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Warrior - Raid buffs

Discussion in 'The Veterans' Lounge' started by bosspgp, Nov 9, 2013.

  1. bosspgp Journeyman

    As a warrior I tend to focus on my abilities and getting agro/staying alive.

    As part of that I need to know more about my buffs so I can ensure I have the right ones up at any given time.

    Normally I would go to steelwarrior but it has been rather dead over there and a lot of the information is old.

    So, what buffs should a warrior have up for a raid? I know there are plenty of clicky items too, and I want to add that to my list. I have many of them and if I am missing any I will hunt them down.

    Thank you in advance for any help/suggestions given.
  2. Hamshire Augur

    First let me start with Steelwarrior is far from dead, I ask / make threads over there almost monthly and usually have a response within 24hours.

    Anyhoo as to your questions

    Raid buffs

    cleric = Symbol of Gezat / Ward of the Reverent are the best, Certitude gets MGB a lot though and symbol / ward don't stack with it and me personally ill just roll with Certitude if I get it before symbol / ward.

    enc = Speed of Sviir

    paladin = Brell's Steadfast Bulwark

    ranger = Shared Cloak of Spurs / Shout of the Predator

    druid = Granitebark Blessing ( also doesn't stack with certitude

    sham = Talisman of the Courageous

    those are your mandatory buffs

    as for mandatory clickys you got

    Myrmidon's Skill ( best of the buff you can get )

    Girdle of Living Thorns

    Might of Stone ( best of the buff you can get )

    Form of Defense OR Form of Endurence / Prismatic Ward ( i persoanlly go Form of Defense but its what YOU want to use cuz at the end of the day you can parse it for 24hours and not notice a difference which is my opinion anyways ) and again ( best of the buff you can get )

    Overhaste which consists of from worst to best ( get the best you can obviously ) - Primal Guard 5% / Taelosian Guard 8% / Ancestral Memories I 12% / Ancestral Memories II 14% / Ancestral Memories III 16% / Ancient Flames 17%

    Familiar of Lord Nagafen ( LoN ) or Ruaabri's Fist

    Polymorph Wand: Steam Suit or Gunthak Swabby's Eyepatch

    Grelleth's Royal Seal / Chestplate of the Dark Flame

    now for mandatory cooldown clickys

    Gladiator's Plate Chestguard of War

    Kreljnok's Sword of Eternal Power

    Guardian Circle III ( easeist item you can aquire with it )

    Rain of Fear or Call of the Forsaken T1 - T4 group or raid chest clicky

    Blood Drinker's Coating ( only lasts a minute so with no cooldown and i generally keep it up when everything else is down while boss tanking mainly cuz i don't wanna keep up a 1minute buff forever )

    now for not so mandatory clickys but still useful

    Stormeye Band

    Bladed Fang Mantle ( good for long range pulls )

    Terror's Juju ( good for long range pulls )

    The Chief's Influence ( brell's line buff to use outside of raids for when you lack paladin / ranger buff )

    Symbol of the Planemasters ( only want this if you lack a Grelleth's Royal Seal or Chestplate of the Dark Flame )

    A stat mount........I generally always tank on a stat mount in open fields when I can to avoid being pushed and the extra AC/HP/End is always a bonus.

    Thats about it i think......if anyone else can think of anything feel free to post cuz i could of forgotten something.
  3. Explicit Augur

    All available HP/AC buffs from druid, cleric, paladin, ranger, shaman, etc.
    Chanter haste
    Cleric Shining buff
    That really covers the "essentials", there are more buffs that do help but not quite as huge as those listed.

    Clickies:
    Myrmidon's Skill (only if you have XI from T2 ROF and above, otherwise keep C. Voice on)

    Blood Drinker's Coating - 2% life leech

    Girdle of Living Thorns - AC/DS

    Gunthak Swabby's Eyepatch OR Polymorph Wand: Steam Suit if you're lazy - HP/AC

    Chestplate of the Dark Flame - Aggro/stun click

    Bladed Fang Mantle - Aggro DD

    Gladiator's Plate Chestguard of War - Mini-defensive, stacks with everything afaik

    Guardian Circle III - Multitude of clickies out there with this

    Circle of Power III - Again, a few choices here

    Overhaste - Lot's of choices yet again, AM3 drops from Tower and most recently HOF1

    Any form of lev, shrink, invis and haste - Orb of Suspension, Ring of the Ancients, Humanoid Reductionizer, Lizardscale Plated Girdle etc

    UF/VOA Raid BP -- Aggro click, locks out timer on more-recent ROF+ BPs though. Situational

    Your 2.0 -- Highly underrated due to it's low HP, this still has a chance to completely resist ANY detrimental effect. Click this every chance you get on raids (obv not during downtime)

    DA Clicks -- Feral Guardian Channeler etc, there's a neat trick any tank class can pull off with these. Can PM me if interested

    Obviously this is not a list of -every- click available to warriors but that is for a reason. These are clicks that are still highly valuable on raids and ones that I personally use. DS and HP/AC buffs that are standard on gear have been left out cause they're kinda obvious
  4. Explicit Augur

    Due to the annoying/ridiculous push on this proc, I wouldn't recommend that -anyone- use Symbol. No proc at all beats pushing the mob to China via procs.