[Paladin Openers] [Main Tank & Off Tank] [Showcase & Discussion]

[FPZ]

PROCESS

• I've been testing a lot of openers lately whilst discussing my findings with other tanks, some of the openers I worked on have been meh and some have worked out quite nicely.
  
  
• After the last few days of testing I have narrowed it down to two types of opener for both off tank and main tank, which I believe are fairly strong in their foundation and grant flexibility in the tanking style you want to use.
  
  
• I am not pitching these as 'the best' but simply as openers with a strong foundation to later modify to your specific play-style / boss fight timings.

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THE OPENERS

[Main Tank Opener]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic8DbXwRU-w

Holy Spirit > Shield Lob > Circle of Scorn > Fast Blade > Spirits Within > Savage Blade > Rage of Halone > Fast Blade > Riot Blade > Goring Blade > Requiscat > Holy Spirit > Holy Spirit > Holy Spirit > Holy Spirit > Holy Spirit > Fast Blade > Circle of Scorn > Riot Blade > Sword Oath > Fight or Flight > Goring Blade > Royal Authority Combo > Royal Authority Combo > Goring Blade Combo > Circle of Scorn > Fast Blade

• Great for raid & pug groups, generates nice aggro.
• Flexibility in if you want to enter Sword Oath for your full Fight or Flight duration for more damage, or remain in Shield Oath for more mitigation.
• Works well with and without Ninja in the group.
• If you do have a Ninja who uses a 6th GCD Trick Attack, you will hit 2 to 3 Holy Spirits in the Trick Attack window.
• Generates 100 Oath Bar.
• If you are confident in your aggro generation feel free to remove the Goring Blade Combo and go straight into Holy Spirits.

[Off Tank Opener: With Ninja 6th GCD Trick Attack]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GeIa7cJdfE

Royal Authority Combo > Goring Blade Combo > Requiscat > Holy Spirit > Spirits Within > Holy Spirit > Circle of Scorn > Holy Spirit > Holy Spirit > Holy Spirit > Fast Blade > Riot Blade > Fight or Flight > Goring Blade > Royal Authority Combo > Royal Authority Combo > Goring Blade Combo > Fast Blade

• Great for raid groups with a Ninja that Trick Attack on the 6th GCD.
• 4 Holy Spirits + Spirits Within + Circle of Scorn in the Trick Attack window.

[Off Tank Opener: No Ninja]

Goring Blade Combo > Requiscat > Holy Spirit > Spirits Within > Holy Spirit > Circle of Scorn > Holy Spirit > Holy Spirit > Holy Spirit > Fast Blade > Riot Blade > Fight or Flight > Goring Blade > Royal Authority Combo > Royal Authority Combo > Goring Blade Combo > Fast Blade

• Same rotation as With Ninja but without the Royal Authority combo.

[Off Tank Opener: Fight or Flight into Holy Spirit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmedhfXkg4U

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• Good if you need a lot of movement in the opener.
• Flows into requisecat, the final 2 seconds of your Fight or Flight buffing the ability before moving into Holy spirit spam.

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