Repentance

Paladin · Retribution · opens at 20 points spent · 1 rank

Repentance has been read from Forever footage and matches its Classic Era wording.

60 Mana · Instant · 20 yd range · 1 min cooldown

Repentance ranks in Forever

Rank 1 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.

Slot corrected from a secondary source; not yet verified in footage.

Where Repentance sits in the Retribution tree

Repentance is a Retribution talent for Paladin. You need 20 points in Retribution before the row it sits on opens. It also requires Seal of Command first. Taking it opens Instrument of Law.

Requires: Seal of Command
Unlocks: Instrument of Law
Same row: Two-Handed Weapon Specialization, Vengeance

How often people take Repentance

51 of the 212 public Paladin builds saved here — 24% — put at least one point in Repentance. 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