I have been asked on many, many occasions what other Paladin/WoW blogs I read.  I have had every intention of doing this post earlier, just always found reasons to push it back.  Some of these you probably have heard of, others you may not.  I am also including the WoW websites I check for news as well.
Blogs
1) RetPaladin.com – Good solid Retribution Paladin site, also focuses on PvP.
2) Paladin Schmaladin – If you play a Paladin and haven’t heard of Ferraro, you haven’t been around long enough.  Despite last year’s …

Tanking Shields for Protection Paladins
Current for WotLK and Patch 3.3

With Protection as my off-spec, the one piece of gear I always seem to struggle finding is my tanking shield.  I am still using a level 219 shield from Ulduar, if that tells you of my difficulties.  So while I was perusing wowhead, exploring my tanking shield options, I decided to write a quick post on the subject.
Starting at item level 200 (epic quality) and moving up, I have compiled a list of tanking shields for Protection Paladins.  They are as …

Tanks that tank.  What do I mean by that?  I mean WoW tanks that literally tank it, drag you down, drown you, and suffocate all hopes of having a decent, quick run.  Tanks that are trying to squeak by on the abilities and talents of others, so they can hitch a faster ride to better gear.
Normally I am a very patient person in terms of PUGs.  I understand there will be accidents and learning curves, stupid mistakes and occasional mismatched groups.  But this week, I have found myself in 4 …

Moroes is the second boss in Karazhan, and is the sole possessor of the ever-elusive Mongoose Enchant Formula.  As a Ret Paladin, I have downed him twice.  As a Prot Paladin, I just recently down him for the first time.  Not because i couldn’t in the past, just because I hadn’t tried.  I will include both methods in this post:
Adds
Moroes always has help from 4 adds; random mobs from a pool of 6 total.  They should be killed first, in this order:

Lady Catriona Von’Indi – Holy Priest
Baroness Dorothea Millstipe – …

Ret Pally / Prot Paladin
Attumen the Huntsman is the first boss in Karazhan, the opening raid of Burning Crusade.  Soloing Attumen as a Retribution Paladin proved very difficult for me, leading to many wipes.  Thus, I switched to my off-spec and went Protection.  As a Prot Pally, he was cake.
Why Attumen you ask?  Chances are, if you are on this page, like me, you’re coming in search of the [Fiery Warhorse's Reins].  It has not dropped for me yet.
The fight is simple.  After clearing the trash (and yes, clear it …

LFD, Dungeon Finder, and DPS
The Dungeon Finder, or LFD tool, has been an absolutely wonderful addition to WoW.  Not only is it helping me get into more dungeons, loot more badges, and help speed up certain aspects of the game, but it is letting me experience playing with people from other servers, too.  I am not one of those that are bitter and complaining about the instant port to the dungeon.  In fact, I love the change.
Traveling in WoW is fun, especially the first few times around…but flying to Gundrak …

Recently, I added the Perky Pug to my plethora of pets.  This little butt scratcher has a nasty little obsession with wiping his ass wherever we travel.  To get the Perky Pug in WoW, you have to run random dungeons using the LFD, or Dungeon Finder tool.  Once you have grouped with 100 random people, you will get an achievement and the Perky Pug will by dropped into your mailbox.
But I’m not here to talk about the actual pet.  I am here to talk about all the PUGs I have …

Off-speccing protection is one of the many benefits of having a retribution paladin.  It is extremely useful to have the ability to jump into prot pally mode for raids or soloing purposes, and it is one I recently switched to myself.  With a desire to tackle more Molten Core and Karazhan content solo, I decided to change my off-spec from holy to protection.
Now, retribution is clearly my favorite spec to play, but the benefit of being a paladin is that we can switch between all three roles in the World of …