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Jason Tinling

2/14/2011 6:57:00 PM

On Feb 13, 5:07 am, JR <n...@mine.mn> wrote:
> Hia folks
>
> I want to pick up my pala tank again, but the last time I use her was
> 2 months before cata came out, so I have no idea what to do. I read
> the guide at the top of the WoW forum, but it deals simply with
> changes. Since I remember pretty much nothing...
>
> And the other 2 guides are for holy and retri...
>
> I'm looking for specs and rotations, as well as tips. All my old links
> seem to have nothing but WOTLK stuff, so I'm stuck. Could the nice
> fellow players please point me to where I can find this? Many thanks.

http://failsafedesign.mainta... should be your bible.

Pally tanking is a much changed since LK.

Consecrate is a once to get group aggro and done spell now.

Rotation is 9-3-9 (9 second CD ability, 3 second, 9 second)

9 Second abilities are Judgement, Holy Wrath and Avenger's Shield
(talented). 3 second abilities are Crusader Strike and Hammer of the
Righteous, which have a shared cooldown.

Blizz thought we needed to be more like rogues, so we now use a point
system called Holy Power. Each successful strike with CS or HotR
generates 1 HP.

We have 3 HP using abilities:
Shield of the Righteous, a single target, direct damage spell that
hits for about 2/4/8k (1/2/3 HP) at 85 basic gear
Inquisition: Increases Holy damage by 15ish% for 5/10/15 seconds
Word of Glory: Instant heal for 6/9/12k

Holy Shield is no longer a cast spell, but is an on use ability tied
to the use of our 3 HP finishers.

Basic rotations:

Single target - Judge>CS>AS>CS>Wrath>CS>SotR/WoG, depending on needs,
and assuming all three CS hit.
Multi-target - AS>Consecrate(opt)>HotR>Judge>HotR>Wrath>HotR>SotR/WoG,
depending on needs, and assuming all three HotR hit.

Insert Hammer of Wrath into either rotation as top priority when it's
available. Replace Holy Wraths with Avenger's Shields as Grand
Crusader procs allow. Do not supersede Judgement, as that is our
primary mana regeneration tool.

You can find a basic spec from my pally here:
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/feathermoon/kathane/tale...

Boss pull rotation:

Divine Plea>Inquisition>Exorcism (x2 optional, depending on boss
location)>Judge>CS>AS>CS>HW>CS>SotR....

We now have an off-GCD interrupt in the form of Rebuke, as well as the
stun component from Hammer of Justice as a sometimes interrupt.

With recent changes, you'll want to target hit cap and expertise soft
cap for your preferred end game play (heroics, dungeons, raids), then
mastery, dodge, and parry. Strength's contribution to blocking has
been removed, so it's not as preferred a stat as it was in LK.