Originally Posted by
Bogdan
I asume you're talking about 2s if your partener is only a Hpala, right? Well, both Affliction and Demo work really good. Destro is by far the worst spec in arenas, imo, it may be very good in RBGs but in arenas no, imo again...
Affliction is really good at destroying healers if you set up the stuff properly, Demo has more pressure but imo way less burst after the Chaos Wave nerf and if you meet competent healers/players that can decurse (mage, druid, shaman) you'll lose a lot of your damage 'cuz of dispelling Doom. Demo has a lot of survivability compared to Affliction (30 secs Cd on pet stun, bigger Sacrificial Pact shields, knockback is very useful in Dalaran or Blade's Edge, etc) and you basically don't cast anything as Demo. Affliction has really great burst if you time it really well... What I do is time my procs (Jade Spirit, Lightweave embroidery) and then pop DS and on use trinket, combined with Paladin mastery buff and CC (Blood Fear 1st so you can setup up your dots and haunt, Paladin uses stun (fist of justice), into a Death Coil and Blanket Pet silence)... this combined will result in instant death at lower ratings (and some gear ofc) or in massive CDs used at decent ratings with competent healers (you can do it in 30 secs again, after the Pala's stun CD is done, even tho you won't have the same burst, the healers will most likely have no CDs or trinket). If you can't kill healers, keep trying and spread dots on the other target aswell, but imo don't try to kill the dps especially if it's a melee, focus on the healer.
As for talents, I use as 1 2 2 1 1 and 2 as Affliction or 3 as Demo for 2s arenas (you can choose howl in 3s aswell, or if you play with spriest, shadowfury seems the best option) or 1 2 1 1 3 2 as Destro whenever I play it for fun, regardless of what I do (arenas, rbgs, etc). Glyphs, HS + Soul Shards/Embers/Imp Swarm +UA/Conflagrate/Demon Training.