Welcome Paladins
For starters here are the Characteristics of the Paladin class. I will lay out the Pros and Cons of being a Paladin for PvP!
Pros
- They have the ability to heal
- Can wear plate armor that means a lot of armor!
- Doesn’t require the generation of rage like warriors, or form switching like druids.
- Has abilities that allow the Paladin to be immune to attacks for a short period of time.
- Can resurrect other players. Also in battle these guys are ridiculous at survival. They can self heal themselves back to full heal instantly, they use a bubble to heal themselves back to full health, plus their original full health. So technically to die as a paladin, you have to die 3 times lol.
Cons
- Doesn’t put out as much damage as other classes.
- Both healing and tanking need to be focused on instead of trying to do both at once.
- Need to constantly manage blessings, seals, and auras.
- Has a negative image on the Horde side due largely to “bubble and hearthing” (become immune to attacks and then using a hearthstone to leave the battlefield). LOL
If you are not sure what class to pick when starting World of Warcraft or if you are looking for a strong alt, this guide gives a simple analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each class. Since the classes are so different, choosing the right character from the start can you save a great deal of time.
Warrior
Strengths:
1. Can wear mail from the start and plate at level 40.
2. Great melee abilities such as
3. Great tank class, especially when using a shield and going deep into the Protection tree.
4. One of the better classes to use for blacksmithing since warriors can use both the armor and weapons made with this profession.
5. Can be a force damage wise with a good two-handed weapon and a build focused on the Arms tree or two good 1 handed weapons and a build focused on the Fury tree.
6. Can equip almost any type of weapon in the game whereas other classes are more restricted. For example, a shaman can not use a sword and a Paladin can not use a bow.
Weaknesses:
1. Depends on rage too much.
2. Not a broad class.
3. Not the highest melee damage dealer.
4. More equipment dependant than other classes.
5. Dependency on the healing of other classes.
6. Somewhat limited in PvP due to the range and magic of other classes.
Hunter
Strengths:
1. Having a pet that can serve as a personal tank.
2. Possibly the best solo class in the game.
3. Traps can turn the tide of a battle in PvP.
4. Tracking allows you to get a scope of enemies in the area.
5. Works great with the leatherworking skill.
6. A strong PvP class due to high damage and range.
7. Can tame a huge variety of pets.
Weaknesses:
1. Can not wear mail until level 40.
2. Very few melee abilities.
3. Can not use a shield.
4. Pets can draw monsters to your group if not handled correctly.
5. Not sought after by groups.
6. Need ammo and food for the pet constantly.
Rogue
Strengths:
1. Best melee damage dealing class.
2. Can open locks.
3. Great dual wielders.
4. Stealth opens up possibilities that other classes do not enjoy.
5. Possibly the most fun class in the game from a character ability standpoint.
Weaknesses:
1. Can use no better than leather armor.
2. Relies on daggers too much.
3. One of the least respected and sought after classes in the game.
4. Very dependent on cool downs for abilities.
Paladin
Strengths:
1. Able to heal.
2. Strong and durable enough to tank for a group.
3. Not dependent on rage like a warrior is or has to switch forms like a druid.
4. Gets the ability to summon a mount at level 40.
5. Has abilities that allow the Paladin to be immune to attacks for a short period of time.
6. Can resurrect other players.
7. Can be very mana efficient if played right.
How to Spec
Dude there are so many ways to Play a paladin lol. But here are some of the most commonly used ones. This will be detailed to type of player you want to be. For example the Specs will coordinate with best healing spec, or best DPS, or even now you can pretty much even Tank in PVP lol. (Tank in PvP? I know sounds so wierd lol but you can)
Holy
Paladin healers are always fun to play, and are really hated on by other classes because not only are they so hard to kill because of their bubble and amazing heals, they can heal others as well lol. So pretty much while everyone is trying to kill you, you allies are killing them, and if they don’t try to kill you and kill your allies, your healing your allies so eventually they lose, unless they have a healer, which is when skill comes down to it and the best man/woman wins.54/17/0 Paladin PvP Healing Spec
Protection
Believe it or not Paladins can go Prot spec for PvP lol. I will list two different specs though for this. You should generally use the regular tanking spec you have for PvE if you wanna purely tank actual players as well. But there is a second spec that some players use for PvP Prot healing. It gives the advantage to do some damage with Protection abilities as well as heal with Holy Abilities. Making it somewhat Hybrid. But here are the two specs!19/52/0 – Prot/healing Spec For Prot/Healer Paladins!
2/57/12 – Tanking Spec for Protection Paladin
Retribution
Retribution Paladins are the most commonly seen Paladins in PvP. Just a bit more than Holy Paladins for PvP but there have been lots of complaints about them. Paladin’s are really OP in battlegrounds and PvP lol. (Opinion) But think about this. A warrior can’t heal himself, a Paladin can. Paladin’s have Lay on Hands ability which is an instant heal that brings them completely back to full health. Giving them two lives. Not only this but Paladin’s have bubbles that make them immune to damage, thus making them godlike for a couple seconds lol. But yea they are fun to play and certain classes have advantages over them so they are somewhat balanced. For example a Priest can remove Paladin bubbles. Here is a commonly used spec for PvP Retribution.
7/13/51 – Retribution Paladin PvP
Gearing up!
The best way to gear up is to PvP in battlegrounds not only does this get you honor points, but it now with patch 3.3 it also grants arena points too! If you turn in one mark of each battleground you receive roughly around 1300 Honor. Personally I do battlegrounds until I reach 30 marks for each battleground. The honor grind from that makes you enough honor for something like bracers. Also que for WG. Wintergrasp is a very crucial part because the marks for WG can get you trinkets you need for PvP.
List of Activities
Here is a list of things to do that will help you gear out your character.
Battlegrounds
Battleground farming is the typical way people start off getting gear. Not only because it gives you enormous amounts of experience going up against other WoW Classes but you gain constant honor to get you epic’s!
WinterGrasp
Ever Since WOTLK came out Wintergrasp has been added. It’s like a battleground that comes once every three hours. They have their own special uses of Marks.
Daily PVP quests
Like I said battlegrounds are very useful, Blizzard just makes it even better by adding daily battleground PVP quests. Going in and winning a certain battleground will complete your quest which you can not only turn in for gold but honor as well! =)
Vault of Archevon Raid
Very Very Very important to complete every week. Both 10 and 25 man! Usually the best groups you’ll find is on tuesdays when the raid resets because people want to get it done quick and get it over with. It is a very easy raid that drops very epic loot =). Be sure to do it you will not be disappointed. This raid drops both insane PVP and PVE epics so you don’t want to miss out.
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