Deflection
Paladin · Retribution · available from the first tier · 5 ranks
Deflection has been read from Forever footage and matches its Classic Era wording.
Deflection ranks in Forever
- Rank 1 Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
- Rank 2 Increases your Parry chance by 2%.
- Rank 3 Increases your Parry chance by 3%.
- Rank 4 Increases your Parry chance by 4%.
- Rank 5 Increases your Parry chance by 5%.
Where Deflection sits in the Retribution tree
Deflection is a Retribution talent for Paladin. It sits on the first row, so it can be taken straight away.
- Same row: Benediction
How often people take Deflection
86 of the 212 public Paladin builds saved here — 41% — put at least one point in Deflection. Counted across the 1500 most viewed and voted public builds on this site. These are builds players made for themselves before the game is playable, so read them as what people are trying, not as advice.
Where this came from
Same as Classic (verified).
- BlizzCon 2026 show-floor footage
- Joardee VOD 2872476433 @2:18:02 (rank 1 tooltip)