06 Mar 2006 at 17:51 - 37
All purpose TA/GvG/Split boon prot:
12+4 Divine Favor
10 Blood Magic
8+1 Protection Prayers
Guardian
Mend Condition
Reversal of Fortune
Devotion Signet
Holy Veil
Offering of Blood
Divine Boon
Contemplation of Purity
Works just fine, and shrugs off the patch nerfs nicely. Has the flexibility of all boon prots, able to deal with spike/conditions/hexes/warriors etc. In full 8v8 offering is only dangerous if under direct attack. The damage is otherwise invisible since it will dissapear after one devo sig, one heal party from your local flashbot, or crossheal from the other monk. Mend Condition heals much more than any other skill on the bar, and is available more than twice as often as ailment would be, for more healing and more degen condition removal.
In 4v4 (TA or split) it still works great, but takes more concentration. If under attack, heal yourself as high as possible before using offering. For example, you are at 2/3 hp with 12 energy, use rof and then oob, and you have a much higher chance of surviving than using oob first. Not having self easy self condition removal is not as big a deal as it sounds. There is only one condition I really care about, deep wound. And theres generally only one way Im going to get it, from warriors. If theres a warrior on me I probably have guardian on me too (if I was smart), and I can cop deep wound off with a nice 170 hp boost, 1 other condition potentially removed, and 2 hexes potentially removed. Degen conditions arent dangerous to you, they arent a threat. They are only dangerous when your entire team has them, and you should be feeding off the extra healing they provide to your mend condition (MC is the primary "heal other" spell unless there are no conditions or the teammate is almost dead, in which case you should use reversal)
Lastly, dont be afraid of devotion signet. It wont work all the time, but it certainly will work some of the time. Devo Sig really helps conserve energy, the primary concern of boon prots postpatch now that they have to heal up OoB. Theres really only one way it will get shut down, through interupt. Interupters are easily dealt with, just kite and cast nothing but reversal and he will either continue to be useless whiffing, or he will move to someone else, at which point you can go back to normal routines, which include devo sig.
Moral of the story? Relax, OoB Boon Prots still work fine.