Paladin AOE Farming Build: A Complete Guide For Going Against The Stigma | Classic WoW

[Bhelockharyh]

INTRODUCTION

Hey what’s up everyone, in today’s video, we will talk about a Paladin’s aoe farming build! From the talents to the gameplay aspect, we will cover everything you need to get started right away, so without further ado, let's get right into it!

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For those who prefer to read, here is a summary:

TALENTS

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This 11/21/19 build is the perfect one to achieve your goal: aoe farm like a boss. While you don't get any 31 talent points abilities, you actually get much better. In fact, the synergy you get with Consecration, Blessing of Sanctuary and Improved Retribution Aura is amazing. You also pickup some very nice talents along the way that help you with survivability, sustainability and damage which is what you need to succeed!

STATS PRIORITY

• Stamina : for surviving the onslaught
• Intellect/Spell Power : for a bigger mana pool and so your spells to hit harder
• Strength/MP5 : for more damage and shield block value and sustainability
• Reflect damage : for insane passive damage
• Defense : for extra survivability

ITEMS (THORNS)

Shields

• Thermaplugg’s Central Core
  This shield is easily obtained from Mekgineer Thermaplugg in Gnomeregan, and has the same green text as the Grand Marshal's Aegis! Definitely a great item to get you started asap!
• The Green Tower
  This low level epic shield is a world drop so it might be difficult to get your hands on it but if you do, it is fit for the job.
• Argent Defender
  This item is acquired through a questline that starts with the quest The Archivist in Eastern Plaguelands and is a decent shield.
• Crest of Retribution
  This one drops off Ramstein the Gorger in Stratholme UD and has built-in thorn damage which synergizes well with the build.
• Drillborer Disk
  This epic shield drops off Garr in Molten Core and has amazing stats, but do not ninja loot the tanks in your raids though!
• Skullflame Shield
  This is the best shield for the job as it has lifesteal on it and a 1% chance to deal AoE thorn damage when struck in combat; it doesn't get better than this!
• Force Reactive Disk
  This engineering-specific shield is good for its AoE damage when you block but will cost you quite a decent amount of gold to repair periodically. I don't advise you to use this one, but if you already have one crafted, you can try and see how it goes for you.

Trinkets:

Here, you will find a variety of useful trinkets that you can use to make this build shine. Having multiple trinkets in your bags to swap them will guarantee your success!

• Passive:

  • Briarwood Reed
  • Rune of the Dawn
  • Burst of Knowledge
  • Uther’s Strength
  • Second Wind
  • Essence of Pure Flame
  • Darkmoon Card: Heroism
  • Darkmoon Card: Maelstrom

• Active:

  • Smokey’s Lighter
  • Ragged John’s Neverending Cup
  • Smolderweb’s Eye
  • Chained Essence of Eranikus
  • Ramstein’s Lightning Bolts
  • Heart of the Scale
  • Fetish of Chitinous

• Miscellaneous:

  • Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator
    This helm is a great piece of gear to add to your arsenal as it gives you a very nice buff
  • Naglering
    Defninitely a must have as it gives you very nice tanking stats AND thorn damage!
  • Razor Gauntlets
    Decent pair of gloves with thorn damage, but it will only be available in Phase 2 when Dire Maul is released.
  • Cloak of Flames
    A rare dungeon/raid BoE drop, if you can somehow get your hands on it, it will greatly help with its thorn damage

CONSUMABLES

Now let’s go over some consumables that will make your life a whole lot easier; note that these aren’t the best in their category because the whole idea of this build is to make it viable with the least amount of resources, if it required Naxx BiS, a Thunderfury, a flask and the blood of your mother then it wouldn’t really make sense to show you that; but at the same time, if you have access to more and better consumables, then knock yourself out:

Crystal spire
Oil of Immolation
Dragonbreath Chili
Elixir of Greater Intellect + Scroll of Intellect
Elixir of Giants + Scroll of Strength
Elixir of Greater Agility + Scroll of Agility
Arcane Elixir
Elixir of Greater Defense + Scroll of Protection
Elixir of Fortitude + Scroll of Stamina
Scroll of Spirit
Thorium Shield Spike (Although not a consumable properly speaking, it is the only required enchant on your gears)

GAMEPLAY TIPS

To achieve quick success, follow this 10 steps formula:

1. Buff up: BoS/Ret Aura/Trinks & misc items (i.e. Heart of the scale, Gigaflux, etc.)/Scrolls/Pots/Friend’s buffs (if applicable)
2. Mount up and gather as much mobs as you can handle (5-10 should be what you’d typically aim for)
3. Once gathered up, drop a max rank Consecration
4. Use SoL/SoW and Judgement on the target that has to die first
5. Reapply a seal: SoR (broken tooltip )/SoL/SoW
6. Use Trinkets (i.e. Ramstein’s Lightning Bolts) and consumables (Oil of Immolation)
7. Heal if necessary (using concentration aura if needed)
8. Reapply seals and judgements as needed
9. Eat and drink
10. Rinse and repeat!

GRINDING SPOTS

This build will shine in areas where there are a lot of mobs. To save you time, here are a few grinding spots that you can farm easily with this build (the number of is equal to the quality of the grinding spot).

WPL:

The Weeping Cave
Rotting Behemoth, Decaying Horror,The Husk (Rare)

• Gold
• Heart of the Wild
• Major Healing Potion
• Living Essence

Northridge Lumber Camp
Scarlet Lumberjack; avoid Scarlet Knights

• Gold
• Mageweave Cloth
• Runecloth
• Major Healing Potion

Sorrow Hill
Slavering Ghoul & Skeletal Flayer

• Gold
• Runecloth
• Major Healing Potion
• AD Rep:
  • Scourgestones
  • Bone Fragments
  • Osseous Agitator
  • Somatic Intensifier

Dalson’s Tears
Skeletal Terror, Blighted Zombie & Rotting Cadaver

• Gold
• Runecloth
• Major Healing Potion
• AD Rep:
  • Scourgestones
  • Osseous Agitator
  • Somatic Intensifier

Silithus:

The Crystal Vale
Desert Rumbler & Dust Stormer

• Gold
• Core of Elements
• Solid Stone
• Deeprock Salt
• Elemental Earth/Core of Earth/Essence of Earth
• Elemental Air/Breath of Wind/Essence of Air

Felwood:

Deadwood Village
Deadwood Gardener, Deadwood Warrior (care of Deadwood Pathfinder)

• Gold
• Corrupted Soul Shard (Felwood flowers)
• Mageweave Cloth
• Timbermaw Hold Rep:
  • Deadwood Headdress feather

Jadefire Glen
Jadefire Satyr (care of Jadefire Felsworn)

• Gold
• Corrupted Soul Shard (Felwood flowers)
• Mageweave Cloth
• Demonic Rune
• Felcloth

Ruins of Constellas
Jadefire Rogue, Jadefire Shadowstalker (care of Felsworn)

• Gold
• Corrupted Soul Shard (Felwood flowers)
• Mageweave Cloth
• Runecloth
• Demonic Rune
• Felcloth

Irontree Woods
Irontree Stomper, Irontree Wanderer, Toxic Horror, Ironbeak Screecher

• Gold
• Corrupted Soul Shard (Felwood flowers)
• Heart of the Wild
• Major Healing Potion
• Globe of Water/Essence of Water/Elemental water
• Ironfeather
• Giant Egg
• Argent Dawn Rep:
  • Savage Frond
  • Core of Elements
• Darkmoon Faire Rep:
  • Vibrant Plume

Felpaw Village
Deadwood Avenger, Deadwood Denwatcher (avoid Deadwood Shaman)

• Gold
• Corrupted Soul Shard (Felwood flowers)
• Runecloth
• Major Healing Potion
• Timbermaw Hold Rep:
  • Deadwood Headdress feather

Winterspring:

Timbermaw Post
Winterfall Totemic, Winterfall Den Watcher, Winterfall Pathfinder

• Gold
• Runecloth
• Winterfall E’ko
• Winterfall Firewater
• Major healing Potion)
• Timbermaw Hold Rep:
  • Winterfall Spirit Beads

CONCLUSION

We are already at the end of this guide and I want to take the time to give you an analysis of this build. This was a lot of fun to play and I must say that the results are quite surprising. I never thought that I would be able to achieve this amount of success with such a build.
Now it won’t turn you into an AoE farming monster that will outclass mages for example, but it is still able to pull its weight. It is also rather easy to get started, but I would personally advise you to wait until you have more gears to make it easier on you.
Your Tier 2 set is extremely versatile, which is why I advise you to wait; if you don’t like the playstyle, you can easily switch your spec back to healer and your gears will still be suited for the job; so use this to your advantage. If you are super excited to try this build then definitely go ahead but I think that with more gears, you will be able to maximize your time and effort and you will put the odds in your favor if you are ganked.
But I would definitely give it a try if you play on a PvE server as this is the best case scenario, you don’t have to worry about other players and you can focus on efficiency. Just be aware that the server I was on during my testing had a rather low population so if you play on a popular server, it might be difficult to farm peacefully without members of either faction messing up your vibe.

What really motivated me to make this guide was the stigma around Paladins that says that they are only healers or buff dispensers. I think this is a narrow point of view as you can do much more than that if you have the right gears and the will to try something new and think outside the box. Being a hybrid class has its downsides, yes, but also its upsides and I think that it is better to focus on that than the negative. If you made it this far, you are awesome, and we hope that you enjoyed this new way to play the Paladin, you have all the tools here to succeed if you ever want to try this build. So until next time, hopefully sooner this time, have a good one, and stay blessed!

[Melderon]

@Bhelockharyh Excellent work! Very thorough!

[Bhelockharyh]

@Melderon Thanks, glad to see the hard work paid off!

[TheRockShow]

I've seen some paladin AOE farms utilize reckoning/flurry axe/ lifesteal as a combo to stay at higher health. Do you have any experience with this?