Forum: Tanking Discussion

S9 372 itemLvl Shield vs 359 Extincted turtle shell? which one is better for warrior tanking?

Could anyone tell me what the exact formula is for how much rage we gain from damage taken? I've looking all around but I can't seem to find...

So we were on Majordomo heroic tonight and around 3/4 of the way through I found I was either threat capped or omen was bugged? it put me at 20000.0k...

Lets say I have: 15% Dodge 15% Parry 7% Miss 70% Block 50% Crit. Block (35% effective Crit Block) (Against a 85 or simplicities sake) That...

So i just switched from ret to prot , and i wanted to know what gems do i need to have on my gear? and maybe a good protection spec for pvp-ing....

anyone else thats unholy(i dont know if that matters)had this problem? or is it just me.im about to have enough jp to get the tier chest and ill have...

I'm curious as to which one of these is truly better, or if it depends more on if there are certain stats you're looking for. Mirrored Boots...

I've been looking for a thread on a threat rotation but haven't found one that specifically outlines which abilities we should be using when. I had a...

Ok so I posted this on the official hunter forums and the people who posted agreed with me. As a hunter...and MM hunter my ranged weapon seems to...

Our guild is just starting off with Firelands, and I got Scales of Life. Wondering what I should use between Symbiotic Wyrm, or Vial of Stolen...

Anyone knows if there a way to prevent Intervene from dropping threat, i.e. using an "!" symbol or something similar?

First of all I hope this is the right forum - I really didn't know where to post this. My guild is currently preparing for 4.2 and we're trying...

I have decided to kill my huge amounts of Parry into Expertise/Hit Rating. Does anyone know what the +hit rating cap is for Prot Warriors? Thanks,

I'm trying to plan out upgrades as my new guild forays into Firelands (Beth down last night! Woot! Scrub compared to most of you but 2/7 when the...

Pretty simple question here: what do I do with a piece that's avoidance/threat stat (other than toss it in the garbage) where the avoidance is much,...

After having quit raiding on my mage 4 months ago, I have levelled a warrior I intend to PVE with. I hit 85 today and was wondering if getting this...

If youve been on these adds as any class you've realised they cast too fast to interrupt alone, so i was wondering if anyone has tried necrotic...

Hi everyone, I'm a fairly new player to WoW but not MMO's. I have a 362 Prot Warrior Tank and am in the process of trying to twink my character the...

so are the bracers and the relic really the only thing worth getting? cuz i dont know,i have the tier 12 gloves but is it really worth breaking...

Hello I thought I'd post as alot of people don't understand wow math if u want a good pala tank that holds aggro and makes healers smile ur stats...

There are plenty of threads on spec, gems, gear, etc...I thought it would be fun to get beyond that and share some either advanced or just plain cool...

I have constructed a simple spreadsheet that computes the average damage reduction coming from gear for a Protection Warrior. I am making it...

I am an shadow priest in ivl 353 atm. An i wounder is 10-11k dps good or bad with that ivl. And if is it bad, what could i do to better my self?

I just wanted to ask my fellow pally tanks which tier 12 pieces they intend to get. Im getting rather close to winning a piece (im next in line when...

Here's the quick and the dirty. Our gear is very similar but my warrior is just flat out taking less damage from EVERYTHING than the paladin. ...

With the changes to agility affecting dodge in 4.2 I had heard that we didn't want quite as big of a spread between Parry and Dodge any longer. I...

So I'm using the following formula : DR% = Armor / (Armor + (467.5 * AttackerLevel - 22167.5)) Character sheet shows me at 36759 unbuffed armor,...

So, spent tonight doing heroic rhy (first night attempting, got to 22% in 2 hours), but because of some schedule conflicts, had to bring in some...

Good afternoon everyone; for the past 2 tier, since mastery has came out; ive been trying to work on a gear system that would actually allow us to...