Drehar 2 Report post Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) I recently got the book in a DM group. I know spell power is the preferred primary stat on a tanking sword, Has any one wielded one of these as a paladin? What were your thoughts? I'm debating on splitting the gold with the group or getting the sword. I am a Prot paladin and plan to continue being Prot even into raiding. Edited March 12, 2017 by Drehar 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roxanne Flowers 15 Report post Posted March 12, 2017 Comments on the database page tend to be favorable, although most of them got posted after Blood Crusade and Outland became available (which immediately invalidated the "worth" of this item due to rampant power inflation in that expansion). One commenter says that although the proc isn't consistent, it does proc more often than Crusader. LOTS of comments on the unique look of the weapon too, including remorse over having ever vendored the item since the quest for it is not repeatable. The +13 Defense alone on the proc yields a +0.52% chance to block (13*0.04=0.52) which isn't exactly awful when using Holy Shield, JotC, SoR and Retribution Aura for being able to add a little bit more Holy damage output while taking less incoming damage yourself from the +300 armor granted by the proc. Kinda sorta depends on what the rest of your gear is as to whether that's "worth it" to you or not relative to an alternative. Bare minimum though, if you can afford the bank inventory slot, you might as well get the item and test drive it for yourself, even if you wind up not using it full time later on. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drehar 2 Report post Posted March 12, 2017 Yeah, I know I won't be main tanking any bosses so threat won't be that much of an issue. I'll probably be off tanking some trash while the raid focuses the warrior target. The proc should have a high uptime due to seal of righteous being able to proc the buff also. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roxanne Flowers 15 Report post Posted March 12, 2017 In that case, if you're going to be off-tanking, you should go ahead and complete the quest for the item. Double proc chances thanks to SoR then make that proc a heck of a lot more reliable for you, enhancing your capability to absorb punishment. And if you get something better later on, it'll only cost you 1 bank slot to hold onto the item. Might not be BiS but it should certainly qualify as "good enough" for a while. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCarrill0 17 Report post Posted March 12, 2017 It's an amazing sword and I highly recommend getting it if you ever have the chance 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
