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Benediction, a Retribution Paladin talent in WoW Forever

Benediction is a passive talent in row 1 of the Retribution tree. It needs no points in Retribution, so you can take it from level 10 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.

Benediction

5 ranks

Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%.

Every rank of Benediction

RankText
Rank 1Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%.
Rank 2Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 4%.
Rank 3Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 6%.
Rank 4Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 8%.
Rank 5Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%.

Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.

Where it sits in the Retribution tree

DeflectionBenedictionImproved JudgementHoly ConduitConvictionVindicationSanctified JudgementSeal of CommandPursuit of JusticeEye for an EyeSacred ArbiterTwo-Handed Weapon SpecializationVengeanceRepentanceChampion of the LightInstrument of LawTwist of Light
Needs
No prerequisite talent
Unlocks
No talent needs it
Same row
Row above
None: this is the first row
Row below (row 2)

Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Benediction.

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text.

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 3%.

WoW Forever

Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%.

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All Retribution talents

  1. Deflection
  2. Benediction
  3. Improved Judgement
  4. Holy Conduit
  5. Conviction
  6. Vindication
  7. Sanctified Judgement
  8. Seal of Command
  9. Pursuit of Justice
  10. Eye for an Eye
  11. Sacred Arbiter
  12. Two-Handed Weapon Specialization
  13. Vengeance
  14. Repentance
  15. Champion of the Light
  16. Instrument of Law
  17. Twist of Light

The other Paladin trees: Holy and Protection. Everything that changed for the Paladin since Classic is on the changes page.

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.