Category Archives: Paladin
Screenshot: Poking Fun at Gluth
June 11, 2009
My first night in Naxxramas as a Retribution Paladin came to an end with Gluth. I’m certain my glowing Whale-Stick Harpoon had something to do with it.
Going Retribution. For the First Time. Ever.
In last night’s Naxxramas 25-man raid I changed specs to Retribution. This was the very first time I had gone Retribution on my main. My second spec had been Holy since the dual spec feature was introduced to the game. I had healed Naxx 25 once and ran a handful of heroics, but never made the most of having the Holy spec.
Now, while I’ve never gone Retribution on Molsan, my other Paladin has always been Retribution. Yes, I have two Paladins. Yes, they are both Horde and both on Earthen Ring.
DPS is DPS
So I was at least familiar with the abilities of the spec, the DPS rotation, etc. What I didn’t realize is I had none of the gear! I could have sworn that I had picked up several pieces of DPS plate prior to them being disenchanted, but I was wrong. So, I equipped my tanking gear, a couple of rare rings, and a polearm from the Kalu’ak; I was off and running.
Thankfully, the group I play with out-gears the instance now, so my bottom-of-Recount DPS (1721) went unnoticed. We one-shotted most of the bosses except for Razuvious (we lost him at less than 1%!) and Patchwerk. No loot for me, but I did add a few Emblems of Valor to my collection. I have over 50 Emblems of Heroism collecting dust, so the Mirror of Truth might be a good pickup if I want to get serious about my Ret set.
Going with a different spec gave me a new perspective on the raid. I believe this will help me be a better tank in the long run. I was also more motivated and excited to raid a dungeon that we’ve been working on for a couple months now. Old is now new again… at least for one night.
