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For other uses of Judgement, see Judgement (disambiguation).

"A Paladin's judgement is decisive, firm, sometimes painful, but always just."

Judgement
Spell holy righteousfury
  • Judgement (1 rank)
  • Paladin ability
  • 10 yards yd range
  • 5% of Base Mana
  • 10 sec cooldown
  • Instant
  • Unleashes the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect.
Properties
Class Paladin
School Holy
Cooldown 10 Sec
Improvements Ability paladin judgementblue [Improved Judgement], Spell holy righteousfury [Sanctified Judgement]

[[Category:Removed paladin abilities]][[Category:Removed paladin abilities]]

Using Judgement is typically referred to as "Judging" a target. Judging a Seal a Paladin has cast on himself can result in a myriad of abilities, from damage to utility debuffs. If the Judgement is a debuff, the duration of it can be refreshed each time the Judging Paladin lands a melee hit.

Rank Level Mana Cost Cost
1 4 5% of Base 1s

Talents directly improving Judgement

  • The Retribution tier 1 talent Spell frost windwalkon [Benediction] reduces the cost of Judgement and Seals by 3%/6%/9%/12%/15%.
  • You can decrease the cooldown by 2 seconds of Judgement with Ability paladin judgementblue [Improved Judgement] (2 ranks, 1 second per rank) in the Retribution Tree.
  • Spell holy righteousfury [Sanctified Judgement] (3 ranks) gives a 33%/66%/100% chance of receiving 50% of the mana back of the judged seal.
  • The Retribution tier 8 talent Spell holy fanaticism [Fanaticism] increases the critical strike chance of any Judgement that is capable of critical hits by 3%/6%/9%/12%/15%; this would include Righteousness, Command, Vengeance(?) and Blood.
  • The Retribution 41 point talent Spell holy crusaderstrike [Crusader Strike] will refresh all Paladin Judgement debuffs on a target, making it invaluable in large raids (especially for Spell holy righteousfury [Judgement of Light] and Ability paladin judgementblue [Judgement of Wisdom]).

Talents directly improving specific Judgements

  • The Retribution tier 2 talent Spell holy holysmite [Improved Seal of the Crusader] increases the critical strike chance of all attacks and spells made against a target affected by Judgement of the Crusader by 1%/2%/3%.
  • The Holy tier 2 talent Ability thunderbolt [Improved Seal of Righteousness] increases the damage of Seal and Judgement of Righteousness by 3%/6%/9%/12%/15%.
  • The Retribution tier 3 talent Spell holy sealofblood [Seal of Command] is a more damaging Judgement than Righteousness and deals double damage if the target is stunned or incapacitated.
Judgement Overview
Seal Judgement & Effect Hit / Crit type
Ability ThunderBolt
Righteousness Judgement deals Holy damage to target. spell / spell
Ability Warrior InnerRage
Command Judgement deals Holy damage to enemy, double if the target is stunned. melee / melee
Spell Holy HolySmite
The Crusader Judgement debuffs enemy, increasing Holy damage taken. Increases raid-wide critical strike chance when talented. always / n/a
Spell Holy SealOfWrath
Justice Judgement debuffs enemy, preventing NPCs from fleeing, and preventing players from increasing their speed above 100%. always / n/a
Spell Holy HealingAura
Light Judgement debuffs enemy, granting melee attacks a chance to heal the attacker. ~40-50% / n/a
Spell Holy RighteousnessAura
Wisdom Judgement debuffs enemy, granting attacks and spells a chance to restore some of the attacker's mana. ~40-50% / n/a
Spell Holy SealOfVengeance
Vengeance Judgement deals damage for every application of Holy Vengeance, which is applied by the Seal. spell / spell
Spell Holy SealOfBlood
Blood Judgement deals Holy damage to enemy, harming the Paladin for 33% of damage dealt. melee / melee

Related Equipment

  • The Tier 2 Paladin armor set is called Judgement Armor and includes an 8-piece set bonus that inflicts 60-66 additional Holy damage to the target a Paladin is Judging.
The set also offers a distinct and fitting look for Paladins and many Paladin-centric armor pieces in the Burning Crusade expansion have used variations of the Judgement set, normally a different color theme.
  • [Libram of Avengement] will cause Judgements to increase the Paladin's Critical Strike Rating by 53 for 5 seconds.
  • [Libram of Saints Departed] will cause Judgements to heal the Paladin for 41 to 49.
  • The Retribution-centric Tier 5 Paladin Armor set Crystalforge Battlegear has two set bonuses, both related to Judgement:
    • Two-piece set bonus that reduces the cost of Judgements by 35 mana.
    • Four-piece set bonus that, for each Judgement cast, grants a chance to heal nearby party members for 244 to 256.

Patch changes

  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Removed in favor of multiple, use-specific Judgement spells.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Judgement of Light and Judgement of Wisdom will now benefit players that are immune to Holy effects (e.g. Divine Shield).
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