Strategies

Mage/Ret Paladin

Author

Kàg
Stormreaver
US-Rampage

Mage/Ret Paladin

VS.

Druid/Rogue

Start with Sacrifice on your Mage and Judge Justice on the Druid. Kill the Druid by your second stun. Be sure to time the stun with a Shatter and have judgment available on the first stun to reapply Justice after a trinket use.

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OptoJun 26, 2008 - 6:16 PM (HideShow)
worry about kiting the rogue with rank1 CoC and icy vien polly's. if you get into trouble early block...try not to take excessive damage early. when the second stun is ready the pally should bop the mage so he can get cc's on the rogue and blow up the druid. WHEN the druid dies go defensive..a rogue can 2v1 a mage and pally with no cooldowns =[
KaagJun 26, 2008 - 6:17 PM (HideShow)
EXCEPT IF THE ROGUES NAME IS KAGOME
PeanutbutterJun 27, 2008 - 2:03 PM (HideShow)
This 3 sentence explanation has hardly anything specific in it, and makes no mention of cyclone; Your ret pally is going to be cyclone'd when the rogue opens on the mage; and your mage is going to take dots from the ds druid along with having to try to get away from a shadowstep rogue.

While the pally is out, the druid will bait the counterspell with roots casts, or alternatively can cast starfire to force the mage to lock his arcane tree (all 2 spells), after which point he will wrath ur mage down and he will probably need to iceblock, leaving the druid free to again cyclone ur pally. Assuming you can get on the druid, he will be in moonkin or bear form, I prefer moonkin so I can continue dps on the mage. Mage usually dies before iceblock is up again, bop is inconsequential as the druid has a 10k mana pool with which to spend in a game that's gonna only last a minute or two and won't be averse to literal moonfire spam.

A much more thorough strat is needed than this 2-liner to beat rogue/ds druid.
LindsfarneJul 31, 2008 - 7:11 AM (HideShow)
Seriously agree with Peanutbutter. Faced one DC/SSR last night and although the druid soloed me while the rogue kept the mage on the defensive. When I finally caught the druid I'm hitting him for like 600 or something in boomkin. No way to win that DPS race that I can see.
TsakAug 12, 2008 - 6:46 AM (HideShow)
This is definitely a hard comp to beat as ret/mage.

My guess would be to fish out rogue, blow a lot of cooldowns and chase the druid for a kill.

The good teams will focus your pally while the druid LoS any kind of offense you muster.

Repent the rogue and freedom who ever has crippling, now chase the druid and go for the kill. Have the mage use nova's to root rogue and try to get a IV+sheep on rog as well. Stagger these roots/poly's/snares to force the rogue to blow his CD's.

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