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Forum: Paladins 07/03/11, 3:15 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,507,736
Posted By Zaroua
There are no magical debuffs that need to be...

There are no magical debuffs that need to be Cleansed during Firelands boss encounters.
Forum: Paladins 01/12/11, 5:53 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,507,736
Posted By Zaroua
Aura Mastery is absolutely needed to save the day...

Aura Mastery is absolutely needed to save the day on a lot heroic encounters. The only fight where AM isn't worth it is on Chimaeron. That talent has been obnoxiously overpowered in PvE since its...
Forum: Paladins 01/02/11, 4:46 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,507,736
Posted By Zaroua
You guys are making the DL/FoL about a billion...

You guys are making the DL/FoL about a billion times more complicated than it needs to be, give or take one or two.


Is my target going to die in less than 2 seconds if I don't heal them? If yes and...
Forum: Paladins 11/10/10, 6:07 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 235,471
Posted By Zaroua
I've personally almost exclusively been using...

I've personally almost exclusively been using Avenging Wrath and Divine Favor when I use Holy Radiance. The reasoning is that if I actually need to spend mana on Holy Radiance, it's because there is...
Forum: Paladins 10/30/10, 7:22 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 667,831
Posted By Zaroua
Actually someone pointed out to me that it's very...

Actually someone pointed out to me that it's very possible that Blizzard will also nerf the base amount of block we gain from our mastery, which would put me 10% behind the block cap in my current...
Forum: Paladins 10/30/10, 5:06 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 667,831
Posted By Zaroua
I'll be less than 4% away from the block cap once...

I'll be less than 4% away from the block cap once the changes to our mastery go live and I'm only using the Wildhammer rep boots + crafted belt/shield as epics and I'm missing 4 pieces of mastery...
Forum: Paladins 10/19/10, 7:09 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
I apologize if my previous post was misleading so...

I apologize if my previous post was misleading so I'll elaborate on the point I was trying to make. Keep in mind that my post relates to raiding only. ToR is pretty much required for 5 mans and...
Forum: Paladins 10/18/10, 10:44 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
The problem with ToR is that it's almost entirely...

The problem with ToR is that it's almost entirely useless in any of the raids that have been put up on the PTR so far. There barely are any times where the only person in the raid that is taking...
Forum: Paladins 10/15/10, 4:52 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 667,831
Posted By Zaroua
The 5% Block Value meta (Eternal Shadowspirit...

The 5% Block Value meta (Eternal Shadowspirit Diamond, 81 stam 5% block value, requires 3 blue gems) increases our block value to 31% of the total damage dealt, which should make it the meta gem of...
Forum: Paladins 10/14/10, 3:57 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 667,831
Posted By Zaroua
On cooldowns: Avenging Wrath is once again usable...

On cooldowns: Avenging Wrath is once again usable at all times and no longer has a hidden timer associated with its use or the use of other Paladin cooldowns. In other words, we can have Avenging...
Forum: Paladins 10/03/10, 6:28 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
My current thoughts on stats are as...

My current thoughts on stats are as follow:

Intellect is *the* stat for us, it improves both our passive mana regeneration from spirit and increases our mana gains from Replenishment/Divine Plea. On...
Forum: Paladins 10/02/10, 5:50 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,106
Posted By Zaroua
Our heal:threat ratio used to be 1:0.25 but they...

Our heal:threat ratio used to be 1:0.25 but they bumped it to the 1:0.5 norm that other healers work with. RF bumps this to 1:1, but the heal threat is still split up by the number of mobs on the...
Forum: Paladins 09/28/10, 1:11 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
Flash of Light downright sucks on beta; I've...

Flash of Light downright sucks on beta; I've casted less than 10 of them as Holy in the past 4 months playing Cata. For it to serve its purpose of being an emergency life saver, both the healing done...
Forum: Paladins 09/26/10, 5:22 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,106
Posted By Zaroua
Avenger's Shield bounces on CC'd targets all the...

Avenger's Shield bounces on CC'd targets all the time on beta. Even if it didn't, running the risk of a CC breaking early because the person doing the CC was a bit slow is too dangerous. Trash damage...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/10, 4:49 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,106
Posted By Zaroua
Pulling with Avenger's Shield has become a lot...

Pulling with Avenger's Shield has become a lot more difficult due to how much CC is required in instances and you absolutely need the threat from to have any chance of holding aggro once DPS starts...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/10, 3:21 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
I went with a group of guildies and tested a two...

I went with a group of guildies and tested a two tank situation where both tanks take really high damage* and what I've been thinking on was all but confirmed: Beacon of Light is going to be by far...
Forum: Paladins 09/24/10, 6:13 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,106
Posted By Zaroua
Heroic trash melees from anywhere to 15k to 30k a...

Heroic trash melees from anywhere to 15k to 30k a hit, with specials hitting up to 60k. Casters spells average about 25k a cast.

The fragility comes from the Bear mastery working together with...
Forum: Paladins 09/02/10, 5:49 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
The relevant glyphs for Holy (there's more but...

The relevant glyphs for Holy (there's more but they're for Ret and Prot, I'm too lazy to type them all out).


Prime Glyphs:

- Divine Favor: Increases the duration by 10 seconds
- Exorcism: 20% of...
Forum: Paladins 08/31/10, 12:42 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
Our mana regen has never been balanced around...

Our mana regen has never been balanced around Seal of Wisdom - a huge mistake on Blizzard's part and one they have shown they aren't in a hurry to address anytime soon. And that's on top of the...
Forum: Paladins 08/05/10, 5:08 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
Since Holy Power has been implemented, 90% of the...

Since Holy Power has been implemented, 90% of the healing I've done has been Holy Light > Holy Shock on CD (not glyphed) > Word of Glory at 3 stacks. And that's using the same gear I do on live -...
Forum: Paladins 07/31/10, 5:43 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
Val'anyr is strong in the LK model for a Paladin...

Val'anyr is strong in the LK model for a Paladin because of 2 things: the Beacon target gets a shield whenever a heal is transferred and because almost every fight has some source of constant damage...
Forum: Paladins 07/23/10, 7:34 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
Word of Glory proc's Holy Power when used in...

Word of Glory proc's Holy Power when used in conjunction with Tower of Radiance. With the change to Healing Light, Word of Glory is quite powerful now, making my earlier statements obsolete.
Forum: Paladins 07/22/10, 8:04 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
From my tests, it looks like 3/3 Tower of...

From my tests, it looks like 3/3 Tower of Radiance is 100% chance to generate Holy Power and Holy Shock is also 100% for both healing and offense. Holy Shock also generates 2 Holy Power when cast on...
Forum: Paladins 07/22/10, 3:04 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,977
Posted By Zaroua
The heal over time effect from casting Flash of...

The heal over time effect from casting Flash of Light on a target with Sacred Shield is no longer part of any tooltip, nor has it been for a few builds now. At this point, it's safe to assume that...
Forum: Paladins 01/23/10, 7:05 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,517
Posted By Zaroua
When in doubt about SS procs, cast it on the main...

When in doubt about SS procs, cast it on the main tank and Beacon the off-tank.

Blood Queen's aura supposedly scales based on the amount of vampires active according to data mined information. In...
Forum: Paladins 12/30/09, 7:14 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,517
Posted By Zaroua
Unfortunately, this board isn't for discussing...

Unfortunately, this board isn't for discussing how pretty your character looks with his or her new suit of epic Plate gear. Discussing whether or not to pick up well itemized pieces of non-Pplate...
Forum: Paladins 12/17/09, 5:48 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,517
Posted By Zaroua
MP5 can be regarded as a throughput stat of sorts...

MP5 can be regarded as a throughput stat of sorts for a HL build: it grants enough mana throughout the duration of a fight to reduce the amount of Judging that needs to be done. Point per point, Crit...
Forum: Paladins 12/10/09, 10:12 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
To clarify on Divine Sacrifice and Divine...

To clarify on Divine Sacrifice and Divine Guardian:

When you have both talents maxed out, the following will happen when you use Divine Sacrifice:

You gain the Divine Sacrifice buff (lasts 10sec)...
Forum: Paladins 11/24/09, 11:29 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Let's take a 5 minute fight: the HL Paladin...

Let's take a 5 minute fight: the HL Paladin judges 20 times and Pleas 3 times while the FoL Paladin Judges 10 times and doesn't Plea, they will both cast SS 5 times.

HL will do roughly 2.5million...
Forum: Paladins 11/24/09, 6:17 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
When looking at HPS values you have to consider a...

When looking at HPS values you have to consider a lot more variables than the ones you included in your post: GCDs on Judgements (HL will almost want to judge on cooldown while FoL while judge to...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/29/09, 10:19 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,756
Posted By Zaroua
I can't find any source for this on the forums or...

I can't find any source for this on the forums or on blue trackers: is this just a wishlist/speculation post?
Forum: Paladins 10/20/09, 8:50 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
You're sorely mistaken if you think a healer will...

You're sorely mistaken if you think a healer will solo heal a tank through any of the 25 man hard modes. Between AoE healing, smart heals, HoTs, PoM/CH bounces and PW:S, the tanks will be getting a...
Forum: Paladins 10/02/09, 10:16 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
A small correction: MP5 is extremely important...

A small correction: MP5 is extremely important for FoL spamming since it almost removes the need to use Divine Plea.


In any case, one thing I'd like to stress about ilvl258 tier pieces is this: at...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/09, 4:26 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
I tested this after 3.2 hit. Unless something...

I tested this after 3.2 hit. Unless something changed since then, you are wrong and both JoW and JoL work regardless of how many copies of the spell you have active and regardless of the order you...
Forum: Paladins 09/18/09, 4:55 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Problem is that you're looking at the healing...

Problem is that you're looking at the healing meters without looking at the fight. The tank damage on Twins is almost non-existent and the raid damage is fairly high and consistent, meaning that...
Forum: Paladins 09/14/09, 5:40 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
40 Holy Lights per minute is barely achievable on...

40 Holy Lights per minute is barely achievable on Patchwerk, much less any other fight where there's thinking, moving or actually more to the fight than pressing 2 over and over. In other words:...
Forum: Paladins 09/13/09, 10:18 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
http://elitistjerks.com/f76/t55577-holy_paladin_gu...

http://elitistjerks.com/f76/t55577-holy_paladin_guide_3_1_a/p40/#post1326664

Those numbers don't take into account GCDs used on spells other than Holy Light or movement, which all immensely favor...
Forum: Paladins 09/13/09, 5:28 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
You have no idea what you're talking about. You...

You have no idea what you're talking about.

You seem to be under the impression that stacking Spell Power means removing Holy Light from the spell bar and mindlessly spamming Flash of Light all...
Forum: Paladins 08/20/09, 2:24 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Sacred Shield absorb values are based on the...

Sacred Shield absorb values are based on the Paladin's spell power at the time the shield is proc'd and not on initial cast of the buffer.

Step 1: Cast Sacred Shield with no buffs up
Step 2: Warlock...
Forum: Paladins 08/07/09, 2:15 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Wrong, you take full damage and absorb the...

Wrong, you take full damage and absorb the overkill, regardless of damage; the combat log reads Spell hits Zaroua for 28000 (2000 absorbed). 0 defense rating means you don't get saved, being at 540...
Forum: Paladins 08/06/09, 5:00 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
World of Logs seems to be pretty crappy compared...

World of Logs seems to be pretty crappy compared to WWS and even Stasis when it comes to showing individual spell breakdowns. In any case, the 3346 number seems to be the average effective healing...
Forum: Paladins 08/06/09, 3:40 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Went and poked Ulduar tonight, minus Vezax and...

Went and poked Ulduar tonight, minus Vezax and Yogg. I used TbtL on Steelbreaker, Algalon and Thorim and I was extremely happy with the healing FoL spam was outputting: 6k normal and 12k crits with...
Forum: Paladins 07/25/09, 10:51 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,729
Posted By Zaroua
Let's take a look at the MP5 equivalent of 1%...

Let's take a look at the MP5 equivalent of 1% crit for a certain amount of Holy Light cast per minute.

30 Holy Lights per minute = 19.125 MP5
35 Holy Lights per minute = 21.3125 MP5
40 Holy Lights...
Forum: Paladins 07/24/09, 4:35 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Well as it's been discussed and shown on the WoW...

Well as it's been discussed and shown on the WoW forums, Beacon of Light no longer benefits from double dipping with healing modifiers. That means healing Hunter pets or Mute Rogues/Feral Druids and...
Forum: Paladins 07/21/09, 5:57 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
TbtL can still use Holy Lights and still get...

TbtL can still use Holy Lights and still get pretty good HPS out of it, rough napkin math assuming all out SP would yield about 8-9HPS while spamming HL; compared to the 9-10k HPS I get on live and...
Forum: Paladins 07/21/09, 4:20 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Too many assumptions. TbtL in 3.2 would be for a...

Too many assumptions. TbtL in 3.2 would be for a few specific fight models only - Algalon, Vezax, Yogg and maybe Thorim. It would be meant to replace a standard beacon spec on fights where Beacon...
Forum: Paladins 07/15/09, 3:32 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Phase 2 Mimiron pre-nerf was the single best...

Phase 2 Mimiron pre-nerf was the single best fight for a Paladin to raid heal on: the raid damage was obnoxiously high yet there was very little burst, making whack-a-mole on melee with Holy Light...
Forum: Paladins 07/11/09, 4:31 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,729
Posted By Zaroua
You're not meleeing Dark Matters nearly as...

You're not meleeing Dark Matters nearly as aggressively as you should. You also make no mention of timing your Divine Pleas with tank cooldown. You also don't talk about using Aura Mastery as a tank...
Forum: Paladins 07/09/09, 6:23 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
All it takes is 1 point in Improved Lay on Hands...

All it takes is 1 point in Improved Lay on Hands on live to push any tank's armor to, or over the cap assuming Inspiration/Ancestral Fortitude. Going for 2/2 feels somewhat redundant seeing as you'll...
Forum: Paladins 06/26/09, 4:27 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 807,920
Posted By Zaroua
Saying that crit gives Holy Paladins extra...

Saying that crit gives Holy Paladins extra throughput is borderline laughable. Your Holy Lights hits for 10 to 12k, and sometimes you'll get a nifty amount of burst healing because you won the dice...
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