[Thiorn]

Hmm I may have to try that Bigstik. Im a slowpoke.... anything that helps me avoid a button push improves my tanking.

[Soupa]

Kinda off topic, but the question was answered effectivley. The simple answer is Shield Block. Keep it up more.

I'm sure it's been posted or mentioned in the past or a different thread, but it's worth noting.
Consistently, we use a Shadow priest with some AResist ( Trink and pants ) for the Bolt tank. This reason is multi faceted.

First, the SPriest can keep a more consistent spell rotation up on curator, as opposed to the flares who should be dead withint 7-9 secs, or less. 7-9 secs is hardly enough time for a SPriest to get a good spell rotation in.

Second, with the priest focusing on Curator, he/she is able to keep VT and VE up and use it's effects more consistently and more mana efficiently. When/if the Spriest catches up to the tank on threat, ( Should stay well below the tank but above all others (healers) allowing for Heavy Evocate damage) He/She can switch to MB or MF the flares to help get them down faster as well, thus allowing more DPS to hop back onto curator between flares.

This strat allows for this fight to be done with one healer ( pref. druid for mechanics of the rest of the instance, poisons and instant HoTs on Aran ), and he rarely hits his 2nd Evocate anymore. If he does, he's guaranteed toast.

Soupa

[fracguru]

Source: Bigstik Since 2.3, there was some change made that makes the following macros trigger GCD-affected and non-GCD-affected abilities simultaneously: /cast Shield Slam /cast Shield Block /cast Revenge /cast Shield Block /cast Devastate /cast Shield Block If you're a spammer like me, then the likelihood of setting off Shield Block every time it's up, as soon as it's up, becomes very high.

I don't recommend these macros for trash. Boss fights where you have virtually infinite mana, yes.

Just wanted to mention it since you might otherwise replace your revenge, devastate, and shield slam buttons with these macros for all encounters.

[hvidgaard]

I agree with fracguru - those macros are generally a bad idea. What about bosses that doesn't crush? why waste that much rage on nothing when you could be putting out a fair amount more tps