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Is Retribution Paladin fun to play?
Templar / Herald of the Sun • Paladin • Melee • WoW Midnight, Season 2
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A-TIER Golden Hammer Rain
Templar Hammer of Light artillery strikes. Great burst payoff balanced against cooldown rotation gaps.
Previously rated B on this site, before the October 2026 community research.
How it feels
Templar Hammer of Light delivers golden artillery explosions, but Midnight-specific player sentiment reports 2-3 second rotational gaps due to cooldown alignment. Even so it tops forum fun lists and is accessible and strong in PvP.
Peak moment
Wake of Ashes -> trigger Hammer of Light and call down a celestial golden lightning hammer on target packs.
The clunk
Frequent 2-3 second empty gaps waiting on Holy Power generators or cooldowns to reset.
What players say
Community tier A.
Why people love it: Topped one forum top-5 and appears on many; accessible and strong in PvP.
Why people quit it: None prominent in the sources.
Popularity: 6.2% of Mythic+.
Sources (3)
From the community research of Early October 2026, before patch 12.1.5 (due October 13).
Patch changes
⚙ Sept 22: Templar burst revived (+50% Hammer of Light)
Around the web
- Top Mythic+ presence: 0.8× an even split (2.8% of damage slots in sampled top runs, Raider.IO).
- Wowhead PvE guide: 39 comments, 0 in the last 30 days.