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Talent · Paladin · Retribution changed

Benediction

Benediction was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%." Paladin Retribution talent, 5 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 5 ranks, one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Benediction rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Benediction
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 3%.

WoW Forever
Benediction
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%.

of 5
2 points spent changed

Benediction rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Benediction
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 6%.

WoW Forever
Benediction
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 4%.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Benediction rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Benediction
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 9%.

WoW Forever
Benediction
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 6%.

of 5
4 points spent changed

Benediction rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Benediction
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 12%.

WoW Forever
Benediction
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 8%.

of 5
5 points spent changed

Benediction rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Benediction
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 15%.

WoW Forever
Benediction
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%.

of 5

Benediction changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
rankTexts [ "Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 3%.", "Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 6%.", "Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 9%.", "Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 12%.", "Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 15%." ] [ "Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%.", "Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 4%.", "Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 6%.", "Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 8%.", "Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%." ]
rankValues [ [ 3 ], [ 6 ], [ 9 ], [ 12 ], [ 15 ] ] [ [ 2 ], [ 4 ], [ 6 ], [ 8 ], [ 10 ] ]

Questions about Benediction

Was Benediction nerfed in WoW Forever?

Benediction is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%."

What changed for Benediction in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value