WoW: Arena Season 2, Gladiator Zyphyris.

This post is long due, but it can't be blamed seeing my two 'Stars' posts has received 100+ hits in like 2 days.

So, two weeks ago the Arena Season 1 has ended. I've received my eminent rank of Gladiator and the impressive arena reward, Swift Nether Drake.

Currently, I'm quite at the peak of my WoW experience, being #1 Ranked in 3v3 and #25 2v2 across the battlegroup after the first week. It's nice to sit at the top, above over 12000 other teams in each ladder, even if it's just for awhile.


As for the new Merciless Gladiator Set, let's take a look at its upgrades over season 1's Gladiator Set (and a completely pointless downgrade).

Piece	Price	Agi	Stam	Crit	Res	AP	AEP
Helm	1875	3	5	4	2	8	18
Chest	1875	4	7	1	2	10	19
Pants	1875	5	6	2	4	0	17
Shoulder	1500	3	6	(8)!!	2	6	6
Gloves	1125	4	6	2	1	4	15

As you can see the armor upgrades are very small, what you should aim for is getting the set bonuses asap. 35 res itself is as good an upgrade as two pieces added together. The gloves are obviously the biggest upgrade comparative to it's low arena point cost, as shown in the above table. Unless you can afford the 1875 pieces, just grab the Shoulders as your 2nd piece if you can although its a pathetic upgrade due to having 8 less crit rating than the S1 piece. So the developers decided rogues are doing too much dps and just had to nerf something. Nothing new here.

Anyway, I'm intending to focus on my 2v2 and 3v3 ladders. I can't help but feel like I'm pulling the team down with my class in a 5v5 setting. Personally I prefer 2s/3s too, since it's much more entertaining to play.

P.S. Rest in Peace, Chris Benoit.