Forum: Tanking Discussion

Kara MT, working on Gruul now (dropped Maulgar Monday). I have a much higher avoidance rig in bag featuring the Vindicator's Hauberk, the 32 def...

I think I'm pvp spec right now. omg stop lol @ my armory

I hope everyone is enjoying this site as much as I am. What a luxury it is to have a one-stop location for Warriors. Thanks Ciderhelm! Any...

Hi guys, pretty new to these tanking sites, although I have taken away a good deal of info from them so far, ie effective hps and exactly how...

Ive only been 70 about 1 week, 2 if you count the one on vacation...just got my heroic key for coilfang bout 20 mins ago and its the only one i...

The Armory Go ahead and flame.

posted an interesting reply in the Tankadin thread, mentioning the increase in damage taken, because of Parries due to reckoning. Since I had some...

The following was a response of mine to a topic at Maintankadin forums. What is required to make Paladins an equally attractive tanking option? ...

Feel free to look. I'm extremely undergeared and I don't have access to internet thats fast enough to sustain WoW at the moment, so upgrades will...

Hello, I just registered for this site a few days ago and I've been spending that time brushing up on my "tankology" so that I can start posting...

Currently I'm MTing Karazhan. I got quite a bit of help a week or so ago, which has made a tremendous difference in getting and holding aggro. ...

First of all, the following all assumes that the Warrior tank has all relevant talents, such as Shield Mastery, Toughness, Vitality, Kings buff, etc....

Just waiting for a guildee to finish my "helm of the stalwart defender" and that will be on soon. I need a nice belt which hopefully will drop...

The Armory I use the mace because I won't drop Armorsmithing and I'm saving up for s2 mace. I have crow wing reaper AND the plasma rat scythe,...

Ok, this is how we should look at impale for tanking. Your talent spec with 7 points left is this: ...

Here is the math behind Impale in relation to threat and damage, and also a Devastate comparison.(Formulas and other statistical information can be...

Improved Defensive Stance offers 6% Spell Damage Reduction with 3 points in it. Okay why are we skipping over this talent? Why is it one of the...

I need to know this, but rogues are know for stating hit. Lately ive heard that DW fury warriors dont need alot of hit. I think they need as much...

OK so I have had multiple people tell me I should waste money on stam trinkets. I will not, the only reason i would need to stack stam is like say...

no idea what I'm logged out in - was offtanking Hydross last night... anyhow, comments and criticisms on gear, talents, whatever :o

Right now I am much better geared that a large majority of my guild. I started on TBC before many of them. Anyways, the guild is starting Gruul's but...

Raw threat values (*0.8 for battle/berz and *1,3 for Def (*1,45 with talent)). Cleave has 130 threat untalented (this is split if you attack two...

Executioner is the incoming new enchant; it will occasionally ignore 840 Armor on a target. My hunch -- given history with Bonereaver's Edge and...

Ahoy! The Armory I know I need to replace the leggings, but all be damned, the Curator hates me. --snoopj

So I was reading this thread: Future of a DPS Warrior - Elitist Jerks I got to thinking what if warriors could downrank their heroic strike? ...

well, since it's a dare :P Kalliades have fun :)

I am thinking of running ZG raids for fun and for gearing up some hi 50 to 60's and am wondering if The ZG Helm Enchant is Better overall...

Image Courtesy of Bakhand Errors in the Combat Log The above screenshot does not make much sense. How does a player with Improved Shield Block...

A simple evaluation concerning those resist tanks approaching or having already tackled Hydross. How do you weigh these three stats against this...

so maybe you guys can clear something up for me...as I have read a lot of the theory and guides you all are putting out...when does one make the...