Quote Originally Posted by Yahtzee View Post
I've actually really been enjoying the company of a holy paladin friend. If he gets trained he can bubble, if I get trained by a melee team he'll throw out a BoP, and Hammer of Justice is really nice for keeping a target in place long enough to burst it down.

As for shamans in general, while I haven't played my Shaman team a whole lot since the patch, I sure am enjoying it. It feels fresh with the recent changes, and at the very least competitive in mid-range arena. With the change to healing crits, tossing down a healing rain and earthquake against a melee cleave team is absolutely phenomenal.

100% loving my shamans.
Those have always been the 2 healers to accompany boxers in arena. It's personal preference combined with the skill of the people you played with. I've had insane priests and OK paladins. Eventually got my 2k with a paladin though. It's all down to playstyle. A paladin is a bit more sturdy and has a ranged stun. Priests can die quickly if you're vs a heavy physical team, but got a very powerful fearbomb + mass dispel. I like to think priest is for offensive playstyle, paladin for more defensive.