[Orz]

I realize most tanks that are going though Naxx at this time probably aren't having much difficulty, however I was wondering about people's thoughts on minimum tanking stats to enter.

For people who have entered the 80 raids, what are your stats for Defense, Hit Points, Armor, total Avoidance, and Block%/Value? Did you have any trouble at all, even a minor hiccup on a certain boss? If you you cleaned up the place, do you think you could come up with a minimum stat requirement to enter based on your experience (say if you entered with 22k hit points unbuffed and had no problem, but maybe saw at one point a tank with only 19k hp might have a problem because of certain encounter)?

I am just trying to come up with some stats to shoot for, even if they are easily overcome (for those tanks in guilds that maybe are just leveling as fast as possible and skipping great pickups from certain quests or instances, and may still be in greens as they approach Naxx).

It would also just be nice to see what other Warriors have, on average, as they enter Raid status, just to get an idea of where everybody generally is at this stage of the game.

Thank you to anybody who responds.

[adamb10]

My first venture into Naxx I had:

around 21-20K armor
22K health unbuffed
540 defense(a must)
30% avoidance(dodge and parry combined).

This was on patchwerk mind you, a boss that hits ridiculously hard and killed him.

[Orz]

Thanks.

Also, I'm wondering what kind of Attack Power ranges Warriors are starting Naxx with.

[Enrage]

I one shot almost every boss in there that we had time for (spider wing, plague wing and instructor)
23500 armor
26.5k health
39% combined avoidance (dodge/parry)
2350 AP

[Orz]

Enrage, is that unbuffed?

Makes me drool!

[baronen]

i will try out naxx tonight/tomorrow for hte first time with my guild, i will be MT and atm i got:

22000 armor
24.9k HP
36% avoidance
2100 AP

this is all unbuffed, is this proper for MT'ing naxx?

[Enrage]

That is unbuffed, the upside to being the only active tank in my guild outside of raids is heroics ALLLL day long

[Dobigs]

Is this in Naxx 10 or Naxx 25 man? I sit on 23.7k Hp, 22.5k armor, 35% avoidance, and 2050AP and doing a guild run tonight for Naxx 10

[Nightdemon]

Been wondering the same. Currently a Frost Specced DK sitting on 46% Combined Dodge + Parry, 25k hp, 24k Armor, and around 2400-2500 AP (Will have to check this). Also 541 Def. All Unbuffed. Need 3 more items before I hit Naxx, which will boost my hp to around 27k Unbuffed. Judging it should be enough from previous replies, but any DK tanks got any experience with this? =P

[Harlan]

For the druids. I had 23000 armor (guessing), 30.08% dodge and 33k buffed hp. Cleared Plague/Death Knight wings and got up to last boss in spider. But that was with a pug of fresh 80's

[orcstar]

When people are writing down their avoidance here are they factoring in chance to be missed? (% you get from defense+base 5% chance to be missed)

Because at the moment I am at about 15% parry and 15% dodge and 10% chance to be missed which is 40% avoidance.
And that isn't in such an outstanding kit.

So should I add about 10% to the values people are writing down here?

[Nightdemon]

mm I'm Just counting Parry (28%) and Dodge (18%). So Could factor that 10% in too, giving me 56% total 'Avoidance'.

[Fallenchamp]

Im a Dk frost tank with 23k hp, 30.20% dodge/parry, and 547 def. Is this good enough to start tanking Naxx 10 man?

[Gilgamesh]

Ok my first trip into Naxx was with a warrior now this makes a big differnce on HPs needed as a warrior I would suggest 23-24k unbuffed health with 21-22k armor with a total parry and dodge combined of at least 30% as a paladin I would suggest 22k health min 23-24k of armor the armor is easy to reach with Dev arua dont worry to much about that now you may ask why the health differnce as all tanks know or should know block is how do you say not considered a true avoidance stat but its still a decrease in damage and seeing as how paladins can keep up another 30% block at all times this helps with the HP differnce as well I will make a suggestion work on gear this will take you about three to five days to collect if you pursue it but take Jewelcrafting and blacksmithing as your professions if you dont have a main who can supply these start with mining JC then find a free online guide to tell you what you need for BS levels 1-450 this is time consumeing but worth it once you have maxed both of these make a jewelcrafting trinket called Figurine - Monarch Crab this is a nice trinket but gets even better do JC dailies in dalaran for tokens and get a gem recipe called Solid Dragon's Eye this is a 41 stam gem along with a 24 stam gem and the 63 stam the trinket gives this is nice health increase for tanks not to mention the 300 on use dodge rateing this trinket gives and its on a 1 min cooldown so with gear trinket and enchants and extra sockets from BS easy you should be pushing 25-26k health unbuffed pre naxx gear so this is just if you want to take the time and trust me better to do it now than later.

[callendeath]

Source: Nightdemon Been wondering the same. Currently a Frost Specced DK sitting on 46% Combined Dodge + Parry, 25k hp, 24k Armor, and around 2400-2500 AP (Will have to check this). Also 541 Def. All Unbuffed. Need 3 more items before I hit Naxx, which will boost my hp to around 27k Unbuffed. Judging it should be enough from previous replies, but any DK tanks got any experience with this? =P

yes very much, i have 29.9k unbuffed ,26k armor and such and i still have a hard time clearing naxx. rember its not just about your gear its about your healers and dps, ontherwise i think you'd do well in naxx, but i would raise your defense up to cap

[Biik]

I am 29k hp, 20% dodge, 16% parry, 17% Block, 25k armor, 544 def, unbuff and i haven't done naxx because i don't know the fight so they just don't give me a chance to learn

[Tranx]

this is my Pre nax 10 man kit, hopefully it will be some help just need to find a guild to do 10 nax whit now...

Hp: 26051
Armor: 23209
Defense: 550
Dodge: 20.30%
Parry: 17.42%
Block: 20.15%

Only got 1956 Ap but it works

The World of Warcraft Armory

[bluenjoy]

Source: Biik I am 29k hp, 20% dodge, 16% parry, 17% Block, 25k armor, 544 def, unbuff and i haven't done naxx because i don't know the fight so they just don't give me a chance to learn

Just watch the tankspot videos mate and you're set.
People take Naxx so seriously it's funny. The raid is sooo simple they can explain each fight in like 3min flat. Your stats are fine man. I did 25naxx with those stats in 3.0.

[PatrikL]

Source: Nightdemon Been wondering the same. Currently a Frost Specced DK sitting on 46% Combined Dodge + Parry, 25k hp, 24k Armor, and around 2400-2500 AP (Will have to check this). Also 541 Def. All Unbuffed. Need 3 more items before I hit Naxx, which will boost my hp to around 27k Unbuffed. Judging it should be enough from previous replies, but any DK tanks got any experience with this? =P

Source: Nightdemon mm I'm Just counting Parry (28%) and Dodge (18%). So Could factor that 10% in too, giving me 56% total 'Avoidance'.

Are you quite sure about those numbers? With no character registered I can't confirm it but to reach them you must be stacking a lot of dodge and parry (and I'm guessing you switched dodge and parry around?). I think most suggest focusing on stam when doing naxx, especially for patchwerk. I should mention that I have just started myself but also that I have prepared for way too long before getting in there. As already mentioned, it's far from the scary place most people think. Getting people who do good enough dps is in my opinion harder than finding tanks for it.

Either way I don't think you will have much problems in there with your stats but it all depends on the rest of your raid of course.