Paladin Hero Talents — The War Within (11.1.0)
This guide will walk you through the best Hero Talents for Retribution Paladin for Raiding and Mythic+, how they impact your gameplay, and more.
Best Hero Talents for Retribution Paladin in The War Within
This page is specifically about Hero Talents in The War Within. If you want to learn more about the best regular talents for Retribution Paladin, check out our Talents page:
Raiding Hero Talents for Retribution Paladin
Templar
Templar is significantly stronger 
Herald of the Sun on overall damage. It is the best choice by a wide margin in all situations.
Herald of the Sun
Herald of the Sun currently performs poorly compared to Templar in all situations. If you choose to play it you will do drastically less damage.
Mythic+ Hero Talents for Retribution Paladin
Templar
Templar has strong options for both single-target and AoE damage, and is the best overall tree for both situations.
Herald of the Sun
Herald of the Sun currently performs poorly compared to Templar in all situations. If you choose to play it you will do drastically less damage.
Best Hero Talent Builds for Retribution Paladin
Templar Universal Build
Herald of the Sun Universal Build
Best Templar Universal Build for Retribution Paladin
Zealous Vindication is a more generally versatile talent than 
For Whom the Bell Tolls,
as it works well regardless of target count, so it is a better pick overall.
Best Herald of the Sun Universal Build for Retribution Paladin
Herald of the Sun's talents do not change with different content types for PvE, as there is a clear best option for each choice node.
Hero Talents Rotation for Retribution Paladin
Templar
Templar requires you to use 
Hammer of Light during your cooldowns when it becomes available after using 
Wake of Ashes.
You will also periodically get to use it for free too. Other than this, there are no other specific considerations you need to make to play Templar.
Herald of the Sun
Herald of the Sun is an almost entirely passive tree. You will occasionally gain buffs that give you extra casts of some abilities
which will require you to prioritize spending the procs, like 
Blessing of An'she.
Changelog
- 27 Feb. 2025: Updated talent discussion.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 08 Oct. 2024: Updated for hotfixes.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for hotfixes.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Bolas, a long time Retribution Paladin enthusiast, theorycrafter, and sometimes high-end raider. You can find him in the Paladin Discord as bolas.ret.
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