Quote Originally Posted by Ellay View Post
Jumping on this thread potentially late, I am testing the waters with 5 prot paladins and it seems like others are having decent success. Their damage overall feels kind of low, or is it actually decently high?
Granted the ones I am using are lvl 20 so it's way out of line for thinking but I'm just imagining at max lvl with dungeons the kill speed is lower than ideal.
Is it possible to spec some of them into Ret, or it's really the heals that save the day?
According to Xeneres DK:s are superior DPS compared to paladins, especially for AOE (which is a big deal in mythic+). So if you are looking for higher dps (and probably a stronger group in general) having some DK:s is the way to go. 4 DKs and 1 paladin seems to be a strong group. The paladins role is supporting the dk:s as prot with necessary healing. DK:s can handle all kinds of incoming magic AoE damage nicely, and have battleress which can often save the day.

I also feel that the dps of prot paladin is kind of low. It's probably fine for mythic level 5 or so. I did a level 5 maw of souls with some minutes to spare on the timer. However I'm probably playing it far from optimal with my rotations, and how I handle mechanics on trash/bosses etc. I can see it being possible with level 7ish or so if you have nice gear and use some of them expensive pots, and can play your team close to optimal in all situations.