Benediction, a WoW Forever Paladin talent, in words

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BenedictionA Retribution Paladin talent in WoW Forever: row 1 of the Retribution tree (level 10), 5 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.

What it does Retribution row 1

  • Benediction5 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%.Rank 2: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 4%.Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 6%.Rank 4: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 8%.Rank 5: Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 3%.

What changed from Classic

  • Classic rank 1Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 3%.
  • WoW Forever rank 1Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%.

Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds

  • 71% of Paladin buildsTaken in 71% of the 14,222 complete Paladin builds planned here, since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009).
  • 76% of Holy buildsTaken in 76% of the 3,273 builds that lead in Holy.
  • 42% of Protection buildsTaken in 42% of the 4,670 builds that lead in Protection.
  • 90% of Retribution buildsTaken in 90% of the 6,279 builds that lead in Retribution, its own tree.
  • How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.

Around it in the Retribution tree

Every Retribution talent 17

Every Holy talent 17

Every Protection talent 16

From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Benediction in the Paladin calculator, read every Paladin talent in words (Holy and Protection too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.