Post by Naxxos
I put myself in the shoes of someone that does arena and came up with these specs...
UnholyBloodI think Unholy pulls ahead in terms of burst, but blood comes out in the lead in survivabilty (due to all the self-healing).
I think in this case your partner is what will make the difference.
I'm no expert in arena, but I've done PVP extensively in the past and know what's valuable.
Just adding my 2c.
Post by Aleanos
I'd acrually roll with something more like this instead:
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#jZ0gxzbMZfMGI0bbxhqRsoutI find Desecration and Morbidity to be more or less mandatory (and annihilation is just plain better than RPM).
Some people like reaping, others can get by without it.
And for blood something a bit more like this perhaps?
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#jfVMqc0IsbRfospug0zhMZcI dispise bloodworms, and you really want to get Bloodied strikes, Mark of blood and Hysteria for Burst. Death rune mastery isn't crazily good for arena/pvp and Scent of blood is awful for pvp.
(alternatively, you could shift some points around for 5/5 Blood gorged (but I've even seen people not taking this as its uptime is decreased greatly when you're taking damage)
Alot of it depends on your plastyle/needs, but for a Priest partner I reckon that UH might be the better choice (pet for keeping opponents in combat, stun and AMZ).
Post by apocalypsa
Im using
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#jf0GoZG0xtArckbuiostc for the amazing burst it provides(IT+HB till full RP, then FSx4) but it lacks survivability. Till recently I was running 2v2 with a resto shammy, but she left so now I'm looking for a build that better suits a dual dps setup. Or should I abandon that totally and just find a new healer?
Post by Aleanos
Im using
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#jf0GoZG0xtArckbuiostc for the amazing burst it provides(IT+HB till full RP, then FSx4) but it lacks survivability. Till recently I was running 2v2 with a resto shammy, but she left so now I'm looking for a build that better suits a dual dps setup. Or should I abandon that totally and just find a new healer?
If you've been running with a Resto shaman then why'd you spec for Icy talons?
Scent of blood is bad for any dps/pvp build, it's mainly a tanking talent.
You're also missing out on Rime, Toughness and Icy reach, they're must have talents for pvp really.
Maybe something a bit more like this?
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#jfVMoZ0gxzArcofuVostc (not quite sure where to place the final point)
Also, Frost builds are renowned for their burst potential and slows, but lack of self healing/defensive abilities so I'd argue against those points in IFP and Rune tap (you're just gonna have to have more faith in your healing partner :P)