Updated for the massive set of changes last week. Reviewed 27 March. In patch 10.0.7 we’re able to return to the Forbidden Reach for story and world content. The proverbial carrot for your hard work is the Onyx Annulet – a fancy new ring that has three unique slots for the new Primordial Gem system. The timing here is a little awkward since Blizzard would […]
Last updated: 3rd August after the set buffs. Be somewhat cautious about upgrading shards immediately since further changes could still be made in the next 48 hours. Domination Sockets are a new raid focused gearing system being introduced in 9.1. There are three different colors of gems, each of which have three different types (offensive, defensive and healing / utility) and each of those types […]
Those looking for corruption vendor recommendations might find the following more up to date as this was written as a PTR preview. Titanforging is dead. In its place, Corruption. Every season 4 piece of gear you get in 8.3 will have a chance to roll one of eighteen different “corruption affixes”. They range from stat increases to fun cooldown-reduction to huge damage procs. We won’t […]
Patch 8.3 adds The Formless Void, Unwavering Ward and Spirit of Preservation to our Essences collection along with a minor Essence slot. The rank threes appear to be time-gated in various ways so these might not feature heavily in the opening weeks of the raid but you’ll want to get started on them early. Recommended sets for each of the healing specs covered will be […]
Update: On the 19th November Glimmer was nerfed by an additional 12% on top of the target cap. It is discussed below. Glimmer of Light paladin in the Eternal Palace has been ultra powerful to the point where it quickly overshadowed other specs. We always knew nerfs were coming, but we weren’t sure what form they would take or if they would be significant […]
This guide has mostly been replaced by an 8.3 update. Click here. You can continue to use it as a playstyle guide. A new breed of Holy Paladin is sweeping through the land. Breaking Dawns and Judgments of Light are being thrown from windows to embrace our new Glimmer of Light gods. The Glimmer of Light Holy Paladin is an incredibly fun, incredibly powerful build where […]