Forum: Tanking Discussion

Hmm, while reading a post on Avoidance vs EH, I came across a lot of thumbs up for Devilshark Cape from SV thanks to it having 4 tanking stats on it....

I'm currently leveling a DK on the beta realms. I like how the class works, but I can't find a build for tanking. There's nothing really obvious...

Blessing of Salvation, the paladin's current form of reducing threat provides a flat, 30% threat reduction on all generated threat (without affecting...

My current EH based on the tankspot calculator : 78727 53% avoidance Bt suggested min: 59000 60% avoidance I am an OT primarily (sometimes mt...

I'm in t4 content/ZA and I'm worried about my block rating and value, I know it's not that useful considering warriors are uncrushable naked..but...

A friend of mine is a feral Druid and has gear set for DPS and is trying to find some kind of guide to check out for Bear Tanking gear rankings, he...

So today i was doing heroic Botanica and we had a Holy Priest healing. He asked my what my Defense was because I was "taking a lot of Damage". I...

The scenario: You're a raid leader, it's two hours into the raid, you just reached a farm boss and your main tank just went linkdead. He calls...

I have Bulwark of Azzinoth and I just reached 2050 personal rating. so my question is that S4 shield better than Bulwark of Azzinoth for tanking?...

Our guilds MT and raid leader is starting to have rage issues in Kara. We aren't sure if it is do to him being over geared or something outside of...

Hey all. I've been a reader here for a few months now, and I've learned alot about tanking from all these articles and members. Unfortunately, I'm a...

I am starting to gear up for Kara on my paladin and I am getting help from several of the other 70's in the guild. A good number of them have...

Hi all, My first thread so be kind. Usual question but would love an answer that is detailed so I can learn and perhaps not have to ask again,...

On paper, it looks like the wrath card is an amazing threat boost for just one slot since we won't have all that much +crit in the first place....

I'm having an "argument" with a warrior friend of mine, basiclly about armor, how the armor on rings, and extra armor from say a cloak or a shield...

Do any of you use the Aqir Artifact for boss tanking? It is a very weird item. It's an avoidance piece, with an EH/mitigation use ability. The...

WWS Log: Ciderhelm - WWS Calculated here: Kenneth Gant Niebuhr - Online portfolie Notes: This is an example of a "perfect storm" encounter...

Please forgive me if this has been posted some where as I have not found it. However, the other day I was speaking to one of my fellow tanks and the...

So my GM told me to get 350 FR with a pally aura. 490 defense. and stack stam for illidian. I have a ton of random FR gear and i can get self buffed...

what enchant should I get? My choices are Brawn, Def or Stam....so Idk which to get on Bracers of the Ancient Phalanx - Item - World of Warcraft

So I've been playing pretty casually and mostly just pvp with friends, I want to start tanking however, and am not sure what to do about gear. ...

I am pretty new to tanking. I have been a healer in one form or another since about the time the game came out, but I have decided to make my main...

Ok so, Recently I have come to the dilemma on how I should gem. I am in a 5/9 BT, and 4/5 MH guild. I some times MT and sometimes OT. Its about...

Forgive me if this has been dissused elsewhere. I did a couple of searches in the forums and came up with nothing, probably cause the discription was...

I have 100 BOJ, are the sunguard legs are massive upgrade over T5? I see they are ranked higher on gear list.

I just got my Bulwark tonight from our guild first kill of Illidan (yay!). Does the armor buff stack with the armor buff from the Band of the...

Ok I have mallet of the tides with Mongoose. cleaver of the unforgiving with Executioner and a +10 crit(yellow) gem. Do I have the best set...

Assuming scrolls are worthless when used in conjunction with the Eternal Defender because the proc knocks them off, are any other comparable rings...

ive had both epic nature and frost resist sets sittin in my bank takin up a lot of space for a long time now, we havnt done ssc in like 7months so im...

So here is the story. I'm an OT in a 6/9 5/5 Bt/Hyjal guild. I have tanked everything up to Azgalore in hyjal and Teron in BT just fine. One day i...