Imp TC vs. DevastateFollow

*the 8 points are in arms, for imp TC

if you dump imp TC, your multimob tanking goes out the window and you'll pretty much have to have 3 forms of CC and be tanking only one or two mobs. unless you want to alt+tab and devastate, then keep imp TC.

I disagree, since 2.3 devastate is worthy calling an ultimate, for keeping threat is is now my most important ability, the one i would least want to lose. Also devastate will prove an awesome ability to enhance your damage when soloing.

I have a hard time imagine that thunderclap wouldn't be enough to keep threat from the healer for a warrior that deep into protection at lower levels. if you find yourself having problems I suggest investing in some shield spikes.

we need numbers on healing threat from a level 50 healer vs. threat from untalented TC and 3/3 imp TC. can i get a number crunch from somebody =P

Meh, improved thuderclap is better for tanking, no doubt. I just think that devastate is better option since it makes soloing much easier. Depends on priorities.

But yeah. You don't spec protection to be better at solo. you do it to tank better. =)

+5 parry should also be taken into consideration. Id say go with imp. thunderclap just for that reason in fact (if your only gonna be doing instances). If your gonna be leveling solo/instancing id go full devaste, 9 rage for a instant attack with sunder attached to it is pretty sexy with duel wield.

Not sure what it is at that level, but at 70 Sunder is 301 static threat before modifiers.

Shield slams threat/damage is the most linear increase we have from stat stacking. Every point of shield block value you have adds directly to damage and threat. It is should be the highest threat skill we have, it might not be the most efficient. But it is the straightest increase to threat we have from tanking gear itemization.

I'm thinking of Rage to Threat comparisons as well as Total Threat per use, and TPS.

The only question I have about devastate is, does it keep applying the extra threat from the sunder debuff after 5 stacks of sunder? IE. If you sunder after you have 5 sunders on a target, it still deals threat, even though it doesn't stack another sunder. So does the same apply to devastate?

I haven't seen numbers to back up this yet. But devastate is high TPS none-the-less, even with Shield Slams higher threat per application.

Revenge is simply the the best threat per rage ability we have.

Completely OT but I was looking at your sig RPZip...



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