Forum: Tanking Discussion

Hi everyone, I hope this question has not been asked before. If I overlooked an existing thread, please link it. I saw many skilled tanks during...

So I stocked up and bought the Blades of the Sable Cross ( I had crap for ranged, so this was clearly a huge upgrade for me ). Here's my...

Ok, finally getting somwhere with my gear and started to 10/25 man ulduar as well as 10 man toc. Speaking to a few of my guild tanks they are...

Northern Barrier from hodir25 or Shieldwall of the breaker from auriaya 10(with an epic stam gem) I picked up Norhtern barrier for the minimal...

Does anyone have anecdotal examples of fight encounters in say Ulduar and ToC where spell reflect is usable against boss abilities? I was just...

I am trying to figure out which would be the most viable for High-end progression. I picked up the Crusader's Glory last night and put Blood Draining...

Trying to nail down the exact worth of this enchant. We'll look primarily at logs this time to break it down. Comparisons are welcome. Mongoose and...

I'm looking at my DK here. US|Argent Dawn|Horde|Mílk í(alt161) I use him for tanking and am looking for a little input on what shoulders everyone...

Its been awhile since Ive been in the tanking scene but with the faction change I was able to join my priest (which is what I play now) with my...

How does sunder armor work with ArP? Does the 20% reduction apply before you resist their armor, or after? Or what...

So... Is it just me or does the new 10 man sword off of Anub just not stack up well against the other top tanking weapons? I passed it to my offtank...

I'm looking at the new sigils and wondering which is best for a Blood spec tank mostly doing 10 & 25 man ToC normal atm. I swap around a bit between...

Armory The World of Warcraft Armory My question is since I am arms is the 2 pc T7.5 bonus worth taking over just the T8.5 helm upgrade? Thanks. ...

Alright, reading the patch notes today, I reread the part about BV being on Diminishing returns after 30X your lvl and capping at 34.5X per level. ...

I am wondering if a UA build is still useful or worth the loss of avoidance for the amount of dps/threat that it brings to the table. I have...

Tank and part time Arms guy wondering which is better for arms now that I have both. Marrowstrike - Item - World of Warcraft Edge of Ruin -...

I'll admit I relied heavily on partial credit when it came to math in school... that being said: Can someone please outline, simply the target...

Hai. Started a 2v2 today with a druid, aiming for 1800 to 1900 rating. Now I know this is a few weeks into the future (if ever we get there :p), but...

During our last ToC10 run, I won this 2H sword: Reckoning I'm a DK tank currently wielding this: Inevitable Defeat Stats-wise, I think...

Hello Gentlemen and Ladies - this is my first post on these forums, but I've been reading for about 3 years now. I currently have a DK in my...

Not exactly game breaking or anything, and I'm sure many others have done it before me - but I still thought it was cool. Noticed a week or so ago...

Been searching the forums for a good discussion on this. For one what is the disadvantage over PVP weapons over the PVE ones for DK tank. ...

We are 10 man only guild, we cleared yesterday ToC normal opening heroic modes for today, now i would like to know after spending tons of time...

I'm currently guildless, so I'm doing the slow and steady grind of daily heroics for my Emblems of Triumph. I'm considering the Clutch of...

ok well I've been trying to get the bindings for awhile now, around 1 month, how long do you guys thing it will take to get both? and how great is it...

Anyone have any comments on which socket bonuses are worth it? On my current gear I've got the following bonuses available: +8 dodge +4 dodge...

With LL and the orc racial, I have 32 exp, but I gain more of the same stats on each weapon with the higher ilevel titanguard, plus slightly harder...

Gemming & Enchants - Strength, Expertise, or Stamina? (or something else) I'm at the point now where I'm getting quite a few different answers to...

Hello, After the 3,2 changes. How much def rating, do you need for 1% avoidance. Pre dimenishing returns! For dodge and parry you need 45,2....

So I dropped deep wounds and traded it for improved disarm lately, and I've been really happy with it. Originally I was mostly running heroics...