Reckoning

Reckoning is a talent in the Protection tree. You will need to spend 25 points in Protection to learn all ranks.

Tips and tactics

 * It has a 10/20% chance of triggering when blocking, meaning the more sources of damage taken by the Paladin, the higher the chance the Paladin's damage output will increase. When AoE grinding, the increase in weapon-swing frequency from Reckoning combined with the use of Seal of Insight can regenerate health faster than the Paladin can lose it.


 * The extra attacks do not affect proc rates, so the Paladin will get twice as much out of Seals, Judgements, and Enchantments. This means Censure can be applied twice as fast when using Seal of Truth.


 * Reckoning is triggered by any damage, including spells, melee attacks, ranged attacks, and environmental effects, such as campfire damage.

History

 * This ability used to be in the Retribution tree long ago when World of Warcraft was new, but moved with the introduction of Crusader Strike, which became the main damage ability for Retribution Paladins.


 * Reckoning's mechanics changed in patch 2.0.1. Instead of giving the Paladin a 100% chance to gain an extra attack upon being critically hit, it now has a 10% chance of triggering when hit with any damage.  This change was criticised by many Paladins, stating that it reduces the Prot Paladin's burst damage potential because up to 5 Reckoning charges could be stored.  This method was particularly useful in PvP where critical-hit chances are inflated.  This PvP reduction reflects the changes made to the Paladin's Protection tree to make it more PvE tanking-oriented.


 * Prior to patch 2.3, most tankadins would take Reckoning. However, with the introduction of the 10% health bonus of Combat Expertise in patch 2.3, most tankadins dropped Reckoning in favor of Combat Expertise.


 * When first introduced, a paladin used Reckoning with 1816 charges in order to solo Lord Kazzak while he was still in the Blasted lands. Shortly after, Reckoning was hotfixed to store only 4 charges