World of Warcraft: Forever · Paladin

Retribution and Holy consumables, level 5 to 60

Which potions, elixirs, food and weapon buffs to use as a Ret or Holy paladin, by the level each one needs. Works for one paladin switching specs or a Ret + Holy duo.

Researched 6 Nov 2026, two days after launch. Values come from beta and launch-week sources, so check tooltips in game.

What to use at your level

Your level 40

Spec

Retribution Holy Ret + Holy

What Forever changes for paladins

These four changes decide most of the picks below.

Ret scales with spell power

Holy Strike (learned at 6, 42.9% spell power), seals, Consecration, Exorcism and Judgement all deal Holy damage. Spell damage consumables help Ret, alongside Strength and attack power.

Three new combat potions

Frenzy (attack power), Spellblasting (spell damage) and Mender's (healing). Each lasts 30 seconds on a 2-minute cooldown, with a new rank every 10 levels from 5 to 55.

Healing potions moved to First Aid

Alchemy now makes Discolored Healing Potions: a big instant heal, but 75% comes back as a poison or disease. Purify should remove that. Test it once before you rely on it.

Crafted food gives XP

Most crafted Well Fed food also adds 5% XP from kills. Eat it all the way to 60, even when the stat doesn't matter.

Every rank by required level

Potions last 30 seconds, elixirs 30 minutes unless noted. Your bracket follows the level picker.

Ret has two potion lines: use Frenzy with Strength and crit gear (a two-handed Seal of Command build) and Spellblasting with spell power gear, which Method recommends while leveling. They most likely share a cooldown, so carry one.

Level 60 kit for dungeons and raids

Method's list says elixirs stack with a flask. Which elixirs stack with each other isn't documented yet.

RetRetribution

Flask: Flask of Supreme Power +150 spell damage, if your build leans on spell power
Elixirs: Elixir of the Grizzly +25 Str, +2% crit and Elixir of Holy Power +40 Holy. Add Distilled Firewater +35 melee AP if it stacks.
Potion: Major Frenzy +80 AP or Major Spellblasting +47 spell damage
Food: Poached Sunscale Salmon or Mightfish Steak +40 AP, or Steaming Stag Steak +20 Str. Grilled Squid +1% crit also works.
Weapon: Elemental Sharpening Stone +2% melee crit
vs undead: Consecrated Sharpening Stone +100 AP or Blessed Wizard Oil +60 spell damage

HolyHoly

Flask: Flask of Distilled Wisdom +2000 max mana
Elixirs: Greater Cleric's Elixir +40 healing with Greater Mageblood 20 mana / 5 sec or Elixir of Wicked Regeneration 9 health + 10 mana / 5 sec
Potions: Major Mender's +88 healing when damage spikes. Major Mana Potion 1350–2250 mana when you run dry.
Food: Sage's Tea +44 healing or Prehistoric Pulled Raptor +20 Int
Weapon: Brilliant Mana Oil 15 mana / 5 sec, +30 healing, or Brilliant Wizard Oil +36 spell damage and healing, +1% spell crit

Hyjal-only flasks. In Mount Hyjal, Hyjal Summit and the Barrow Deeps, the Natural flasks give +60 Stamina plus 4–5% hit, crit, haste or avoidance. They don't work anywhere else.

Emergency heal for both. Superior Discolored Healing Potion heals 1500–1700, with 75% coming back as damage over time. Purify the backlash.

Weapon buffs while leveling

Classic values. Not confirmed for Forever yet.

Ret Sharpening stones for swords and axes, weightstones for maces. Rough, Coarse, Heavy, Solid, then Dense (+8 damage).
Holy Minor and Lesser Wizard Oil, or Minor and Lesser Mana Oil, from Enchanting.

Always in your bags

Healing potions from First Aid: Minor, Lesser, then Healing Potion. Bandages still come from cloth.
Mana potions from Alchemy, from Minor Mana Potion up to Major Mana Potion.
Crafted food for the 5% XP bonus.

For groups and duos

Mana Well (Alchemy skill 20) gives everyone sitting nearby mana regen like Blessing of Wisdom: 29 mana every 5 sec at level 60.
First Aid Kit (First Aid) gives a Stamina buff like Power Word: Fortitude.
Camp items share a 1-hour cooldown, so take turns placing them.

Where the recipes come from

Most new recipes cost Merchant's Favor from Nina Surefire (Azeroth Commerce Authority, Redridge Mountains) or Apothecary Durelle (Durotar Supply and Logistics, The Barrens).

Recipe	Source
Frenzy, Spellblasting and Mender's Potion; Lesser Cleric's and Lesser Mageblood Elixir	Merchant's Favor vendors 45 Favor each
Greater Cleric's Elixir, Greater Mageblood Elixir	Merchant's Favor vendors at Friendly 120 Favor each
Elixir of Ferocity, Wicked Regeneration, Major Spellblasting Potion	Merchant's Favor vendors at Honored 180 Favor each
Elixir of the Grizzly	Merchant's Favor vendors at Honored 240 Favor
Minor Cleric's Elixir	Drops from Vile Fin murlocs (Tirisfal Glades) and Murloc Foragers (Elwynn Forest / Duskwood border)
Minor Frenzy Potion	Drops from Bloodfeather Harpies and Hatescreech (Teldrassil) and Windfury Wind Witches (Mulgore)
Minor Mageblood Elixir	Drops from Young Wendigo (Dun Morogh) and Venture Co. Hirelings (Mulgore)
Cleric's Elixir	Drops from Xavian Hellcallers (Ashenvale)
Elixir of Holy Power	Drops from Dark Iron Slavers, Taskmasters and Watchmen (Searing Gorge)
Discolored Healing Potion	Taught by the Odd Child (Westfall) or Apothecary Renferrel (Silverpine Forest)
Distilled Firewater	Source not documented yet

Not confirmed yet

Whether the 30-second potions share a cooldown with healing and mana potions. They would in Classic.
Which elixirs stack with each other, for example Grizzly, Holy Power and Distilled Firewater together.
Whether Purify removes the Discolored Healing Potion backlash. It shows up as a poison or a disease, so it should.
Stat food values below level 60, and the level needed for the regular Mageblood Elixir (12 mana every 5 sec).
One beta source (wow.gg) lists lower potion values, such as Major Frenzy +40 and Major Mender's +75. This page uses the warcraft.wiki.gg and Method values, which agree with each other.