Kevmar was all 'rawr' and then a lightbulb went off in my head, so I thought I'de better write it down.
The problem I most see with these ultrapowerful tools is that their usage is indirect. That is, they have such abstract information that everyone wants the tool but no one knows how to use it, like a gameshark. Okay, so you have infinite lives. Now what?
This breakdown post really demonstrates a practical use for the powerhouse that is Rawr.
1. Check for all upgrades
2. Set realistic gear goals
3. Compile cost and %-increase per item
4. Decide if ratio matches budget
5. Pursue upgrades!
And then you end up with your cost/upgrade, which isn't very useful in a void (actually it's a mind-staggering number in his post.. 3% dps upgrade from using proper enchants? On a 3500 dps player, that's an additional 105 dps. If 6/10 of your players are dpsing (5 dps + 2 tanks), that's an extra 630 dps. That's an additional 113,400 damage over a 3 minute fight. This is why you shouldn't put mp5 to chest on a rogue, even if its free. (Or should you?)
Kev's post takes you through an actual example of how to do it, so read up and stop slacking!
Holy Paladin Guide
This is just a guide to show you how to solo as a holy paladin. It is not a guide to teach you how to heal.
The spec:
Level 20
Level 40
Level 60
Level 70
Level 80
The gear:
Intellect and spellpower. Other choices are haste, mp5, and crit. Stamina last; all other stats are irrelevant.
The gems:
Intellect, haste, and crit are yellow. Use intellect.
Spellpower is red.
Mp5 and stamina are blue. Use whichever you think you need. Stamina can be helpful while learning hard fights.
Most of your gems should be part yellow (for intellect).
If a socket bonus doesn't matter, use pure intellect gems.
The glyphs:
Honestly? It doesn't matter. At least one should be for Seal of Light or Seal of Wisdom. Another, probably Holy Light. Third for Beacon or Divinity.
but if you're really aching for damage: Judgement, Exorcism, and the last is up to you.
The macros:
Yes, create macros! For all of these, choose the giant red question mark icon, and name them whatever you would like.
Below, I refer to these macros by spell name. Obviously, "Holy Shock (macro)" is the macro above that casts Holy Shock.
The spells:
Exorcism, Hand of Reckoning, Hammer of Wrath, Hammer of Justice
Other spells:
These are spells that aren't primary, but you should have them ready for when you need them. Include your racial ability here. (Every Man For Himself, Arcane Torrent, Stoneform, etc.)
Sacred Shield, Flash of Light, Avenging Wrath, Bubble, Hand of Freedom
Blessing, Seal, Judgement:
Blessing of Might, Seal of Wisdom, Judgement of Wisdom
How It Works:
Step-by-step!
The rules:
The claim-to-fame:
Holy/Shockadin dual-spec, 80 Human Paladin. Naxx 25 down, working on Uld10. Haven't raided since 3.1, that's why my holy build is messed up.
The spec:
Level 20
Level 40
Level 60
Level 70
Level 80
The gear:
Intellect and spellpower. Other choices are haste, mp5, and crit. Stamina last; all other stats are irrelevant.
The gems:
Intellect, haste, and crit are yellow. Use intellect.
Spellpower is red.
Mp5 and stamina are blue. Use whichever you think you need. Stamina can be helpful while learning hard fights.
Most of your gems should be part yellow (for intellect).
If a socket bonus doesn't matter, use pure intellect gems.
The glyphs:
Honestly? It doesn't matter. At least one should be for Seal of Light or Seal of Wisdom. Another, probably Holy Light. Third for Beacon or Divinity.
but if you're really aching for damage: Judgement, Exorcism, and the last is up to you.
The macros:
Yes, create macros! For all of these, choose the giant red question mark icon, and name them whatever you would like.
#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast Judgement of Wisdom
#showtooltip Holy Shock
/startattack [harm]
/cast [mod:shift,target=player][harm,nodead] Holy Shock
#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast Shield of Righteousness
#showtooltipRepeat the last macro for your other blessings.
/cast [mod:shift] Blessing of Might; Greater Blessing of Might
Below, I refer to these macros by spell name. Obviously, "Holy Shock (macro)" is the macro above that casts Holy Shock.
The spells:
Exorcism, Hand of Reckoning, Hammer of Wrath, Hammer of Justice
Other spells:
These are spells that aren't primary, but you should have them ready for when you need them. Include your racial ability here. (Every Man For Himself, Arcane Torrent, Stoneform, etc.)
Sacred Shield, Flash of Light, Avenging Wrath, Bubble, Hand of Freedom
Blessing, Seal, Judgement:
Blessing of Might, Seal of Wisdom, Judgement of Wisdom
How It Works:
Step-by-step!
- Target a mob from far away.
- Exorcism
- While Exorcism is casting, spam Hand of Reckoning.
- After Exorcism and HoR go off, Judgement (macro) as the mob approaches. (For ranged mobs, start moving closer and cast Judgement (macro) while on the move.)
- Holy Shock (macro)
- Shield of Righteousness (macro)
- HS (m), SoR (m), or Judge (m) - whichever is available first.
- Hammer of Wrath to finish it up.
The rules:
- Only use Exorcism at the start of a fight, and never while being attacked.
- HoR will only deal damage if the mob isn't targeting you, so it's only good at the start of a fight.
- Keep Sacred Shield active all the time (if you have it).
- If multiple spells are ready to be used, prefer Holy Shock (m) above all others. After that, prefer Judgement (m).
- You can use a different Seal if you remember to use Divine Plea when you need to.
The claim-to-fame:
Holy/Shockadin dual-spec, 80 Human Paladin. Naxx 25 down, working on Uld10. Haven't raided since 3.1, that's why my holy build is messed up.
What to Farm
Everybody knows that the auction house is the key to making quick cash. But what items do you put up, and where do you get them? I'll be covering Northrend exclusively in this post, but if you know of an Outland or old Azeroth item that goes for a lot on the 'house, leave a comment.
Cooking
Skilling up cooking is fun for many players. Not only do I advise taking it, but gather more meats than you actually need. Many people are too impatient to go out and get their own meat, so they'll happily buy it off the auction house. That's where you come in.
These four meats make up the Great Feast, which serves a whole party.
Rhino - Some in Storm Peaks and others in Borean. For you non-AoE grinders, there are some spread out around Sholozar.
Chilled - I wouldn't eat this raw, but it drops off of every single beast type mob. You'll get quite a few while farming the other types of meat. It's also the most common meat, so it doesn't sell for a whole lot on the auction house.
Shoveltusk - On the other side of the world as mammoths and rhinos are the shoveltusks. Their flanks sell nicely, even though they're really easy to take down. They travel in herds, but are neutral (similar to rhino and mammoth), with a few aggressive types spread out here and there.
Mammoth - Big, mean, and scrumptiously delicious. Grab a chunk o' this beast from Borean for you AoEers, and for single-targeting try the higher level ones in Storm Peaks.
The Fish Feast is higher level than its 'great' counterpart, but you have to have a high fishing skill to make farming these more profitable. Wowhead has excellent info for each fish on their page, so take a click if you find yourself desiring to cast a pole.
Musselback Sculpin
Glacial Salmon
Nettlefish
Other high-demand meats to keep an eye on include Worm Meat.
Skinning
...is a fairly straight-forward profession. One that I can't really touch upon because it's so direct. It combines well with cooking, as just about all the beasts you kill can be skinned. If you know any skinning friends and you're going AoE farming on mammoths, invite them! Not only will they be greatful to you, they may even but you a portion of their skins if you kill things fast enough. Hope for those Arctic Furs!
Ore
Three types of minerals exist in Northrend soil, each one more rare than the last.
Cobalt Ore - Okay, I lied. Cobalt sometimes goes for more than Saronite because there are fewer nodes, as well that everyone needs Cobalt ore to skill up their blacksmithing and jewelcrafting to Saronite levels. Cobalt is best mined while leveling up, but if you have a flying mount, apparently Zul'Drak and Howling Fjord have the most deposits.
Saronite Ore - The most common end-game ore. Icecrown and Sholozar are the way to go.
Titanium Ore - Un-prospectable, but used for many recipes. Very, very hard to find, but plenty will show up while on your Saronite route because it only spawns in saronite/cobalt nodes.
Herbs
For the most parts, herbs are easier to find than ore. Farming for these is less competitive, but there are still a few things you should know.
If you are an alchemist, I suggest seeing what potions and elixers you can make after a long flower-picking session. You might be able to sell the potions for more than you could the combined flowers. But sometimes, it'll just be more profitable to sell the raw flowers.
What do you sell?
Cooking
Skilling up cooking is fun for many players. Not only do I advise taking it, but gather more meats than you actually need. Many people are too impatient to go out and get their own meat, so they'll happily buy it off the auction house. That's where you come in.
These four meats make up the Great Feast, which serves a whole party.
Rhino - Some in Storm Peaks and others in Borean. For you non-AoE grinders, there are some spread out around Sholozar.
Chilled - I wouldn't eat this raw, but it drops off of every single beast type mob. You'll get quite a few while farming the other types of meat. It's also the most common meat, so it doesn't sell for a whole lot on the auction house.
Shoveltusk - On the other side of the world as mammoths and rhinos are the shoveltusks. Their flanks sell nicely, even though they're really easy to take down. They travel in herds, but are neutral (similar to rhino and mammoth), with a few aggressive types spread out here and there.
Mammoth - Big, mean, and scrumptiously delicious. Grab a chunk o' this beast from Borean for you AoEers, and for single-targeting try the higher level ones in Storm Peaks.
The Fish Feast is higher level than its 'great' counterpart, but you have to have a high fishing skill to make farming these more profitable. Wowhead has excellent info for each fish on their page, so take a click if you find yourself desiring to cast a pole.
Musselback Sculpin
Glacial Salmon
Nettlefish
Other high-demand meats to keep an eye on include Worm Meat.
Skinning
...is a fairly straight-forward profession. One that I can't really touch upon because it's so direct. It combines well with cooking, as just about all the beasts you kill can be skinned. If you know any skinning friends and you're going AoE farming on mammoths, invite them! Not only will they be greatful to you, they may even but you a portion of their skins if you kill things fast enough. Hope for those Arctic Furs!
Ore
Three types of minerals exist in Northrend soil, each one more rare than the last.
Cobalt Ore - Okay, I lied. Cobalt sometimes goes for more than Saronite because there are fewer nodes, as well that everyone needs Cobalt ore to skill up their blacksmithing and jewelcrafting to Saronite levels. Cobalt is best mined while leveling up, but if you have a flying mount, apparently Zul'Drak and Howling Fjord have the most deposits.
Saronite Ore - The most common end-game ore. Icecrown and Sholozar are the way to go.
Titanium Ore - Un-prospectable, but used for many recipes. Very, very hard to find, but plenty will show up while on your Saronite route because it only spawns in saronite/cobalt nodes.
Herbs
For the most parts, herbs are easier to find than ore. Farming for these is less competitive, but there are still a few things you should know.
- Borean and the Fjord have mostly Goldclover.
- Avoid Dragonblight, as it's all frozen herbs, which can be 1-3 of just about any low level herb - even ones you're not after.
- Frost Lotus (a hot seller) can be found equally from all Northrend herbs, so if you're seeking those, pick a zone with a lot of nodes. Icecrown, lower Zul'Drak, and Sholozar come to mind.
- Talandra's Rose is just about only found in Zul'Drak. If you dislike that zone, then stock up a lot at once.
If you are an alchemist, I suggest seeing what potions and elixers you can make after a long flower-picking session. You might be able to sell the potions for more than you could the combined flowers. But sometimes, it'll just be more profitable to sell the raw flowers.
What do you sell?
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