The struggle is real guys.
I’ve been doing a lot of arena this expansion with various different classes; namely BM hunter, Arms Warrior and some Feral. I have improved a lot in the games I’ve played and managed to push to 1600 with a BM hunter using fist of justice to setup a 30 cd stun into ice trap, then go wings onto the kill target.
I really enjoy playing arena but it feels like I can’t budge from the 1600 bracket. I think it’s probably a bit of a learn to play issue and to time the CC a bit better.
Are there any other Holy Paladins out there that are struggling to? Or if not could you please help a fellow plate priest in need. I’d like to push to 1800 at least if possible.
What comps are you using and do you advise other glyphs/talents? Also I seem to struggle to stay alive with either a rogue or DH on me for any length of time. The problem I have is the dash/teleport kicks that catch me from 20 yards away.
Also what addons do you use? I’m currently using gladius, nameplate cooldowns and Omnibar. Are there any other addons useful to use? I’d like one that alerts me when someone is bursting really.
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Your talents are okay, some prefer unbreakable spirit over cavalier.
I’d say your stats are a bit wobbly, haste not to worry to much, Crit id try and equal out with mastery - 22% crit 20% mastery for an example not exact percentages by any mean but hopefully you catch my drift!
Crit will help you get your Holy Shocks - infusion of light, haste just try not to worry about as imo the benefit it provides is not that great for an arena set up.
After Crit I’d say it’s up to you, I personally go;
Crit - intellect (obviously) - mastery -Vers - Haste.
I have however seen the odd Hpala stacking a fair bit of a versatility but in short they sacrificed a more level ground between Crit/Mastery.
As for your setup;
HPala/Feral/FireMage is insane atm btw.
I’d try and switch the Hunter to survival personally it’s got a better footing in PvP atm imo, however that depends obviously on if your partner even likes the spec.
Rogues/DH you probably know the drill but seriously play the game of chess. LoS, try your damned hardest to force CDs ASAP etc etc
The mobility of them two classes is a pita as Pala, your going to need your team mate to work his butt off creating pressure, one match I’d personally rather have survival me thinks, whilst BM is ranged etc Survivals tool kit would benefit you more impo but I’m not overly knowledgable with BM.
As for add ons your best bet is probably YouTube so you can see them in action and see if they’re what you’re looking for before spending hours roughling through every add on XD
Hey thanks for the reply Seronita.
Yeah my stats are not at all what I want but it’s what I’ve got from the loot that dropped. There’s not a lot I can do with stats and traits as it’s just pure lottery in this expansion.
Yeah I’ve been finding that it’s hard to know where to be as a Paladin healer. I now that paladins are prone to being switched on so I always try to hang back without melee wings. However our mastery really makes our heals even less than they already are even with spamming Holy Light with pvp talent.
My biggest trouble is dealing with shamans either as enhancement or resto. My BOPs and Freedoms get purge spammed and I end up dying to a rogue or DH sitting on me. If I duke a kick, I’m already at half health and healing through damage tends to be a slow way to die.
When healing using my instants I feel my Holy Shock heals for nothing if it doesn’t crit and my Martyr heals for nothing but chunks health off me. I don’t feel it’s balanced right there. Im not a bad player and played since vanilla but I really have to work hard to get anything done.
How do other paladins position themselves? I feel like I’m always against Priests, shamans and Bloodelves that dispel my means to survive. Freedom and Steed feels wonky and slow and is instantly slowed to a crawl with spammae purges.