Judgement (Classic)

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.

Talents directly improving Judgement

 * The Retribution tier 1 talent Benediction (paladin talent) reduces the cost of Judgement and Seals by 3/6/9/12/15%.
 * You can decrease the cooldown by 2 seconds of Judgement with Improved Judgement (2 ranks, 1 second per rank) in the Retribution Tree.
 * 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 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 Crusader Strike will refresh all Paladin Judgement debuffs on a target, making it invaluable in large raids (especially for Judgement of Light and Judgement of Wisdom).

Talents directly improving specific Judgements

 * The Retribution tier 2 talent 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 Improved Seal of Righteousness increases the damage of Seal and Judgement of Righteousness by 3/6/9/12/15%.
 * The Retribution tier 3 talent Seal of Command is a more damaging Judgement than Righteousness and deals double damage if the target is stunned or incapacitated.

Related Equipment

 * The Tier 2 Paladin armor set is called Judgment 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.