Forum: Tanking Discussion

So, protection has been identified as overpowered in arenas. I don't PvP, but like everyone else I'm VERY concerned about nerfs to PvE because they...

Morning folks, I'm Krenian, formally known as Tonypablos, the creator of the DK DPS guide for Tankspot.com. Looking over my F.A.Q. it's been...

I am in a dilemma and need a bit of advice when it comes to socketing the new chest I just picked up: Ikfuris's Sack of Wonder. It has a red, blue...

So, post 3.3 despite the reduction to dodge within ice crown citadel im thinking that unholy might be on par with blood in terms of...

There is so much theorycrafting done on these forums for how to best gear the hard-core, progression focused, 25m tank. Everything to the finest...

Just curious about where others in the community are thinking about getting their hit/exp from in ICC gear?

Has anyone wrote any code to find the optimal balance(given a set of constraints) for stam, def, avoidance, etc...? What I'm suggesting is for...

Posted about this trinket earlier today but the post was deleted by a moderator? No clue why since it's actually dropping on the PTR currently and...

Okay Im working on something but havin a slightly dificult time getting the armor calcs working correctly. What I'm doing (and its working on...

Alrighty, i have 99 Frost just burnin' a hole in my pocket, I have grabbed all the bonus armor pieces so far, putting T10 for now. I believe it...

hi, i was working out my glyphs for my 2 prot specs (15/5/51, 5/15/51). Spec 1 is threat/dps build with deep wounds and i was planning on...

Hi guys, I'm the MT for a non-progression guild (we've never actually cleared TOC10 as a guild, although we did manage to down 3 bosses in ICC10...

Does Heroic Fury trigger the GCD or will a macro like this work with one button press? I was thinking about giving it a shot for putricide this...

Alright, so I obtained a few new upgrades, and decided I would boost my stamina up a little bit. Health started at 38656. Using fresh boots,...

Hey guys, I need some advices for which enchant to use for my DW Tank. I am Def cap atm, so i am wondering: Double Nerubian Carapace -or-...

From a purely EH stand point I know the Pillars are King. I feel like they're a better overall choice, but I just wanted to get other peoples...

So I have been looking into this weapon with using it as a dk tank in mind, the following is other peoples reports and testing: By Tryptomine- ...

With what seems like the recent 'nerf' to PPM based abilities, such as berserking, is the enchant still more effective than massacre on the offhand...

Anyone else notice their SS's hitting lighter as of yesterday? I certainly did. My threat is the same or better but the shield slam damage seems to...

Idk how to make one, but i also dont know where to find them. Anyway, The World of Warcraft Armory - Excalyber @ Thaurissan - Profile I...

HI guys i was wondering if i should run a stam trinket instead of my corps tongue coin. Currently i run the scarab and that. Would it be more...

I have been tanking on a warrior since WoTLK came out in a fairly small/casual guild. One thing that I have seen repeatedly in different threads is...

Currently there are some excellent pieces with bonus armor you can buy for emblems of frost. Those are: Sentinel's Winter Cloak - Item - World of...

Ashen Band of Endless Courage ilvl 277 ring includes a proc: I decided to go look at our WoL parse from last night in which we cleared ICC25m up...

I've been using BQS for awhile now, but just tonight i've won a Bonebreakers Scepter from 10m ICC. I've heard quite a few people praising its virtues...

Currently I run with Heart of Iron and Satrina's Impeding Scarb. I decided to crunch some numbers to see if Glyph of Indomitability would be an...

So, recently I hear from a friend who's been raid MT/OT-ing since DKs came out that Unholy isn't viable for raiding/ICC MTing due to a lack of...