Pally Leveling Spec - Solo Leveling and Instance Leveling Combined!
Looking for a good Pally leveling spec? Look no further, this is just what you're looking for! We'll be using a Retribution based spec, as Ret is viable not only for incredibly fast solo leveling, but also for highly effective instance tanking; toss on a shield and Righteous Fury and you're plenty viable for any low level instance! We'll also discuss Major and Minor Glyphs! 5/5 Benediction - Mana will have you stopping more than anything; this helps 2/2 Imp.
Judgments - More damage, more to do (low level Ret is boring), more mana later 2/2 Imp.
Blessing of Might - Makes your basic Blessing stronger 1/3 Heart of the Crusader - Filler...
the crit is valuable later 2/2 Pursuit of Justice - moving faster from mob to mob is a great leveling speed increase 3/5 Conviction - More crit, and we'll need this finished for Vengeance eventually 3/3 Crusade - a decent buff to damage 2/3 Sanctity of Battle - and another, but getting the next two talents takes priority over finishing it 1/1 Sanctified Retribution - Nice increase to Ret Aura damage, which also means better threat when you're tanking instances 3/3 Two-handed Weapon Spec - Yet another boring damage buff 3/3 Sanctity of Battle - Finish this now.
5/5 Conviction - Need this to get Vengeance 3/3 Vengeance - With the various Crit increasing talents Ret has, this will be up a lot 3/3 Judgments of the Wise - Mana is no longer an issue; say hello to much faster leveling 2/2 Art of War - Now you don't have to stop to heal yourself, either.
Zero downtime is nice.
1/1 Repentance - CC can be handy, and we need it for our next talent 3/3 Fanaticism - VERY nice buff to Judgments and Vengeance procs 1/2 Sanctified Wrath - Filler 1/1 Crusader Strike - Finally getting some more buttons to press.
3/3 Sheath of Light - Harder Exorcisms and better heals 1/3 Swift Retribution - Decent but don't finish it until after RV 3/3 Righteous Vengeance - Rets high crit rate means this is a massive damage buff 3/3 Swift Retribution - Can finish this now 1/1 Divine Storm - A completely AWESOME attack.
At this point I think we should move over to Protection for the rest of our Pally leveling spec.
5/5 Divine Strength - Boring but very nice.
5/5 Seals of the Pure - More damage (and threat, when needed) 2/2 Guardian's Favor - Nice bit of survivability 3/5 Anticipation - Grab it so you can get to...
3/3 Imp.
Righteous Fury - Great for both solo play and tanking dungeons.
Well, you're about done with your Pally leveling spec at this point.
Picking up a real endgame spec might be a good idea, just so you're familiar with it when you ding eighty.
Otherwise grab whatever you fancy.
As for Glyph choices, I recommend these Majors: Divine Storm - The heals are nice if you're taking advantage of it to fight multiple mobs at once Righteousness - You should pretty much always use this; pushes the damage for it above Seal of Command Judgment - A straight damage buff to a vital attack (that crits very often!) As for Minor Glyphs, Might, Lay on Hands, and Sense Undead are the only ones that really do anything worthwhile for leveling.
Judgments - More damage, more to do (low level Ret is boring), more mana later 2/2 Imp.
Blessing of Might - Makes your basic Blessing stronger 1/3 Heart of the Crusader - Filler...
the crit is valuable later 2/2 Pursuit of Justice - moving faster from mob to mob is a great leveling speed increase 3/5 Conviction - More crit, and we'll need this finished for Vengeance eventually 3/3 Crusade - a decent buff to damage 2/3 Sanctity of Battle - and another, but getting the next two talents takes priority over finishing it 1/1 Sanctified Retribution - Nice increase to Ret Aura damage, which also means better threat when you're tanking instances 3/3 Two-handed Weapon Spec - Yet another boring damage buff 3/3 Sanctity of Battle - Finish this now.
5/5 Conviction - Need this to get Vengeance 3/3 Vengeance - With the various Crit increasing talents Ret has, this will be up a lot 3/3 Judgments of the Wise - Mana is no longer an issue; say hello to much faster leveling 2/2 Art of War - Now you don't have to stop to heal yourself, either.
Zero downtime is nice.
1/1 Repentance - CC can be handy, and we need it for our next talent 3/3 Fanaticism - VERY nice buff to Judgments and Vengeance procs 1/2 Sanctified Wrath - Filler 1/1 Crusader Strike - Finally getting some more buttons to press.
3/3 Sheath of Light - Harder Exorcisms and better heals 1/3 Swift Retribution - Decent but don't finish it until after RV 3/3 Righteous Vengeance - Rets high crit rate means this is a massive damage buff 3/3 Swift Retribution - Can finish this now 1/1 Divine Storm - A completely AWESOME attack.
At this point I think we should move over to Protection for the rest of our Pally leveling spec.
5/5 Divine Strength - Boring but very nice.
5/5 Seals of the Pure - More damage (and threat, when needed) 2/2 Guardian's Favor - Nice bit of survivability 3/5 Anticipation - Grab it so you can get to...
3/3 Imp.
Righteous Fury - Great for both solo play and tanking dungeons.
Well, you're about done with your Pally leveling spec at this point.
Picking up a real endgame spec might be a good idea, just so you're familiar with it when you ding eighty.
Otherwise grab whatever you fancy.
As for Glyph choices, I recommend these Majors: Divine Storm - The heals are nice if you're taking advantage of it to fight multiple mobs at once Righteousness - You should pretty much always use this; pushes the damage for it above Seal of Command Judgment - A straight damage buff to a vital attack (that crits very often!) As for Minor Glyphs, Might, Lay on Hands, and Sense Undead are the only ones that really do anything worthwhile for leveling.
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