Dan Desmond

Dan has been playing Blizzard games for nearly two decades, with the past six years writing about retribution paladins in World of Warcraft. Outside of Azeroth he enjoys the odd game of Hearthstone, a good book about spaceships, and sleeping in.

WoW

Dan DesmondFebruary 12, 2016
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Lightsworn: Talents and glyphs for Retribution Paladin PVP

The lull between expansions, or sometimes even content patches, is always a good time to break the monotony by trying something new. In the past I’ve done things like…
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WoW

Dan DesmondJanuary 27, 2016
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Lightsworn: Retribution Artifact traits in Legion

Ashbringer, the bringer of ashes, the legendary blade that put an end to the Mograine bloodline, shattered the runeblade Frostmourne, and slew legions of the undead has been central…
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WoW

Dan DesmondJanuary 17, 2016
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Lightsworn: Retribution Paladin talents in Legion

To be completely honest, I’ve been shielding myself from a lot of Legion coverage lately. It’s not because I’m pouting that I’m not in the alpha — I mean,…
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WoW

Dan DesmondNovember 17, 2015
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Lightsworn: Retribution changes in Legion

Being one of the first classes to be covered in Blizzard’s Legion class preview series really threw me off. Normally the devs like to drag their feet when it…
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WoW

Dan DesmondOctober 11, 2015
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Lightsworn: A darker side to Retribution

There are a lot of things in World of Warcraft that exist solely for game mechanic reasons: portals that traverse alternate universes, hearthstones, raid and dungeon finders, death knights.…
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WoW

Dan DesmondSeptember 23, 2015
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Lightsworn: Retribution Paladin changes I want to see in Legion

I’ve heard through my contacts at Blizzard that there’s a new WoW expansion coming out called Legion. I haven’t a clue what it’s about, but when I hear the…
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WoW

Dan DesmondJuly 15, 2015
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Lightsworn: Retribution tips for breaching Hellfire Citadel

With the release of the second wing of Hellfire Citadel in Raid Finder earlier this week, now’s a good time to look at some of the fights not only…
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WoW

Dan DesmondJune 12, 2015
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Lightsworn: Retribution Paladins in patch 6.2

In patch 6.2, Retribution has some minor changes, awesome tier bonuses, and a handful of fun encounters in Hellfire Citadel to look forward to.
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Heroes of the Storm

Dan DesmondMay 27, 2015
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Heroes of the Storm tips and tricks for team play

Now that the open beta for Heroes of the Storm is well underway, matchmaking is being flooded with new blood. While it is very exciting to see more people…
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WoW

Dan DesmondMay 27, 2015
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Lightsworn: Fixing two lackluster Retribution talents

Too often I find myself falling back to the same set of talents, even though "cookie cutter" builds are supposed to be a thing of the past. Am I…
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