Forum: Tanking Discussion

In looking around the forums I see lists of specific spells, per encounter, that can be reflected (such as the Ulduar one.) Is there a general...

Hey i was just wondering if someone could give me the basic rundown of caps for druid tanking. You know hit, exp, dodge etc etc. Just tryin to help...

okay so i was told pallies have a new ability which allows them to reduce attack power for about the same as imp demo shout. what i'm wondering is if...

Greetings. Long time reader, first time poster. Like many (I imagine), the addition of the iLevel 219 drops in Heroic ToC has brought on both joy and...

Armory: Wilhem. I'm still using the Titansteel Destroyer piece of junk... Where can I find something better? I've been running Naxx25 and...

I picked up the new 25m shield from trial of the crusader, Now I'm not sure if I made right decision because I have the boreal guard as well. ...

Coldstone Cutlass - Item - World of Warcraft Stoneblade Slicer - Item - World of Warcraft These weapons both have an item level of 138 - and the...

Hai i was looking at the Tier 9 equiv librams and i cannot for the life of me figure out which one would be good to get Libram of Defiance -...

I was looking over equipment from 3.2 and I am concerned that I see no new gear that is going to have block rating on it. None of the T9 and only 2...

So i just got the crafted tank belt a couple of nights ago and i had most of the mats but still dished out a little for the orbs, anyway I know that...

Hi guys, my question is witch piece to pick first from coliseum gear. Atm i have 20 emblems, and i Triumph badge. After many search and NOT...

Last night, the Edge of Ruin dropped (Edge of Ruin - Items - Sigrie) and I'm wondering if it's worth using that over the TS Destroyer. The destroyer...

OK so I'm sitting at 29 Emblems of Triumph and I was thinking of buying the new Sigil, however I'm Blood DPS and thus I have to either A) Work...

How much health is necessary for 10/25 ulduar and TotC? I want to know when I could, or if I should start adding STR to my gear. I am currently...

I was perusing through the forums not long ago and happened upon an article by Satorri where he stated that he didn't so much use a rotation for...

(Ok, I dont know if this thing has been discussed in some other post. I havent read all threads, but as far as I have read it hasnt. Just move or...

Conclusion: The passive bonus from 1,792 armor doesn't equal the stamina lost from the 126 stamina trinket until the bosses' raw damage is 105,000...

Question: Which will I take less DPS and avoid more than Dodge gems vs Agi Gems. Research: I haven't changed any gear/enchants for the past 2...

what's better to have equipped, 2 stam trinkets, 2 dodge trinkets or a dodge + stam trinkets.

I had a pally tank tonight beg me to buy the Parry/Sta gem (Defender's Dreadstone) as he really wanted it over dodge. Ive searched the forums and...

so i was told that its beneficial to put vigilance on a tank for the damage reduction, but i was concerned about the threat reduction it causes. ...

OK, I am trying to understand the mechanics of threat and how some one can pull threat off of me for group mob pulls. I understand if they over...

Help me understand something.. 7.5 Valorous Dreadnaught Battleplate that has these following stats 2298 Armor +73 Str +100 Stam +66 Hit...

so ive been looking around the forums and i cant for the life of me find a post that give me a good anwser for this. im sitting at 30k health,...

I've been using the Sigil of the Unfaltering Knight (+10 defense for 30 seconds every icy touch) but last night I won Sigil of Deflection...

Hello Ive been using frost to tank since .... a long time ago. Now when 3.2 arived most frosttanks benefit from using 2-handers if i read my...

I'm coming to a point where I want to understand more about the dynamics behind my class and let that dictate how I gem and enchant my gear. I've...

Ok I have betrayer of humanity and I would like to know what I would need to pass it in threat dual wielding. I have red sword of courage and...

I've been tanking with my paladin since level 70. Back in BC, figuring out gear was simple: first become uncrittable, then uncrushable....

Ok i have never posted here, so I am sorry if i posted this in the wrong place. I thought the Def cap to be uncrittable was 540 and as of 3.2 it...