Hello, Iron Edge!
I am applying for the main raid.
Character: Kilgharra
Server: Mazrigos
Armory: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/Mazrigos/Kilgharra/advancedClass/Spec: Paladin (Healer)
Member Type: raider
Personal Info:Hello, my name is Izzie Sutherland-Cash. I'm 34 years old and I live in Cambridge, UK. I'm a graduate student in linguistics at the University of Cambridge, and I freelance doing things from editing/proofing to random web design.
Class/Spec:My main spec is holy, with protection closely behind in terms of gear). They're both around 356. I love healing and tanking, but probably healing more so than tanking. I do also play dps if I need to but it isn't where my main interest is. When I started playing in late vanila I was a warlock, and I happily raided as one all the way up to Sunwell, where my guild needed healers, so I rerolled to a priest and have been healing ever since. In MoP I rerolled to a druid purely so I would have the option to tank if needed, again because the guild needed another tank (but not a full time one).
In terms of stats, I'm aware crit is considered highest priority for holy paladins because of holy shock procs, but I'm pretty much picking up any gear with int on it at the moment. I've not had much luck with trinkets, unfortunately.
With regards to priority system, I think of healing in terms of triage and then anticipating damage when possible, so I'd aim to pick up low health or at-risk people, with special attention to tanks and debuffs. I think that’s where paladins excel, really. I'll attempt a quick rundown of holy paladin spells, no doubt forgetting something:
Beacons - really important to use those properly, swap targets if you need to. Holy shock is a key spell for us, and the proc from it should be used on Flash of light. Positioning is also rather important, there's no point casting Light of Dawn on an empty corner (though with the 40y trait that's a little harder to do anyway). Maintain judgment of light debuff and if you take the avenging wrath talent - make sure you can actually be in melee to make use of it. It can be a very efficient aoe healing method, if and only if used properly.
It's also important to be aware of uses for our utilities, a hand of freedom on Gahuun is really nice
Alts:In legion I decided to complete every mage tower challenge on every class and spec, so I ended up with, well, everything. I even managed to level a rogue! The alt specs I've played the most, historically, were resto druid, resto shaman, holy paladin, protection warrior, guardian druid, Blood DK and hunter. Currently in BFA I've got my druid at 344 resto and 342 guardian, my hunter crawling up to 330 (BM) and my priest slowly inching to 120. I’ve done some pugging and some raiding with my super casual guild, Serendipity. On my paladin (as holy) I’ve got Uldir normal with a pug 8/8, and 4/8 hc, and 4/8 normal on my druid as resto. I’ve always been happy to raid on alts, if I have time. I like learning how other classes/specs work.
Professions:I'm currently a herbalist alchemist, but I'd quite like to go back to engineering instead of herbing - it's just more fun, and I like having repair bots, mailboxes and things like AoE polybomb
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Raiding Experience:I’ve raided since Karazan and consistently up to and including the first tier in MoP. If my raiding experience reads a little undetailed, it’s because it’s difficult to separate my raiding history from my guild history – I thought it’s better not to bore you with too much repetitions, and this application is a novel already
In tier 6 and up to Sunwell, I raided as a warlock.
I then started my guild (Serendipity) and was the GM and raid leader until we decided to stop raiding in any serious fashion, following the first tier of MoP (Sha of Fear was the last boss we killed pre nerf patch).
At the start of Sunwell I was still a warlock, and I raided the older content on my priest as a healer. So when my guild lacked healers, I rerolled. I originally was meant to roll back to warlock, but it never worked out, hehe. So I raided as a healing priest all through the next expansions, and I say healing priest and not holy because priests have two specs, and I just played whatever I thought was best for a particular boss.
I don’t really remember when I levelled my druid, but I know I took it to alt runs sometime in cata, I think, as resto, and it became my main alt.
Then in MoP, on the first boss of the first raid, we needed a 3rd tank, if I recall correctly – and we had some problems finding people who could do it properly, so I rerolled druid so I could fill that odd spot of sometimes healer sometimes tank.
Previous Guilds:Sanctum (on Vashj): a guild with irl friends, and the first guild I raided with. We did Karazan, it was fun, but I really wanted to keep going and we didn’t have the people for Magtheridon.
Into Oblivion (on Vashj): the guild I joined after Sanctum. I raided SSC, TK, Hyjel and BT with them, on my warlock. I had fun tanking leo, that fire lady on KT and illdan. I had really good times with people from this guild – I’m still friends with people I met there. But at some point it became clear that my goals and the guild’s goal’s were just not the same. Specifically, they played as if they were super casual and didn’t care about anything, but still wanted to raid 4-5 days a week. The result was very messy, very inefficient raiding, with people who wanted all manner of different things from the game. With Sunwell looming, me and a few friends felt we can’t do another tier of raiding under these conditions and we decided to form our own guild – Serendipity.
Serendipity (executus and then Mazrigos):
https://www.wowprogress.com/guild/eu/mazrigos/Serendipity/This guild was my last guild
) we formed before sunwel came out, opened recruitment and went all in. It was a blast. We killed everything the game threw at us from sunwel and up until Sha of something or other in the first tier of MoP. We were a 4 days 4 hours raiding guild, with a strict start and finish time and the whole idea was to get as much done in not a lot of time (funny how much time you have in your 20s). Raiding hightlights include: Muru pre-nerf (but after the caster push back fix), Alone in the Darkness Yog Saron 25, Professor patricide 25 (rank 143), The Lich King hc 25 (rank 233), Deathwing HC (rank 167). Basically, from the day we formed and until T14, we killed everything before it was nerfed. Which is related to why I’m here writing this application! When we killed the last boss in T14, Sha of Fear, we had done it on the eve of the new patch and the nerfs. We were really happy to have gotten it before the nerf, but it meant raiding for 4 days a week for months - and we were one out of about 250 guilds in EU that did it! We knew we had a choice to make – either go hardcore – to try and clear ASAP so we can then have time to relax before the next tier, or go casual. We decided to go casual. After raiding without a break since 2008, we all needed a break. So, I never really left Serendipity. For the rest of MoP I raided with alts in Whatever (alliance, Auchindon) on my druid (resto), in WoD I didn’t raid at all, and in Legion a group of the old raiders came back and we’ve been happily casual ever since. We raided and killed almost everything on HC in Legion, doing Saturday raids when people had time. So, I’m here because I love raiding, and after a long break from doing it more seriously, I wanna jump back in. I’m also here because I don’t actually want to nor am I able to raid 24/7, so the two days a week deal sounds pretty good to me!
Availability:I’m generally available every Monday/Thursday, and if I’m not I almost always know in advance. If successful, I can start raiding 24 September.
In addition, I’m getting married 27 October, and my entire family is descending on my house, so I exepct I won’t be available 24-31st October, and a week in early December when I have to travel to Israel to get married again. Don’t ask.
Communication:I’m proficient in English and I have a working headset, and I have no problem speaking if needed.
Computer / Connection:My computer isn’t the newest thing but it’s not a potato. I run everything on ultra or high, with no fps issues. I have no internet issues.
Addons/UI:Vuhdoo – for my party/raid frames. I like how configurable it is.
The keybinds you can’t see are the mouse ones: right click for flash heal, alt-right click for dispels, mouse3 for beacon (alt-mouse3 for beacon of faith). I think everything else shows.
I use Elvui as my base, I like how it consolidates a lot of addons into one thing.
I’ve got big wigs, but I’m aware the guild requires DBM, not a problem to switch to it.
Weak auras! Who can live without weak auras.
https://imgur.com/WfgZfZKOther Games:Heroes of the Storm mainly. I’ve played Diablo 3 when it was shiny and I really hope for D4 news at Blizcon.
Why Iron Edge?I want to join because I have the raiding itch, I love this game and I love raiding, but I can’t dedicate my life to it and Iron Edge offers the best of both – raiding at the hardest difficulty, but with a casual schedule. It’s also pretty clear from your website and the bits I’ve come across Discord that you have a real community, and that’s really appealing. In short, it’s exactly what I’m looking for.
What can I offer Iron Edge?I’m a team player, I’m a good healer, I’ve got tons of experience on multiple healing classes, and I’m flexible enough to play my offspecs to help with m+ and things like that.
Where did I hear about Iron Edge?I heard about Iron Edge through Mortos, so it’s all his fault.
Last Words?It really is Mortos’ fault. Lok’tar Ogar!
Welcome, Guest. Please 
May 18, 2025, 06:06:38 am
Apply as a Social
Name, age, location, work/school, etc.
Healer
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Why are you playing your current class/spec? Is it simply because it's strong or because you think it's fun?
Any relevant alts you have and their levels.
What professions do you have and why? Any cool/special recipes?
What previous raiding/PvP experience you have, Setups, Ratings etc.
Previous guilds and reasons why you left them.
Times at which you are available. Include things like work shifts, upcoming exams, holidays, etc.
Are you proficient in english? Do you have Discord and can you listen? Do you have a microphone and do you use it?
Do you have a decent computer? Do you have fps issues? What's your internet connection like? Is it stable? Do you have high ping to Kazzak? Do you lag? Do you disconnect every hour?
List any addons you use for raiding and why you use them. Also include a screenshot of your ui (this is mandatory) and list any relevant key bindings that are not shown.
What other games do you play?
Why do you want to join Iron Edge?
Friends? Wowprogress? Openraid? MMO-Champ? Battle.net? Trade spam? Somewhere else?
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