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#1 Apr 20 2008 at 10:04 PM Rating: Decent
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Title says it all. I'm just wondering if I can MT or OT it. Please suggest any upgrades. I have the season 2 PVP shoulders and the Violet badge I use for trash tanking. Anyways heres my armory.


http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Firetree&n=Plakeo
#2 Apr 21 2008 at 12:40 AM Rating: Decent
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I think you could give ZA a go with that gear. You still have 4 items that need to be replaced (all blues minus the Figurine), but I don't think that would stop you too much. Be warned though: it's a "culture shock" so to speak jumping into ZA. I had all my Kara gear I believe before I stepped foot into ZA, and good lord was I surprised at how hard I was getting hit.

A good measure would be to see how you are faring currently against Prince and Nightbane. If they are easy for you, then you should give ZA a try. If they present difficulties for you to tank, then I wouldn't hit ZA yet. ZA truely does start off where Kara left off in difficulty.
#3 Apr 21 2008 at 12:50 PM Rating: Decent
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I would think you could OT Za, but depending on the progression of your dps you'll most likely need more spell dam. I sometimes have trouble holding agro when t5/new badge lootz locks/mages really unload, and i have 370 spell dam in uncrush gear.
#4 Apr 21 2008 at 1:10 PM Rating: Decent
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Hey you are on my new server! If you see a Draenei Pally named Bode running around give me a wave.

My normal advice for ZA is to have every single piece of gear on your toon Kara or above in terms of quality. You might get Bear boss down and possibly eagle but remember this starts off where prince left off, in fact the first boss is hands down more gear intensive than Prince.

Go try, if you get smacked around hard go back and rock out a few more Kara's get a Gruuls/Mag going and farm a couple pieces.
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#5 Apr 23 2008 at 4:57 PM Rating: Decent
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To be honest I wouldn't go into ZA with gear like that. I don't really think you would have any chance of downing the Naralok (both tanks have to stand up to immense damage) but maybe you could off tank to Akil'zon but if the rest of your group has the same level gear it would be a very tough fight.

Obvious improvements to your gear would be t4 helm and gloves (or at least maiden gloves) from kara, badge legs (unwavering are good for where you are headed) and the iron tusk girdle from badges. Grind lower city rep and get the mace as you will need it to get to Akil'zon reliably enough to get the Amani Punisher.

Stack 12stam gems instead of those free heroic ones, provided you can stay uncrushable that is (although as far as I know bosses can't crush in ZA?).

The bears on the way to Naralok hit like trains and the gauntlet to Akil'zon will be tough as your main benifit there is aoe controlling the birds and adds and you will struggle to take them all.

Not wanting to sound negative or anything, and with a couple more pieces of kara gear, some badge gear with 22badges you get each run, and some rejemming you will be ready to start tanking ZA :)
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