A few questions about disc pvp

[napalm007]

Hey guys,

My friend recently started gearing his priest up for disc pvp. Since he's completely new to priest pvp, he doesn't know too much about the class yet, so I had a few questions.

The first is, does he need 4% spell hit and/or be spell pen capped? I know he'll be using spells like Psychic Scream and Mana Burn, but is it worth capping those two stats at the cost of spirit/mastery? I've been looking for a while but can't find a definitive answer.

We plan to do 2s as frost mage/disc priest. What would be some good strategies for that comp? Which comps counter us and how can we beat them?

Thanks for your time and help

[Vilonic]

Hey Napalm,

In terms of gearing out your friends priest. You absolutely want 4% hit and spell pen cap. Missing a CC/Dispel sucks, and costs you mana that you will most likely need. Mastery, which boosts the priests absorbs, is a weak stat in PvP (mainly because of dispels). You're much better off stacking spirit + haste or crit (depending on what you prefer).

On the plus side, Frost Mage/Disc Priest is a very strong comp. As a Frost Mage you should be able to keep your priest peeled. From what I've seen, aggressive Disc + Frost is pretty solid. Push damage hard + chain CCs and hope for a kill. If you don't get the kill and your mana is low, keep the other team off your priest so he can drink. Rinse/Repeat. (Obviously, there's far more to it than that...but PvP healing/DPSing is something you just learn over time, playing with the same people).

Counter-comps... Off hand, I can't really think of anything too terrible. Feral/Priest and Rogue/Mage might be rough. Also Lock/Healer will just be a long drawn out match most likely. Personally, I dispel like mad against Locks. If my DPS can't seem to set up a kill, I will mana burn the warlock, forcing lifetaps, which in turn forces the other healer to spend mana. You two will have to find out what works best for you.

I certainly hope that makes sense...I am extremely tired, and am likely no longer coherent. If you have any more questions, feel free to PM me.

Vil