Originally Posted by kenlyric
I agree with this, but which talents do you use to move down the ret tree? Take imp might and skip everything in tier 2 ret? This is where I always stump trying to make a ret build.
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For a prot spec I was using for leveling, I wouldn't take anything except
maybe Benediction. For a ret spec, I would start with Benediction, pick up Imp Might, and basically pretend I was making a raid DPS spec. (I'd also grab Pursuit of Justice quite early to make leveling less painful.)
There's nothing in the ret tree that's especially helpful for prot grinding until Imp Retribution Aura or Sanctity Aura, and both of those involve far too many filler points for me to ever advocate them over just going 10/xx/0.
Usually, though, like I said, Ret is faster. It's the spec that gets the best support from pre-60 gear (especially now), it has had some substantial DPS and sustainability buffs recently, and it's good at fighting every kind of mob, not just fast-hitting mobs in big packs. It's also kind of nice because you'll probably already have a full ret set by the time protection becomes viable. (Protection is garbage for leveling until level 30, and it gets another big boost at 40.)
Fun, but naturally inefficient.