the point why it works on icetombs was because the rather big diameter of the tomb and the fact that LOS is a single point in the middle of hitbox

http://www.antica.info/phenomena/plugins/gallery/showpic.php?filename=palatomb_14.jpg

I haven’t experimented with beacon and LOS in a long time and I’m seeing that I really need to because my memories of it seem to be very inaccurate. With no LOS issues at all, that must be crazy OP in the arenas (which goes to show you how up and current I am on pvp and arena news!)

On 10 man, we just use one tank and burn the boss down as fast as possible, so it is easy to just keep a beacon on the tank. I still find it simpler to just beacon myself, though, since it leaves less room for error. The exception would be when we’re 2 healing the fight, in that case, a beaconned tank is a necessity since I have to help cover the raid damage.

Your 25 man strategy was how we used to do it at first (on the days where we were fortunate enough to have 2 paladins…not all guilds have that luxury!), but the coordination required for that was far more trouble than it was worth. There was always someone who didn’t pay attention, always a desobediant paladin, always a number of raid healers dying right at the beginning of the last phase. Then, as I tried to cover for everyone else, I’d forget to refresh my beacon on the tank and my tank would die…. Keeping beacon on myself just keeps the margin for error so much wider. I’d rather end the fight 2 manning it and killing the boss, then having to wipe the raid every time too many healers died.

You have to keep in mind that the majority of players don’t play with highly disciplined teams. There’s always human error floating around and a player who performs well in a non-cutting edge raid group is a player who can cover best for everyone’s (including their own) mistakes.

ICC10

Paladin with Benediction?
“/focus” on the boss, use “/cast [target=focustarget] Beacon of Light” to change the beacon to the tank. Always stay behind the iceblock and heal yourself (Splatter on the group + 5.25% extra from Divinity), Beacon heals without LOS. If a tank is switching while frostbreath (look for the timer when they call a switch, their fault but might still happen) do not switch the beacon, get los for the new tank and heal the tank without the beacon until the breath is over.

Paladin without Benediction or mana issues?
Paladins who have mana issues without intending it do something wrong but that’s a different topic. But anyway.
“focus” on the boss, use “/cast [target=focustarget] Beacon of Light” to place a beacon on the tank when you have to reset your stacks.

Beacon cost 35% (without Benediction), Holy Light 29% (without considering regeneration through crit). It is not too far away from saying 1 HL = 1 Beacon, essential the loss of a global cooldown is the bigger deal. If the tanks struggle rather get away from the iceblock and chaincast some Holy Light directly until things are under control. The advantage is that you are low enough on stacks to do that if you continuously reset.

The “real” “secret trick” is that you use the splatter for yourself and support the group heal that way. They can return the favor by giving some more attention on the tanks in case you are moving.

ICC25

Bring 2 or more paladins. 3 make it easier.

Each tank (2 or 3, take one more healer if you take only two tanks) gets a dedicated paladin who puts a beacon. The paladin goes behind the iceblock when “his tank” is on the boss and heals through the iceblock. Then they switch. If the group heal drops too low use the strategy use icc10 v1, if mana goes low call for mana.

disclaimer:
there are quite some aspects that are not covered considering the complexity encounter and even more important …

…please excuse my terrible english :p

if you want to reset the stacks, set the beacon on the target of the focus and heal yourself, the beacon does not require los,

if blistering cold + low tank tank happen = bubble

if tank stacks more then 8, use aura master for the next frost breath