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* Name
The Fear Breaker
* Link
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=qZVGtIx0dMgqzVfx
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/paladin/talents.html?0000000000000000000005325133500021025215010523500000000000000000
* Changes from Vanilla 0/49/12
- Dropped Reckoning
- Gained Guardian's Favor
- Gained Improved SotCrusader
* Pros
1. 2 mins shorter cooldown on BoP to fear dance.
2. Extra consistant threat from holy damage.
* Cons
1. Less DPS when soloing
2. Less burst threat from reckoning procs
* Reasoning
Guardian's Favor
I respeced to this last night since I was assigned to MT all kara. I felt the urgent need to handle fear without relying on fear ward or tremor totem as a serious MT. This might be even more useful for our horde paladin brothers. Although I use the PvP trinket and divine shield macro to break fear as well, 2min earlier BoP just makes things a lot simpler. This will make sure you will still down him even if 1 or 2 of your DPS dies halfway, DPS becomes really slow, and you need to fear break more than 3 times per phase. In summary, this spec just gives more room for error overall.
Reckoning
I decided it is time for me to drop reckoning also since it is starting to proc very seldom as I gear up beyond uncrushability. I also find that as a tank it is good to have more predictable threat that DPS can work with comfortably as opposed to burst threat that might not proc (90% chance) when you need it badly. TPS lost from reckoning will be compensated by Improved SotCrusader with just 3 talent points.
Improved SotCrusader
As a MT, I am getting healed more and having less mana problems. I was an OT and I had to judge wisdom sometimes. Now I can judge crusader full time and make better use of holy damage threat multiplier from my righteous fury. This will also scale better with SoV buff in 2.2.
Weapon Expertise
As a human, I already have +5 to swords and do not find pressing needs to have this talent. And my main reason of dropping reckoning was to handle fear more effectively anyways.
I tried not to sway away too much from the vanilla prot build because I want my mitigation talents intact. Feedback would be appreciated!
P.S. Let me know if you need a ready-made toggle macro that BoP self if you are not already BoPed, and dismiss BoP if you are already BoPed. Pressing it just before Nightbane finish casting fear, and again after his casting finished makes you immune to fear. It works just like a warrior's fear dance macro. I don't have it on this laptop right now, but I can post it from my PC.
Macro Update
Use the Macros below to dance. Replace Demiblade with your own character name. Make sure both macros and the PvP trinket are hot keyed. You don't want to fumble around your action bar looking for it as Nightbane eats your healers.
BoP Dance
#show Blessing of Protection;
/cancelaura Blessing of Protection;
/cast [help] Blessing of Protection; [target=Demiblade,help] Blessing of Protection;
Divine Shield Dance
#show Divine Shield;
/cancelaura Divine Shield;
/cast Divine Shield;
Instant Aggro Grab (Optional)
Sometimes, leaving the bubble on too long without cancelling could lead to Nightbane running lose. Use this macro for an aggro spike and get him back on you instantly if he ever looks away. Works great if you are slow with judging or exorcising after bubble dance.
/stopcasting
/cancelaura Divine Shield
/cancelaura Blessing of Protection
/cast Judgement
/stopcasting
/cast Exorcism
E.g., bind this to K key to use after every dance (Don't ask why, just map your other original keys to ctrl-K or something. I just find those easiest to press when my left hand is busy with 1234 for threat building.). If your BoP macro is H, DS macro is G, and trinket is I, your fear break sequence will be --
Bellowing Roar = Fear, 2.5 sec cast time, 30 sec cooldown
A. [5min CD]. <fear cast starts> G <fear cast ends> K
(You will sometimes still have forbearance on you and can't do BoP dance just yet based on how fast the DPS is. So just play safe and keep your finger on trinket key.)
B. [2min CD]. <fear cast starts> <fear cast ends> I K
C. [3min CD]. <fear cast starts> H <fear cast ends> K
Repeat as necessary based on your cooldowns. Happy farming Nightbane fellow paladins.
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