Dragonflight Ret Paladin - Path of Ruin Testing (Pre-patch PTR)

Quick tests on POR, or should we call it POOR?

I much prefer using Wake of Ashes in its baseline form as it generates 5 HP right away. Ive become so used to hitting that button to start off my rotation that to switch it for PoR feels off since it changes it to a HP spender rather than generator, and yes the dmg is lower, but it's also only a 15 sec CD vs 45 secs so overall your dps will be higher. If you can manage to proc the CD reset on it often enough through the talent that modifies Art of War to affect Wake of Ashes vs Blade of Justice, you can achieve a comparable dps throughput without using PoR, but this would only be used in situations where AoE is the focus such as M+ content, or during raids when clearing trash before a boss, or on boss fights that summons adds. I would prefer that PoR doesnt become the meta where I feel pidgeon-holed into taking it to be viable in M+ and raids. Right now to me it just doesnt feel powerful or rewarding enough to justify using it over WoA

Why not use the level 70 server for your testing to get all the talents?

Haven't played ret paladin in around 2 expansions, how smooth is the gameplay? would you recommend for DF?

How about instead of replacing Wake of Ashes we make it replace TV and you choose between it and between FV and just bake Empyrean power in it

I think they should make it so you can still proc path of ruin from art of war

I didnt notice, but I assume that Path of Ruin is also affected by Divine purpose correct?

i think POR is stronger for AoE dmg. Because the damage decreases after 5 Adds while WoA decreases from a 2nd target on. Also you can use POR in every pull and maybe a 2nd use in every pull in fortified weeks. So i think WoA is more for ST and POR for AoE