Vengeance, a WoW Forever Paladin talent, in words

What it does Retribution row 5

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  Vengeance3 ranks · passiveRequires 20 points in Retribution Talents (level 30). Requires Sanctified Judgement.Rank 1: Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 1% for 30 sec after landing a non-periodic critical strike. Stacks up to 3 times.Rank 2: Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 2% for 30 sec after landing a non-periodic critical strike. Stacks up to 3 times.Rank 3: Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 3% for 30 sec after landing a non-periodic critical strike. Stacks up to 3 times.Changed from Classic (was Retribution row 6, was 5 ranks, now 3). Classic rank 1: Gives you a 3% bonus to Physical and Holy damage you deal for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike from a weapon swing, spell, or ability.

What changed from Classic

• Classic rank 1Gives you a 3% bonus to Physical and Holy damage you deal for 8 sec after dealing a critical strike from a weapon swing, spell, or ability.
• WoW Forever rank 1Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 1% for 30 sec after landing a non-periodic critical strike. Stacks up to 3 times.
• Alsowas Retribution row 6; was 5 ranks, now 3.

Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds

• 46% of Paladin buildsTaken in 46% of the 14,222 complete Paladin builds planned here, since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009).
• 4% of Holy buildsTaken in 4% of the 3,273 builds that lead in Holy.
• 4% of Protection buildsTaken in 4% of the 4,670 builds that lead in Protection.
• 96% of Retribution buildsTaken in 96% 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.

Beta build history

• Build 1.60.1.70009, 2026-09-24Rank 1 text changed.
• Build 1.60.1.69876, 2026-09-17Rank 1 text changed.

Around it in the Retribution tree

• NeedsSanctified Judgement at max rank first.
• Same row (20 points in Retribution, level 30)Two-Handed Weapon Specialization, Repentance.
• Row above (level 25)Eye for an Eye, Sacred Arbiter.
• Row below (level 35)Champion of the Light, Instrument of Law.
• Gone from Classic RetributionImproved Blessing of Might, Improved Seal of the Crusader, Improved Retribution Aura, Sanctity Aura.

Every Retribution talent 17

• Deflectionrow 1
• Benedictionrow 1
• Improved Judgementrow 2
• Holy Conduitrow 2
• Convictionrow 2
• Vindicationrow 3
• Sanctified Judgementrow 3
• Seal of Commandrow 3
• Pursuit of Justicerow 3
• Eye for an Eyerow 4
• Sacred Arbiterrow 4
• Two-Handed Weapon Specializationrow 5
• Vengeancerow 5
• Repentancerow 5
• Champion of the Lightrow 6
• Instrument of Lawrow 6
• Twist of Lightrow 7

Every Holy talent 17

• Divine Strengthrow 1
• Divine Intellectrow 1
• Healing Lightrow 2
• Spiritual Focusrow 2
• Improved Sealsrow 2
• Unyielding Faithrow 2
• Voice of Truthrow 3
• Reverencerow 3
• Purifying Powerrow 3
• Infusion of Lightrow 4
• Illuminationrow 4
• Divine Favorrow 4
• Divine Precisionrow 5
• Holy Shockrow 5
• Consecrated Groundrow 5
• Holy Powerrow 6
• Light's Vigilrow 7

Every Protection talent 16

• Toughnessrow 1
• Redoubtrow 1
• Precisionrow 2
• Guardian's Favorrow 2
• Anticipationrow 2
• Improved Seal of Furyrow 3
• Improved Righteous Furyrow 3
• Shield Specializationrow 3
• Sacred Dutyrow 3
• Swift Judgementrow 4
• One-Handed Weapon Specializationrow 4
• Improved Hammer of Justicerow 4
• Templar's Bulwarkrow 5
• Reckoningrow 5
• Iron Creedrow 6
• Holy Shieldrow 7