I was actually going to post this exact same question :-/ I just turned 66 and respecced prot had been ret, then tried out holy for a couple of levels and now prot for a couple of levels. I'll probably respec ret at 68+ as theres another prot pally whom I usually side-kick for, but he temporarily out leveled me. So I took the opportunity to try out other specs.
Anyhow, Specifically i was wondering what the balance between Mana, HP, bonus spell damage, and defense a prot wants to hit, and what are good numbers at lvl 66?
Here is my armory page:
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Ysera&n=Sarducci
Note that I'm missing some more typical Outland prot pally quest rewards, as I ran HP and half of Zangar as Ret. I obviously need to add gems to the socketed items there (I can only afford common or cheap rare at this point). I think I'm too heavy on spell damage, as this is coming off the holy gearing. Don't know that I have a better necklace or rings, but I figure one or two of those should probably be switched to something thats +STA. The pants I could re-gem, but they're really good for the holy build so probably just want to replace the pants with something else.
For some reason the stats on the gloves are missing, +26 Stamina, +20 Spell Damage and Healing, +17 Intellect. I could switch them to "of defense" gloves (+36 def) or to Adamantite Plate Gloves: http://www.wowwiki.com/Adamantite_Plate_Gloves
Any advice on balancing gear? how badly do I need more HP? Any advice for what instances I should hit to collect mid-60's prot gear?
EDIT: From skimming various strategy guides, I def have too much spell damage relative to STA. Also, I gather +block is much better than pure avoidance, so I'll have to be on the lookout for things to replace my weapon and boots. First priority is to swap out the pants and necklace for pure tank gear, and probably one of the rings. And I think I will switch gloves.
Edited, Jul 30th 2008 12:54pm by Tsarducci