Archive for August, 2007
Tanking Heroics
So you’ve just hit revered with Lower City, bought your [item]Auchenai Key[/item] and are ready to head into heroics? Tanking heroic dungeons can be a challenging and fulfilling experience. Or it can leave you in a quivering pile of flesh and bone…
Agreeing to tank a heroic is not something you should do lightly [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2007 under Tanking.
Comments: 4
Crafting Bulwark of Kings
One of the best tanking breastplates in the game that is not too terribly difficult to obtain is the [item]Bulwark of Kings[/item]. In order to get it, you first have to craft the [item]Breastplate of Kings[/item]. In order to do that, you need to farm or buy a lot of materials, primarily lots [...]
Posted: August 21st, 2007 under Tanking.
Comments: 5
Threat and you
When generating threat, it is good to know what skills and abilities generate the most thread. The currently accepted level 70 threat values are as follows:
Sunder Armor
301
Heroic Strike
220
Revenge
201
Shield Bash
230
Shield Slam
307
Devastate
101
Thunder Clap
+75%dmg
Cleave
130 (split)
Disarm
104
Mocking Blow
290
Demoralizing Shout
56 (split)
Battleshout
69 (split)
Commanding Shout
68 (split)
Hamstring
181
Notice that it only makes sense to use Devastate when your Devastates hit for at least 200 [...]
Posted: August 9th, 2007 under Tanking.
Comments: none
Executioner enchant vs. Mongoose enchant
Executioner vs. Mongoose: a preliminary view from the tanks’ perspective – TankSpot – Warcraft Warrior Reference
Armstrong has posted up a speculative article comparing Executioner enchant to Mongoose enchant. As it stands, typically Mongoose is the defacto tanking enchant. That may all change with the addition of the Executioner enchant.
Formula: Enchant Weapon – Executioner
Binds [...]
Posted: August 8th, 2007 under Tanking.
Comments: none
More Damage for Protection Warriors?
At Blizzcon, during the Class Discussion Panel, the following was divulged:
Q: Will damage during threat generation be improved for Protection Warriors?
A: It is more fun to do more damage as a Protection Warrior while generating threat and that is being looked at.
I would love to see more damage as a Prot warrior, but this will [...]
Posted: August 6th, 2007 under Tanking.
Comments: none