A "Short" Introduction

World of Warcraft. Paladins. They don't always get along. I decided to start this blog as a repository for paladin information and experience. No doubt I'm not the only person who's made a blog about the paladin class in WoW, but hopefully here you will find insight and little bits of vital information that are otherwise not covered anywhere else.

I'd like to begin with a history of my experience with the paladin class in WoW: why I chose it, how long I've played it and how much I've enjoyed/lamented it. Initially I was a die hard shaman. I played a tauren shaman to 60 and enjoyed it for a good time afterwards. After raiding and PvPing extensively on that character I started alts and dabbled in twinking. Eventually, after fighting against them for for too long, I decided I'd stop complaining about how good paladins were and just start playing one. This was all long before 2.0. However, I did not start my paladin before the fated 1.7 patch. Helbrecht on Frostmane was born. I leveled him - with a small group of friends I made - to 60 and raided on him once. That's when 2.0 came out and information from the expansion beta was plentiful. I shelved Helbrecht in favor of my shaman and dual wielding. Just before the expansion dropped the decision was made that (the for good of my Horde friends and my love of the class) I would roll a paladin. TBC is released and I rush home to begin frantic leveling of Venris, the Blood Elf paladin on Bleeding Hollow. After furious nights of leveling and despite a near derailment by real life issues I was the first BE to hit 70 on my server. Shortly after I joined a raiding guild and started the Karazhan grind. My guild progressed quickly and the experience of standing alone as a paladin was a unique one. Since that time I have participated in numerous arena teams, entered Black Temple and Hyjal Summit and generally lived and breathed the paladin class in World of Warcraft.

What follows is a recount of my personal experience, information I've gathered over time, and some insight and de-mysticism of questions regarding paladins. Occasionally I'll stray off topic or have a guest post but I'll do my best to present it all through an objective lens... OK, a little bias towards paladins. Enjoy.