Forum: Tanking Discussion

I've been working with trying to figure out what trinkets to use. Been trying to play test them all, finding out what works best with my play...

Just throwing this out there. I know most socketing is based on individual toons and what each toon needs. But I wanted to see what people thought...

Dwarf Blood Tank Which would you suggest between Argent Skeleton Crusher and Whale-Stick Harpoon? Considering I'm a Dwarf would the +5 Expertise...

I am currently leveling up my Death Knight as Frost and I am almost to Northrend so I want him to be my alt tank for 10 man Naxx raids and heroic...

i have a question on the differance on my defense of 534 (400=134) V.S. my defense rating of 541(+109 defense) i know that 540 is uncritable but...

I know this topic is discussed a lot, but I have yet to find what I am looking for. I have the rotation and spec down perfectly, but I need to...

Hey. I'm gonna be tanking with my dk when i hit 80. And i wanted to ask: Is it absolutely neccessary to have blade barrier maxed out? I know every dk...

I only discovered this yesterday on Geddon; I guess I haven't really been paying that much attention. There have been hardly any elementals (let...

Hmm... so with a new spec and new ways of pulling thanx to this site. I just now need to know if i should go with a fast weapon with low stats and...

I was wondering if anyone had done the maths or at least tested out Broken Promise for tanking. I guess what I'm asking is: is the 2.50 speed that...

I'm confused, I thought 8% hit rating was the soft cap and what we should be aiming for. Now I'm hearing it's actually the hard cap...why would a...

As the title say. How much block do you run around with in your boss set? I ask because I was gearing up for Sarth +2 today and swapped out...

It seems the more I progress as a 25 man raider, the harder and more complicated the gear choices become. So before I switched over to my current...

So I have these two tanking capes. Shadow of the Ghoul - Item - World of Warcraft Shadow of the Ghoul Cloak of the Shadowed Sun - Item -...

I'm trying to decide if I should use the 4-piece shield wall bonus, or lose it in exchange for the slightly better non-tier pieces. I'm looking...

Hey there, i'm currently sitting at 23 UB expertise despite having +expertise +stam gems in most of my slots, I don't feel its enough and notice a...

I just finally got the Red Sword of Courage after running UP 13 times. Now I am not sure which enchant to put on it. I had the sword from uk for a...

Anyone notice that the T7 tank gear for warriors, pallies, and death knights all have about the same amount of defense rating on them. Im talking...

So let me preface this post with: By no means do I think I have the best gear out there I know I dont and what I am about to say doesnt apply to 25...

Survival: Monarch Crab (~108 stam, and 1min cd 300 dodge use ~= 5-5.5% dodge) Indestructible Alchemist's Stone (75 stam, 50 dodge, healing pot...

Im in a bit of an argument. I say that DND has the best threat because of its multiplier, and should always be used to open with on an aoe pack....

OK boys and girls would be interested in your thoughts on this so feel free to add your extensive experience to this thread. "What is the best...

First off, let me say this is an excellent site for information and I like how everyone gives advice and help without flaming folks. I have been...

Is the Petrified Lichen Guard still the best choice of shield for warrior leveling, over higher level shields with more block and armor? I'm level 75...

If I'm not mistaken, in 3.1... With the below glyphs, one guardian-spirit-Glyphed Holy Priest (10 second coverage, CD reduced to one min if not...

The WoW Armory tooltip shows that it does, yet in-game there is no such mention. Doing stuff in Excel now...any help is appreciated.

Okay: I'm in the middle of a dilemma. Long story short; I'm between the level 70 SBV enchant and the Titanium Shield Spike. My base SBV is 937...

Hi... I've played a pally tank from day 1 and I used "reckoning" to ease my leveling ... but when I started raiding I respecced without it... after...

Hit there Tankspot! I've got some "trouble" concerning Best-in-Slot gear and reaching hit-cap. When looking across the several gear-listings...