Caeden & Iltria mark my second foray into 2 boxing in WoW. The Burning Crusade had just come out and Jim & I wanted to try out the new content. Instead of working on one of our level 60 characters, we decided to roll new Blood Elf characters. I was having so much fun 2 boxing Jaos & Annariel that I decided to give it another try. This time I decided to try a Paladin/Mage combo. From grouping with Jim's Paladin, Thutar, I really came to appreciate the versatility and power of the class. I figured that my Blood Elf Paladin could tank, heal and provide some really nice buffs. I chose a mage for its dps and crowd control abilities. Jim created another mage to join my characters. So far this trio has really worked out well.
I have specced my Paladin in the protection tree & my mage in the Fire tree. I chose protection due to the fact that Caeden is always tanking for the group. However, I do have 10 point in holy for spiritual focus, which is essential for healing in the middle of battle. I chose fire for Iltria because it seems to provide the highest damage of all the mage trees. 2 boxing these characters is much more intensive than with Jaos & Annariel. Caeden is my primary focus as maintaining aggro with a Palad
in is much different than with a warrior. Iltria basically sits back and spams scorch, fireball & fire blast when available. The only instance we have done with this trio thus far is Ragefire Chasm. However, we do intend to try the Scarlet Monastery and Uldaman to get the mage quests done. Jim has a level 43 warrior that will be joining us soon, which I am very excited about! We will essentially have a ready made group with each of us controlling 2 characters. I've been thinking about what would be the best configuration for the group as far as the warrior and paladin talent specs. Basically, I think there are two options: (1) Protection Paladin (for tank) & Fury Warrior (for dps); or (1) Protection Warrior (for tank) & (2) Holy Paladin (for healing). I'm leaning towards option 2. I think with 2 mages, we have more than enough dps. In my opinion, it would be very difficult for my paladin to tank & be the only healer. If Jim's warrior tanked, I could focus on healing with Caeden and off tank when necessary. I think that configuration would create a really well rounded group.
The Blood Elf trio hit 40 this week! I always get this great sense of accomplishment when one of my characters reaches 40. It is just one of those landmark points in any character's career. You can get your first mount & you usually get a very important class ability. For the Paladin it was the ability to use plate armor & for the mage it was the ability to create portals! Here are some various screens of the Blood Elf Trio:
I have specced my Paladin in the protection tree & my mage in the Fire tree. I chose protection due to the fact that Caeden is always tanking for the group. However, I do have 10 point in holy for spiritual focus, which is essential for healing in the middle of battle. I chose fire for Iltria because it seems to provide the highest damage of all the mage trees. 2 boxing these characters is much more intensive than with Jaos & Annariel. Caeden is my primary focus as maintaining aggro with a Palad
in is much different than with a warrior. Iltria basically sits back and spams scorch, fireball & fire blast when available. The only instance we have done with this trio thus far is Ragefire Chasm. However, we do intend to try the Scarlet Monastery and Uldaman to get the mage quests done. Jim has a level 43 warrior that will be joining us soon, which I am very excited about! We will essentially have a ready made group with each of us controlling 2 characters. I've been thinking about what would be the best configuration for the group as far as the warrior and paladin talent specs. Basically, I think there are two options: (1) Protection Paladin (for tank) & Fury Warrior (for dps); or (1) Protection Warrior (for tank) & (2) Holy Paladin (for healing). I'm leaning towards option 2. I think with 2 mages, we have more than enough dps. In my opinion, it would be very difficult for my paladin to tank & be the only healer. If Jim's warrior tanked, I could focus on healing with Caeden and off tank when necessary. I think that configuration would create a really well rounded group.The Blood Elf trio hit 40 this week! I always get this great sense of accomplishment when one of my characters reaches 40. It is just one of those landmark points in any character's career. You can get your first mount & you usually get a very important class ability. For the Paladin it was the ability to use plate armor & for the mage it was the ability to create portals! Here are some various screens of the Blood Elf Trio:
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