Forum: Tanking Discussion

I have started raiding again after a short break from the game and upon seeing more colliseum drops the levels of hit and expertise in comparison to...

I am using this spreedsheet Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet - Elitist Jerks it telling me that Duskstalker Shoulderpads are the third best. I...

well after resets my guilds gonna be working on getting to Algalon on 25 man, if we can down him it will be realm first as no one has downed him even...

Hello Everyone, I am the Officer in my guild in charge of tanking and tank development. I feel that I have a good overall understanding of the...

uhmm i recently switched to feral and was wondering what i should use for gems and enchants?:( my healin set is super and tanking well it needs a bit...

I have a bloof dk at around 4400 attack power. Untill this point I have only gemmed strength other than to activate meta. I have only been a dk a...

All the buffs to devastate made me wonder: would it be a good tanking weapon now? So I managed to get my hands on Serilas, Blood Blade of Invar...

Level 44 now and want to start trying to learn to tank. I have blacksmithing and wanted to know if the Ornate Mithril Set is a good DPS gear set and...

I've already learned and read about all the specs viable for Blood tanking. However, what I'd really like to learn more about are the following, in...

Evening guys, and thanks for taking the time to read my question to the tankspot community. A little background on my guild, since I think it will...

First of all I should make everyone aware that I dont have access to any hard/heroic mode weapons. Weapon:- Anyways the story is I am still...

Alright. The World of Warcraft Armory I recently obtained a Trophy from ToC 25. As you can see I have the Ony 25 prot helm and the Chestplate of...

The most recent PTR notes have said the following regarding AoE: "Area-of-Effect Damage Caps: We've redesigned the way area damage is capped when...

I'm new to the tanking business (Bear) and some forums say to use Massacre, but a buddy of mine says to use Mongoose. which would be the better...

I am about to switch to dw tanking and I'm confused on what weapons I should use. Is it alright to use 2 fast tank weapons (1.5-1.6 speed) or do I...

hey everyone, i hope this belongs into the "theory and mechanics". i use gormok as a specific example with questions, but i basically want to talk...

Heres my situation: Starting this week my guild is moving into 25man ToC normal mode and while I am sure that my gearing is sufficient I am unsure on...

After returning from a short (1.5 month) hiatus from the game, I'm ready to start raiding full-time again. When I left, I was 3rd on my server...

For avoidance/damage mitigation purposes, would (at 28% dodge 20% parry unbuffd avoidance) The Black Heart be better than the 300 dodge every minute...

Hello, I was curious as a Dk how much expertise I need. I was tanking Hardmode ToC 10 today for the first time with my new guild. The main tank in my...

For frost tanking, given I have the 4pc bonus + UA glyph, and that I don't have access to another stam trinket other than The Black Heart. Would...

With my spec I am supposed to keep diseases up and death runes up with Death strike. Its just hard for me to manage my runes without an actual...

I know that stacking stam is usually the best way to go, but I'm not sure whats going to be better for me; Eitrigg's Oath (Eitrigg's Oath - Item -...

I've been going back and forth a lot over Warrior Glyphs lately, particularly in an attempt to increase my survivability for ToGC, and I'm curious...

As I'm upgrading my gear from Ulduar to ToC, I am consistently losing hit. In fact, coming out of Ulduar I was at 253 hit, and am now @ 67 hit. ...

I seriously think that blizzard should implement some good dk 2h-tank weapons. I raid toc 25 hm and I havent been able to replace my Inevetable...

Blood and Glory - Blood and Glory - Item - World of Warcraft - most avoidance - yellow socket - 1.6 speed vs Ardent Guard - Ardent Guard -...

Hello all - wondering what the conventional wisdom is with regards to what pieces of t9 to pick up versus off-set pieces. Assumptions going in: ...

Compared to others on this forum, I have a lack of understanding the advanced concepts of a tank. Although my guild is the best on it's server, we...