Return of the Tank priest?

[SandDemon]

So I was just thinkin' about reviving my dwarf priest and came up with this build:

http://www.wowhead.com/talent/?dtMGsh0oZ0EtI0bq

So I get all the staple +armor stuff(inspiration, improved inner fire, dwarf racial), all the good defense skills (fear ward, Spell warding, blessed recovery, unbreakable will, matrydom), "oh shit" group saving (spirit of redemption) and good holy dps to boot (divine spirit + spiritual guidance, and holy dps talents). If I gear for solid armor, stamina and spirit...we may have a winner folks.

Take Vhell's tank build, add more armor for being a dwarf (and the fear ward talent), and add holy dps (no resist clothing).

Must....not...play....priest.....

[SandDemon]

Hmm, might need to switch some talents around now that I think about it.

Does Spirit Tap work in pvp at all? If it did, probably be overpowered in 1.10

[Ralrra]

It works as long as you get the actual killing blow, similar to Remorselessness.

[Blu]

Uhm, healing focus?

[Devilnaut]

They said they changed spirit tap to be only for 'experience giving targets', which may mean non-grey con players... or maybe not. I don't think they'd take it out of pvp completely, though.

[SandDemon]

Let's say you have 400 spirit with divine spirit and kill someone getting Spirit Tap.

with the new holy talent, you just got a +100 healing/damage buff

[Blu]

They said they changed spirit tap to be only for 'experience giving targets', which may mean non-grey con players... or maybe not. I don't think they'd take it out of pvp completely, though.

check your tooltip. it is so by now.

[Devilnaut]

Let's say you have 400 spirit with divine spirit and kill someone getting Spirit Tap.

with the new holy talent, you just got a +100 healing/damage buff


Shouldn't that be +200? 25% of 800... The +100 would be without the buff.

[Phixus]

you need healing focus, that's not an opinion. You _need_ it.

[SandDemon]

Let's say you have 400 spirit with divine spirit and kill someone getting Spirit Tap.

with the new holy talent, you just got a +100 healing/damage buff


Shouldn't that be +200? 25% of 800... The +100 would be without the buff.

I'm saying the spirit tap buff would give you +100 since it's 400spirit (since ya have 400)

And ya healing focus is nice...hmm, I need to figure out how to work that in.

[SandDemon]

http://www.wowhead.com/talent/?bxTGsb0oZbgthbbq

The new build - if spirit tap works in pvp then....

http://www.wowhead.com/talent/?rxrGsb0oZbgth0bVZx

[Blu]

of course works spirit tap in pvp.
you kill an enemy that isn't grey to you (i.e. lvl 51 or above when 60) you get spirit tap. the only problem is: you MUST get the killing blow.

[SandDemon]

of course works spirit tap in pvp.
you kill an enemy that isn't grey to you (i.e. lvl 51 or above when 60) you get spirit tap. the only problem is: you MUST get the killing blow.

well i wasn't sure, it says "yields experience" not "yields honor or experience"

And it won't be a problem getting a killing blow if I'm sporting 800-1000 spirit :P

[AzouN]

of course works spirit tap in pvp.
you kill an enemy that isn't grey to you (i.e. lvl 51 or above when 60) you get spirit tap. the only problem is: you MUST get the killing blow.

well i wasn't sure, it says "yields experience" not "yields honor or experience"

And it won't be a problem getting a killing blow if I'm sporting 800-1000 spirit :P

Because then you'll have +200-250 spell dmg? And then you win? Heh.

Honestly there's no point gearing for spirit in PvP even with the new talent tree. If you decide to take the talent then whatever spirit you have is just a bonus, but it's A LOT easier to get +200 spelldmg from gear than it is to get the kind of spirit we're talking.