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Retribution Paladin Raid Tips
By Rebdull
Last Updated:
2018/06/26
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Patch: 10.1.7
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Tips and Talents for Antorus, the Burning Throne
The following are retribution specific tips for Antorus. Links to full guides are included for more information on each encounter.
Suggested talents
You will mostly be using the following talents in Antorus. Possible changes are noted under each boss tab.
Full Guide
Normal and Heroic tips
Use
Divine Steed
to get out of the raid with
Decimation
quickly.
You can use
Divine Shield
and
Blessing of Protection
to survive
Eradication
without running away from the boss after
Apocalypse Drive
.
Mythic tips
Use
Shield of Vengeance
after
Decimation
once you kill the Decimator turret.
Full Guide
Tips
Save
Shield of Vengeance
for ability overlaps like
Weight of Darkness
with
Enflamed
.
Full Guide
Tips
If you're assigned platform duty, it may be helpful (but not always necessary) to save
Crusade
for the mini bosses on each platform. All bosses will need to be interrupted when they cast
Unstable Portal
.
Platform: Xoroth
Interrupt
Flames of Xoroth
Help bring flames back to main platform. DO NOT
Divine Shield
WITH
Everburning Flames
ON YOU! This will cause the orb to disappear instead of falling off of you and being usable to other players.
Platform: Rancora
Help dps down players stuck in
Felsilk Wrap
.
Platform: Nathreza
Bring up
Everburning Flames
if assigned to and be sure NOT to use
Divine Shield
while you hold it.
Main platform
Help aoe down adds.
Wake of Ashes
and
Blinding Light
will keep the adds from casting.
Move out of
Collapsing World
Mythic tips
Main platform
It is incredibly important to keep adds from casting.
Portal group
Absolutely save
Crusade
for each mini boss.
Talent options
If you are assigned to a portal group stay single target. If you are on the main platform and adds are up consistently you may want to swap to
Divine Hammer
Full Guide
Tips
Help interrupt
Fanatical Pyromancer
when they cast
Pyroblast
Mythic Tips
Swap to bats, if you can't physically get there without being in front of the boss, you can still
Divine Storm
them.
Full Guide
Normal and Heroic tips
For the most part, you can
Crusade
on cooldown but it may be useful to save it to burst down
Fel-Charged Obfuscator
,
Fel-Infused Destructor
and
Fel-Powered Purifier
.
Mythic tips
You will likely be going up on The Paraxis. Keep the
Paraxis Inquisitor
interrupted and be sure to get your crystal before exiting the NORTH side of the Paraxis. Saving
Crusade
for the Inquisitor is recommended.
Suggested talents
You will definitely want to use
Cavalier
instead of
. You will spend much more time running around than avoiding death.
Full Guide
Normal and Heroic tips
Using
Divine Shield
to clear any bombs on the platform will apply a debuff and deal damage to anyone around you.
Mythic tips
During bridges, you will want to use
Blessing of Protection
on a tank to help them clear shrapnel mines. Be sure to communicate timing with them.
Be sure not to use
Crusade
too close to bridges (these transitions happen every 20%)
Full Guide
Tips
Most groups require burst damage on mini bosses so try to save
Crusade
for them. They spawn 45 seconds into the fight then every 2 minutes after that.
Mythic Tips
Using
Divine Shield
to clear any bombs on the platform will deal damage to anyone around you and apply a debuff to the raid if you have empowered the
Diabolic Bomb
.
Full Guide
Tips
Use
Shield of Vengeance
if you are afflicted with
Misery
.
Use
Hand of Freedom
to remove
Torment of Frost
movement decrease.
Mythic Tips
Shadow of Varimathras need to die. Since you need to stay with the group, you can help kill the add with
Judgment
,
Divine Storm
and
Blade of Justice
if the add is close enough.
Full Guide
Tips
You can open a safe gap to pass through by using
Hammer of Justice
or
Hand of Hindrance
on
Torment of Norgannon
.
You may be able to cleave adds from the boss if they are in
Judgment
and
Divine Storm
range.
Hand of Freedom
will remove
Flashfreeze
from whoever is tanking
Diima, Mother of Gloom
.
Suggested talents
If you are confident without
,
Cavalier
can be useful when running around the room to kill Torment of Golganneth, Khaz'goroth or Aman'thul.
Full Guide
Tips
You can help delay Embers of Taeshalach from reaching Aggramar with
Hammer of Justice
or
Hand of Hindrance
.
Use
Shield of Vengeance
for
Flame Rend
Try not to use
Crusade
right before a transition or
Searing Tempest
Full Guide
Tips
During the first phase keep
Gift of the Sky
or
Gift of the Sea
up as much as possible.
Find the Constellar Designate with Holy Vulnerability and focus that one down. Interrupt only
Cosmic Beacon
.
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