Priest

Jin’ya & the Sha

December 19, 2012

by Cymre in Priest

Last weekend, I walked out of the Terrace of Endless Spring raid with Jin’ya, Orb of the Waterspeaker. In 5.1, they made a significant change to the staff design which could not be mistaken for anything other than a Sha-touched weapon, especially when it turns your Shadowfiend or Mindbender into one.

It’s a bit of a shame though as I did love the old look of it but I definitely feel like I’ve been seduced by the dark side using the staff as shadow.

Although even as Disc, I have a Sha-touched Shadowfiend.

Thanks to Nyxrinne for suggesting I try some Desecrated Oil.

The Equip effect leaves a lot to be desired though – Increases your movement speed by 10% while in Dread Wastes but I have to admit that the first time I saw my Mindbender pop out of the ground, it almost felt like another Archaeology dig.

Now all I need is the Crystallized Horror to go with it.

Jin'ya Orb of the Waterspeaker

Atonement and Me

November 18, 2012

by Cymre in Priest

I’ve been a fan of atonement healing ever since it was introduced to the game. I’ve used it through heroics, raids and a lot of soloing but there have always been a couple of things that irk me. Now increasing the range to 40 yards will be great when in a group or raid but when I’m soloing or questing it annoys me when I see my heals or aegis pop up on a random person just because they are close enough, esp. when I could use the heal myself.

It’s not like these anonymous players will stop to help you if things get dire. Questing in an area with 20 other people is nothing unusual but if I’m at half health then I would hope the smart heal would go to me other than some random player in the vicinity.

There’s also been a few cases where I’ve been killing a champion and a player or two will hover in the area just to see if I die. Sure, don’t offer any assistance even though I see my DA proc on you…

But what about your heals going to the bloodworms, the mechanical dragonlings and my plants on the farm when I’m killing the virmen and birds. Surely I could use that heal more than my songbell… if only my farm dog did more than swim in my pond and dig around under the homestead – now that would be something.

I’d love to see Blizzard fix this so at least when soloing or in a group the heals just benefit the relevant members and not every Tom, Dick and Creepy.

Disc

Cymre’s 5.x Wish List

October 9, 2012

by Cymre in Priest

This is more of a reference point for myself as I work my way though the Mists expansion.

Tailoring and Shado-Pan Assault ilvl 522

Head – Falling Blossom Hood (Tailoring)
Neck – Mender’s Battletags
Shoulders – Halo-Graced Mantle
Back – Dreamweaver Drape
Chest – Robes of Misty Bindings
Wrists – Bracers of Shielding Thought
Hands – Ghostbinder Grips
Waist – Girdle of Glowing Light
Legs – Wisp-Weave Pantaloons
Feet – Falling Blossom Sandals (Tailoring)
Fingers – Ring of the Shado-Pan Assault and Signet of the Shado-Pan Assault
Trinket – Soothing Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault

Throne of Thunder: ilvl 502

Venomlord’s Totemic Wand – Horridon

Inscribed Bag of Hydra-Spawn (trinket) – Megaera***

Ritual Dagger of the Mind’s Eye (wand) – Durumu the Forgotten***
Stolen Relic of Zuldazar Drops from Primordius

Orb of Arcing Lightning (off-hand) – Iron Qon
Suen-Wo, Spire of the Falling Sun (staff) Drops from Twin Consorts
Lightning-Imbued Chalice Drops from Lei Shen
Torall, Rod of the Shattered Throne (mace) – Drops from Lei Shen

Jin’rokh’s Dreamshard – Jin’rokh the Breaker
Lightningweaver Gauntlets – Jin’rokh the Breaker
Al’set’s Tormented Leggings – Jin’rokh the Breaker
Fissure-Split Shoulderwraps – Jin’rokh the Breaker
Jin’rokh’s Dreamshard – Jin’rokh the Breaker
Dinomancer’s Spiritbinding Spire – Horridon
Wushoolay’s Final Choice – Council of Elders
Zandalari Robes of the Final Rite – Council of Elders
Gauntlets of the Crackling Conqueror – Council of Elders
Azure Shell Bracers – Tortos

Dominance Offensive: ilvl 496

Ring – Dominator’s Loop – Honoured
Belt - Sash of Surehandedness – Revered
Feet – Slippers of Soothing Balm – Revered

Shado-Pan: ilvl 489

Head - Yalia’s Cowl – Revered (2,250 valor points)
Back - Sagewhisper’s Wrap – Honoured (1,250 valor points)
Trinket – Blossom of Pure Snow and/or Scroll of Revered Ancestors (spirit) Revered (1,750 valor points)

The Klaxxi

Legs – Poisoncrafter’s Kilt – Revered (2,250 valor points)
Waist - Klaxxi Lash of the Seeker – Revered (1,750 valor points)

Golden Lotus

Shoulders – Tenderheart Shoulders – Honoured (1,750 valor points)
Chest – Robe of the Five Sisters – Revered (2,250 valor points)
Fingers - Leven’s Circle of Hope – Revered (1,250 valor points)
Neck - Mending Necklace of the Golden Lotus Exalted – Quest Reward from The Final Power