DON'T BUY EXPENSIVE SHIELDS! !!!
It is totally unneeded, if you have any block value on your gear then the cheapest shield in the game will be more than sufficient to take no damage on a block from the skeletons.
http://www.wowhead.com/?items=4.6&fi...=1;crv=0#0+2+1
Save your gold !
I have been using my shaman for stoneskin healing stream and windfury, and it helps a lot. He does pull aggro and die whenever i need to reset zolo or bubble heal, but as long as the other toons stay far enough away, they are fine so I just rez with my priest. You could do the same, just keep at least one rezzer farther back, and don't do anything with em.Originally Posted by 'nomenquis',index.php?page=Thread&postID=93037#pos t93037
My warrior: http://armory.wow-europe.com/charact...Morogh&n=Rinai (in the gear used for boosting)
I'm pretty sure you're lacking avoidance / block in the gear currently equipped by your warrior. So you will get hit, and thus take dura loss on slots other than the shield.
Aw, some additional info. I've just finished boosting from 35 to 49 (3x shaman and one pala, all the same level). The only thing that was holding me back was the amount of shields i could get. I've been at 40% block for these mobs and would waste about 1 shield every 8 minutes or so.
Well, to be exact:
At 40% block I'd run through the 85 dura http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30775 provides (took 20 with me, with a iron spike) in about 8 minutes.
I've then used the sporregar shields (5x) with a mithril spike and mijan was able to keep zolo and himself healed. So, I'd suggest getting sporregar shields since they have 100 dura and thus last longer.
After these were wasted I had the pala in my group give me bos (blessing of sanctuary) and used my two epic shields without a spike. I'd rather not do that the next time though, since the pala will aggro mobs, and a dead pala won't get xp
All in all, I've had to invest about 180g in the shields (8.xx g each) and about 50g in repairs. Had to repair once, about after 3 hours of (not) getting hit by them (only got actually hit when a shield broke)
Took me about 6 hours from 35-49.
make sure you pick one with enough durability tho, one with 25 will not last long i guess
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I've been using the shield from Mograine from my SM boosting days. I must have had like 100 drop in all my days of boosting, and I DE'd most of em. I'm gonna start keeping them. They are basically free to me, and add a tiny bit of tanking stats at least. I also have some green shields i got cheap at the AH for like 1-2 gold.
I also (being an enchanter) am going to experiment with some proc enchants for the chest, that absorbs 25 damage 5% of the time. I should also get that blacksmith made chest that has a healing proc. I want to be able to last longer without paying much attention (so I can read the DB Forums), and I don't want to PUG For a Figurine of the Colossus...
Well, the shields you list might be cheap, but only have 25 durability (at least the very cheap ones). So, you'd have to buy more than 3times the amount of shields to last the same time as with the ones I linked (highest dura vendor buyable ones). Also you have to attach 3x as many spikes. Or run alot more often to the vendor for repairs.
Aw, I just listed what I did. paying 180g for shields is (imho) a non issue, seeing just about how much training for all toons will cost from 35 - 49 (58).
If i had to do it again I'd take 20-30 sporregar shields with me, just because they last longer.
I personally prefer to simply last longer without repairs.
*edit* argh, should read up till the end before posting
Cool ta, I'll grab an earthen Elixir to reduce damage or a agility pot for avoidance. also got some agility food in my bags.My warrior: http://armory.wow-europe.com/charact...Morogh&n=Rinai (in the gear used for boosting)
I'm pretty sure you're lacking avoidance / block in the gear currently equipped by your warrior. So you will get hit, and thus take dura loss on slots other than the shield.
Aw, some additional info. I've just finished boosting from 35 to 49 (3x shaman and one pala, all the same level). The only thing that was holding me back was the amount of shields i could get. I've been at 40% block for these mobs and would waste about 1 shield every 8 minutes or so.
Well, to be exact:
At 40% block I'd run through the 85 dura http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30775 provides (took 20 with me, with a iron spike) in about 8 minutes.
I've then used the sporregar shields (5x) with a mithril spike and mijan was able to keep zolo and himself healed. So, I'd suggest getting sporregar shields since they have 100 dura and thus last longer.
After these were wasted I had the pala in my group give me bos (blessing of sanctuary) and used my two epic shields without a spike. I'd rather not do that the next time though, since the pala will aggro mobs, and a dead pala won't get xp
All in all, I've had to invest about 180g in the shields (8.xx g each) and about 50g in repairs. Had to repair once, about after 3 hours of (not) getting hit by them (only got actually hit when a shield broke)
Took me about 6 hours from 35-49.
and i'm not sure what my second trinket is, but i'm pretty sure i won't use the baron peasant caller lol
Hopefully it will work :-)
Has anyone tried using the Gif of Arthas to tag the mobs? if not i'll pick a few lichen guards.
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Well, moot point since you already bought them. But http://www.wowhead.com/?item=17189 has the same 85 durability and costs 1/7th the price - which makes repairs cheaper too. Instead of spikes, can you just use rank 1 Thunderclap every 15 seconds or so to tap everything? It means you'd have to actively play though.Well, the shields you list might be cheap, but only have 25 durability (at least the very cheap ones). So, you'd have to buy more than 3times the amount of shields to last the same time as with the ones I linked (highest dura vendor buyable ones). Also you have to attach 3x as many spikes. Or run alot more often to the vendor for repairs.
Aw, I just listed what I did. paying 180g for shields is (imho) a non issue, seeing just about how much training for all toons will cost from 35 - 49 (58).
If i had to do it again I'd take 20-30 sporregar shields with me, just because they last longer.
I personally prefer to simply last longer without repairs.
*edit* argh, should read up till the end before posting
That's what i'm planning to do. buy a few of those 1g50 shields and craft a stack of arthas' gift to see if that works, and if not i'll just be doing some thunderclaps her eand there
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You guys think they will nerf this soon? My alts are only level 22, leveling as fast I can so I can do this lol! I'm guessing they will make the skeletons give only 1 xp (or none), its only a matter of time since this method is getting more and more popular.
I think that if they wanted to nerf it, they would have during the last patch. In fact, they INCREASED the level of the summoned skeletons by 1-2 levels, so you can use it for just a bit longer and head to outland right after being boosted. They (bliz) knows that this boosting method exists, and obviously are OK with people doing it. It's no big secret that blizz wants leveling to 60 and 70 to be faster.
It's a nice progression, quest to lvl 10, deadmines/sfk runs until 15, alliance can do stocks to 25, SM Cath to 35 and zolo to 58. 4 instances to run, and you can have pretty fast /played time, and do the outland thing.
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