Prot Pally PvP spec. Suggestions?

Post by Stax

So I'm really eager to put my shield slam to good use, and to have fun in arena! My first try is going to be in 2v2.

I'd be glad to hear what some others have in mind for such a spec. So far, I've been able to come up with this: 0/52/19

few things I knew I'd need to really get it going:

A ton of resilience gear
Mountains of stamina
some crit/AP (or spellpower even?) wouldn't hurt
somehow fit some avoidance on the gear... or just keep packing it with stamina

The ornate saronite looks like a good place to start, but I know I'll have to try to combine plate DPS, with plate tanking gear. Altogether though, it seems like a fun idea to try.

I can try to answer any questions about the spec, if need be. As for my partner, he intends on being a shockadin. Besides that, though, I'd love to see some other opinions.

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Post by Brique

All that avoidance? Negated by the fact it's useless in PvP. Odds are, you'll be attacked from behind, you'll be stunned, or you'll be ignored while you hopelessly try to "gain threat" on them.

You can sure carry a flag though! Tank those AV bosses! But arenas? Um. Your teammate is going to be writhing in pain when they figure out you can't heal them for long. And besides the Hands you'll throw in, there won't be any support from you. The damage you put out is easily half of what a focused DPS could do, and you're easily half the threat.

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Post by Boeck

To be honest, as prot you will probaly hang around the low 1400's. It's too easy to kite you and you will go OOM quickly unless the other team is completely retarded and attacks you in melee to give you mana back from BoSanc.

There are quite a few of us fairly high. Some people were even posting 2 prot pld teams in the 1900s on the official boards. You should not have to worry about going OOM unless you're spamming cons every time it is up, which considering they'll just try to get out of it, isn't that smart. The only thing I use mana for is SotR, Judging, HotR, HS, Sacred Shield (awesome). All fairly low cost, except for the shield, but considering it's around 7000 damage absorption after scaling, I use it. Sure, prot plds can run out of mana in a minute or so, but fights don't last a minute.

As for kiting, you may choose to pick up Pursuit of Justice. Combined with Hand of Freedom, you're good.

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Post by Brique

I have a feeling that we will see a return of the shockadins very soon, ...
... And you just describe playing as a Holy Paladin.

Shockadin rhetoric is pretty worthless now that Sanctity Aura was removed.

Prot Pally PvP spec. Suggestions?

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