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Post by
Daluur
Hi, I'm a 'new' prot warrior, I dinged not long ago, but now I got some weapons, and I don't know which one to stick with ;)
Ardent Guard :
Ardent Guard
(I don't know how to make the link 'inside the name :( )
Rimefang's Claw :
Rimefang's Claw
the difference is:
448 armor vs. 12 dodge and 21 parry rating
I looked at my character sheet and the difference were around 0,4% avoidance and 0,6% less dmg taken due to higher armor
which would you guys say is the way to go? or should I try farming HoR hc for the axe? (I'm an orc)
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Post by
Porcell
The correct answer is Ardent Guard. Faster Weapon and Armor is way better than avoidance.
Yup, Ardent Guard is 100% the better weapon.
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Post by
Porcell
Slower is marginally better on trash, and most of the time they are referencing a 2.6 speed DPS weapon, not a minimal difference between 1.5 and 1.7 speeds. That said, there is something to be gained from a fast weapon on trash too. A slow weapon will increase Devastate damage slightly and increase Deep Wounds damage even more slightly. A fast weapon will allow you to queue more cleaves over time. Over a short (20 second) trash pull, you are going to see almost 2 extra white swings, which would be 2 extra cleaves, which is going to be way more damage than the small percentage increase to damage on Devastate (not really used much on Trash) and Deep Wounds (which alone is MAYBE 5% of your damage, so you are going for a small percentage gain on a small percentage of your damage).
Remember, on trash you will be spending the majority of your time on Thunderclaps, Shield Slams, and Revenges, with cleaves thrown in. All three of those abilities have 5-6 second CDs, which means you will only have 1 GCD out of 4 that is "free," and sometimes that will be taken up by a S&B proc'ed Shield Slam.
Talking trash, I bet I could pull more with a 1.5 speed 240 DPS weapon than I could with a 2.6 speed 240 DPS weapon. And on a boss it's no contest. Fast is good on bosses because of Heroic Strike. Fast would, logically, be even better on trash because you are hitting twice as many targets with your Cleaved attack.
Post by
marklartank
Every single tanking guide I have read about points to slower weapons.
ok, so i think you need to read better tanking guides.
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Post by
Daluur
hey guys, thanks for all the replies, I'm gonna stick with Ardent Guard until I can get my hands on some sweet icc items (or atleast toc25, if theres any weapons in there ;) )
once again, thanks for all the replies
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