportionally (35 x rank).
Improved Seals · 3 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Seals and Judgements by 5%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Seals and Judgements by 10%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Seals and Judgements by 15%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic shaman/elemental/Call of Flame (talent 561) (cross-class), matched on description (0.86): Classic 5/10/15 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 5: scaled proportionally (5 x rank).
Unyielding Faith · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Reduces the duration of Fear and Disorient effects on you by 15%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the duration of Fear and Disorient effects on you by 30%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/holy/Unyielding Faith (talent 1628): Classic 5/10 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 15: scaled proportionally (15 x rank).
Voice of Truth · 1 rank · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Grants you immunity to Silence and Interrupt effects. Lasts 6 sec. (recorded from footage)
Reverence · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Allows 10% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Allows 20% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Allows 30% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic druid/restoration/Reflection (talent 829) (cross-class), matched on description (0.99): Classic 5/10/15 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 10: scaled proportionally (10 x rank).
Purifying Power · 2 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Cleanse and Purify spells by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Exorcism and Holy Wrath spells by 17%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the mana cost of your Cleanse and Purify spells by 20% and reduces the cooldown of your Exorcism and Holy Wrath spells by 34%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
No Classic counterpart; proportional x2..x2 of rank 1 assumed. Rounding: {1} rank 2 34 may read 35 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
Infusion of Light · 2 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Your Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical hits reduce the cast time of your next Holy Light cast within 15 sec by 0.5 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Your Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical hits reduce the cast time of your next Holy Light cast within 15 sec by 0.5 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: duration slot (15 sec) is never extrapolated; rank 2 is a copy of rank 1.
readers still differ on 'sec' vs 'sec.'
Illumination · 5 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Holy. Requires 3 ranks in Reverence.
- Rank 1: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 40% chance to gain Mana equal to 100% of the base cost of the spell. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 60% chance to gain Mana equal to 150% of the base cost of the spell. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 80% chance to gain Mana equal to 200% of the base cost of the spell. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 100% chance to gain Mana equal to 250% of the base cost of the spell. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic match paladin/holy/Illumination (talent 1461) has no alignable slots; proportional x2..x5 of rank 1 assumed.
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Reverence at rank 3 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites); arrow confidence 0.70
Divine Favor · 1 rank · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: When activated, gives your next Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock spell a 100% critical effect chance. (recorded from footage)
Divine Precision · 3 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Holy. Requires 1 ranks in Holy Shock.
- Rank 1: Increases your chance to hit with Holy spells by 6%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your chance to hit with Holy spells by 12%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your chance to hit with Holy spells by 18%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/protection/Precision (talent 1630), matched on description (0.87): Classic 1/2/3 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 6: scaled proportionally (6 x rank).
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Holy Shock at rank 1 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites)
Holy Shock · 1 rank · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 129 to 139 Holy damage to an enemy, or 110 to 118 healing to an ally. (recorded from footage)
Consecrated Ground · 2 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Gives your Holy spells 5% increased damage against the first 4 enemies that enter your Consecration. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives your Holy spells 10% increased damage against the first 8 enemies that enter your Consecration. (unconfirmed / inferred)
No Classic counterpart; proportional x2..x2 of rank 1 assumed.
Holy Power · 5 ranks · Tier 6
Requires 25 points in lower tiers of Holy.
- Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock spell by 3%, and all other spells by 1%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock spell by 6%, and all other spells by 2%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock spell by 9%, and all other spells by 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock spell by 12%, and all other spells by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock spell by 15%, and all other spells by 5%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic match paladin/holy/Holy Power (talent 1627) has no alignable slots; proportional x2..x5 of rank 1 assumed.
Light's Vigil · 1 rank · Tier 7
Requires 30 points in lower tiers of Holy. Requires 1 ranks in Holy Shock.
- Rank 1: Applies Light's Vigil to the target for 30 sec. Your next Holy Shock cast on them triggers no cooldown and causes friendly targets to heal their party for 315 to 333, or enemy targets to suffer 175 to 189 Holy damage and refund 75% of Light's Vigil's Mana cost. You may only have 1 Light's Vigil active per Paladin, per party. (recorded from footage)
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Holy Shock at rank 1 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites)
Protection
Protection is the defensive path. Review mitigation and threat tools in the recorded tree.
Toughness · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Increases your armor value from items by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your armor value from items by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your armor value from items by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your armor value from items by 8%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your armor value from items by 10%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/protection/Toughness (talent 1423): ranks copied.
Redoubt · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 6%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 6%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 6%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 6%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 6%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: Classic match paladin/protection/Redoubt (talent 1421) has no alignable slots; ranks 2..5 are copies of rank 1.
Precision · 3 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 2%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/protection/Precision (talent 1630): ranks copied.
Guardian's Favor · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 1 min and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 3 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 2 min and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 6 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/protection/Guardian's Favor (talent 1425): Classic 60/120 sec taken as 1/2 min.
Anticipation · 5 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Increases your Defense Skill by 4. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your Defense Skill by 8. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your Defense Skill by 12. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your Defense Skill by 16. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your Defense Skill by 20. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/protection/Anticipation (talent 1629): Classic 2/4/6/8/10 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 4: scaled proportionally (4 x rank).
Improved Seal of Fury · 1 rank · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: When Seal of Fury's shield is fully absorbed, restore 38 Mana, increased by 15% per level the attacker is above you, up to 45%. (recorded from footage)
Improved Righteous Fury · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/protection/Improved Righteous Fury (talent 1501): Classic 16/33/50 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 2: scaled proportionally (2 x rank).
Shield Specialization · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Protection. Requires 5 ranks in Redoubt.
- Rank 1: Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10%, and gives your blocks a 33% chance to restore 6% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10%, and gives your blocks a 33% chance to restore 6% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10%, and gives your blocks a 33% chance to restore 6% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: Classic match paladin/protection/Shield Specialization (talent 1424) has no alignable slots; ranks 2..3 are copies of rank 1.
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Redoubt at rank 5 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites); arrow confidence 0.70
Sacred Duty · 2 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Increases your total Stamina by 2% and reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 30 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your total Stamina by 2% and reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 30 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: duration slot (30 sec) is never extrapolated; rank 2 is a copy of rank 1.
Swift Judgement · 1 rank · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Protection. Requires 1 ranks in Improved Seal of Fury.
- Rank 1: Finishes the remaining cooldown on your Judgement ability and reduces the Mana cost of your next Judgement by 100%. (recorded from footage)
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Improved Seal of Fury at rank 1 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites)
One-Handed Weapon Specialization · 3 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 9%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/protection/One-Handed Weapon Specialization (talent 1429): Classic 2/4/6/8/10 is proportional, Classic has 5 ranks; Forever rank 1 is 3: scaled proportionally (3 x rank).
Improved Hammer of Justice · 3 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Decreases the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice spell by 5 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Decreases the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice spell by 10 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Decreases the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice spell by 15 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/protection/Improved Hammer of Justice (talent 1521): ranks copied.
Templar's Bulwark · 1 rank · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active. (recorded from footage)
Reckoning · 5 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Gives you a 8% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 20% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives you a 16% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 40% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives you a 24% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 60% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Gives you a 32% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 80% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Gives you a 40% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 100% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic match paladin/protection/Reckoning (talent 1426) has no alignable slots; proportional x2..x5 of rank 1 assumed. Rounding: {0} rank 3 24 may read 25 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
Iron Creed · 5 ranks · Tier 6
Requires 25 points in lower tiers of Protection.
- Rank 1: Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability 5%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 2% for 6 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability 5%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 2% for 6 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability 5%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 2% for 6 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability 5%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 2% for 6 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability 5%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 2% for 6 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: Classic match hunter/beast-mastery/Unleashed Fury (talent 1396) has no alignable slots; ranks 2..5 are copies of rank 1.
Holy Shield · 1 rank · Tier 7
Requires 30 points in lower tiers of Protection. Requires 1 ranks in Templar's Bulwark.
- Rank 1: Increases chance to block by 20% for 10 sec. and deals 110 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges. (recorded from footage)
unparsed requirement: Requires Shields; prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Templar's Bulwark at rank 1 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites)
Retribution
Retribution is the melee-oriented path. Compare its offensive investments with the utility available in Holy or Protection.
Deflection · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Increases your Parry chance by 1%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your Parry chance by 2%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your Parry chance by 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your Parry chance by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your Parry chance by 5%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/retribution/Deflection (talent 1403): ranks copied.
Benediction · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 8%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/retribution/Benediction (talent 1407): Classic 3/6/9/12/15 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 2: scaled proportionally (2 x rank).
Improved Judgement · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement ability by 1 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement ability by 2 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/retribution/Improved Judgement (talent 1631): ranks copied.
Holy Conduit · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Consecration, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, and Hammer of Wrath spells by 20%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the mana cost of your Consecration, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, and Hammer of Wrath spells by 40%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
No Classic counterpart; proportional x2..x2 of rank 1 assumed.
Conviction · 5 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 1%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 2%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/retribution/Conviction (talent 1411): ranks copied.
Vindication · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by 42, and increase your Attack Power by 1% for 30 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by 42, and increase your Attack Power by 1% for 30 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by 42, and increase your Attack Power by 1% for 30 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: Classic match paladin/retribution/Vindication (talent 1633) has no alignable slots; ranks 2..3 are copies of rank 1.
Sanctified Judgement · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Gives your Judgement ability a 33% chance to return 20% of the Mana cost of the judged seal. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives your Judgement ability a 66% chance to return 40% of the Mana cost of the judged seal. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives your Judgement ability a 99% chance to return 60% of the Mana cost of the judged seal. (unconfirmed / inferred)
No Classic counterpart; proportional x2..x3 of rank 1 assumed. Rounding: {0} rank 2 66 may read 65, rank 3 99 may read 100 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
Seal of Command · 1 rank · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Gives the Paladin a chance to deal additional Holy damage equal to 70% of normal weapon damage. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Lasts 30 sec. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing 68 to 73 Holy damage, 137 to 146 if the target is stunned or incapacitated. (recorded from footage)
Pursuit of Justice · 2 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 8%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 16%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/retribution/Pursuit of Justice (talent 1634): Classic 4/8 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 8: scaled proportionally (8 x rank).
Eye for an Eye · 2 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: All critical strikes against you cause 5% of the damage taken to the attacker as well. The damage caused by Eye for an Eye will not exceed 50% of the Paladin's total health. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: All critical strikes against you cause 10% of the damage taken to the attacker as well. The damage caused by Eye for an Eye will not exceed 50% of the Paladin's total health. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/retribution/Eye for an Eye (talent 1632): Classic 15/30 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 5: scaled proportionally (5 x rank).
Sacred Arbiter · 1 rank · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Increases the damage of your Holy Strike ability by 10% and causes it to refresh all Judgement effects on the target. (recorded from footage)
Crusade · 2 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Increases all damage dealt by 1%. Increased by an additional 1% against Demon and Undead targets. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases all damage dealt by 2%. Increased by an additional 2% against Demon and Undead targets. (unconfirmed / inferred)
No Classic counterpart; proportional x2..x2 of rank 1 assumed.
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization · 3 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 3%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 9%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic paladin/retribution/Two-Handed Weapon Specialization (talent 1410): Classic 2/4/6 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 3: scaled proportionally (3 x rank).
Vengeance · 3 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Retribution. Requires 3 ranks in Sanctified Judgement.
- Rank 1: Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 1% for 30 sec after landing a critical strike. Stacks up to 5 times. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 1% for 30 sec after landing a critical strike. Stacks up to 5 times. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 1% for 30 sec after landing a critical strike. Stacks up to 5 times. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: Classic match paladin/retribution/Vengeance (talent 1402) has no alignable slots; ranks 2..3 are copies of rank 1.
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Sanctified Judgement at rank 3 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites); arrow confidence 0.70
Repentance · 1 rank · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids. (recorded from footage)
Champion of the Light · 3 ranks · Tier 6
Requires 25 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 33% of your Intellect. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 66% of your Intellect. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 99% of your Intellect. (unconfirmed / inferred)
No Classic counterpart; proportional x2..x3 of rank 1 assumed. Rounding: rank 2 66 may read 65, rank 3 99 may read 100 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
Instrument of Law · 2 ranks · Tier 6
Requires 25 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: Reduces the cast time of your Hammer of Wrath by 0.5 sec, and reduces all threat you generate by 10% while Righteous Fury is not active. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the cast time of your Hammer of Wrath by 0.5 sec, and reduces all threat you generate by 10% while Righteous Fury is not active. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: duration slot (0.5 sec) is never extrapolated; rank 2 is a copy of rank 1.
Twist of Light · 1 rank · Tier 7
Requires 30 points in lower tiers of Retribution.
- Rank 1: When you replace your Seal of Command, Seal of Righteousness, Seal of Fury, or Seal of Justice with a different Seal, gain an Echo. Your next melee attack applies the replaced Seal's effects, consuming the Echo. (recorded from footage)
unparsed requirement: Requires Level 40
A living talent tree
This is an unofficial preview based on community transcriptions of BlizzCon footage. Some ranks are inferred from Classic or scaled estimates. The 51-point cap and 5-points-per-tier rule are provisional. Check each talent’s data confidence before relying on a build.
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Tap a talent to select it, then use the minus button in the talent details below the trees. Desktop players can also right-click a talent or press the minus key while it is focused.
Are these the final WoW Forever talents?
No. These are community preview data, with unconfirmed ranks marked in each talent’s details. Talent layouts, values, and point rules may change during Beta. Links from incompatible data versions are rejected rather than silently changed.
Why can’t I remove a point?
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