
Sanctified Plates in the Paladin tree, offering a staggeringly large amount of stamina and avoidance.

It significantly buffs both active defensives. Aegis of Protection is also in the Ret tree and you'll usually have no problem taking it.It still has a 1.30 CD (63s with Unbreakable Spirit). Shield of Vengeance is still a talent that you'll practically always take, and now has a half duration GCD.Divine Protection is now baseline, with a 1.30 CD (63s with Unbreakable Spirit).This is by far the area where Ret has had the most improvement, going from one of the squishiest specs to arguably one of the tankiest. You can find me on Twitter or in the Hammer of Wrath discord if you have any questions or are interested in more information about Retribution. I've played Ret since WotLK, I'm a mod in the Paladin class discord, and I help with some of the work on SimC for Ret. There's very likely going to be a lot more changes on the PTR before we see the finished version in 10.0.7, but I'll go over the major changes that we've been shown so far and give my initial impression on how I think they'll play out.

There's been a significant rework to a lot of the Paladin tree, and the Retribution tree has had a complete redesign from the ground up. It's been a few months since I last wrote an opinion piece about Ret, but fortunately this time I've got a lot more positive things to write about. If you're wondering whether you should dust off your Retribution Paladin in 10.0.7, then look no further as we talk all things Ret. Retribution Paladins have received a complete rework to the spec with the Dragonflight 10.0.7 PTR, but were these changes enough to fix the glaring issues and rocky expansion launch for these Holy Avengers? Our Retribution Paladin Writer, Bolas, breaks down every aspect of this rework including Survivability, Mobility, Retribution Aura, Gameplay, and Talents.
