Retribution Paladin PvP Gear Guide

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Last updated on Oct 29, 2024 at 00:00 by Sellin

On this page you will find the recommended best in slot gear for an Retribution Paladin in Cataclysm Season 9.

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Best in Slot Gear for PvP Retribution Paladin

This page lists the best-in-slot gear for Retribution Paladin. Make sure to check out our Retribution Paladin PvP guide for a better understanding of how to utilize your Paladin:

Retribution Paladin PvP Guide

Best in Slot Gear

Your gear list for PvP will mostly follow the following stat priority:

Strength
Resilience
Hit Rating (5%)
Critical Strike Rating
Mastery Rating
Haste Rating
Expertise Rating (5%)

PvP Best in Slot Gear

Phase Four Phase Three Phases 1 & 2

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	—	Engineering
Neck	Vicious Gladiator's Choker of Accuracy	—	2200 Conquest Points
Shoulder	Vicious Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders	Expertise → Critical Strike	1650 Conquest Points
Cloak	Vicious Gladiator's Cloak of Prowess	Mastery → Critical Strike	1250 Conquest Points
Chest	Vicious Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece	—	2200 Conquest Points
Bracer	Vicious Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency	Expertise → Critical Strike	1250 Conquest Points
Gloves	Vicious Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets	—	1650 Conquest Points
Belt	Vicious Gladiator's Girdle of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Legs	Vicious Gladiator's Scaled Legguards	Haste → Critical Strike	2200 Conquest Points
Boots	Vicious Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Ring 1	Vicious Gladiator's Signet of Accuracy	—	1250 Conquest Points
Ring 2	Vicious Gladiator's Signet of Cruelty	—	1250 Conquest Points
Trinket 1	Vicious Gladiator's Insignia of Victory	—	1650 Conquest Points
Trinket 2	Vicious Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Trinket 2	Vicious Gladiator's Badge of Victory	—	1650 Conquest Points
Weapon	Vicious Gladiator's Greatsword	—	3400 Conquest Points
Relic	Vicious Gladiator's Relic of Conquest	Critical Strike → Hit	700 Conquest Points

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Ruthless Gladiator's Scaled Helm	—	2200 Conquest Points
Neck	Ruthless Gladiator's Choker of Proficiency	—	2200 Conquest Points
Shoulder	Ruthless Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders	—	1650 Conquest Points
Cloak	Ruthless Gladiator's Cloak of Prowess	—	1250 Conquest Points
Chest	Ruthless Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece	—	2200 Conquest Points
Bracer	Ruthless Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency	—	1250 Conquest Points
Gloves	Ruthless Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets	—	1650 Conquest Points
Belt	Ruthless Gladiator's Girdle of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Legs	Ruthless Gladiator's Scaled Legguards	—	2200 Conquest Points
Boots	Ruthless Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Ring 1	Ruthless Gladiator's Signet of Accuracy	—	1250 Conquest Points
Ring 2	Ruthless Gladiator's Signet of Cruelty	—	1250 Conquest Points
Trinket 1	Vessel of Acceleration	—	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Trinket 2	Ruthless Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Trinket 2	Ruthless Gladiator's Badge of Victory	—	1650 Conquest Points
Weapon	Sulfuras, the Extinguished Hand	—	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Ranged	Relic of the Elemental Lords	Haste → Mastery	700 Valor Points & 1 × Crystallized Firestone from (H) Firelands bosses

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Shoulder	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Scaled Helm	—	2200 Conquest Points
Neck	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Choker of Accuracy	—	2200 Conquest Points
Shoulder	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders	Expertise → Critical Strike	1650 Conquest Points
Cloak	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Cloak of Prowess	Mastery → Critical Strike	1250 Conquest Points
Chest	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece	—	2200 Conquest Points
Bracer	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency	Expertise → Critical Strike	1250 Conquest Points
Gloves	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets	—	1650 Conquest Points
Belt	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Girdle of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Legs	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Scaled Legguards	Haste → Critical Strike	2200 Conquest Points
Boots	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Ring 1	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Signet of Accuracy	—	1250 Conquest Points
Ring 2	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Signet of Cruelty	—	1250 Conquest Points
Trinket 1	Bone-Link Fetish	–	Multiple Bosses in (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 2	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Trinket 2	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Badge of Victory	—	1650 Conquest Points
Weapon	Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps	–	Madness of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul;
Relic	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Relic of Conquest	Critical Strike → Hit	700 Conquest Points

Enchants

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Vicious Strength
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of Vicious Strength
Back	Swordguard Embroidery (Requires Tailoring) Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike
Chest	Enchant Chest - Mighty Resilience
Wrist	Draconic Embossment - Strength (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Major Strength	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Mighty Strength	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle	Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
Legs	Dragonbone Leg Reinforcements (Requires Leatherworking) Dragonscale Leg Armor
Feet	Enchant Boots - Lavawalker
Ring	Enchant Ring - Strength (Requires Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Landslide

Gems

Sockets	Gems
	Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond
	Resplendent Ember Topaz
	Mystic Amberjewel
	Etched Demonseye
	Mystic Chimera's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to three.
	Mystic Cogwheel, Smooth Cogwheel, Rigid Cogwheel, Precise Cogwheel — Requires Engineering, can use two in helm.

Changelog

29 Oct. 2024: Updated for Season 2.
31 May 2024: Added Guide.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and current season and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.

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