Forum: Tanking Discussion

I am now wondering what other classes can perform this AP debuff - I am struggling to find a raid composition for buffs\debuffs for cata atm tbh. ...

Since the 4.0.1 patch, it seems that I can no longer use the macro of maul and swipe to gain AOE threat. Has anyone noticed this and if so, is...

Hey guys, I'm new to tank spot, and I was just wondering if dual wielding after the recent patch is a no or yes. I haven't looked it up or anything,...

i WONT LIE IM KINDA CONFUSED WITH ALL THE CHANGES IVE RUN INTO SINCE 4.0 ON MY FURY WARRIOR. I HAVE ALWAYS PVE'D AND NOW I NEED SOME VALID INSIGHT...

So, the expertise hardcap is elusive. For a level 83 boss mob, the expertise soft cap is 26, which pushes dodges off of the table. However the hard...

On my druid tank buffed in icc i think i have about 7k ap and 85k health so with vengence fully stacked i'd have 7000+ (8500*10%) = 16350 ap. And now...

A while back, I was testing the effects of weapon speed on crusader strike (slower appears to be slightly better,) and I decided to do the same with...

Hello. I'm not new to wow, I've been playing for 2 years. I'm leveling a hunter (currently level 50) and since there seems to be a lack of websites...

My Warrior is in approximately all 264 tanking gear. So since 4.0, I've been having a little trouble with Rage generation and holding AE threat....

So .. I am a prot warrior. I have 90% 277's the rest 264.. I tank LK, I solo tank Sind...I have 19.5% Dodge AND Parry, As well as 18% Mastery. I have...

I am a warrior tank and the higher up gear don't have any block parry or expertise what is the higher up to do then for the stats that are needed for...

I may be a little slow, but last night I noticed on my paladin that the T10 prot helm now has less stamina than the T10 ret helm. The difference...

if i may pose a nub question to the forum, is it just me or do fury warriors no longer get a 2-pc T10 bonous, i dont know how to link an item from...

How significant is the reduction in value for expertise between 23 and 26 skill? I have a couple tanks on my server telling me that you still need...

Hi all Before 4.0 I am sure I read stuff about translating >100 rage into extra damage for fury warriors but since the patch I have not been able...

I have Pillars of Might and Gauntets of the Kraken in my current gear set, along with t10.5 head/shoulders, as well as t10.5 gloves and legs. I was...

yay or nay? that is the question. at this point, im with the nay's. however, some dps in my guild disagree. im looking for a 3rd oppinion. ...

Originally I posted this on my blog, but surprisingly nobody seems to have done the work yet on actual theorycrafting sites, probably because it's...

All things being equal, would we rather have Strength than Agility or will we be toting one of each for different uses? I don't have the numbers...

So patch lands........wow everything looks so cool except my now fury warrior with 14 crit gems where my arp used to be. Surely blizzard could have...

Has anyone crunched numbers on the value of the Worgen 1% crit racial vs. NE 2% dodge for bears? The shadow/nature resist along with speed boost...

How much frost resist is recommended to tank heroic 10m Sindragosa? Also, as a paladin, should I worry about still being block capped with the...

Trying to figure out what exactly got changed and coming up blank. After the patch, reading all the advice here and maintankadin, I spent a good deal...

I am curious as to why it seems more warriors are taking 3/3 Shield Specialization over 2/2 Hold the Line. The difference 3/3 Shield Spec = 5...

Vengeance: Each time you take damage, you gain 5% of the damage taken as attack power, up to a maximum of 10% of your health. Because this is an...

So I have been stuck with Splintered Door of the Citadel for months now (shield from regular HoR). No lootship drops, no ToC 10 or 25 drops. Sad...

OK, I have killed Blood Queen 19 times on heroic and the Icecrown Glacial Wall (http://www.wowhead.com/item=50729) has NEVER dropped. WHAT...

It's hard to keep track of all changes in the latest cata/ptr/live builds.. so here's a cooldowns list of our beloved tanks. Standing: 2010-11-03 ...