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Repentance, a Retribution Paladin talent in WoW Forever

Repentance is an active talent in row 5 of the Retribution tree. It needs 20 points in Retribution, so the earliest you can take it is level 30 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 1 rank. It moved since Classic Era, from row 7, column 2 to row 5, column 3 of the Retribution tree.

Repentance

1 rank

  • 60 Mana
  • 20 yd range
  • Instant
  • 1 min cooldown
  • Requires 20 points in Retribution

Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids.

Every rank of Repentance

RankText
Rank 1Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids.

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 4)
Row below (row 6)

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

Compared with Classic Era

Repentance moved from row 7, column 2 to row 5, column 3 of the Retribution tree.

Position

Classic Era

Retribution, row 7, column 2

WoW Forever

Retribution, row 5, column 3

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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.