So after playing with chardev.org and having some wonky errors with a couple of the sample characters, I tried Rawr, and I'm liking the numbers I'm getting there. I came up with the following fully raid buffed stats. I will use the following breakdown to create a table including the final net gain from raid buffs. The buffs included are as follows and assumed equal for all tanks:

Stoneblood Flask, Well Fed buff (I just used Fish Feast, each tank would likely use something different...

Preface: Tanking is an act of balancing need. You need to...

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I pulled data from the Armory from 4 tanks in heavy late Ulduar gear who's gear selection/gemming/enchanting I trust to be top notch. There's not much I can do for the fact that they all likely have multiple gear setups for different situations, but I'll trust that they're wearing a reasonably balanced set for the stats I'm taking (they look like it). I won't disclose names, but they will be my representatives for the...