Grabco
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This guide is current starting at patch 4.2 and I will keep this updated the best I can because guides are afterall evolving. Paladins are currently a heavily played class with many new paladins being leveled for twinking purposes everyday, this guide does not include any grandfathered (items no longer obtainable) items and will only include gear that is considered to be the best. All of the gear pieces listed here are also what i use on a regular basis, please keep in mind that there are no Best in slot pieces only the best possible piece for what you are trying to achieve given your entire gear set. Paladin FC sets are not currently included in the guide and may be added at a later date. I have listed the gear you will need for holy, prot, and ret specs. Mixing and matching this gear will allow you to creat Holy-Shockadin, Holy-FC, and Prot-FC. There is not enough data to support the use of the newly implemented BOA tanking gear to create a Ret-dodge set but this could be in the works soon. There is also a lot of speculation that BOA leggings and rings will be implemented soon so keep an eye out for those in the next few patches. Please leave any comments or constructive criticisms in this thread. Thanks goes out to Pizza, I used his guide as a template
Table of Contents
I. Races
II. Talents
III. Professions
IV. Gear
V. Wrap-up and Final Thoughts
I. Races
First off, you should never choose a faction based on the races you can be. Also, never compare races that are on opposite factions to each other. When choosing a faction you should do research on which faction is less populated, could use more of said class, and has a guild you're interested in joining. Once you've decided on the faction you wish to play decide what role you would like to play on your Paladin the majority of the time, offensive or defensive, or maybe you're just going to pug.
:Horde:
Tauren
-2 minute warstomp provides an essential 2 second stun that is great for getting a quick flash of light off in heavy melee combat. They also receive an extra 19 Nature resistance which gives them a 27.54% chance to resist roots and shaman interupts while receiving less nature damage in general.
Blood Elf
-Can restore a small amount of mana and silence nearby opponents with their racial. Their racial allows them to supply an extra interrupt along with the extra mana that might be needed to get the return. They also receive 19 arcane resistance which gives them a 27.54% chance to resist sheeps while receiving less damage from Mages and Druids. With the removal of dispel their resistance is key to remaining in control at all times.
:Alliance:
Draenei
-Can heal the defense with their HoT. Have an extra 1% hit which allows for gear adjustments to gain more stamina. They also receive an extra 19 shadow resistance which gives them a 27.54% chance to resist fears while receiving less shadow damage from Priest and Warlocks. With the removal of dispel and tremor totem their racial and resistance is key to remaining in control at all times.
Human
-Every man for himself 2 minute trinket and frees up a trinket slot for an extra AGM/spellpower/haste trinket.
Dwarf
-Racial provides some damage reduction and frost resistance gives 27.54% chance to resist frost spells and reduces damage of frost spells by mages. Dwarves also start with the most base str and stam on alliance side. Despite these benefits to being a dwarf they are probably the least played alliance race for paladins.
II. Talents
The talents you choose should be based on your play style and role
Holy Tree
Holy-Pure Healing Burst/Flag Carrier (3 Protector of the Innocent, 2 Judgments of the Pure, 1 Last Word)
Holy-Pure Healing Haste (3 Protector of the Innocent, 3 Judgments of the Pure) make sure you keep the haste buff up for this spec.
Holy-Shockadin (3 Protector of the Innocent, 2 Judgments of the Pure, 1 Blazing Light) There are many other ways to maximize damage this maximizes holy shock damage, play around with the first 5 talent points there are many other combos that are also good for shockadin the one i've listed provides the best survivability.
Protection Tree
Protection-Damage (3 Divinity, 2 Seals of the Pure, 1 Improved Hammer of Justice)
Protection-Flag Carrier (3 Divinity, 2 Eternal glory, 1 Improved Hammer of Justice)
Note as of 4.1 Word of Glory has a 20 second cooldown for both prot and ret specs, which makes the talent Eternal glory almost useless
Retribution Tree
Retribution- Boot enchant +5 hit (3 Crusade, 2 Improved Judgments, 1 Pursuit of Justice)
Retribution-Boot enchant Minor speed (3 Crusade, 2 Improved Judgments, 1 Rule of Law) -- Gracob currerntly prefers 5% crit increase on crusader strike given by rule of law because it is the primary nuke and hit is easily obtainable by gear
III. Professions -Key concepts, think about your playstyle and how a profession that gives stats could open up gear slots
-225 Herbalism provides a small heal and a large amount of haste which improves survivability and also sets up the paladins key finishing ability--Exo spam.
-225 skinning Gives 9 crit rating and about 3% crit at lvl 19. great for any paladin and can open up gear slots that would normally be used for crit gear for more haste, stam, str, or int items
-150 engineering, mainly used for bombs but also allows [ITEM]Green Tinted Goggles[/ITEM]
which most twinks use as a place holder until they get a better head item
-225 mining gives +70 health great for commited flag carriers, can also open up gear slots slated for stamina pieces so you can gear for more crit, haste, str, or int
IV. Gear
There's tons of gear available to 19 all paladin specs, but what really matters is how you set up your gear to obtain the best stats while maintaining hit cap (10, 5%). Notice, this guide is for players who have BoAs. If you can't or are not interested in farming BoAs then I wouldn't make a Paladin. Remember, you need to always have hit cap (10, 5%) or more. In general when gearing a Paladin you will want to maintain a high amount of armor. This means that although cloth or leather pieces may give good stats they may not be considered by most good Paladins to be the best in slot. I will be listing my primary set for each spec although I usually mix and match gear often and you should too. Although I always have a hit capped holy and FC set in my bag I sometimes take concessions when I am healing or FCing with respect to the +hit stat, the reason for this is that when I FC or heal my direct spell and melee interactions with enemy targets is significantly less and I am usually more focused on damage mitigation, and healing my team or myself which doesn't require hit cap.
HOLY
Below is a list of gear I consider when I spec holy. I will be listing Best in slot items and try to give a flavor of what I use for different play styles such as Holy-FC, Holy-Shockadin. Again you will want to mix and match but maintain a high amount of armor.
As Holy you will always want to keep 3 stack of holy power up via casting holy shock on yourself or others while traveling. You will be required to FC early if noone steps up so start making your way to the enemy flag right from the start. Alternatively if there is another option for an FC you should stick with a pack of hunters or other dps until your teams FC comes out of the base then you will transition to defense or offense as needed. If you are losing you might be able to turn the table to your teams favor by healing your DPS in mid but don't make a habit out of healing mid. Don't be worried about putting up insane healing numbers most pallies top the healing charts because they run into an enemy pack and just start spamming FoL on themselves!
Head
Armored : [ITEM]Mystical Coif of Elements[/ITEM]
Shockadin: [ITEM]Tattered Dreadmist Mask[/ITEM]
Magic mitigation including Hunter Explosive/Arcane shot: [ITEM]Keeshan's Bandana[/ITEM]
Neck
[ITEM]Scout's Medallion[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Thick Bronze Necklace[/ITEM]
[Item]Voice Amplification Modulator[/Item]
Shoulders
Armor: [ITEM]Pristine Lightforge Spaulders[/ITEM]
Shockadin: [ITEM]Mystical Pauldrons of Elements[/ITEM]
Back
Shockadin: [ITEM]Ancient Bloodmoon Cloak[/ITEM]
Spellpower: [ITEM]Tumultuous Cloak[/ITEM] of the Sorcerer
Hit: [ITEM]Spidersilk Drape[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Lesser Shadow Resistance[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Greater Resistance[/ITEM]
Chest
[ITEM]Mystical Vest of Elements[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Major Health[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Greater Stats[/ITEM]
Wrist
Hit: [ITEM]Acquisition Bracers[/ITEM]
Crit: [ITEM]Uninsured Bracers[/ITEM]
Armor: [ITEM]Fortified Bracers[/ITEM] of the eagle 3/3
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Healing Power[/ITEM]
Hands
Armor: [ITEM]Defender Gauntlets[/ITEM] of the Eagle 4/4
Spellpower [ITEM]Gold-Flecked Gloves[/ITEM] [ITEM]Serpentis' Gloves[/ITEM] [Item]Serpent Gloves[/Item]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Minor Haste[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Healing Power[/ITEM]
Waist
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of the Sorcerer
Legs
Best general use [ITEM]Legguards of Abandoned Virtue[/ITEM] [Item]Forestkeeper Legguards[/ITEM]
[Item]Fine Leather Pants[/Item]
Shockadin: [ITEM]Godfrey's Britches[/ITEM]
Armor: [ITEM]Defender leggings[/ITEM] of the eagle 5/5
Feet
[Item]Slippers of unturned loyalties[/Item] (hit)
[Item]Spidersilk Boots[/item] (stats)
[Item]Merger Boots[/Item] (crit)
[Item]Defender boots[/Item] of the eagle 4/4 (armor)
[Item]Walking Boots[/Item] (max crit)
Enchant: [Item]Scroll of enchant boots - Minor Speed[/item]
Rings
[Item]Seal of Argas[/Item] X2
[Item]Stillwater's Signet[/Item]
[Item]Lavishly Jeweled Ring[/Item]
[Item]Garrosh's Pardon[/Item]
Trinkets
[Item]Inherited insignia of the horde[/item] [Item]Inherited insignia of the Alliance[/item]
[ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Substitute: [ITEM]Swift Hand of Justice[/ITEM] or [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM] X2
Main Hand
[Item]Devout Aurastone Hammer[/Item]
Enchant: [Item]Scroll of enchant weapon - Mighty intellect[/Item]
Shield
[Item]Shield of the Barrens[/Item]
Crit [Item]Shield of Talrendis Point[/Item]
Enchant [Item]Scroll of enchant shield - Vitality[/Item]
Protection Paladin
I have limited experience with prot and think it is actually one of the weaker specs these days, most people go prot because they get 25% increased HP so they look OP. Prot is probably the way to spec as an FC if you have healing. I guess the interupts can be good but for pure damage ret is probably better. I would be interested to know why people who are not FCing spec prot especially after the nerf to word of glory. That being said here is the gear list.
Head
[ITEM]Polished Helm of Valor[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Burnished Helm of Might[/ITEM]
Substitute: [Keeshan's Bandana]
Neck
[Item]Scout's Medallion[/Item]
[ITEM]Thick Bronze Necklace[/Item]
[Item]Voice Amplification Modulator[/ITEM]
Shoulders
PVE tanking and looks: [ITEM]Burnished Pauldrons of Might[/ITEM]
damage: [ITEM]Polished Spaulders of Valor[/ITEM]
PVP damage mitigation: [ITEM]Strengthened Stockade Pauldrons[/ITEM]
Back
[ITEM]Tumultuous Cloak[/ITEM] of the Soldier
[Item]Tumultuous Cloak[/Item] of Stamina
[Item]Ripped Sandstorm Cloak[/Item] Only because of the +1hit which might make or break a gear set.
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Stealth[/ITEM] or other resistance/armor enchant for FCing
Chest
[ITEM]Polished Breastplate of Valor[/ITEM]
[Item]Burnished Breastplate of Might[/Item]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Greater Stats[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Major Health[/ITEM]
Wrist - will depend on your other +hit pieces
[ITEM]Sparkmetal Bracers[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Bracers of the Most Trusted[/ITEM]
Crit: [ITEM]Black Wolf Bracers[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength[/ITEM]
Hands
[ITEM]Thorbia's Gauntlets[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Gloves of the Fang[/ITEM] [ITEM]Bristlebark Gloves[/Item]- probably best for FC purposes
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Superior Agility[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength[/ITEM]
Waist
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of the soldier
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of Strength
BiS FC/Stam: [ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of Stamina
Hit: [Item]Cobrahn's Grasp[/Item]
Legs
[Item]Foreman's Leggings[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Goblin Mail Leggings[/ITEM]
Substitute: [ITEM]Kalecgos' Gift[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Medium Armor Kit[/ITEM] [ITEM]Heavy Armor Kit[/Item]
Feet
Damage: [ITEM]Savage Trodders[/ITEM]
Stam build [ITEM]Silver-Linked Footguards[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Minor Speed[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Lesser Accuracy[/ITEM]
Finger 1 and 2 - very flexible consider all of the following:
[ITEM]Band of Argas[/ITEM], [ITEM]Bravo Company Signet[/ITEM]
Other combos [ITEM]Band of Argas[/ITEM] x2 second obtained via faction change
[ITEM]Band of Foul Strength[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Protector's Band[/ITEM] level 18 version
[ITEM]Demon Band[/ITEM]
Trinket 1 and 2
[ITEM]Inherited Insignia of the Horde[/ITEM] [Item]Inherited Insignia of the Alliance[/Item], [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Substitute: [ITEM]Swift Hand of Justice[/ITEM] or [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM] X2
Main Hand
[ITEM]Venerable Mass of McGowan[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Weapon - Crusader[/ITEM]
Shield
[ITEM]Redbeard Crest[/ITEM]
Substitute [ITEM]Commander's Crest[/ITEM]
Retribution
Probably my favorite spec because of the big numbers you can dish out, because of this it is probably the spec most noobs like to run with. Most good ret paladins will have a keen eye for a kill shot on an FC and will train FC's hard despite dying a lot while trying to make it across mid. Ret paladins are probably most effective in bases with plenty of walls to hide behind, which make it a terrain most hunters like to avoid. Personally I like to feather in a little bit of int on my ret set which will allow for at least one extra exorcism or flash of light.
Head
[ITEM]Polished Helm of Valor[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Burnished Helm of Might[/ITEM]
Substitute: [Keeshan's Bandana]
Neck
[Item]Scout's Medallion[/Item]
[Item]Thick Bronze Necklace[/Item]
[Item]Voice Amplification Modulator[/Item]
Shoulders
PVE tanking and looks: [ITEM]Burnished Pauldrons of Might[/ITEM]
damage: [ITEM]Polished Spaulders of Valor[/ITEM]
PVP damage mitigation: [ITEM]Strengthened Stockade Pauldrons[/ITEM]
Back
[ITEM]Tumultuous Cloak[/ITEM] of the Soldier
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Stealth[/ITEM]
Chest
[ITEM]Polished Breastplate of Valor[/ITEM]
[Item]Burnished Breastplate of Might[/Item]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Greater Stats[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Major Health[/ITEM]
Wrist
[ITEM]Sparkmetal Bracers[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Bracers of the Most Trusted[/ITEM]
Crit: [ITEM]Black Wolf Bracers[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength[/ITEM]
Hands
[ITEM]Thorbia's Gauntlets[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Superior Agility[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength[/ITEM]
Waist
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of the soldier
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of Strength
[Item]Cobrahn's Grasp[/Item]
Legs
[Item]Foreman's Leggings[/Item]
[ITEM]Goblin Mail Leggings[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Kalecgos' Gift[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Medium Armor Kit[/ITEM] [Item]Heavy Armor Kit[/Item]
Feet
damage: [ITEM]Savage Trodders[/ITEM]
Stam bias: [ITEM]Silver-Linked Footguards[/ITEM]
Hit option: [Item]Slippers of unturned loyalties[/Item]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Minor Speed[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Lesser Accuracy[/ITEM]
Finger 1 and 2
[ITEM]Band of Argas[/ITEM], [ITEM]Bravo Company Signet[/ITEM]
Other combos [ITEM]Band of Argas[/ITEM] x2 second obtained via faction change
[ITEM]Band of Foul Strength[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Protector's Band[/ITEM] level 18 version
[ITEM]Demon Band[/ITEM]
Trinket 1 and 2
[ITEM]Inherited Insignia of the Horde[/ITEM]/[Inherited Insignia of the Alliance[/Item], [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Substitute: [ITEM]Swift Hand of Justice[/ITEM] or [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM] X2
Main Hand
[ITEM]Bloodied Arcanite Reaper[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Weapon - Crusader[/ITEM]
V. So that's it, I have all of this gear in my bag and coordinated to my gear sets. Here is a brief list of key grandfathered items that were not included in the above post
[Item]Deadskull Shield[/Item]
[Item]Arctic Buckler[/Item]
[Item]Seal of Wrynn[/Item]
[Item]Chausses of Westfall[/Item]
[Item]Seal of Sylvanas[/Item]
[Item]Steel-Clasped Bracers[/Item]
Please visit the post below for a more comprehensive list of grandfathered items
http://www.twinkinfo.com/forums/15-...anfathered-jarex-twink-source.html#post211621
Here's my Paladins Armory: Gracob @ Elune - Game - World of Warcraft
Table of Contents
I. Races
II. Talents
III. Professions
IV. Gear
V. Wrap-up and Final Thoughts
I. Races
First off, you should never choose a faction based on the races you can be. Also, never compare races that are on opposite factions to each other. When choosing a faction you should do research on which faction is less populated, could use more of said class, and has a guild you're interested in joining. Once you've decided on the faction you wish to play decide what role you would like to play on your Paladin the majority of the time, offensive or defensive, or maybe you're just going to pug.
:Horde:
Tauren
-2 minute warstomp provides an essential 2 second stun that is great for getting a quick flash of light off in heavy melee combat. They also receive an extra 19 Nature resistance which gives them a 27.54% chance to resist roots and shaman interupts while receiving less nature damage in general.
Blood Elf
-Can restore a small amount of mana and silence nearby opponents with their racial. Their racial allows them to supply an extra interrupt along with the extra mana that might be needed to get the return. They also receive 19 arcane resistance which gives them a 27.54% chance to resist sheeps while receiving less damage from Mages and Druids. With the removal of dispel their resistance is key to remaining in control at all times.
:Alliance:
Draenei
-Can heal the defense with their HoT. Have an extra 1% hit which allows for gear adjustments to gain more stamina. They also receive an extra 19 shadow resistance which gives them a 27.54% chance to resist fears while receiving less shadow damage from Priest and Warlocks. With the removal of dispel and tremor totem their racial and resistance is key to remaining in control at all times.
Human
-Every man for himself 2 minute trinket and frees up a trinket slot for an extra AGM/spellpower/haste trinket.
Dwarf
-Racial provides some damage reduction and frost resistance gives 27.54% chance to resist frost spells and reduces damage of frost spells by mages. Dwarves also start with the most base str and stam on alliance side. Despite these benefits to being a dwarf they are probably the least played alliance race for paladins.
II. Talents
The talents you choose should be based on your play style and role
Holy Tree
Holy-Pure Healing Burst/Flag Carrier (3 Protector of the Innocent, 2 Judgments of the Pure, 1 Last Word)
Holy-Pure Healing Haste (3 Protector of the Innocent, 3 Judgments of the Pure) make sure you keep the haste buff up for this spec.
Holy-Shockadin (3 Protector of the Innocent, 2 Judgments of the Pure, 1 Blazing Light) There are many other ways to maximize damage this maximizes holy shock damage, play around with the first 5 talent points there are many other combos that are also good for shockadin the one i've listed provides the best survivability.
Protection Tree
Protection-Damage (3 Divinity, 2 Seals of the Pure, 1 Improved Hammer of Justice)
Protection-Flag Carrier (3 Divinity, 2 Eternal glory, 1 Improved Hammer of Justice)
Note as of 4.1 Word of Glory has a 20 second cooldown for both prot and ret specs, which makes the talent Eternal glory almost useless
Retribution Tree
Retribution- Boot enchant +5 hit (3 Crusade, 2 Improved Judgments, 1 Pursuit of Justice)
Retribution-Boot enchant Minor speed (3 Crusade, 2 Improved Judgments, 1 Rule of Law) -- Gracob currerntly prefers 5% crit increase on crusader strike given by rule of law because it is the primary nuke and hit is easily obtainable by gear
III. Professions -Key concepts, think about your playstyle and how a profession that gives stats could open up gear slots
-225 Herbalism provides a small heal and a large amount of haste which improves survivability and also sets up the paladins key finishing ability--Exo spam.
-225 skinning Gives 9 crit rating and about 3% crit at lvl 19. great for any paladin and can open up gear slots that would normally be used for crit gear for more haste, stam, str, or int items
-150 engineering, mainly used for bombs but also allows [ITEM]Green Tinted Goggles[/ITEM]
which most twinks use as a place holder until they get a better head item
-225 mining gives +70 health great for commited flag carriers, can also open up gear slots slated for stamina pieces so you can gear for more crit, haste, str, or int
IV. Gear
There's tons of gear available to 19 all paladin specs, but what really matters is how you set up your gear to obtain the best stats while maintaining hit cap (10, 5%). Notice, this guide is for players who have BoAs. If you can't or are not interested in farming BoAs then I wouldn't make a Paladin. Remember, you need to always have hit cap (10, 5%) or more. In general when gearing a Paladin you will want to maintain a high amount of armor. This means that although cloth or leather pieces may give good stats they may not be considered by most good Paladins to be the best in slot. I will be listing my primary set for each spec although I usually mix and match gear often and you should too. Although I always have a hit capped holy and FC set in my bag I sometimes take concessions when I am healing or FCing with respect to the +hit stat, the reason for this is that when I FC or heal my direct spell and melee interactions with enemy targets is significantly less and I am usually more focused on damage mitigation, and healing my team or myself which doesn't require hit cap.
HOLY
Below is a list of gear I consider when I spec holy. I will be listing Best in slot items and try to give a flavor of what I use for different play styles such as Holy-FC, Holy-Shockadin. Again you will want to mix and match but maintain a high amount of armor.
As Holy you will always want to keep 3 stack of holy power up via casting holy shock on yourself or others while traveling. You will be required to FC early if noone steps up so start making your way to the enemy flag right from the start. Alternatively if there is another option for an FC you should stick with a pack of hunters or other dps until your teams FC comes out of the base then you will transition to defense or offense as needed. If you are losing you might be able to turn the table to your teams favor by healing your DPS in mid but don't make a habit out of healing mid. Don't be worried about putting up insane healing numbers most pallies top the healing charts because they run into an enemy pack and just start spamming FoL on themselves!
Head
Armored : [ITEM]Mystical Coif of Elements[/ITEM]
Shockadin: [ITEM]Tattered Dreadmist Mask[/ITEM]
Magic mitigation including Hunter Explosive/Arcane shot: [ITEM]Keeshan's Bandana[/ITEM]
Neck
[ITEM]Scout's Medallion[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Thick Bronze Necklace[/ITEM]
[Item]Voice Amplification Modulator[/Item]
Shoulders
Armor: [ITEM]Pristine Lightforge Spaulders[/ITEM]
Shockadin: [ITEM]Mystical Pauldrons of Elements[/ITEM]
Back
Shockadin: [ITEM]Ancient Bloodmoon Cloak[/ITEM]
Spellpower: [ITEM]Tumultuous Cloak[/ITEM] of the Sorcerer
Hit: [ITEM]Spidersilk Drape[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Lesser Shadow Resistance[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Greater Resistance[/ITEM]
Chest
[ITEM]Mystical Vest of Elements[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Major Health[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Greater Stats[/ITEM]
Wrist
Hit: [ITEM]Acquisition Bracers[/ITEM]
Crit: [ITEM]Uninsured Bracers[/ITEM]
Armor: [ITEM]Fortified Bracers[/ITEM] of the eagle 3/3
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Healing Power[/ITEM]
Hands
Armor: [ITEM]Defender Gauntlets[/ITEM] of the Eagle 4/4
Spellpower [ITEM]Gold-Flecked Gloves[/ITEM] [ITEM]Serpentis' Gloves[/ITEM] [Item]Serpent Gloves[/Item]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Minor Haste[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Healing Power[/ITEM]
Waist
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of the Sorcerer
Legs
Best general use [ITEM]Legguards of Abandoned Virtue[/ITEM] [Item]Forestkeeper Legguards[/ITEM]
[Item]Fine Leather Pants[/Item]
Shockadin: [ITEM]Godfrey's Britches[/ITEM]
Armor: [ITEM]Defender leggings[/ITEM] of the eagle 5/5
Feet
[Item]Slippers of unturned loyalties[/Item] (hit)
[Item]Spidersilk Boots[/item] (stats)
[Item]Merger Boots[/Item] (crit)
[Item]Defender boots[/Item] of the eagle 4/4 (armor)
[Item]Walking Boots[/Item] (max crit)
Enchant: [Item]Scroll of enchant boots - Minor Speed[/item]
Rings
[Item]Seal of Argas[/Item] X2
[Item]Stillwater's Signet[/Item]
[Item]Lavishly Jeweled Ring[/Item]
[Item]Garrosh's Pardon[/Item]
Trinkets
[Item]Inherited insignia of the horde[/item] [Item]Inherited insignia of the Alliance[/item]
[ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Substitute: [ITEM]Swift Hand of Justice[/ITEM] or [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM] X2
Main Hand
[Item]Devout Aurastone Hammer[/Item]
Enchant: [Item]Scroll of enchant weapon - Mighty intellect[/Item]
Shield
[Item]Shield of the Barrens[/Item]
Crit [Item]Shield of Talrendis Point[/Item]
Enchant [Item]Scroll of enchant shield - Vitality[/Item]
Protection Paladin
I have limited experience with prot and think it is actually one of the weaker specs these days, most people go prot because they get 25% increased HP so they look OP. Prot is probably the way to spec as an FC if you have healing. I guess the interupts can be good but for pure damage ret is probably better. I would be interested to know why people who are not FCing spec prot especially after the nerf to word of glory. That being said here is the gear list.
Head
[ITEM]Polished Helm of Valor[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Burnished Helm of Might[/ITEM]
Substitute: [Keeshan's Bandana]
Neck
[Item]Scout's Medallion[/Item]
[ITEM]Thick Bronze Necklace[/Item]
[Item]Voice Amplification Modulator[/ITEM]
Shoulders
PVE tanking and looks: [ITEM]Burnished Pauldrons of Might[/ITEM]
damage: [ITEM]Polished Spaulders of Valor[/ITEM]
PVP damage mitigation: [ITEM]Strengthened Stockade Pauldrons[/ITEM]
Back
[ITEM]Tumultuous Cloak[/ITEM] of the Soldier
[Item]Tumultuous Cloak[/Item] of Stamina
[Item]Ripped Sandstorm Cloak[/Item] Only because of the +1hit which might make or break a gear set.
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Stealth[/ITEM] or other resistance/armor enchant for FCing
Chest
[ITEM]Polished Breastplate of Valor[/ITEM]
[Item]Burnished Breastplate of Might[/Item]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Greater Stats[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Major Health[/ITEM]
Wrist - will depend on your other +hit pieces
[ITEM]Sparkmetal Bracers[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Bracers of the Most Trusted[/ITEM]
Crit: [ITEM]Black Wolf Bracers[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength[/ITEM]
Hands
[ITEM]Thorbia's Gauntlets[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Gloves of the Fang[/ITEM] [ITEM]Bristlebark Gloves[/Item]- probably best for FC purposes
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Superior Agility[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength[/ITEM]
Waist
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of the soldier
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of Strength
BiS FC/Stam: [ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of Stamina
Hit: [Item]Cobrahn's Grasp[/Item]
Legs
[Item]Foreman's Leggings[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Goblin Mail Leggings[/ITEM]
Substitute: [ITEM]Kalecgos' Gift[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Medium Armor Kit[/ITEM] [ITEM]Heavy Armor Kit[/Item]
Feet
Damage: [ITEM]Savage Trodders[/ITEM]
Stam build [ITEM]Silver-Linked Footguards[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Minor Speed[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Lesser Accuracy[/ITEM]
Finger 1 and 2 - very flexible consider all of the following:
[ITEM]Band of Argas[/ITEM], [ITEM]Bravo Company Signet[/ITEM]
Other combos [ITEM]Band of Argas[/ITEM] x2 second obtained via faction change
[ITEM]Band of Foul Strength[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Protector's Band[/ITEM] level 18 version
[ITEM]Demon Band[/ITEM]
Trinket 1 and 2
[ITEM]Inherited Insignia of the Horde[/ITEM] [Item]Inherited Insignia of the Alliance[/Item], [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Substitute: [ITEM]Swift Hand of Justice[/ITEM] or [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM] X2
Main Hand
[ITEM]Venerable Mass of McGowan[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Weapon - Crusader[/ITEM]
Shield
[ITEM]Redbeard Crest[/ITEM]
Substitute [ITEM]Commander's Crest[/ITEM]
Retribution
Probably my favorite spec because of the big numbers you can dish out, because of this it is probably the spec most noobs like to run with. Most good ret paladins will have a keen eye for a kill shot on an FC and will train FC's hard despite dying a lot while trying to make it across mid. Ret paladins are probably most effective in bases with plenty of walls to hide behind, which make it a terrain most hunters like to avoid. Personally I like to feather in a little bit of int on my ret set which will allow for at least one extra exorcism or flash of light.
Head
[ITEM]Polished Helm of Valor[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Burnished Helm of Might[/ITEM]
Substitute: [Keeshan's Bandana]
Neck
[Item]Scout's Medallion[/Item]
[Item]Thick Bronze Necklace[/Item]
[Item]Voice Amplification Modulator[/Item]
Shoulders
PVE tanking and looks: [ITEM]Burnished Pauldrons of Might[/ITEM]
damage: [ITEM]Polished Spaulders of Valor[/ITEM]
PVP damage mitigation: [ITEM]Strengthened Stockade Pauldrons[/ITEM]
Back
[ITEM]Tumultuous Cloak[/ITEM] of the Soldier
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Stealth[/ITEM]
Chest
[ITEM]Polished Breastplate of Valor[/ITEM]
[Item]Burnished Breastplate of Might[/Item]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Greater Stats[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Chest - Major Health[/ITEM]
Wrist
[ITEM]Sparkmetal Bracers[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Bracers of the Most Trusted[/ITEM]
Crit: [ITEM]Black Wolf Bracers[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength[/ITEM]
Hands
[ITEM]Thorbia's Gauntlets[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Superior Agility[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength[/ITEM]
Waist
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of the soldier
[ITEM]Earthbound Girdle[/ITEM] of Strength
[Item]Cobrahn's Grasp[/Item]
Legs
[Item]Foreman's Leggings[/Item]
[ITEM]Goblin Mail Leggings[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Kalecgos' Gift[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Medium Armor Kit[/ITEM] [Item]Heavy Armor Kit[/Item]
Feet
damage: [ITEM]Savage Trodders[/ITEM]
Stam bias: [ITEM]Silver-Linked Footguards[/ITEM]
Hit option: [Item]Slippers of unturned loyalties[/Item]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Minor Speed[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina[/ITEM] [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Boots - Lesser Accuracy[/ITEM]
Finger 1 and 2
[ITEM]Band of Argas[/ITEM], [ITEM]Bravo Company Signet[/ITEM]
Other combos [ITEM]Band of Argas[/ITEM] x2 second obtained via faction change
[ITEM]Band of Foul Strength[/ITEM]
[ITEM]Protector's Band[/ITEM] level 18 version
[ITEM]Demon Band[/ITEM]
Trinket 1 and 2
[ITEM]Inherited Insignia of the Horde[/ITEM]/[Inherited Insignia of the Alliance[/Item], [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Substitute: [ITEM]Swift Hand of Justice[/ITEM] or [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM] X2
Main Hand
[ITEM]Bloodied Arcanite Reaper[/ITEM]
Enchant: [ITEM]Scroll of Enchant Weapon - Crusader[/ITEM]
V. So that's it, I have all of this gear in my bag and coordinated to my gear sets. Here is a brief list of key grandfathered items that were not included in the above post
[Item]Deadskull Shield[/Item]
[Item]Arctic Buckler[/Item]
[Item]Seal of Wrynn[/Item]
[Item]Chausses of Westfall[/Item]
[Item]Seal of Sylvanas[/Item]
[Item]Steel-Clasped Bracers[/Item]
Please visit the post below for a more comprehensive list of grandfathered items
http://www.twinkinfo.com/forums/15-...anfathered-jarex-twink-source.html#post211621
Here's my Paladins Armory: Gracob @ Elune - Game - World of Warcraft