I know it’s been awhile since my last post, but I’m back on track again! Before I get started, let’s quickly recap the previous articles of this three part series. Paladins like any other class, despite popular belief, are easy to initially play but rather difficult to master. This class has a variety of tools and weapons it can utilize in the arena that no other can provide, such as Blessing of Freedom (immunity to movement impairment), Divine Shield (god-mode), powerful heals (Holy Light and Flash of Light), and Blessing of Protection (Immune to Physical Damage). With perks like those, it’s easy to see why Paladins are a widely represented class in the arena scene. Although Paladins do get the shaft in 2v2 arena for the most part, mainly because the Druid class dominates with its CC, HoTs, and survivability, they are viable when paired with certain classes such as a Warrior or Warlock (SL/SL). Because of these two classes survivability, the Paladin can pair perfectly with them in 2v2 and success for the most part follows.

So what about 5v5, how do Paladins fare? Read More

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Harro, this is Lipstick!
Yes it is I, the notorious Mage named after a make-up product from Vengeance Battlegroup (BG6). My real name is Tim, I’m 20 and reside in the frigid cold reaches of the north, Northren– I mean.. Ontario, Canada. I’ve server bounced quite a bit in my time, I played on Eredar originally in the legendary PVP guild ROAR, bounced to Agammagan where I battled it out against the Angrycarebears for PVP domination over the server in it’s glory days, after that I headed over to Balnazzar to play my first Mage in the infamous guild : “We Brought Snacks”. I fell in love with Mage at this point. When the dust settled I ended up rolling a priest on Darrowmere, just before TBC hit and shortly after dropped the Priest to play a Paladin for Season 1 of Arena. Co-leading the #1 Whirlwind Battlegroup 5’s team came to an abrupt halt just one month before the Season One finished where upon, I decided to play an Undead Mage alongside my Warlock friend Mascara, on Mug’thol, the server famous for hosting “The Fighting Mongooses”. During Season 2, I’ve maintained Standing 1 in 3’s for most of it’s duration, and also held Standing 1 in 5’s, making me the highest rated Mage in the battlegroup. You can armory my current spec, gear, standings at here.

I’ll get straight to the goods, Patch 2.3 PVP-oriented effects on the Mage class. Read More

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The 2.3 patch notes have brought a lot of focus on making certain class and class specs more valuable in the Arena PvP setting. As we have witnessed from season 1 to season 2 of the Arena, several lineups have been created and made popular along with certain classes and specs becoming more popular for it. Four DPS lineups with Rogues were discovered in season 2 for 5v5 Arena, and have changed how other teams makeup their lineup as well, such as using a Druid healer instead of a Paladin. Evolution exists everywhere, and the WoW Arena scene is no exception. Changes happen and new ideas are discovered to bring lineups and class specs into play, even with so much previous doubt. Patch 2.3 has many changes for the rare specs and low populated classes in Arena play, so let’s take a look at some of what may be up and coming class/spec combinations. Read More

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My name is Sunken, a lot of you might know me from my pvp edits, the forums, my gameriot blog, amongst other things. My real name is Todd, I am 23 years old and live in Philadelphia, PA. I have been playing wow, as a Rogue, since the games initial release. I originally played an Undead Rogue on Eredar. I then re-rolled Alliance on that server and have server transferred a handful of times. All that being said I ended up where I am now….on Mannoroth. For those who are interested in my arena ratings, spec, or char info you can check out my armory here. So, that’s a little background about me if you wanted to know or were interested. Now, let’s look at our main topic. Read More

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So, now that you have your friends/enemies together for your ultimate Arena team that you intend to get that Gladiator title on, what’s next? You have to get the rating up through beating all the people that may or may not have class advantage or gear advantage on you. It isn’t easy and not everyone can achieve Gladiator range, but with some small adjustments and a little extra work, anything is possible! Below, I will summarize what I believe to be the 3 most overlooked factors that drag people’s rating down and what you can improve on. Read More

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