Strategies

Mage/Ret Paladin

Author

Kàg
Stormreaver
US-Rampage

Mage/Ret Paladin

VS.

Druid/Hunter

Have the Mage kill the Hunter's pet while the Paladin finds the Druid. Cleanse any Viper Stings, and Counterspell Cyclones if possible. Sheep the Hunter for the Shatter and stun combo, and don't use Judgment on the Druid unless he has already trinketed the Justice. You must kill the Druid on the second stun, so stun at the right time, when the Mage can Shatter and the Hunter is CCed.

Comments:

KaagJun 30, 2008 - 3:39 AM (HideShow)
To add, the mage needs to be able to outlast- no summoning of pets or excessive damage taking while the stun is not about to arrive. Between the first and second stun, the mage is usually better off pillar kiting the hunter to prevent damage, buff dispels, and sheep DR.

Once the second stun is ready, the mage should CC the hunter(this can take 10-15 seconds to do with all of the hunter's interrupts). If the hunter hasnt trinketed yet, a second "test" cast of sheep should be used to make sure that the hunter does not trinket instantly and get back out. The CC of the hunter during BOTH stuns is critical because without it, the hunter can easily scatter or silence all of your burst.
TsakJul 19, 2008 - 11:53 AM (HideShow)
You can also have the pally repent the hunter and have both of you go to town on the pet(thus killing it), then switching it up to the hunter and/or druid. I like gibbing the pet and laying a beatdown on the hunter. This should make the druid blow NS+swiftmend, and if your pally can freedom himself, possible make the druid blow his trinket(by hammering the druid and getting back on the hunter). Hammer followed by a silence will allow you the window to attepmt a kill on the hunter.

Also, have your paladin make a macro that automatically taunts pets off the mage and onto him(righteous defence)right before you stun the druid. This will allow the mage to cast without the spell pushback of pet auto-attack(but really, you should just gib the pet initially :D )
IntronAug 9, 2008 - 10:39 PM (HideShow)
My team fought this twice today, and won both times. We did start out on the pet, but the druid came out to heal it, so we were able to gib him more easily than the pet. Is this just a mistake from the druid, or also a viable strat?
TsakAug 12, 2008 - 10:32 AM (HideShow)
Anytime you are able to gib a druid is a good thing!

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