Maximum Strength Main Hand?
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Bop
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BiS weapon for Protadins depends on which faction / what gear you're using.
My Protection paladin focuses on having a large health bar while also doing damage. I give up a lot of high damage scaling items, like Band of Foul Strength, for items that are more realistically balanced.
I think Prot is about being a utility to your team with anti-healer, off-healing, and general AoE burst. So staying power and maximum damage numbers (for killing healers) are most important to me. For this reason, I take Stamina > Crit > Strength.
I'd say that in most cases, Cookie's Tenderizer = BiS for Str > Stamina "Pret"adins
And Baron's Scepter is BiS for more stat balanced Prot paladins.
For Tanky spec, go Diamond Hammer > Dawnblade. Prot Paladins should never be completely 100% tank oriented, since your damage abilities are always going to be extremely useful in a premade or pug situation (Compared to Prot Warriors and Guardian Druids who, while adding some damage, are not as effective DPS tanks are Protadins. Focus on your strengths.)
My Protection paladin focuses on having a large health bar while also doing damage. I give up a lot of high damage scaling items, like Band of Foul Strength, for items that are more realistically balanced.
I think Prot is about being a utility to your team with anti-healer, off-healing, and general AoE burst. So staying power and maximum damage numbers (for killing healers) are most important to me. For this reason, I take Stamina > Crit > Strength.
I'd say that in most cases, Cookie's Tenderizer = BiS for Str > Stamina "Pret"adins
And Baron's Scepter is BiS for more stat balanced Prot paladins.
For Tanky spec, go Diamond Hammer > Dawnblade. Prot Paladins should never be completely 100% tank oriented, since your damage abilities are always going to be extremely useful in a premade or pug situation (Compared to Prot Warriors and Guardian Druids who, while adding some damage, are not as effective DPS tanks are Protadins. Focus on your strengths.)
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Srs
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Goesid
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Here's some battleground sets featuring Razor's Edge:
Mainstream way: 128 str, 10.57% crit, 2133 hp
Dirty White Boy way: 132 str, 9.18% crit, 2133 hp
Old School way (grandfathered): 128 str, 10.34% crit, 2108 hp (swap in Foreman's for 132 str, 9.18% crit, 2120 hp)
Los Diablos way: 130 str, 9.18% crit, 2133 hp
Magnum: 133str, 9.18% crit, 2070 hp
edit:added more sets and stats
Mainstream way: 128 str, 10.57% crit, 2133 hp
Dirty White Boy way: 132 str, 9.18% crit, 2133 hp
Old School way (grandfathered): 128 str, 10.34% crit, 2108 hp (swap in Foreman's for 132 str, 9.18% crit, 2120 hp)
Los Diablos way: 130 str, 9.18% crit, 2133 hp
Magnum: 133str, 9.18% crit, 2070 hp
edit:added more sets and stats
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Waterworks
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So to answer OP, is the general consensus with Razor's Edge then? I picked up a second one from chests the other day and deleted it for bag space because I never use my other one. But now ..
Zehj
Legend
cap with flying tiger + boots + dpr/demon + razorz and use 11 stre legs and 6 stre bracers
with lfh dividend + hero + dpr is best
Srs
Legend
I don't really see Flying Tiger Goggles as being as being a valid option for anyone with LFH. Max strength (which I'm not really going for, more of a max dps without going full retard) demands Giants Growth from Alchemy, and that means Herbalism too (unless you are truly sadistic). I guess that means that I'm not really into going full glass cannon using greens. However, just for academics, with your setup with the LFH: Darkwater Talwar for weapon?
Upswag
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So back when there was arena on Korgath the warriors would all go crit meaning Cobrahn's Boots, Black Wolf Bracers etc. Is that not what you do anymore? If not, why not? My prot warrior has no gear right now and hits 1k + crit slams and 490 ish regular slams. I can't imagine that I'm going to get much higher with strength.
Poparms
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You silly goose. This is talking about prot paladins. Prot paladin avenger shield scales pretty nicely with strength, and they also benefit from the fact that their heals also heal more with the attack power > spell power conversion.
Prot warriors shield slam on the other hand doesnt scale well at all with strength, and it is still best to stack crit on them
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Upswag
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So back when there was arena on Korgath the warriors would all go crit meaning Cobrahn's Boots, Black Wolf Bracers etc. Is that not what you do anymore? If not, why not? My prot warrior has no gear right now and hits 1k + crit slams and 490 ish regular slams. I can't imagine that I'm going to get much higher with strength.
Srs
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Lol, I think you're lagging. You're double posting all over the place.
To answer your question, I believe warriors are still stacking crit and stam over strength. To be BiS in this patch, the BFD pants are probably best bet. But that could very easily change come WoD.
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Upswag
Legend
Oh I know! I was just curious about warriors. So would Jenny's Gloves be pretty dope at 5 stam 5 crit?
Zehj
Legend
yeah the tiger set is just full glass cannon
seeing as the proc on talwar is awful, id probs use protectors as it has max top end with 5 stre
Looking at your "mainstream" set on the previous page I think capping your way with lfh is actually the same stre and 1 more stam, assuming you don't use 6 stre bracers or 11 stre legs. My way does free up the wep slot though if you want to go more balanced
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