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Holy Paladin Gear - Haste or Crit?

Note:  With the changes to Patch 3.2, haste has become better when compared to crit to the point where they’re probably both about even.  The numbers in this post have been updated for Patch 3.2.
Haste and Crit are both very useful stats for a Holy Paladin.  However, if given the choice, which one should you [...]

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Holy Paladin Tier 8 Preview

Banana Shoulders has a first look at the Holy Paladin Tier 8 gear.  The first thing I notice is that Tier 8 has about double the Mp5 of Tier 7, but actually has quite a bit less Crit than Tier 7.  Tier 8 does give us a modest boost to the rest of our stats, including Spell Power, Intellect, Haste, [...]

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Holy Paladin gear - Spell Power or Intellect?

There is a great deal of debate going on in the Holy Paladin community over what the most ideal gearing strategy is.  The argument is based around whether it is most ideal to stack Intellect or spell power.  Regardless of which strategy is better, its a fact that each one has its own strengths and [...]

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Intro to Holy Paladin Gear

Step 1 - Get Some Gear!
The first thing you’ll want to do before you even spec into Holy is to get some healing gear.  As a new Holy Paladin, you’re going to be looking for gear that is very different from the gear you probably already have as prot or ret.  While Protection and Retribution [...]

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