Cataclysm Classic Retribution Paladin Enchants and Consumables

Cataclysm is a relatively straight forward expansion when it comes to Enchants Gems and Consumables, but each of them is extremely important to maximizing your damage out put and survivability in any situation; this is especially true in Raids and Dungeons. Below is a list of the optimal consumables and enchants to help you get the most out of your Retribution.

Slot	Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of the Wildhammer or Arcanum of the Dragonmaw
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of Jagged Stone
Back	Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike
Chest	Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats
Bracers	Enchant Bracer - Major Strength
Gloves	Enchant Gloves - Mighty Strength
Legs	Dragonscale Leg Armor
Feet	Enchant Boots - Mastery
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Landslide

Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond is by far the best option for your Meta Gem, as it gives a considerable amount of Strength and increases the amount of damage dealt by Critical Strikes by 3%. As Retribution Strength scales incredibly due to spells like Guardian of Ancient Kings so any additional Strength is always of great benefit. Always make sure you have at least three Red Gems in your gear to keep your Meta gem active.

Our focus is maximizing as much Strength as possible, generally speaking if a socket bonus is not worth 15 Strength or 30 of any other secondary stat, you should default to a pure Strength gem Bold Queen's Garnet.

• In Red Sockets, you will use Bold Queen's Garnet.
• In Yellow Sockets, you will use Skillful Lava Coral.
• In Blue Sockets, you will use Etched Shadow Spinel.

Similar to Gems, the goal with your food buff is maximizing your Strength. you have three options that all grant the same amount of bonus Strength.

• Beer-Basted Crocolisk
• Fortune Cookie
• Seafood Magnifique Feast

As a Retribution Paladin we will use Flask of Titanic Strength

Golemblood Potion are a nice added cooldown to allow you to deal even more damage. If possible pair your Golemblood potion with your Guardian of Ancient Kings for a nice amount of bonus Strength. It is important to also have Mythical Healing Potions on hand for a quick burst of healing if you find yourself in a situation where you would otherwise die.

While you will not have much time to cast them and any kind of damage taken will interrupt their healing Dense Embersilk Bandage can be the difference between surviving or dying so it is a great mana-free way to heal yourself in an emergency.