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How to counter Cyclone?
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Post by
xaratherus
Fairly noobish question here:
I'm fairly new to arena (just over 100 matches, and finally clawed back up to a 1553 rating last night). I'm on a 2v2 as a Holy Paladin with a Warrior, and I'm looking for suggestions.
What's the best way to counter a Druid's Cyclone?
We've gone up against a number of Druid/DPS teams, and that Cyclone just winds up eating us alive; either they keep the Warrior "winded" and then chew me up, or vice versa and I can only get off the occasional FoL.
Is the only real choice against those spam-happy Cycloners to trinket out and then bubble so I can get a decent amount of heals off? Is it best to burn HoJ to halt a Cyclone since I don't necessarily need it to halt heals (hard to interrupt HoTs, heh)?
Just looking for general thoughts or suggestions. I know many Druids don't consider it a "true" crowd control for PvE, but for PvP (or particulary Arena) it's giving me nightmares.
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xaratherus
(if you are not playing horde you deserve to lose hehe)
I prefer to not look like a pointy-eared Barbie doll when playing my Paladin, thanks. :P "Ken Paladin, now with text-messaging action!"
Thanks for the contribution though. I need to suggest to my partner that he's going to have to be fast on the Pummels against Druids.
Other thoughts?
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Post by
EvilScubaSteve
Pummel, arcane torrent (if you are not playing horde you deserve to lose hehe)
/EPIC FAIL
To the OP. Anytime you face a resto druid, go for him straight off. Keep him pummeled, HoJ, anything to lock him down. Those Hots rock, and that cyclone will end you. Second, use your bubble sparingly. Most teams will try to force you to use it as soon as possible. (I.E. they'll focus on you to burn your health, thus making you bubble to heal yourself) Using it to simply get out of a cyclone is a terrible waste. It's gunna take some practice on timing for both of you to know exactly when to stun him but you'll get it down eventually. Oh, and if the DPS is a rogue....good luck...you'll need it.
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Post by
xaratherus
Thanks for all the input folks! I'll relay this to the Warrior (since I already try to keep JoJ on anything with a speed boost ability) and we'll see what we can do.
Post by
Twisteh
Interrupts
Post by
Serphus
get behind him, interupt, pummel, trinket
OR
a proven fact when he cyclones you, GET AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN. it lasts for a quite a bit of time but he would want to BACK UP or get AWAY from you once ur cycloned right in front of him. he will waste time getting away, while his partner tries to get ur warr down. once ur out you can spam heal and kill the druid before he can pull it off again
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