What to buy with first Frost emblems?

[thebda]

I've heard it's between the belt and cape for the first purchase. I have about 65 emblems so far. Here is the link.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...alas&cn=Thebda

[Galarungi]

Cloak all the way. My purchase order was as follows:

Cloak
Cataclysmic Chest
Belt
Legs (that I replaced with a 264 drop off marrowgar 6 days later ><)
After that, I'm a little shaky myself on the order, but I would go with those 3 first before getting into Tier stuff =)

[MellvarTank]

Usually this decision will depend on what gear you have access to, and what stats you require. I can't check your armory, but going off of what I know if you have a 245 cloak and a 232 belt the belt is by far the biggest upgrade. It would also depend on what content you are raiding/have access to.

[Galarungi]

219 cloak and 226 belt

[Theotherone]

My order on my DK tank was cloak, belt, trinket.

[Galarungi]

I still haven't bought that trinket. The "on use" for it is absolutely worthless imho. The +228 Stamina seems very nice, but with the current 10% buff in ICC, I'm sitting at roughly 57k health without it. Seems a little redundant to stack more stamina when I'm already that high.

Anyone - Doesn't this seem like it would be better suited for PvP? That 6400 absorption seems like it would be awesome for PvP, but when bosses hit for between 10-20k in icc (roughly, I don't care about nitty gritty details), does absorbing 6400 damage off one swing every couple of minutes really matter? Just seems like a horrible proc for PvE stuff, but what do I know lol

[Theotherone]

I still haven't bought that trinket. The "on use" for it is absolutely worthless imho. The +228 Stamina seems very nice, but with the current 10% buff in ICC, I'm sitting at roughly 57k health without it. Seems a little redundant to stack more stamina when I'm already that high.

Anyone - Doesn't this seem like it would be better suited for PvP? That 6400 absorption seems like it would be awesome for PvP, but when bosses hit for between 10-20k in icc (roughly, I don't care about nitty gritty details), does absorbing 6400 damage off one swing every couple of minutes really matter? Just seems like a horrible proc for PvE stuff, but what do I know lol

I like the health on it and I will use the proc - it may not be the greatest, but on ,say, a third inhale I'm looking to buy my healer any time I can get him/her. Vamp Blood, IBF, Skeleton Key and Indomitability. I'm raid buffed at about 54K with it, but anything I can do to buy some time I will; plus it's what I have.

[thebda]

So cloak, I'm guessing for the bonus armor?

[thebda]

I'm starting to raid ICC this weekend, do cloaks drop less than other tanking gear that I could buy with emblems?

[Martie]

I consider the extra armor gear to be BiS for 264, and many of them to be better then 277 nonbonus armor pieces.

[kaydubbleu]

Cloak, Belt, & Gloves for the Bonus Armor.. Whichever is a better upgrade to what you currently have...