It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for Kurn’s Q&A! I really do enjoy my days off of raiding. It lets me get all kinds of stuff, WoW, not-WoW, RL, etc, done!<\/p>\n
1) does sacred shield use gcd<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, it does. That’s why it’s very important not to refresh your Judgements of the Pure, your Sacred Shield and your Beacon of Light all at the same time. That’s three GCDs (3-4.5 seconds) of not healing.<\/p>\n 2) “drape of the violet tower” vs. “heartsick mender’s cape”<\/strong><\/p>\n I’ll be talking about the 251 version of the Heartsick Mender’s Cape here, just because it’s more accessible than the 264.<\/p>\n Heartsick Mender’s Cape<\/a>, on paper, a little worse than the Drape of the Violet Tower<\/a>. On paper, it loses 8 intellect, 8 stamina, 3 mp5, 8 armor, 12 spellpower and a whopping 52 crit.<\/p>\n The Heartsick Mender’s Cape, however, has 45 haste.<\/p>\n Even though it’s a lower item level and is missing out on 8 int and some crit and spellpower, the 45 haste makes this godly compared to the Drape of the Violet Tower.<\/p>\n The Drape has one other thing going for it — accessibility. 50 Emblems of Frost and it’s yours. Too bad it’s not a great choice. Heartsick Mender’s Cape is a little deeper into ICC10 than many pugs go, unfortunately, but it’s still way better than the Drape.<\/p>\n 3) baltharus the warborn armor debuff<\/strong><\/p>\n Wrong boss. It’s General Zarithrian that has the armor debuff and that, my dear readers, is called Cleave Armor<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4) heroic putricide is fun<\/strong><\/p>\n I really do enjoy it. Malleable Goo can still kiss my ass, but I really like the plague.<\/p>\n 5) holy paladin which gem for lockjaw<\/strong><\/p>\n Brilliant King’s Amber or Brilliant Dragon’s Eye if you’re a JC. Unless you’re running Flash of Light style, in which case a Runed Cardinal Ruby or Runed Dragon’s Eye.<\/p>\n 6) holy vs. disc heroic putricide<\/strong><\/p>\n I like disc. Not only do you keep the 3% damage reduction buff up by casting shields (Renewed Hope<\/a> is hax!) but you also have the ability to mitigate a CRAPTON of damage in P3. And believe me, you NEED to mitigate a crapton of damage in P3.<\/p>\n