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Post by
chikin42
Growing bored of the long DPS wait for random, I put together my tanking set for heroics on my DK. I can run a few heroics but just some just squish me like a baby gnome. My gear, enchants, talents, glyphs seems to be ok. I think most of my problem is my expertise is too low. Also Ive never tanked on a DK before but Ive had other tanks and Ive had no problems. I usually pull a mob with taunt then cast HB to hold aggro then PS and thne some OBs and BSs. Any help would be appreciated as being a squishy tank is embarrassing.
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Antonidas&cn=Xer&gn=Raidiology
Thanks Wowhead
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Post by
chikin42
Alright re-gemmed XD
Gonna try this again thx for the help
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Post by
apocalypsa
I agree with the above poster on almost all points, however:
Glyph of DnD
is better then GoFS/RS imo(for hc's) coz more aoe=better
Imo,
Deathchill
is worth taking for those snap aggro moments
One point SoB is usually enough. In hc's you have 3+ mobs on you almost all the time, so it gets refreshed often enough
Icy Reach
is a great talent for pulling. With the 30 yd range you can HB while walking into them, DnD between you and the mobs, and BB when you reach them. This way your DnD does 10% more dmg due to
Tundra Stalker
, which is well worth it imo.
If you take all the talents I suggested you probably need to drop
Bladed Armor
. This isnt that much of a problem since, most tanks have around 26k armor, so BA gives about 144 AP per point(and slightly more with UA up). This seems much, but imo the tradeoff for much smoother tanking is worth it.
Also, use dps weapons, atleast in the first few seconds. Later in the fight you can switch to dps MH, tank OH, or 2 tanking weps, if your threat is viable. I however dont suggest doing so, since it resets your swing timer. And you shouldnt need the extra survivability.
For the gear:
http://www.wowhead.com/?forums&topic=144381
.
Also,
http://www.wowhead.com/?forums&topic=136052
is a great guide.
TL;DR: read the stickies.
edit: woot, thats quite a long post too!
Post by
chikin42
Awesome help is awesome! Thank you all for your time writing these long posts, the have been VERY helpful.
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Post by
apocalypsa
Your spec, sorry, sucks. GoD for a hc? Mobs dont last that long. Meciless Combat? mwah, thats a raid talent. Acclimation? COME ON. Useless. No GoHB in a hc spec? Then you might aswell go blood. Rest of your stuff, /agree.
edit: ment for Vortiger. And idd, 1-2 points morbidity will do.
Post by
chikin42
Would it be better to rune my Tyrannical Beheader with Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle or seek out some dps 1handers
Post by
apocalypsa
That depends. I've never liked 2h frost, and while 2h blood has its pros(you can pull a pack while your healer is afk with np, nice single target threat), frost is just the best for hc's. Imba aoe dmg(i've hit 3k dps in a random once), good surv, you can even spec for cc... And go for the dps weapons. The weapons im using atm and which are quite easy to get are
Nighttime
x2, from FoS hc 1st boss. Also good are the
Black Icicles
from Lich King event in HoR hc.
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apocalypsa
Imo, 2h's> dw in coolness. But that doesnt matter, you got a point there. In hc's aoe is all that matters anyway. One thing: the Tyrannical beheader sucks. Arp=mwah for frost, and haste is useless. I suppose it just depends on what you have... the difference isnt that big anyway, althought the free talent points are quite nice... yes, 2h frost is probably better for hc's. Well, heres the
spec
(you could move one or 2 points to Scent of Blood if you want). But, for the love of god, dont use the Beheader. It really isnt good itemized.
Here
you can see the Beheader and the Orca-hunters Harpoon comparized. Yes, the beheader has more stam. But the harpoon has more avoidance, hit, crit and AP, with the beheader only having haste and arp.
edit: yes, the beheader is kewl and the harpoon is ugly. youll have to live with that :/
Post by
chikin42
I think imma just farm FoS until I get Nighttime x2, although the Orca hunter's polearm does look sexy as well. Thanks again for the help =D
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