Level 80 Tanking Enchants
So you’re level 80 and getting all those nifty gear upgrades. Now you just have to decide what to enchant them with! Here, I will break down some options for level 80 tanking enchants.
Level 80 Weapon Tanking Enchants
Let’s start with our weapon. This piece of gear has many options depending on what you prefer.
- Titanium Weapon Chain – CHEAP - Increases hit raiting by 28. The beauty with this one is that it’s pretty cheap. You can often find this enchant for under 50g.
- Enchant Weapon – Accuracy – VERY EXPENSIVE – Likely to be one of the primary tanking enchants, this one grants 25 hit and critical strike rating. Be ready to shell out some serious cash for this one for now.
- Enchant Weapon – Exceptional Agility – DECENT PRICE – Grants 26 Agility, a great avoidance enchant.
- Enchant Weapon – Mongoose – CHEAP – We’ll see if this old favorite can maintain it’s luster at level 80.
- Enchant Weapon – Titanguard – Not too expensive, yields a nice HP boost.
- Enchant Weapon – Blade Ward – Fairly Pricey – This enchant is very interesting. No internal cooldown, and the proc can stack up to 5 times. The jury is still out as to just how good this is.
- Enchant Weapon – Blood Draining – Fairly Pricey – Another interesting enchant, a heal when you drop below 35%? Hmmm…
Level 80 Shield Tanking Enchants
For your shield, you basically have 3 options.
- Enchant Shield – Tough Shield – 18 shield block value, a Burning Crusade enchant, won’t likely stack up to wrath enchants.
- Enchant Shield – Mighty Stamina – 35Stam – NOT IN GAME YET – Will be nice if/when it is added
- Enchant Shield – Defense – FAIRLY CHEAP – 20 defense rating, good for getting to the magic 540.
- Titanium Plating – FAIRLY CHEAP, ADDED PATCH 3.0.8 – 40 Shield Block Value, Blacksmithing created Item
Level 80 Head Tanking Enchant
Time to grind out some faction for your head enchant!
- Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector – Revered with Argent Crusade – 27 Stam and 20 defense rating
Level 80 Shoulder Tanking Enchant
More faction work!
- Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle – Exalted with Sons of Hodir – 20 dodge and 15 defense
- Lesser Inscription of the Pinnacle – Honored with Sons of Hodir – 15 dodge and 10 defense
- Master’s Inscription of the Pinnacle – If you have the Inscription profession – 52 dodge and 15 defense
Level 80 Leg Tanking Enchant
Find a leatherworker!
- Frosthide Leg Armor – 55 Stam & 22 Agi
- Jormungar Leg Armor – 45 Stam & 15 Agi
- Dragonscale Leg Armor – If you are a leatherworkder – 72 Stam & 35 Agi
Level 80 Foot Tanking Enchant
Only 1 real option here
- Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality – 15 Stam & Minor Run Speed improvement
- Enchant Boots – Greater Fortitude – 22 Stam
Level 80 Wrist Tanking Enchant
Now you wish you were a leatherworker!
- Enchant Bracers – Expertise – 15 expertise rating
- Enchant Bracer – Major Stamina – Added in patch 3.0.8, +40 Stamina
- Fur Lining – Stamina – If you are a leatherworkder – An amazing 90 Stamina
Level 80 Hand Tanking Enchant
Hand enchants offer a few more options depending on your personal preference.
- Enchant Gloves – Armsman – 2% threat and 10 parry rating
- Enchant Gloves – Expertise – A cheap enachant for 15 expertise rating
- Enchant Gloves – Precision – Also cheap for 20 hit rating
- Enchant Gloves – Crusher – A little more pricey for a flat 44 attack power
Level 80 Cloak Tanking Enchant
- Enchant Cloak – Titanweave – 16 defense rating
- Enchant Cloak – Major Agility – A bit pricey for 22 Agility
- Enchant Cloak – Superior Agility – Much cheaper for 16 Agility
- Enchant Cloak – Mighty Armor – 225 armor
Level 80 Chest Tanking Enchant
- Enchant Chest – Greater Defense – 22 defense rating
- Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats – Fairly expensive, +10 to all stats
No related posts.
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
Posted: December 10th, 2008 under Raiding, Tanking.
By Bizzam
Tags: Raiding, Tanking
Comments
Comment from Bizzam
Time December 10, 2008 at 5:34 pm
I actually don’t have the boot enchant yet, but from having Boar’s speed for most of TBC, I can’t imagine living without it.
Comment from Karthis
Time December 10, 2008 at 6:34 pm
You have a pair of cloak enchants in your chest section…..
Comment from Shalandra
Time December 10, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I’m using the pure stamina enchant on my boots instead of Tuskarr’s Vitality. I was a diehard fan of Boar’s Speed during TBC… every single pair of tanking boots I had got that enchant. But now, with the inclusion of warbringer, the extremely long range for taunt, and all sorts of other variables, really make the run/walk speed redundant. But I guess it’s a matter of opinion.
Where do you get 35 stamina on shield form anyway?
Comment from Adrexis
Time December 10, 2008 at 11:02 pm
You have the Enchant Cloak: Superior Agi and Enchant Cloak: Mighty Armor under Chest enchants! :O
Comment from Darraxus
Time December 11, 2008 at 9:45 am
There is a 55 stamina, 22 agility leatherworking leg enchant as well. Best bang for your buck.
Comment from Serelynn
Time December 11, 2008 at 9:53 am
I’m not sure if the stamina to shield enchant is in the game right now, there’s pretty much no information on wowhead.com about it. :(
For cheap glove enhancements, the +18 stamina from Heavy Borean Armor Kit isn’t too bad until you have gloves worth placing better enchants on. :D
Comment from Tankette
Time December 11, 2008 at 11:50 am
You missed the Frosthide Armor kit for the legs, which gives 55 Stam and 22 Agi. These have been around 100g on AH for me.
Comment from Karl Hungus
Time December 11, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Good post.
I’ve taken the accuracy enchant myself. Yeah, it’s expensive, but I’m using the red sword of courage, so it’s not as if I’ll be replacing it any time soon.
I’ve also taken Tough Shield. Right now, I’m looking to stack as much block value I can, considering how valuable it is to skills like Shield Slam, Shield Block and Damage Shield.
Comment from Singlez
Time December 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm
For the boots there is a +22stam also available…
And what about the +35stam on the shield??? Also, I think there is an other enchant for HP on the chest…
Comment from Bizzam
Time December 12, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Yeah, I didn’t originally include the +22 STAM to boots just because I personally feel the run speed increase is too important to pass up. While it does not sound like much, every second counts and in mobile fights, it can be very helpful.
The +35stam to shield is not in game yet as far as I can tell?
Comment from Luvsteak
Time December 12, 2008 at 2:58 pm
The Aldor exalted enchant is the same as the Honored with Sons of Hodir enchant. Great for the time being until you get exalted with Sons of Hodir.
Comment from Luvsteak
Time December 12, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Also wanted to add that Fel Armaments own my server are 5g. So the 8 needed to turnin will cost you 40g instead of the 75g for the same enchant from Sons of Hodir.
The downside is if you are not exalted with Scryer or Aldor.
Comment from Karl Hungus
Time December 14, 2008 at 3:52 pm
New tanking enchants that are to be added:
http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/december/9355newenchants.jpg
That’s a seriously decent block value enhancement right there.
Comment from Biggie
Time December 22, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Icewalker is one of my favorite boot enchants since WotLK, particularly with the popular Deep Wounds prot build.
Don’t forget the old BC enchants in a pinch to save money, particularly on “pre-Nax” transitional raiding gear. You can get DEF on bracers, STR on your weapon/bracers/gloves, Steelweave on your cloak (DEF), etc… On a bang for your buck basis you can save quite a bit of money and save the big enchants for epic gear later. Adamantite Weapon chain and the Aldor/Scryer shoulder enchants are also worth looking depending on your stat needs.
Also, don’t forget to look for “perfect” green gems in lieu of blue gems for the same slot. You can often get within a point or two of the blue gem’s stats for as little as 1/4 the price.
Once you are into serious raiding it will be time to min/max and put serious enchants/gems on your gear – but since most of us are still ramping up it is far more resource efficient to spend time running heroics for better gear than farming cash for enchants on blue gear we’ll be replacing shortly.
Comment from Mungoid
Time December 22, 2008 at 12:36 pm
the description for Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector is incorrect. it is 37 stam not 27 =-p
Comment from Anonymous
Time July 6, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Level 80 Head Tanking Enchant
Time to grind out some faction for your head enchant!
* Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector – Revered with Argent Crusade – 27 Stam and 20 defense rating
s/b 37Stam
Comment from Anonymous
Time September 16, 2009 at 12:26 am
“Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector” is 37 stam… you have 27 written down. :)
Comment from Lorne
Time October 6, 2009 at 6:41 am
Just to keep things current, the Titanguard, 75 stam enchant is not in game on live realms. It was decided that it would be too OP.
Comment from dk
Time December 24, 2009 at 3:17 pm
keepers of time revered…. 16 def 17 dodge
Comment from logicalmayhem
Time January 24, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Nice post , i would also say that Heavy Borean Armor Kit’s (+18stam )
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38376
are really good for people who dont have alot of cash and they are CHEAP like under 20g each (24 leather)
+ they are solid sholder /chest/boot enchants anyway (IMO 2% threat is a must on gloves)
Comment from Urago
Time December 10, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Great stuff, Biz. How noticeable/useful is the run speed increase on the boots though, particularly in a Warbringer build? Personally, I’m a little more inclined toward getting 7 extra STAM from http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=44528. But, if the run speed increase helps save the butts of overzealous squishies, then I’m all for it.
Another one I think is worth mentioning for the Engineering crowd is http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=54999. If you’re an engineer and you can afford to skip the glove enchants, this is an awesome little threat/dps booster on a short enough cooldown that it can be used multiple times in raid (or even some 5-man) boss fights.