Multiboxing Priests

[Owltoid]

Edit: I've renamed this thread and hope to use it as a collection of thoughts for the holy/disc multiboxing priest teams. I will link new videos of the team here, and hope to have most discussion be collected in this thread instead of multiple threads. Of course any direct questions about the team should be created in a new thread, but I will try to link to those as needed.

Video threads:
At level 75: http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=31085
At level 69: http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=30952


Original post:

I was sooo excited. Holy/disc priests were going to own for multiboxing:

Through talents, the following was going to be possible:

Reduced cooldown on holy nova
+50% chance to crit with holy nova
50% chance to get a mana free instant smite on any spell crit
Smites smart heal nearby friendly units
Every smite stacks archangel, release 5 stacks to get 15% mana back
Divine aegis that continues stacking with every holy nova crit received for more protection

That combo was going to be huge. Since multiboxers are always grouped together, the 50% crit to holy nova gives you instant smite almost every time. Holy nova, smite, holy nova, smite, holy nova, smite, release stacks if you need mana.

Assuming only a 50% crit chance with holy nova, and hitting all your party members, each priest would have a 76% chance to proc an instant smite (if there are enemies that got caught in the AoE then the chance increases).

I've already been running 4 priests in PvP and they have been dominating (60-69 bracket). I understand things would be much different at 80 with geared opponents, but that 50% buff was going to be huge.

I've been using my priest as melee, and likely leading with a DK (currently only using the 4 priests, may move to 5). If targets are far, snipe them with holy fire and smite spam. Once they get close, the AoE tears them up. Using IWT and CLM you're always facing for instant smites.

If they AoE your team, the caster gets hurt worse (45% reflection on shields for each priest).

I hope this team doesn't go away... I've been having more fun with these toons that I ever did with my moonkins, DK+pallys, and shamans. They're incredible.

[Mosg2]

Why do you say maybe not anymore?

[Owltoid]

Maybe there will be something similar with Cata, but with the talent changes, who knows. My current build (expected) was 44/27/0. Enough to get Pain Suppression, Divine Aegis (mini shields), and Surge of Light. That type of hybrid built wouldn't work with the new talent design as I didn't go deep enough to get Guardian Spirit in Holy or Penance in Disc.

[Mosg2]

That's a really interesting concept. Do you have any videos you've recorded? I'd be interested in trying this out but I'd love to see it in action first.

Hmm.

[Owltoid]

I can try and take a video tonight, though I've never done anything like that. My priests are about to hit 70 so I may only have a few more BGs left. Remember that it's going against lower level toons in the 60-69 bracket, but I offset that with not having the +50% crit chance that was predicted to come with Cataclysm.

Any quick and dirty suggestions on how to take a video? I won't have time for editing, but I doubt anyone cares about that if they just want to see a proof of concept.

[Shodokan]

I can try and take a video tonight, though I've never done anything like that. My priests are about to hit 70 so I may only have a few more BGs left. Remember that it's going against lower level toons in the 60-69 bracket, but I offset that with not having the +50% crit chance that was predicted to come with Cataclysm.

Any quick and dirty suggestions on how to take a video? I won't have time for editing, but I doubt anyone cares about that if they just want to see a proof of concept.

pennence will be a level 10 talent.

[Owltoid]

pennence will be a level 10 talent.

I don't care about penance. I wasn't even going to get it. I have little use for a channeled spell, though it would be nice with archangel and that other ability that allows you to move while channeling.

[Firstcow]

So how are you gonna kill stuff at 85? Smite ppl to death? What if they kite you and hit you from range?

[Owltoid]

So how are you gonna kill stuff at 85? Smite ppl to death? What if they kite you and hit you from range?

4x holy fire hits hard... very hard. I would gladly enter into a ranged war with anything but a hunter. I can heal with ease, and even though smite isn't the strongest spell in the game 4 or 5 of them make a nice dent. Not to mention there are plenty of DoTs to apply. If I'm taking damage, do a quick holy nova to heal my guys up and it likely procced some instant smites.

In my experience so far, if I can snipe with the priests it's the best. Eventually someone figures out what is going on and they swarm. This group can handle a swarm 10x better than my moonkins ever could (though starfall did kill lots).

[Iceorbz]

I don't care about penance. I wasn't even going to get it. I have little use for a channeled spell, though it would be nice with archangel and that other ability that allows you to move while channeling.

Don't know why you would not care about one of the most op healing spells in the game.
Penance is pro, you dont even have to follow your target just hit it and it will turn lol. I can think of plenty of good uses for penance, and its a DPS Spell.