How to Play Ret

Leveling spec

1. Speed of Light
2. Fist of Justice
3. Selfless Healer
4. Clemency
5. Sanctified Wrath
6. Execution Sentence

Glyphs

• Major:
  • Glyph of Double Jeopardy
  • Glyph of Mass Exorcism
  • Glyph of Templar’s Verdict
• Minor:
  • Glyph of Righteous Retreat

Managing Holy Power

Always prioritize a Holy Power-generating ability over one that consumes Holy Power, unless you have 5 Holy Power.

Generate HoPo with:

• Crusader Strike
• Exorcism
• Judgment
• Hammer of Wrath

Spend HoPo with:

• Templar’s Verdict (it has no CD)
• Inquisition (if it’s ending soon)
• Divine Storm (if AoE)
• Word of Glory (to heal ally, it’s a DPS loss)

Priority

• At 5 HoPo: you have to dump it. Use Templar’s Verdict or Inquisition (if needed).
• At 3 or 4 HoPo: use a HoPo generator if available (CS, Exorcism, Judgment, Hammer of Wrath), or they’re all on CD, blow your HoPo on TV/Inquisition.
• At < 3 HoPo: only use HoPo generators. Wait for them if on CD.

Links

• Icy Veins: Retribution Paladin DPS Spec, Builds, Talents, and Glyphs (WoW MoP 5.0.5)