Well on my first run through Kara, King's defender dropped. As the main tank was already sporting it the guild let me have it, much to my delight. However, I have been using the Continuum blade up to this point, with a +40 spellpower enchant, and losing that 161 spell damage is a bit of a kick in the nuts.
My spelldamage dropped from over 200 to less than 50 as soon as I equipped it. The Kings defender has 2 less stamina, 13 defence, 40 extra dps, and 182 more armour (not really so much out of 12k). I slapped on a +40 spell enchant but it is still 121 less than the Continuum blade. The 13 defence is nice, but is it really worth so much?
My guild say I can make up the difference in spell damage with different gems and enchants, but it seems like I would be trying to fit my entire outfit around this sword to make up what it lacks, and all for only 13 defence, 182 armour and +40 white dps.
I will definitely hold onto the King's defender, for the harder, non aggro boss fights, but generally do you think it is worth equipping and building the rest of my gear around? My defence is sitting around the 500 mark with the continuum blade (enough for kara); it is avoidance I am missing and King's defender doesn't offer that.
Will it come into its own as I progress from Kara onto the harder raids?
King's Defender
Continuum Blade
Rest of gear in sig