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Need help on shield upgrade. 56 Prot.Follow

#1 Nov 25 2007 at 11:14 PM Rating: Good
Hello.

I have a level 56 protection spec Paladin and I'm enjoying the porcupine strategy. Seeing so many mobs going down in health while I alternate between Seal of Light and Seal of Wisdom (for the occasional Consecration/Holy Shield) is nothing short of amazing.

That being said, I recently acquired the [wowitem=17705]Thrash Blade[/wowitem] from Maraudon and enchanted it with Crusader, but my shield is still very crappy.

I own the [wowitem=7747]Vile Protector[/wowitem] with a [wowitem=12645]Thorium Shield Spike[/wowitem] (About 20 to 30 damage per block) and I feel that it is high time I changed it.

What I'm looking for is a shield that's appropriate to my build. It should have a % per block to do something, either do more damage like my protector, or heal me, or add to my armor, or reduce my target's armor, in other words anything that's good enough for a protection porcupine spec.

Hopefully this time around I can find someone who'll put a fel iron spike instead, but if not, the thorium one has been good to me for more than 25 levels. Either way, it is an expense I'd like to pay once, and not renew every 2 levels, which is why I need the help.

If any of you has tried it and found a suitable shield, I'd appreciate the help. Quested or static mob drop items are preferred since world drops are in no way guaranteed.
#2 Nov 26 2007 at 12:00 AM Rating: Good
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Crest of Retribution would be great for you: 5-35 damage each time you block, level 55 required. Drops from Ramstein the Gorger in dead Strat.
#3 Nov 26 2007 at 6:58 AM Rating: Good
Thanks a lot (rate up for helpfulness).

Now to find a way to farm Ramstein... If I remember correctly, that should be all the Stratholme Baron side bosses except for the dear old Baron himself.
#4 Nov 26 2007 at 8:19 AM Rating: Decent
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Yea, he is the next to last boss. Which sucks since that instance is right on the Old World/BC transition, not many people run it anymore. gl finding some peeps to go though :) I had that shield for a while and loved it.
#5 Nov 26 2007 at 8:25 AM Rating: Good
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Another decent shield is Crest of Supremacy. You lose the reflective dmg, but gain some stamina, intellect, and mp5. It drops off of the Shade of Eranikus in ST. And there seem to be a lot of people still running ST for class quests if nothing else.
#6 Nov 26 2007 at 8:35 AM Rating: Decent
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That's true, it "may" be easier to acquire, and it has the stats unless you aren't concerned with stats on your shield. It is also 5 levels lower and could conceivably be replaced sooner, but is still a good shield to look into if you don't mind not have that extra reflective damage.
#7 Nov 27 2007 at 10:11 AM Rating: Good
Thanks for the suggestions, but the ST shield isn't what I'm looking for.

Ramstein's drop is perfect, a flat increase to the reflected damage, way better than a damaging proc.

If I can trade favours with a few guildies by running them through some instances on my main, I might be able to get that shield without waiting for ages for a full party to be interested in Stratholme; Let alone running it as many times as necessary to get the drop.
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