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Marty4 · 10-15-2006, 10:29 AM

Why a holy priest? I'm a holy priest currently, and the PvP survivability is absolutely dreadful. Even with experienced and well geared allies, I can't do anything about getting focus-fired by the entire horde team at once as soon as my hands start to glow.

A paladin beats a priest in PvP support any day. Survivability > healing power when it comes to PvP.

Of course, TL, since you're horde you'd have to wait for one of your buddies to level a Blood elf. Still, even a druid or shaman is better than a priest for combat healing.

EDIT: As for a successful 3-man pvp team, I'd say paladin/warrior/mage. The paladin would be the indomitable shield wall, the warrior would be the damage dealing machine, and the mage would deal damage but focus on CC abilities (slow, freeze, polymorph, etc.)

Also, judging by the recent buffs to the paladin class, it may be viable to go with, say, 3 paladins. The Spiritual Attunement passive ability of getting 10% mana from every heal cast on them would make the trio's survivability nearly limitless. 2 paladins with a warrior would also be pretty good.

[ 10-15-2006, 10:56 AM: Message edited by: Marty4 ]

10-15-2006, 10:29 AM	#3
Marty4 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 31, 2004 Location: VA Age: 34 Posts: 1,127	Why a holy priest? I'm a holy priest currently, and the PvP survivability is absolutely dreadful. Even with experienced and well geared allies, I can't do anything about getting focus-fired by the entire horde team at once as soon as my hands start to glow. A paladin beats a priest in PvP support any day. Survivability > healing power when it comes to PvP. Of course, TL, since you're horde you'd have to wait for one of your buddies to level a Blood elf. Still, even a druid or shaman is better than a priest for combat healing. EDIT: As for a successful 3-man pvp team, I'd say paladin/warrior/mage. The paladin would be the indomitable shield wall, the warrior would be the damage dealing machine, and the mage would deal damage but focus on CC abilities (slow, freeze, polymorph, etc.) Also, judging by the recent buffs to the paladin class, it may be viable to go with, say, 3 paladins. The Spiritual Attunement passive ability of getting 10% mana from every heal cast on them would make the trio's survivability nearly limitless. 2 paladins with a warrior would also be pretty good. [ 10-15-2006, 10:56 AM: Message edited by: Marty4 ]