Tag Archives: Shield
The Light and How to Swing It: Holy Shield and the future of active mitigation
Every week, WoW Insider brings you The Light and How to Swing It for holy, protection and retribution paladins. Protection specialist Matt Walsh spends most of his time receiving concussions for the benefit of 24 other people, obsessing over his hair (a blood elf racial!), and maintaining the tankadin-focused blog Righteous Defense.
It’s been a little [...]
The Light and How to Swing It: Exploring the ramifications of the 4.2 Holy Shield change
Every week, WoW Insider brings you The Light and How to Swing It for holy, protection and retribution paladins. Protection specialist Matt Walsh spends most of his time receiving concussions for the benefit of 24 other people, obsessing over his hair (a blood elf racial!), and maintaining the tankadin-focused blog Righteous Defense.
Blizzard fired off the [...]
Phat Loot Phriday: Shield of Four Grey Towers
“This is totally not a Crest of Retribution,” Throgg explained, hefting the new shield above his head. “That was a fine shield, a mainstay of the paladin and warrior orders. Those brave men would slap a shield spike on the Crest and use it to farm dozens of enemies at once.”
The classroom of young tanks [...]
Totem Talk: The myth of the well-itemized elemental shaman shield
Guest hosting is serious business. Not everyone can live up to the challenge the way Alf did. Still, as part of a mission of mercy, shadow-priest-turned-elemental-shaman Fox Van Allen is rolling the dice and taking the helm of Totem Talk this week. How does mercy fit in, exactly? Well, have you seen what happens when [...]
Spiritual Guidance: Shield spam and Divine Aegis, a theorycrafting story
In the beginning there were priests. Then Blizzard said “Let there be other classes!” Things have been a lot more complicated ever since. Fortunately, there is Spiritual Guidance, WoW.com’s bi-weekly guide for priests. On Sundays you can enjoy discussion on discipline, holy, and healing in the company of Dawn Moore. We don’t have cookies here, [...]
The Light and How to Swing It: The ever-changing Holy Shield
With the Light as his strength, Gregg Reece of The Light and How to Swing It faces down the demons of the Burning Legion, the undead of the Scourge — and soon, an entire flight of black dragons. Please send screenshots as well as any comments to gregg@wow.com.
In previous posts, I’ve talked a bit [...]
