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Conviction, a Retribution Paladin talent in WoW Forever

Conviction is a passive talent in row 2 of the Retribution tree. It needs 5 points in Retribution, so the earliest you can take it is level 15 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.

Conviction

5 ranks

  • Requires 5 points in Retribution

Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 1%.

Every rank of Conviction

RankText
Rank 1Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 1%.
Rank 2Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 2%.
Rank 3Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3%.
Rank 4Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 4%.
Rank 5Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%.

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 (row 1)
Row below (row 3)

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

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text and its position.

Position

Classic Era

Retribution, row 3, column 2

WoW Forever

Retribution, row 2, column 3

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 1%.

WoW Forever

Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 1%.

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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.