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Paladin game iconDeath Knight game iconRetribution Paladinvs Unholy Death Knight

This page is maintained to show how Retribution Paladins and Unholy Death Knights compare in PvE end-game at level 80 — and was last updated for patch 11.0.7 of the The War Within expansion.

Comparing DPS (Retribution Paladin vs. Unholy Death Knight)

Anytime the game updates, we run simulations using BiS profiles and SimulationCraft to analyze the current meta of all specs in WoW. Below shows which spec had the highest DPS for each category. To view more information in a category, click the Details button.

Performance ComparisonPatch 11.0.7

Death Knight game iconUnholy Death Knight+9.14% DPS
Paladin game iconRetribution Paladin+0.01% DPS
Paladin game iconRetribution Paladin+1.84% DPS

The comparisons above highlight some of the key differences between Retribution Paladin and Unholy Death Knight in the current meta, which can hopefully help you determine which spec to play or group up with.