Retribution Aura

Retribution Aura
	Retribution Aura; Paladin ability; Instant; When any party or raid member within 40 yds takes more than 30% of their health in damage in a single hit, each member gains 5% increased damage and healing, decaying over 30 sec. This cannot occur within 30 sec of the aura being applied.;
Properties
Class	Paladin
School	Holy
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Radius	40
Improvements	[Aura Mastery], [Merciful Auras], [Ultimate Retribution]
Related buff
	; Retribution Aura ; When any party or raid member within 40 yds takes more than 30% of their health in damage, each member gains 5% increased damage and healing for 30 sec. This cannot occur more than once every 30 sec, or within 30 sec of the aura being applied. ;

In the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

Retribution looms for those beyond redemption.^[1]

Retribution Aura is a paladin ability.

Patch changes

Hotfix (2023-11-28): Fixed an issue causing Retribution Aura to fail to trigger from some abilities.
Hotfix (2023-04-03): Fixed an issue causing Retribution Aura to trigger from incorrect amounts of incoming damage.
Hotfix (2023-03-24): Fixed an issue causing Retribution Aura to sometimes fail to trigger.
Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Redesigned - When any party or raid member within 40 yards takes more than 30% of their health in damage in a single hit, each member gains 5% increased damage and healing, decaying over 30 seconds. This cannot occur within 30 seconds of the aura being applied.
Old: When any party or raid member within 40 yards dies, you gain Avenging Wrath for 8 sec. When any party or raid member within 40 yards takes more than 50% of their health in damage in a single hit, you gain Seraphim for 4 sec. This cannot occur more than once every 30 sec.
Hotfix (2022-12-19): Fixed an issue causing Retribution Aura to sometimes trigger its cooldown without granting Seraphim.
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25):
- Now also grants [Seraphim] for 4 seconds when any party or raid member within 40 yards takes more than 50% of their health in damage in a single hit.
- Now granted by the row 2 [Auras of Swift Vengeance] class talent (was a level 38 ability). Rank 2 removed.
Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Fixed an issue that was preventing Retribution Aura from activating when a Holy Priest's [Spirit of Redemption] occurred.
Hotfix (2020-10-22): Now correctly extends an existing [Crusade] without resetting its stacks.
Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Rank 2 added at level 56: Duration increased by 4 seconds.
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 38 (was 60). Now grants [Avenging Wrath] for 8 seconds instead of increasing damage dealt and reducing damage taken for 20 seconds.
Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): No longer ignores tanks (including self).
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Re-added and redesigned at level 60: When any party or raid member within 40 yards dies, you gain 20% increased damage done and 30% decreased damage taken for 20 sec.
Old: Causes X Holy damage to any enemy that strikes a party or raid member within 40 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Removed.
Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): It is no longer possible under some circumstances for the UI to display buffs from two different ranks of this ability.
Hotfix (2009-05-22): The bonus damage from spell power on the Paladin ability Retribution Aura has been reduced by half. The threat generated by that damage has been doubled per point of damage to keep the threat generation about equal to before.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Damage increased and now gains damage based on Holy spell power.
Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Moved to level 16.
Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Damage slightly increased. Ranks available.