[Guide] Paladin Tanking Compendium 2.0

[Pixelshader]

Shield Swipe is an obvious DPS increase and a net gain in TP. Therefore, it will not impair the number of Halone combos used over the course of the fight. Assuming you end the fight near 0 TP, it is free damage that in the long run will establish more damage and threat than not using it. It is, of course, only viable when you have an established threat cushion. It's viability also declines in fights that do not last long enough to TP starve you. I am currently on Turn 5 and have only been TP starved in Turn 1.

It is an ability with limited uses (and one I hope gets looked at in the future to be made more interesting), but it still has a place on the action bar.

So this is incorrect. It slows down your halone combos by 2.5sec every time you use them. Here are a few examples of swiping and not swiping.

Swiping every GCD:
Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe -> Shield Swipe
420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 420 Enmity
Total: 5040 enmity using 480 TP
Efficiency: 420 enmity for 40 TP every GCD = 10.5 EPTP

Swiping every other GCD
Fast Blade -> Shield Swipe -> Savage Blade -> Shield Swipe -> Rage of Halone -> Shield Swipe -> Fast Blade -> Shield Swipe -> Savage Blade-> Shield Swipe -> Rage of Halone -> Shield Swipe
300 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 4100 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 300 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 4100 Enmity -> 420 Enmity
70 TP -> 40 TP -> 60 TP -> 40 TP -> 60 TP -> 40 TP -> 70 TP -> 40 TP -> 60 TP -> 40 TP -> 60 TP -> 40 TP
Total: 14320 enmity using 620 TP
Efficiency: 1193.33 enmity for 51.66 every GCD = 23.1

Swiping every 2 GCDs
Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Shield Swipe -> Rage of Halone -> Fast Blade -> Shield Swipe -> Savage Blade -> Rage of Halone -> Shield Swipe -> Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Shield Swipe
300 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 4100 Enmity -> 300 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 4100 Enmity -> 420 Enmity -> 300 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 420 Enmity
70 TP -> 60 TP -> 40 TP -> 60 TP -> 70 TP -> 40 TP -> 60 TP -> 60 TP -> 40 TP -> 70 TP -> 60 TP -> 40 TP
Total: 15280 enmity using 670
Efficiency: 1273.33 enmity for 55.83 TP every GCD = 22.81

Not Swiping
Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Rage of Halone -> Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Rage of Halone -> Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Rage of Halone -> Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Rage of Halone
300 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 4100 Enmity -> 300 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 4100 Enmity -> 300 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 4100 Enmity -> 300 Enmity -> 1500 Enmity -> 4100 Enmity
70 TP -> 60 TP -> 60 TP -> 70 TP -> 60 TP -> 60 TP -> 70 TP -> 60 TP -> 60 TP -> 70 TP -> 60 TP -> 60 TP
Total: 23600 enmity using 760 TP
Efficiency: 1966.66 enmity for 63.33 for every GCD = 31.05 EPTP

Above are a few scenarios of what your tp and enmity look like within 12 GCDs. As you can see for the most part shield swipe is extremely damaging to your rotation. In regards to enmity it is actually better to wait for more TP to continue your Halone combo rather than use Shield Swipe. As for DPS, its a non point. Your dps should be dealing the damage.