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 DesmondMay 14, 2015
25

Lightsworn: The trouble with Exorcism

This week we brush off the minor mastery changes up on the 6.2 PTR and address an issue that has been festering for years: the unremarkable Exorcism. What's wrong…
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Heroes of the Storm

Dan DesmondMay 8, 2015
32

3 things I learned when starting Heroes of the Storm

The broadcast of the Heroes of the Dorm finals on ESPN inspired a lot of people (myself included) to scramble for beta keys and jump into the Nexus. My…
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WoW

Dan DesmondMarch 26, 2015
11

Lightsworn: Retribution in Blackrock Foundry, part 2

Welcome to Lightsworn, Blizzard Watch’s regular paladin column. Today, Dan Desmond (@Antigen_) is here to speak retribution in your general direction. Last time on Lightsworn, we discussed the first…
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WoW

Dan DesmondMarch 12, 2015
13

Lightsworn: Retribution in Blackrock Foundry, part 1

I don’t know about you, but for me the transition from Highmaul to Blackrock Foundry has been a welcome one. Highmaul wasn’t a terrible instance, but it also wasn’t…
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WoW

Dan DesmondFebruary 22, 2015
116

Lightsworn: Return of the ret

The retribution paladin column returns! In this first edition, Lightsworn takes a current look at retribution DPS and answers a few reader questions.
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Lightsworn: The trouble with Exorcism

3 things I learned when starting Heroes of the Storm

Lightsworn: Retribution in Blackrock Foundry, part 2

Lightsworn: Retribution in Blackrock Foundry, part 1

Lightsworn: Return of the ret