Execution Sentence

Execution Sentence
Execution Sentence Row 9 Retribution paladin talent 30 yd range 1 min cooldown Instant A hammer slowly falls from the sky upon the target, after 8 sec, they suffer 20% of the damage taken from your abilities as Holy damage during that time.
Properties
Class	Paladin
School	Holy
Cooldown	1 minute
Talents
Talent required	[Aegis of Protection]/ [Shield of Vengeance]
Other information
Improvements	[Divine Auxiliary], [Executioner's Will]
Related debuff
Execution Sentence Sentenced to suffer X Holy damage. Duration: 8 seconds

Execution Sentence is a Retribution paladin talent.

It is an exclusive choice node with [Final Reckoning].

Trivia

The ability is based off the Execution Sentence ability used by the Dwarven Kings in Blackwing Descent.

Patch changes

• Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23):
  • Now causes the enemy to suffer 20% of the damage dealt during its time after it expires (was 30%).
  • No longer counts as a damage over time effect.
    
• Hotfix (2023-04-07): Execution Sentence's functionality has changed due to it not working in certain situations as expected. The payoff portion of Execution Sentence will no longer receive damage modifiers. To compensate for this, 30% (up from 20%) of the damage you deal during Execution Sentence is now accumulated and dealt as damage when Execution Sentence triggers.
  
• Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21):
  • Now causes 20% of the damage you deal to be added to Execution Sentence (was 10%). No longer costs 3 Holy Power.
  • Now 65% effective in PvP combat.
  • Now a choice node with [Final Reckoning].
    
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 9 Retribution talent (was a level 15 Retribution talent). Now deals 10% of damage taken from your abilities (was 20%).
  
• Hotfix (2020-11-25): Now has a more pronounced sound.
  
• Hotfix (2020-11-19): Initial damage increased by 31%. Damage is unchanged when engaged in combat with enemy players.
  
• Hotfix (2020-11-09): No longer has a chance to critically strike and initial damage reduced by 25%.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Execution Sentence has been redesigned – A hammer slowly falls from the sky upon the target. After 8 seconds, they suffer Holy damage, plus 20% of damage taken from your abilities in that time.

  Old: A hammer slowly falls from the sky, dealing (2160% of Attack power) Holy damage after 7 sec.
  

• Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Damage reduced by 25% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
  
• Hotfix (2017-01-17): Execution Sentence damage reduced by 15%.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Redesigned as a level 15 Retribution talent (was a level 90 ability for all paladins): A hammer slowly falls from the sky, dealing (1445% of attack power) Holy damage after 7 sec.

  Old: A hammer slowly falls from the sky, causing Holy damage over 10 sec. Damage increases over time, culminating in a final burst. Dispelling the effect triggers the final burst. On a friendly target, the falling hammer heals the target over 9 sec. This healing is a large burst at first, and then decreases over time.
  

• Hotfix (2015-07-07): Execution Sentence now heals for 25% less in PvP combat.
  
• Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24): Healing dealt by Stay of Execution has increased by 100%.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Stay of Execution (the Holy version of Execution Sentence) now deals its healing in a large burst at first, and then decreasing over time (reversed from before).
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10):
  • Execution Sentence will now immediately damage the target for 5 times the amount of damage that had been dealt by Execution Sentence's most recent periodic effect when dispelled.
  • Stay of Execution will now immediately heal the target for 5 times the amount of healing that had been dealt by Stay of Execution's most recent periodic effect when dispelled.
    
• Hotfix (2012-10-04): Fixed an issue where Execution Sentence could deal excessive damage under some circumstances.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB