Arena Season 5 - Preparation and Expectations

[Itachiwolf]

(Will update as time permits...)

Preferred PVP Specs
(Credit to Arena Junkies)

Deathknight:
21/0/50
44/27/0

Druid:
16/0/55
31/0/40
55/0/16

Hunter:

11/41/19

Mage:
20/0/51

Paladin:
0/18/53
49/0/22

Priest:
60/11/0

Shaman:
0/17/54

Rogue:
42/5/24

Warlock:
0/51/20
54/17/0

Warrior:
54/17/0

2v2 Compositions

DPS / DPS:

• Death Knight / Retribution Paladin
  
  • Your primary focus is going to be burst DPS. Open on the target with the lowest armor, maintaining awareness as to what the other player is doing. If the enemy team has no healer, drop your Hammer of Justice on the DPS target. If an enemy rogue opens with a cheap shot on your Death Knight, Hammer him to preclude that DPS. If the paladin is the victim, Death Grip the Rogue and cast Chains of Ice.
    
  • If the team does have a healer, focus fire the enemy DPS; the Paladin needs to be watchful, so as to be able to Hammer the enemy healer when need be. Assuming he trinkets out, your Death Knight needs to be prepared to Strangulate him immediately.
    
• Death Knight / Frost Mage
  
  • Utilize the Mage's versatile crowd control abilities, mitigating your opponents' dps potential. This team offers a significant amount of burst damage, silences, snares, and escapes.
  • Utilize Death Grip in combination with Frost Nova, followed by a Shatter combo, Counterspelling or Strangulating as necessary. I'd expect this to be an extremely popular combo at high level play.
    
• Feral Druid / Mutilate Rogue
  
  • Both classes put out unbelievably overpowered amounts of damage right now; combine that with the ability to initiate the fight and your numerous escapes, and you should be on the fast track to 2k+.
    
  • Communication is key to the success of this team; let your mate know when you've kicked, if you need a cyclone, or want a target to be rooted.
    
• Feral Druid / Balance Druid
  
  • Burst Damage, CC, Stealth, what more could you ask for? I've come up against this setup while running Death Knight / Disc Priest, and the damage output is insurmountable.
    
• Mutilate Rogue / Frost Mage
• Mutilate Rogue / Balance Druid

Healer / DPS:

• Discipline Priest / Mutilate Rogue
• Discipline Priest / Balance Druid
• Discipline Priest / Death Knight
• Holy Paladin / Death Knight
• Holy Paladin / Warlock
• Restoration Druid / Death Knight
• Restoration Druid / Arms Warrior
• Restoration Druid / Mutilate Rogue
  
• Restoration Shaman / Mutilate Rogue
• Restoration Shaman / Death Knight

3v3 Compositions

DPS / DPS / DPS:

• Death Knight / Retribution Paladin / Frost Mage
• Elemental Shaman / Frost Mage / Mutilate Rogue
• Death Knight / Arms Warrior / Enhancement Shaman

Healer / DPS / DPS:

• Discipline Priest / Frost Mage / Mutilate Rogue
• Discipline Priest / Retribution Paladin / Frost Mage
• Discipline Priest / Death Knight / Arms Warrior
• Holy Paladin / Death Knight / Mutilate Rogue
• Holy Paladin / Elemental Shaman / Death Knight
• Restoration Druid / Hunter / Feral Druid
• Restoration Druid / Arms Warrior / Warlock
• Restoration Shaman / Mutilate Rogue / Death Knight
• Restoration Shaman / Death Knight / Arms Warrior
• Restoration Shaman / Mutilate Rogue / Arms Warrior

5v5 Compositions

Healer / DPS x 4:

• Discipline Priest / Frost Mage / Hunter / Mutilate Rogue / Balance Druid
• Discipline Priest / Elemental Shaman / Death Knight / Arms Warrior / Mutilate Rogue
• Holy Paladin / Frost Mage / Warlock / Death Knight / Balance Druid
• Holy Paladin / Shadow Priest / Mutilate Rogue / Feral Druid / Death Knight
• Restoration Shaman / Arms Warrior / Death Knight / Mutilate Rogue / Warlock
• Restoration Druid / Balance Druid / Death Knight / Frost Mage / Hunter

Healer x 2 / DPS x 3:

• Restoration Druid / Discipline Priest / Mutilate Rogue / Warlock / Frost Mage
• Restoration Druid / Holy Paladin / Arms Warrior / Warlock / Frost Mage
• Discipline Priest / Holy Paladin / Arms Warrior / Mutilate Rogue / Enhancement Shaman
• Discipline Priest / Restoration Shaman / Balance Druid / Frost Mage / Death Knight
• Holy Paladin / Restoration Shaman / Death Knight / Arms Warrior / Balance Druid

Healer x 3 / DPS x 2:

• As it stands, DPS vastly outmatches healing, given the presumably low amount of resilience players will be entering Season 5 with. 4 DPS teams will see the most immediate success, with 3 DPS teams gaining strength as players accrue gear. Until we're deeper into the season, and thus, better geared, setups such as Team Asia won't be viable. Outlast setups will be posted as soon as they're a realistic and worthwhile option.
  

[ShaLo]

Looks nice, I have saved lots of infinite dusts, cosmic essences and few gems because when new season starts, ppl will get lots of new epics and they usually want to enchant them and Ill hopyfully make much money

[CareyBizzle]

You've not added other specs for Class' such as Shamans etc.

Not alot of effort imo - add more effort into it and I'll rep you.

[Itachiwolf]

You've not added other specs for Class' such as Shamans etc.

Not alot of effort imo - add more effort into it and I'll rep you.

As I mentioned, had to run off to my next class, and I'll be updating it soon

[sr4410]

Why isn't arcane mage up there...

[Benny Lava]

Why isn't arcane mage up there...

Because it's a work in progress.

[Orbitt]

Good work, looking forward to seeing more.

[rinye]

I assume dk + rogue would be nice too?
Mind freeze, strangulate, many slows... atleast that's the setup i'm going for

[rocky4541]

nice guide my friend, realy helped

[Aimladen]

In theory it could be nice, however in theory, so would any class matchup, you have to compare them to other combos and work it out correctly. Ret-Paladin and DK seems the best by far for 2v2.

[Krillere]

So hunters arent gonna do arena?

[elliotthehobo]

no ele shammy?!