Retribution Paladin Mythic+ Guide

Dawnlight Interactions

• Wake of Ashes causes your 2 next Holy Power spenders to apply Dawnlight to your target. This debuff radiates damage around the target for 8 seconds. Additionally , when you activate Avenging Wrath or Crusade you also apply Dawnlight on 4 nearby targets and start Sun's Avatar.
• As long as there is any Dawnlight DoT active your Holy Power spenders gain 5% additional damage. On top of this every time you apply any Dawnlight you gain 2% Haste for 12 seconds which can overlap.
• Wake of Ashes grants you Divine Purpose.

Divine Storm and Hammer of Wrath gain some new passives

• Second Sunrise
  • They have a 15% chance to be casted again for 30% effectiveness.
• Luminosity
  • They both gain 10% increased damage.
• Sun Sear
  • When they critical strike any target they burn the target for some radiant damage for 4 seconds.
• Blessing of An'she
  • Your overtime effects have a chance to buff your next Hammer of Wrath by 200% and make it usable on the target regardless of its health.

Defensive Traits

• Eternal Flame
  • Replaces Word of Glory and also heals a small amount over 16 seconds, and its healing is increased by 25% when used on your self.
• Illumine
  • When you have Dawnlight on a target its now slowed by 50%.

When to use this Spec

Use this build when you need more single target in your Mythic+.

Talent Adjustments

Listing all the changes within the Class and Spec tree compared to the default build.

Spec Tree

• Added
  • Execution Sentence
  • Executioner's Will
  • Zealot's Fervor x2
  • Rush of Light
  • Swift Justice
  • Empyrean Legacy
  • Divine Arbiter
  • Divine Arbiter
  • Holy Flames

• Removed
  • Final Reckoning
  • Sanctify
  • Lightforged Blessing
  • Cleanse Toxins
  • Empyrean Power
  • Searing Light
  • Blessed Champion
  • Tempest of the Lightbringer
  • Light of Justice
  • Blade of Vengeance

Class Tree

• Added
  • Empyreal Ward
  • Obduracy
  • Blessed Calling

• Removed
  • Cleanse Toxins
  • Blinding Light
  • Lightforged Blessing

When to use this Spec

This build utilizes Herald of the Sun as your hero talent pick, some dungeons may need more Dot damage or passive spread out cleave compared to Templar burst and close ranged cleave.

Talent Adjustments

Nothing Changed.

Hero Talents

For more info visit the Hero Talent section above.

Swapped To Herald of the Sun.

• Gleaming Rays
  • Spender deal 5% more damage while any Dawnlight is active.
• Will of the Dawn
  • Faster movement speed while above 80% and when you fall below 35% you grain a small burst of speed once every 1 min.
• Blessing of An'she
  • Your damaging spells have a chance to make your Hammer of Wrath be used with increased damage.

When to use this Spec

Use this build when you need more single target in your Mythic+, this build utilizes Herald of the Sun as your hero talent pick, some dungeons may need more Dot damage or passive spread out cleave compared to Templar burst and close ranged cleave.

Talent Adjustments

Listing all the changes within the Class and Spec tree compared to the default build.

Spec Tree

• Added
  • Vanguard's Momentum
  • Rush of Light
  • Swift Justice
  • Empyrean Legacy
  • Divine Arbiter
  • Divine Arbiter

• Removed
  • Burning Crusade
  • Searing Light
  • Blessed Champion
  • Empyrean Power
  • Tempest of the Lightbringer
  • Light of Justice

Class Tree

• Added
  • Empyreal Ward
  • Obduracy
  • Blessed Calling

• Removed
  • Cleanse Toxins
  • Blinding Light
  • Lightforged Blessing

Hero Talents

For more info visit the Hero Talent section above.

Swapped To Herald of the Sun.

• Gleaming Rays
  • Spender deal 5% more damage while any Dawnlight is active.
• Will of the Dawn
  • Faster movement speed while above 80% and when you fall below 35% you grain a small burst of speed once every 1 min.
• Blessing of An'she
  • Your damaging spells have a chance to make your Hammer of Wrath be used with increased damage.

To read more about Avenging Wrath head down to the Deep Dive section!

Opener

Your main goal in your opener should be to get to 3 Holy Power by using Blade of Justice followed up by Divine Toll before starting in your Execution Sentence window. There are also 2 different openers you can play with, if you see that Divine Toll is not ready for your burst window and it's a few seconds behind dont hold your Execution Sentence simply follow the 2nd version below.

The Crusading Strikes trait has an RNG factor that affects when you gain Holy Power. Specifically, Holy Power is gained on the 2nd auto attack, but this can vary due to the RNG factor. During your opener, be aware of this variability. If you don't gain Holy Power as expected, you may need to use a generator ability to fill in the gaps or skip 1 generator as Crusading Strikes as already gained you the Holy Power thats needed to cast Templar's Verdict in your Execution Sentence window.

Standard Opener with Divine Hammer

Delayed Execution Sentence with Divine Hammer Opener.

Opener without Divine Hammer

Delayed Divine Toll Opener

Priority List

This is a general priority you aim to maintain throughout the fight.

1. Cast Templar's Verdict (When close to 5 Holy Power, to not mess up your burst windows with overcapped Holy Power).
2. Cast Execution Sentence on cooldown.
3. Cast Divine Hammer on cooldown.
4. Cast Avenging Wrath on cooldown.
5. Cast Wake of Ashes (on cooldown with 2 Holy Power).
6. Cast Hammer of Light to proc Shake the Heavens.
7. Cast Blade of Justice (to keep up Expurgation and Holy Flames).
8. Cast Divine Toll on cooldown.
9. Cast Hammer of Wrath (During Avenging Wrath or on any target below 20%).
10. Cast Judgment (if 3 Holy Power or below).
11. Cast Blade of Justice (if 3 Holy Power or below).

To read more about Avenging Wrath head down to the Deep Dive section!

Opener

If you are going to overcap on Holy Power by using Divine Toll early in the combo, you can delay it to after your Hammer of Light in some situations.

Early Divine Hammer opener.

Opener without Divine Hammer.

Multitarget / AoE Priority List

1. Cast Divine Storm if you’re close to 5 Holy Power.
2. Cast Avenging Wrath on cooldown.
3. Cast Final Reckoning on cooldown.
4. Cast Divine Hammer on cooldown.
5. Cast Wake of Ashes on cooldown if you are at 2 Holy Power.
6. Cast Hammer of Light to proc Shake the Heavens.
7. Cast Blade of Justice to keep up Expurgation and Holy Flames.
8. Cast Divine Toll on cooldown.
9. Cast Judgment if you are low on Holy Power or to keep up Sanctification.
10. Cast Divine Storm if you have <= 3 Holy Power.
11. Cast Hammer of Wrath on any target below 20%.

• Choose this talent when boss fights or dungeons allow you to never miss a cooldown window.
• Never sit on Avenging Wrath for more than a few seconds, as most of your damage comes from combining it with other 1-minute cooldowns. As mentioned earlier, always use Avenging Wrath first unless you are using Execution Sentence, in which case follow the specific strategy explained below.
• Delaying Avenging Wrath also delays your other minor cooldowns.
• When using trinkets, do not hold your Avenging Wrath, as it does not significantly buff the overall damage of trinkets but it does increase their crit chance.
• For trinkets with a 90-second cooldown, use them on cooldown unless you have a trinket that provides a massive mastery or strength buff. In that case, try to align it with Avenging Wrath.

• The main reason to play this talent is if there is a boss where you can utilize your strong 2-minute cooldown burst, or if you have heavy haste with Radiant Glory, which grants you a decent amount of proc wings.
• Optimally you instantly use Templar's Verdict to quickly build up your stacks. Aim to get to 7-10 stacks before using Execution Sentence or Final Reckoning for the most damage. However, be mindful of the fight or dungeon scenario. If holding these cooldowns for later in the Crusade window means losing a full usage overall, it is better to use them early.

Below you can see an explanation of how to delay your Execution Sentence or Final Reckoning in your Crusade window.

• Your big AoE cooldown Final Reckoning, it's mainly used for AoE or in fights where getting good single target usage out of Execution Sentence is not possible.
• It puts a 12-second debuff on the target, increasing your single-target Holy Power spenders by 30% and other spenders by 15%.
• Optimal usage of Final Reckoning is to combo it with your other 1-minute cooldowns such as Avenging Wrath, since they share the same cooldown.
• If playing Crusade, try to save Final Reckoning for when you are at 7-10 stacks before using it. This provides the most damage overall since Crusade lasts 30 seconds.
• If playing Radiant Glory, refer to the opener/prioritization list above for usage instructions.

The idea around Divine Hammer is for it to proc Empyrean Hammer from Templar hero talent.

Instead of Execution Sentence where you have an 8-second window to burst, here it's more about how good you are at keeping this up. it works very similar to Breath of Sindragosa from Frost Deathknights, the more Holy Power you spend into this the longer it will last and therefore you will generate a lot of Empyrean Hammer and these can even cleave from Wrathful Descent.

You can extend Divine Hammer from using any Holy Power spender, such as Templar's Verdict / Divine Storm and don't forget your hero power from templar Hammer of Light.

Quick opener to show you how to play around Divine Hammer.

In any dungeon or boss fight you would prefer to never hold the 30 sec and 1 min cooldowns for more than a few seconds, if holding a few seconds would result in a better lineup overall and not losing a full use in the dungeon then its worth it, always make sure to have at least your 30 sec cooldowns ready for any boss.

Here is a simple 30 sec + 1 min rotation to do.

Here is a simple 30 sec rotation to do, note you wanna get 5 Holy Power before you use Divine Hammer.

Boss Tips

Ol' Waxbeard

• Aim Reckless Charge to the nearby walls or pillars.
• Don't tank too many stacks of Crude Weapons from Menial Laborers, especially if you are debuffed by a Luring Candleflame. Kite them if needed.
• Always instantly swap to a dynamite laden cart whenever Underhanded Track-tics happens.

Blazikon

• Use a defensive every time Enkindling Inferno happens.
• Light as many candles as you can with Wicklighter Barrage debuff.
  • As a paladin make sure to use Divine Steed to help your team with candles if you find yourself in a low movement group.

The Candle King

• Always be ready to kick Paranoid Mind as it is casted very often.
• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted by a Throw Darkflame.

The Darkness

• Help out with filling up Candlelight if your healer is struggling with it.
• Use a defensive for Eternal Darkness.
• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted with a Shadowblast.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Wicklighter Bolt from Royal Wicklighter.
  • Mole Frenzy from Lowly Moleherd.
  • Explosive Flame from Blazing Fiend.
  • Flaming Tether from Sootsnout.
  • Drain Light from Shuffling Horror.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Throw Rock from Lowly Moleherd.
    • Pay attention to your health whenever you are spam targeted by this spell, especially if Lowly Moleherd is Panicked!.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Flashpoint from Royal Wicklighter.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting heavy fire damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.
  • Explosive Flame from Blazing Fiend.
    • Be careful if you get too many stacks of this debuff and press a defensive if the cast goes through multiple times.

Pre Dungeon Start

• As a Retribution Paladin its only worth to pre use Tempered Potion.

In any dungeon or boss fight you would prefer to never hold the 30 sec and 1 min cooldowns for more than a few seconds, if holding a few seconds would result in a better lineup overall and not losing a full use in the dungeon then its worth it, always make sure to have at least your 30 sec cooldowns ready for any boss.

Here is a simple 30 sec + 1 min rotation to do.

Here is a simple 30 sec rotation to do, note you wanna get 5 Holy Power before you use Divine Hammer.

Boss Tips

Tussle Tonks

• Don't be too far from the boss to have an easier time aiming Maximum Thrust to the close wall and not baiting Foe Flipper too far away from the other boss.
• B.4.T.T.L.3. Mine are baited by range players.
• Use defensives during Ground Pounds.

K.U.-J.0.

• Air Drops are baited on players so be careful of not placing two of them too close to each other.
• Spread out with Explosive Leap and use a defensive each time it happens. Leap goes first on the furthest target.
• Use a defensive whenever Blazing Chomp is being dispelled.

Machinist's Garden

• Swap to the Inconspicuous Plant whenever it spawns.
• If you find yourself behind the group or hit by a laser quickly cast Divine Shield to immune the damage and catch back up with the boss.

King Mechagon

• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted by a Mega-Zap.
• As a melee try to be up close to the boss in phase 2 and be either left or right and let the ranged beam go more in the middle of the room.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Detonate from Bomb Tonk.
  • Giga-Wallop from Mechagon Tinkerer.
  • Tune Up from Mechagon Mechanic.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Mega Drill from Waste Processing Unit.
    • Inflicts nature damage to all players. Stack up with the group and use defensives.
  • Short Out from Defense Bot Mk III.
    • Short channeled cast that inflicts nature damage to all players. Use a defensive whenever it happens.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Fiery Jaws from Junkyard D.0.G.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting heavy fire damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.
  • Arcing Zap from Defense Bot Mk I and Defense Bot Mk III.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting nature damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.

Pre Dungeon Start

• As a Retribution Paladin its only worth to pre use Tempered Potion.

In any dungeon or boss fight you would prefer to never hold the 30 sec and 1 min cooldowns for more than a few seconds, if holding a few seconds would result in a better lineup overall and not losing a full use in the dungeon then its worth it, always make sure to have at least your 30 sec cooldowns ready for any boss.

Here is a simple 30 sec + 1 min rotation to do.

Here is a simple 30 sec rotation to do, note you wanna get 5 Holy Power before you use Divine Hammer.

Boss Tips

Big M.O.M.M.A.

• Care for Sonic Boom.
• Always be ready to kick Maximum Distortion.
• Don't forget that increased damage phase comes right after you kill all the Darkfuse Mechadrones, so plan you offensive cooldowns accordingly.
• Use a big defensive during the Kill-o-Block Barrier if you are slow with killing all the Darkfuse Mechadrones.

Demolition Duo

• Use defensive whenever you are targeted by a Kinetic Explosive Gel.
• Aim Barreling Charge to the far bombs first because last charge always happens on a tank, which he can use to clear all the melee bombs.
• As a melee you 100% will have to lose uptime here to deal with the charges or Gel debuff.

Swampface

• Use a defensive during the Awaken the Swamp casts.

Geezle Gigazap

• Try to stack up for healing during the Turbo Charge cast or use a defensive if you are far away.
• Try to "claim" far and awkward Dam Water pools as a Mage, since it is easy for you to deal with Leaping Sparks with your mobility.
• Use a defensive if you are targeted with a Gigazap.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Trickshot from Mechadrone Sniper.
  • Surveying Beam from Venture Co. Surveyor.
  • Bloodthirsty Cackle from Darkfuse Hyena.
  • Blood Blast from Darkfuse Bloodwarper.
  • Restorative Algae from Disturbed Kelp.
  • Harpoon from Venture Co. Diver.
  • Lightning Bolt from Venture Co. Electrician.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Wind Up from Loaderbot.
    • Fixates a random player, inflicting physical damage to players within 3.5 yards for 6 seconds. Don't be in melee or close to the mob whenever it happens.
  • Shreddation from Shreddinator 3000.
    • Summons several spinning sawblades at the location of every player, inflicting physical damage every 0.3 seconds to players within the effect. This damage increases with consecutive hits. Damage can be fully avoided by prerunning out of it before the cast finishes.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Overcharge from Venture Co. Electrician.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting nature damage and stuns if the effect persists without being dispelled.

Pre Dungeon Start

• As a Retribution Paladin its only worth to pre use Tempered Potion.

In any dungeon or boss fight you would prefer to never hold the 30 sec and 1 min cooldowns for more than a few seconds, if holding a few seconds would result in a better lineup overall and not losing a full use in the dungeon then its worth it, always make sure to have at least your 30 sec cooldowns ready for any boss.

Here is a simple 30 sec + 1 min rotation to do.

Here is a simple 30 sec rotation to do, note you wanna get 5 Holy Power before you use Divine Hammer.

Boss Tips

Captain Dailcry

• Always be ready to kick Battle Cry.

Baron Braunpyke

• Always be ready to kick Burning Light.
• Use a defensive during Sacrificial Pyre soaks.

Prioress Murrpray

• Use a defensive whenever Blinding Light happens.
• During phase 2, run all together on one side to stack incoming Arathi Neophytes. Remember that your goal is to just let them rot down from Overwhelming Power. Run away from them and help with crowd controls and slows if needed.
  • A very good time to use Divine Shield as the damage intake is quite strong and the adds can hit you.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Boiling Flames from Venture Co. Pyromaniac.
  • Holy Smite from High Priest Aemya.
  • Cinderblast from Taener Duelmal.
  • Fireball from Taener Duelmal.
  • Holy Smite from Devout Priest.
  • Greater Heal from Devout Priest.
  • Fireball from Fanatical Conjuror.
  • Flamestrike from Fanatical Conjuror.
  • Fireball Volley from Risen Mage.
  • Fireball from Risen Mage.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Defend from Arathi Footman.
    • A channeled cast that reduces damage taken by any ally around the caster by 50% for up to 5 seconds. Stop it with any crowd control immediately.
  • Pot Shot from Fervent Sharpshooter.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random player. Use a defensive if you are targeted by multiple of those.
  • Disrupting Shout from Arathi Knight.
    • Inflicts physical damage to all players within 40 yards and interrupts spell casting for 4 seconds.
  • Holy Radiance from Elaena Emberlanz.
    • Inflicts holy damage to all players for 8 seconds.
  • Lunging Strike from Sergeant Shaynemail.
    • Leaps at a random player, inflicting physical damage and applying a Bleed.
      • You can immune it with Blessing of Protection.
  • Purification from Lightspawn.
    • Channeled cast that fixates on a random player and inflicts holy damage every second for 6 seconds.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Pounce from War Lynx.
    • A Bleed effect inflicting physical damage for 14 seconds or until fully healed.
      • Look for an Alter Time. Preusing it at full health would make it very easy to remove with healing. Can be also dodged with a Shimmer.
  • Impale from Arathi Knight.
    • A Bleed that is applied to a random player.
  • Heat Wave from Forge Master Damian.
    • A Magic slow debuff for 4 seconds. In combination with Molten Pools can be very deadly.
      • You can immune the slow with Blessing of Freedom.
• Useful purges:
  • Templar's Wrath from Zealous Templar.
    • Magic buff increasing all damage done by 30%.
      • Can be purged with a Spellsteal from a mage.

Pre Dungeon Start

• As a Retribution Paladin its only worth to pre use Tempered Potion.

In any dungeon or boss fight you would prefer to never hold the 30 sec and 1 min cooldowns for more than a few seconds, if holding a few seconds would result in a better lineup overall and not losing a full use in the dungeon then its worth it, always make sure to have at least your 30 sec cooldowns ready for any boss.

Here is a simple 30 sec + 1 min rotation to do.

Here is a simple 30 sec rotation to do, note you wanna get 5 Holy Power before you use Divine Hammer.

Boss Tips

Kyrioss

• Take an extra step to dodge the beams during the Lightning Torrent phase because their hitbox is bigger than their visuals.
• Use a defensive during Crashing Thunder.
• Be either very spread or stacked during the Wild Lightning to not bait them bad and put someone in an awkward situation.

Stormguard Gorren

• Use a defensive whenever you get Chaotic Corruption.

Voidstone Monstrosity

• Use a defensive if you get Unleash Corruption and not getting dispelled.
• Always remember that once you break the Void Shell absorb shield, the increased damage phase comes right after, so plan your offensive cooldowns accordingly.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Lightning Bolt from Cursed Thunderer.
  • Lightning Surge from Cursed Rooktender.
  • Void Bolt from Corrupted Oracle.
  • Void Bolt from Void Ascendant.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Bounding Void from Quartermaster Koratite.
    • Targets a random player and launches void infused orbs towards him that travels out and returns back to the caster.
  • Attracting Shadows from Coalescing Void Diffuser.
    • Pulls in all players inflicting shadow damage every second and additionally inflicts even more damage to players within 7 yards of the center of the pull in effect at the end of the cast.

Pre Dungeon Start

• As a Retribution Paladin its only worth to pre use Tempered Potion.

In any dungeon or boss fight you would prefer to never hold the 30 sec and 1 min cooldowns for more than a few seconds, if holding a few seconds would result in a better lineup overall and not losing a full use in the dungeon then its worth it, always make sure to have at least your 30 sec cooldowns ready for any boss.

Here is a simple 30 sec + 1 min rotation to do.

Here is a simple 30 sec rotation to do, note you wanna get 5 Holy Power before you use Divine Hammer.

Boss Tips

Coin-Operated Crowd Pummeler

• Use a defensive whenever Static Pulse happens.
• Be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging Shocking Claw frontal.

Azerokk

• Use a defensive whenever Resonant Quake happens.
• Swap to Earthragers whenever they are Azerite Infused.
• Be close to the boss if possible to have an easier time dodging Tectonic Smash frontal.

Rixxa Fluxflame

• Use a defensive if you are targeted with the ‍Propellant Blast.

Mogul Razdunk

• Be close to the boss whenever it's time for a Gatling Gun because it is almost impossible to outrun if you are far away from the boss.
• Be always ready to run away with a Homing Missile if you are targeted, to not hit the rest of the group.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Toxic Blades from Hired Assassin.
  • Iced Spritzer from Refreshment Vendor.
  • Rock Lance from Venture Co. Earthshaper.
  • Furious Quake from Stonefury.
  • Tectonic Barrier from Stonefury.
  • Transmute: Enemy to Goo from Venture Co. Alchemist.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Uppercut from Addled Thug.
    • Charges to a random player, inflicting physical damage and knocking all players withing 4 yards of impact into the air.
  • Activate Mech from Mech Jockey.
    • Activates a nearby Mechanized Peacekeeper.
      • Stop it using any crowd control available.
  • Fan of Knives from Hired Assassin.
    • Channeled cast that inflicts physical damage to anyone within 45 yards. Extremely dangerous if Toxic Blades cast went through.
      • Stop it using any crowd control available.
  • Rapid Extraction from Azerite Extractor.
    • Inflicts physical damage to all players and spawns ground effects at nearby location.
  • Mind Lash from Venture Co. Mastermind.
    • Targets a random player and channels at him, inflicting arcane damage every second over 4 seconds.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Seek and Destroy from Crawler Mine.
    • Crawler Mine crawls towards a player and detonates when nearby, inflicting fire damage on impact and every 2 seconds for 6 seconds.
  • Caustic Compound from Venture Co. Alchemist.
    • A Poison effect, inflicting nature damage for 6 seconds.

Pre Dungeon Start

• As a Retribution Paladin its only worth to pre use Tempered Potion.

In any dungeon or boss fight you would prefer to never hold the 30 sec and 1 min cooldowns for more than a few seconds, if holding a few seconds would result in a better lineup overall and not losing a full use in the dungeon then its worth it, always make sure to have at least your 30 sec cooldowns ready for any boss.

Here is a simple 30 sec + 1 min rotation to do.

Here is a simple 30 sec rotation to do, note you wanna get 5 Holy Power before you use Divine Hammer.

Boss Tips

Wake of Ashes is VERY powerful in this dungeon as it stuns undead / demons for 5 seconds, so hover over what you currently are fighting to see if you will stun them.

An Affront of Challengers

• Always be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging a Decaying Breath frontal.
• Use a defensive whenever Searing Death or Mighty Smash happens.
• Use a defensive if you are afflicted with a Withering Touch and not getting dispelled.

Xav the Unfallen

• Stacks from the Oppressive Banner slow can be refreshed with an Ice Barrier due to Energized Barriers talent.

Kul'tharok

• Use a defensive whenever you are afflicted with a Well of Darkness.
• Group up with your teammates for a Draw Soul and press a defensive for the initial hit.
• Always be ready to interrupt a Necrotic Bolt.

Gorechop

• Meat Hooks can be immune with Divine Shield or Blessing of Protection.
• Be close to the boss to avoid being gripped by a Tenderizing Smash whenever it happens.

Mordretha, the Endless Empress

• Use a defensive whenever Manifest Death or Echoes of Carnage happens.
• Be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging Dark Devastation.
  • Dark Devastation is baited at players so if you feel like it, you can bait it away from the group to reduce the risk of someone dying to it. Can be very helpful during phase 2.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Necrotic Bolt from Battlefield Ritualist.
  • Unholy Fervor from Battlefield Ritualist.
    • A mage can Spellsteal if it goes through.
  • Demoralizing Shout from Ancient Captain.
  • Necrotic Bolt Volley from Maniacal Soulbinder.
  • Necrotic Bolt from Maniacal Soulbinder.
  • Bone Spear from Bone Magus.
  • Bind Soul from Shackled Soul.
  • Withering Discharge from Blighted Sludge-Spewer.
  • Decaying Filth from Blighted Sludge-Spewer.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Raging Tantrum from Raging Bloodhorn.
    • Raging Bloodhorn goes into a Raging Tantrum inflicting physical damage to all enemies every 2 seconds.
  • Interrupting Roar from Nekthara the Mangler and Heavin the Breaker.
    • Interrupts spell casting and inflicts physical damage to all players.
  • Ricocheting Blade from Harugia the Bloodthirsty and Advent Nevermore.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random target and applies a Bleed. Can be avoided by going line-of-sight, or simply using Blessing of Protection to immune the Bleed.
  • Soulstorm from Portal Guardian.
    • Inflicts shadow damage to all players every 2 seconds for 8 seconds.
  • Death Winds from Nefarious Darkspeaker.
    • A frontal tornado that inflicts shadow damage and knocks any player caught in the path.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Jagged Quarrel from Shambling Arbalest.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random target and applies a Bleed.
    • You can use Blessing of Protection to immune the Bleed.
  • Shadow Vulnerability from Portal Guardian.
    • A Curse inflicting shadow damage and increasing shadow damage taken by 30%.
  • Curse of Desolation from Nefarious Darkspeaker.
    • A Curse that spawns pools on the ground every 3 seconds under the afflicted player, inflicting damage to players within 3 yards of the impact and fearing them for a second.

Pre Dungeon Start

• As a Retribution Paladin its only worth to pre use Tempered Potion.

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