WoW Forever Paladin Rotation

Source: Wowhead's level 30 beta guides (cap 30). Level 60 version: Not yet published, updated at launch.

Retribution (single target)

1. Optional, on long fights: open with Seal of the Crusader and Judge it to raise Holy damage taken.
2. Keep your main seal up. Use Seal of Command for slow two-handers (about 3.0 speed or slower) and Seal of Righteousness for everything else.
3. Judgement on cooldown. It no longer uses up your seal.
4. Holy Strike on cooldown. It has a 10 sec cooldown, refreshes your Judgement debuffs and can be macroed with Judgement.
5. Exorcism on cooldown against Undead or Demons.
6. Hammer of Justice on dangerous targets.

Several enemies: add Consecration. Wowhead says it usually isn't worth the mana on a single target, and its spell power coefficient per tick was cut to 0.042 (Blizzard).

Mana: Sanctified Judgement gives back mana every time you Judge (Wowhead).

Seal twisting: Twist of Light was removed (Blizzard, 2 Nov). The new 31-point talent, Unsealed Wrath, stores your Seal on melee hits and needs Repentance, so it is out of reach at 30.

Protection (priority, tanking)

1. Before the pull, buff Devotion Aura and Retribution Aura as needed, and Righteous Fury (trainable at level 10, Blizzard 2 Nov).
2. Judgement.
3. Exorcism if the target is Undead or Demon.
4. Holy Shield.
5. Consecration if mana allows. In AoE, move it to the top.

Holy (healing)

1. Keep an aura up.
2. Seal of Light, then Judge it to apply Judgement of Light.
3. Holy Shock (instant) while moving or in emergencies.
4. Flash of Light for cheap, fast heals. Holy Light for big, slow heals.

Which seal for which weapon? (Wowhead)

Forever changes that affect the rotation

• Judgement no longer uses up your seal (Wowhead).
• Holy Strike has a 10 s cooldown and refreshes your Judgement debuffs (Wowhead).
• Consecration's spell power coefficient per tick was cut to 0.042 (Blizzard).
• Retribution Aura now scales with spell power (Blizzard).

FAQ

Should Ret use Consecration on one target? Usually not. Wowhead says it isn't worth the mana.

Is seal twisting worth it at 30? Twist of Light was removed (Blizzard, 2 Nov). The new capstone, Unsealed Wrath, is out of reach at 30.

Your rotation depends on the talents you take. Check them in the Paladin talent calculator.

See also: Paladin talents · Paladin stat priority · Retribution · Holy · Protection · Paladin BiS

Fan site. Beta (cap 30) until launch Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AEDT; numbers may change. [Unconfirmed] = not yet confirmed.

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