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Pimp My Profile: Pre-Heroic Protection Paladin
For his level and class, Jon should be sitting at
His AC is good, his health is a little low, his Defense is a little high and his Avoidance and Spell Damage both need a big boost. To achieve his Defense goals Jon chose armor that didn't cater to his other needed stats. Green "of the Champion" gear off the Auction House was a good start, but now he needs to replace that with gear, enchants and gems that will help boost his Avoidance and Spell Damage. Since Jon is still working through pre-Heroic content, I'm keeping all of these recommendations to Normal 5-mans, outdoor quests, faction rewards and items crafted by other players. Jon shouldn't be put off by the Revered faction necessary for many of these upgrades. He'll need Honored in many of these to get his Heroic keys anyway and the push to Revered for most of these factiona are usually just 5-6 normal instance runs beyond that. Gear Check We worked up a new gear profile that will result in:
Fortunately for Jon, Paladins have a talent that adds 30% to their Block, so his gear only needs to add up to 72.4% minimum for uncrushability. Here's what I recommend: Head Helm of the Righteous 1x Solid Star of Elune 1x Powerful Earthstorm Diamond Enchant - Glyph of the Defender The Helm is part of the Paladin T3 Dungeon set. It has an 11% chance to drop from Pathaleon the Calculator in The Mechanar. These two gems, like all the ones listed below, can either be bought from the Auction House or commissioned from Jewelcrafters. The Glyph of the Defender enchant can be bought from the Keepers of Time faction at Revered. This is one of the easier Outland factions to get, requiring only the completion of the CoT quests plus one or two extra runs through Old Hillsbrad and Black Morass. And at Revered, the Continuum Blade and Timewarden's Leggings also become available. Three outstanding Paladin items for one easy faction grind. Neck Strength of the Untamed This requires Revered with Cenarion Expedition out of Zangarmarsh. Honored is pretty easy to achieve through Zangarmarsh questing and running through Slave Pens and Underbog . Five to six full clears of Underbog and/or The Steam Vaults after that will get him Revered if he has no more quests to run. Shoulders Spaulders of the Righteous 1x Subtle Living Ruby 1x Solid Star of Elune Enchant - Inscription of Warding These shoulders are the second of the Paladin T3 Dungeon set. This one has a 1 in 5 chance of dropping from Laj in the Botanica. The Inscription can be bought with Honored Aldor faction. Jon can farm Marks of Kil'jaeden from low level Burning Legion mobs in the Outlands or buy them off the Auction House. Back Devilshark Cape Enchant - Dodge Jon already has this from Warlord Kalithresh out of the Steamvaults. He can add the Dodge enchant and cross it off the list. Chest Jade-Skull Breastplate Enchant - Exceptional Heatlh Nethermancer Sepethrea in the Mechanar drops this bad boy 16% of the time. Jon already has it, but for those who don't, it's an easy mob to hit on the way to Pathaleon for the recommended Helm. The enchant will add 150 to his health pool, never a bad thing. Wrist Bracers of the Green Fortress Enchant - Fortitude The Bracers are crafted by a Blacksmith and require 1 Primal Nether, among other materials. The cost may be steep (probably about 500g), but the fact that Jon is a Miner will help him offset some of the acquisition costs. Hands Felsteel Gloves 1x Solid Star of Elune 1x Subtle Living Ruby Enchant - Agility or Major Spell Power Jon already has the crafted gloves, he just needs to replace the Stamina gems with Parry/Dodge gems and add the Agility enchant or +20 spell power for extra threat. Waist Sha'tari Vindicator's Waistguard This is a reward near the end of a quest chain that also results in your Arcatraz key, so double goodness. Plus the key quest puts him in a position to get the helm drop, the chest drop if he still needed it and more faction. Legs Timewarden's Leggings 1x Subtle Living Ruby 1x Thick Dawnstone 1x Solid Star of Elune Enchant - Clefthide Leg Armor The leggings will be available with Revered Keepers of Time faction that he will need for the Helm enchant and his main hand weapon as well. The leg enchant is crafted by Leatherworkers. Feet Flesh Beast's Metal Greaves Enchant - Fortitude The footwear is a reward from an escort quest in Mana-tombs, Someone Else' Hard Work Pays Off. The quest is a little buggy, but the payoff is worth it. Jon already has this also, he just needs to upgrade the enchant. Rings Protector's Mark of the Redemption Elementium Band of the Sentry The Mark is a quest reward from a chain out of Shadowmoon Valley, Dissention Amongst the Ranks. The Band is a 15% drop from Harbinger Skyriss in the Arcatraz. Until he can run it, he may also consider the crafted Delicate Eternium Ring. Trinkets Adamantine Figurine Figurine of the Colossus The first trinket drops from Blackheart the Inciter in the Shadowlabs. It's an 11% chance drop, but not a fun fight (the two-headed ogre mind-controls the group every 40 seconds.) The second trinket comes from Warchief Kargath Bladefist in the Shattered Halls (13% chance.) Main Hand Weapon Continuum Blade Enchant - Major Spellpower Like other tank classes, one of the ways a Paladin generates threat is by dealing damage. However, instead of relying on a high dps weapon for melee damage, the Paladin uses their Holy spell damage backed by their Talent spec and the threat multiplier of Righteous Fury. This means using a weapon with high +Spell damage is more useful than one with high dps. Instead of holding on to Grom'tor's Charge Jon should look into a 1 handed weapon with 120-130 +spell damage. The Continuum Blade will be easy to get since Jon is grinding Keepers of Time faction anyway. But there is another one on the list that has not only +Spell damage, but both Stamina and Block Rating: Crystalforged Sword. It's an 11% drop from the Shartuul event in Blade's Edge Mountains or off the AH if he has the cash. Off-Hand Crest of the Sha'tar 2x Solid Star of Elune Enchant - Shield Block This shield is tough to get, requiring exalted with The Shatar which means lots and lots of Tempest Keep runs. In the meantime, Jon may consider Platinum Shield of the Valorous from Ambassador Hellmaw in Shadowlabs who he has to plow through to get to Blackheart anyway for the Trinket recommendation. Ranged Libram of the Eternal Rest This drops from Darkweaver Syth in Sethekk Halls (15%). It increases the damage of the Paladin's Consecration spell which helps them retain aggro on multiple mobs. There isn't many other options until Jon can start running Heroics at which point he should spend his first 15 Badges on a Libram of Repentance for its crazy good Block Rating. There are alternatives to this gear set up, but I wanted to give Jon a basic road map to start with. Some of these items Jon already has, others he can get very quickly off the AH, while others are going to take some faction grinds and instance runs, but the end result meets his goals. As he replaces his gear with upgrades in Heroics, he can start using Stamina gems and enchants instead of Avoidance ones to get his health higher. Talent Tune Up The 31 point Protection talent Holy Shield is the the key to Paladin tanking as it boosts the Paladin's Block ability by 30%, deals damage for each attack blocked and generates additional aggro from that extra damage. Also, the 41 point talent Avenger's Shield is critical for immediate and significant threat generation either for initial pulling or getting a mob off of a squishy especially at range. Jon has chosen to work with a 13/48/0 build to take advantage of the key talents in the Protection tree mentioned above while getting some healing utility out of the Holy tree to keep himself alive and back-up heal in emergencies where he isn't the main tank. However, part of achieving maximum Avoidance requires that Jon change his Talent build. He needs to free up points from the Holy Tree to take advantage of the +5% Parry in the second Tier of the Retribution Tree. It's great that he can heal in a pinch, but it's better that he focus on tanking priorities first. A 0/49/12 build will help him tank. The last two points in Improved Judgement can be spent elsewhere if there is another talent Jon has his eye on. If Jon discovers he is missing his Holy/Protection build, there is another option which is a 14/47/0 build that gives him more mana, less interruption while healing, lower cooldown on Lay On Hands and more resistance to Fear. The extra survivability from this build may be very useful if Jon can make up for the +5% Parry talent he will be losing in the Retribution tree. Though he may have to change back for certain fights with dual wielding bosses. Tanking Strategies A Paladin's threat comes primarily from Holy Spells combined with a threat multiplier ability. Since aggro is generated from the Paladin's mana pool as opposed to a Warrior/Druid's slowly building rage bar, Paladin's can cut loose with a great deal of threat generation immediately. On top of that, their AE spells plus damage shields causing damage (thus threat) on every mob hitting them means this class has little problem in locking down multiple mobs quickly. Not to mention, the talent that allows Paladin's mana pool to get replenished every time they are healed means their mana pool stays full enough to maintain aggro during a longer fight. So what does this mean to pulling and locking down mobs for the rest of the group to take down? That's a bigger topic than I can cover in this one article. There are a few guides I recommend Jon reads if he feels he is having problems with aggro. The first is our very own rogue builds talent Guide to Paladin Tanking written by our class columnist Chris Jahosky, the second is WoW Wiki's Tankadin Guide which sums up the major strategies very cleanly and the last is Gestalt's Paladin Guide on the official forums. Gestat's Guide covers more than tactics so giving the entire piece a read can only improve any Paladin's understanding of their class and the role they play. Macros/Addons A list of Paladin Addons are kept updated on the official forums. That list doesn't mention where to find them, but they should be on Curse, WoW Interface, WoW Ace or WoW Inc Gamers. Jon should also keep an eye on Maintakadin's Addons forum. I think many players are intimidated by using macros or just don't want to be bothered, but with a minimum of set up time, many of these macros can be the difference between a wipe and a last minute save. I suggest Jon check out this great overview of macros with Paladin specific ones, the rogue builds talent's Paladin Macro Guide, and the Maintankadin extensive list of Protection Paladin macros. Resources For further research into the topics brought up in this column, check out the following: Paladin Tanking Sites Maintankadin Forums Tankspot All Inclusive Paladin Guides Elitist Jerk's Tankadin Guide Ten Ton Hammer's Tankadin Guide Geld's Paladin Guide rogue builds talent's The Light and How to Swing It weekly Paladin column Gear Lists Questable Tankadin Weapons Maintankadin List of Pre-Raid Tanking Gear Talent Builds rogue builds talent Guide to 0/46/15 Tankadin Build Tanking Strategies rogue builds talent Guide to Tankadin DPS A final word on Jon's goals. He shouldn't wait until the magical 102.4% Avoidance before diving into Heroics. If he's close and has a good healer, he should jump in and start farming Badges and Heroic drops. It's not as critical to hit these numbers for Heroics as it is for 10-manning. Would you like your profile pimped? 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