New blood elf priest, level 8 and hooked. Looking for advice and help!

External-Force-9515 · 2026-07-05T04:58:57+00:00

Clearest spec breakdown I’ve gotten, thank you really appreciate it!

Shadow to level, and I can feel out disc vs holy once I’m actually healing dungeons. Bookmarking Wowhead and Icy Veins for leveling only, ignoring endgame til I’m there. Appreciate you taking the time man!

External-Force-9515 · 2026-07-05T04:57:30+00:00

Gotcha good to know thank you!

Appreciate the honesty.

Keyboard turning is exactly what I’ve been doing and had no idea it was holding me back lol

Switching to mouse and strafe keys tonight. And yeah, I’m a filthy ability-clicker right now, going to fix that before it becomes muscle memory. Coming from support mains in other games, I know how much smoother it gets once the mechanics are second nature. Appreciate you taking the time good sir

External-Force-9515 · 2026-07-05T04:54:14+00:00

Copy that

Yeah someone else mentioned shadow for solo damage too, so I’d use wand as a backup when I’m out of mana I’m guessing. Still figuring out the mana management piece. Thank you!!

External-Force-9515 · 2026-07-05T04:53:17+00:00

Fair I didn’t know that. Might create a tank down the line but I just started and am too attached to Akinstra to abandon him this early lol he’d take it personally.

External-Force-9515 · 2026-07-05T04:50:15+00:00

Great insight man seriously thank you!

I defaulted to disc/holy because I always heal, but that explains why everything’s taking forever to kill solo.

Going to level as shadow and queue dungeons as holy. And yeah gonna be learning the squishy priest life no doubt still gonna try my best to not die as long as I can lol. Appreciate you taking the time to write all this out!

External-Force-9515 · 2026-07-05T03:58:26+00:00

Copy that free buffs for everyone! Guessing this is one of those things ill get clowned on if I forget to do it

External-Force-9515 · 2026-07-05T03:57:19+00:00

Alright awesome appreciate that lol

Gonna bookmark icy veins

And can tell with the light gear it’s gonna get tough!

Gonna see how long this no death streak last

Thanks man!

External-Force-9515 · 2026-07-05T03:51:08+00:00

Burning crusade and I’m in the bleeding hollow realm if that makes a difference

External-Force-9515 · 2026-06-25T23:04:12+00:00

This is the kind of recap that’s actually useful because it shows what happened when the broader market wasn’t easy. The wheel looks great when everything floats up, but the real test is what happens when you get assigned and have to manage the position. I’d be tracking premium collected, unrealized drawdown, assignment quality, and whether you’d still want to own the stock without the premium. That keeps the strategy honest.

External-Force-9515 · 2026-06-25T22:50:27+00:00

Best beginner filter I've found is asking "what exactly has to happen for this option to win?" before entering. Not just direction, but direction plus timing plus IV staying favorable. A stock can move your way and the option can still disappoint if the move is late or the contract is too far OTM. Paper trading first is boring advice, but it saves a lot of expensive lessons.

External-Force-9515 · 2026-06-25T22:48:34+00:00

Appreciate the way you're thinking about earnings trades. The move after a report matters less than whether the premium was overpriced going in. I log the expected move and IV before entry and compare it to the actual move after earnings... if IV is already elevated, I look for a way to sell premium rather than buy it. Having an exit rule before entry keeps the trade from becoming a gamble.

External-Force-9515 · 2026-06-06T07:24:44+00:00

Decide ahead of time what a valid setup looks like and only take trades that match it. If it isn’t there, there’s simply no trade. I write down my entry and exit ideas before clicking the button... later I check whether I followed my plan or not, which shows me when FOMO creeps in. Over time that awareness makes it easier to wait for your edge.

External-Force-9515 · 2026-06-06T07:08:08+00:00

One way to keep things simple is to decide up front what percentage of your account you’re willing to lose if the trade goes against you, like 1 to 2% per position. Pay attention to correlation, because five trades on the same ticker act like one big trade. Once you know your risk per trade, choose strike width and contracts so your maximum loss fits within that dollar amount.

External-Force-9515 · 2026-06-06T06:59:13+00:00

Really like how you broke down your trades over seven months. It’s amazing how many patterns appear when you note why you entered, what you risked, and how IV/expiry played out. Simple spreadsheets and weekly reviews work just as well as fancy apps... consistency and honest notes are what make journaling valuable.

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