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4.06 BoA weapon - Mass of McGowan still best for Prot?
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Post by
Onijitsu
I just wanted to check in and see if the Mass of McGowan is still the best BoA weapon for a starter Prot Paladin. (Yes, I've gone over the helpful / FAQ threads)
It appears that Agility is pointless as all hell for Paladins these days... and so, I find myself wishing Blizzard had provided some STR/STAM alternative for aspiring pallies.
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Post by
neogramps
Forget about a str 1 hander - they need heirloom shields!
Post by
atomicwolf22
Hmm this
Venerable Mass of McGowan
or that
Venerable Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge
I would take the sword for a leveling pally.
The thing about the old heirloom guides is that the sword use to be Stam only and the mace had both agil/stam which made it the better weapon for a tank.
The only difference in the weapons beside the mace/sword thing it that the mace has haste/crit and the sword has just crit. The down fall is that the Sword is tagged as main hand only while the mace can be ether or making it more usable. Speacially if your leveling a toon that can Dw in the futurn.
Racials also play a roll if your Alliance. If human ether are a fine weapon. And Dwarfs would go with the mace for the + Exp bonus.
Post by
blademeld
Mace if you level a shaman, sword if you level a hunter.
That's how I see it.
I know it'd just be a stat thing for hunters, but if you don't level a shaman, well, doesn't matter if it's a stat stick or not.
Post by
Onijitsu
Hmm this
Venerable Mass of McGowan
or that
Venerable Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge
I would take the sword for a leveling pally.
Question... how does the
Battleworn Thrash Blade
compare? Is the extra hit proc anything worth considering? (Even, with the lack of other main stats?)
Post by
atomicwolf22
No its not worth the points to buy it. Not counting the stats that your going to miss out on.
I don't know a class that would even use that sword. In there Boa gear.
Post by
MegaVolt
Question... how does the
Battleworn Thrash Blade
compare? Is the extra hit proc anything worth considering? (Even, with the lack of other main stats?)
I'm using that blade and I'm very happy with it.
The lost agility from other 1hand items isn't that bad. The stamina hurts a bit but with heirloom chest/shoulders/cloak and soom also the helm we are really loaded with stamina anyway.
If you have honor points to spare (and/or a shortage on justice points) I don't see anything wrong with it.
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Onijitsu
Question... how does the
Battleworn Thrash Blade
compare? Is the extra hit proc anything worth considering? (Even, with the lack of other main stats?)
I'm using that blade and I'm very happy with it.
The lost agility from other 1hand items isn't that bad. The stamina hurts a bit but with heirloom chest/shoulders/cloak and soom also the helm we are really loaded with stamina anyway.
If you have honor points to spare (and/or a shortage on justice points) I don't see anything wrong with it.
Any idea how often the Thrash Blade procs? One benefit I'm hoping for, from it, is to see some extra DPS (and thus, some extra threat-generation), if I trade up my Mass of McGowan for it.
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Post by
Onijitsu
A note on the LK era pve boa gear: don't waste jp on them unless you just have a ton to throw away. A better and cheaper source still exists from the argent tournament in icecrown.
Yes.
Unfortunately, I'm locked out of the Argent Tournament, by virtue of my chosen race. (Goblin) They fixed it for some Goblins and Worgen, but not all of us. =/
Post by
Pathstrider
Well, my pala took the mace for the dwarven racial bonus. Either way, not much difference in them.
Post by
Onijitsu
Okay, so I'm using the Mass of McGowan, enchanted with
Crusader
. After 60, its effect will diminish. Ought I to switch out to another enchant like
Fiery Weapon
by that time? Or, simply switch weapons?
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