I am curious to what else I need to improve on my warrior in order to tank Kara properly.
I will be honest I have already been there with my guild and I think I did pretty well and they said they think I did too. But I want to know what I could improve to make it easier on my healers. I have followed the pre raid checklist the best I could. I have 1 piece that is green but it adds like 20 def rating. I am going to try to replace that as soon as possible.
I just got some new legs and the guild is going to make my gems so I will have that gemmed soon.
Thank you for your advice
By the way, the link for my warrior is below for those who haven't used it. =D
Edited, May 5th 2008 5:30pm by HitashLevat
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You might try getting some enchants like steelweave or dodge for your cloak, defense for chest, and major defense for bracer. This is of course assuming your willing to spend the money or know a guildy who can do it.
1st and foremost, get 490 defense.
my personal goal when i started kara way back when was to hit 490 without gems.
(which is easy to do)
Then stack stam (Solid Star of Elune) +12 stam, in every socket. thats what i use for progression tanking.
being further along now, i have three sets of armor, a pure stam set, an avoidance set and a threat set (for farming content).
Enchants make a hue difference,
(forgive me i'm at work and cant remember the names of everything)
Head: Caverns of Time Glyph (this is a must)
Shoulder: Aldor or scryer glyph
Chest: +150 health
Cloak: + armor to (forgot the name of it)or plus agility, (i like armor)
Bracers+12 stam to
Gloves: either one of the following: +10 stam armor patch, + threat, or + strength
Legs: armor patch from hunters (cant remember the name)
Feet: either +12 stam or the +9 stam and movement speed (cant remember the name)
Weapon: mongoose (or get the kings defender off of chess and slap executioner on it)
Ranged Weapon: get an engineer to make you the Gyro balanced Khorium Destroyer and put a +12 stam gem in it.
my personal goal when i started kara way back when was to hit 490 without gems.
(which is easy to do)
Then stack stam (Solid Star of Elune) +12 stam, in every socket. thats what i use for progression tanking.
being further along now, i have three sets of armor, a pure stam set, an avoidance set and a threat set (for farming content).
Enchants make a hue difference,
(forgive me i'm at work and cant remember the names of everything)
Head: Caverns of Time Glyph (this is a must)
Shoulder: Aldor or scryer glyph
Chest: +150 health
Cloak: + armor to (forgot the name of it)or plus agility, (i like armor)
Bracers+12 stam to
Gloves: either one of the following: +10 stam armor patch, + threat, or + strength
Legs: armor patch from hunters (cant remember the name)
Feet: either +12 stam or the +9 stam and movement speed (cant remember the name)
Weapon: mongoose (or get the kings defender off of chess and slap executioner on it)
Ranged Weapon: get an engineer to make you the Gyro balanced Khorium Destroyer and put a +12 stam gem in it.
I recommend:
1. Enchant/gem your gear: You could have an additional 118 stamina & +150 health (chest) if you got the best +sta enchants for each piece you have and gemmed your legs (another +10 if you got the epic leg patch, but I think the blue will do until you have epic pants).
2. Replace Andormu's tear with http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30006, an easily obtained quest reward. That'll get you another 34 sta (I have no idea why this ring is green - its damn good for the effort required to get it).
3. If you have money get: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31858 - another +51 sta and some passive threat gen.
4. Get the Felsteel set: http://www.wowhead.com/?itemset=569
5. If you have some time grind the honor and marks for: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28358. A fantastic shield for entry level Kara tanking.
6. If you have more time grind honor and marks for: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24546. These are awesome shoulders for tanking at your level.
None of these suggestions requires boss drops - just some gold and time...well worth it.
Oh, and replace the +4 def/+6 sta gems with +12 sta all the way (as long as you stay above 490 def). The PVP gear (resilience) will allow you to go below 490 def, but that is a little more in the weeds.
Cheers!
Tiq
1. Enchant/gem your gear: You could have an additional 118 stamina & +150 health (chest) if you got the best +sta enchants for each piece you have and gemmed your legs (another +10 if you got the epic leg patch, but I think the blue will do until you have epic pants).
2. Replace Andormu's tear with http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30006, an easily obtained quest reward. That'll get you another 34 sta (I have no idea why this ring is green - its damn good for the effort required to get it).
3. If you have money get: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31858 - another +51 sta and some passive threat gen.
4. Get the Felsteel set: http://www.wowhead.com/?itemset=569
5. If you have some time grind the honor and marks for: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28358. A fantastic shield for entry level Kara tanking.
6. If you have more time grind honor and marks for: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24546. These are awesome shoulders for tanking at your level.
None of these suggestions requires boss drops - just some gold and time...well worth it.
Oh, and replace the +4 def/+6 sta gems with +12 sta all the way (as long as you stay above 490 def). The PVP gear (resilience) will allow you to go below 490 def, but that is a little more in the weeds.
Cheers!
Tiq
I'm with the guy that sais to enchant things, even though you will be replacing those pieces in the future... Gold is too easy to make now with the dailies to not push for the best you can be at all time :O.
You will notice a big difference in just a few enchants as well.
Edited, May 5th 2008 8:25am by Rikkitikkitavii
You will notice a big difference in just a few enchants as well.
Edited, May 5th 2008 8:25am by Rikkitikkitavii
Your gear is not bad. Defense is a bit too high, errr it can never be 'too high' since it adds dodge/parry/block %, but 490 is fine. Your HP is low for bosses, I'd say past Currator. You should be able to OT that place depending on if your guild is on KZ farm.
Enchants and gems are pretty much a must for KZ on up. Not saying get mongoose on your swd just yet (I waited until I had the Kings Defender, since I'll have that one for a while). Since your Def is fine, get Star of Elunes... a lot of them.
Felsteel head/legs/gloves might be a upgrade as the above poster said, I'd double check tho.
As I tell everyone, Devilshark cape from SV will take you over to the Badge cape.
All and all you should be fine, but with low HP like you're currently at... I'll bet you do give your healers a hear attack every now and then XD
Edited, May 5th 2008 10:43am by GYFFORD
Enchants and gems are pretty much a must for KZ on up. Not saying get mongoose on your swd just yet (I waited until I had the Kings Defender, since I'll have that one for a while). Since your Def is fine, get Star of Elunes... a lot of them.
Felsteel head/legs/gloves might be a upgrade as the above poster said, I'd double check tho.
As I tell everyone, Devilshark cape from SV will take you over to the Badge cape.
All and all you should be fine, but with low HP like you're currently at... I'll bet you do give your healers a hear attack every now and then XD
Edited, May 5th 2008 10:43am by GYFFORD
Tiq wrote:
4. Get the Felsteel set: http://www.wowhead.com/?itemset=569
Or at least the felsteel helm and gloves. your pants arent bad and Id say they are worth a 30 sta ench (cheeaaaaap) and even 3 +12 sta gems.
Also, i wouldn't try kara until you are like 13k unbuffed. 10k Unbuffed is just asking for a repair bill lol.
Run heroic Mech a bunch, heroic anything and get badge upgrades. You will struggle a bit in some heroics, but not nearly as much as you would in kara. Kara is SERIOUZ BUSINESS!.
Run heroic Mech a bunch, heroic anything and get badge upgrades. You will struggle a bit in some heroics, but not nearly as much as you would in kara. Kara is SERIOUZ BUSINESS!.
Thanks guys. Yeah I was lucky enough to hit 490 with gemming and then I got that ring and cape and that shoved me up to 507. I figured that because I was at 507 I had some room to play with my gems now. My plan was to throw 3 +12 stam gems in the leggings as that will put me over 11k.
I will look into the felsteel helm (if some Blacksmither will ever put the damn thing in the AH) I haven't found a new belt at all.
Fortunately the healer assigned to heal me has 1700 +healing unbuffed so she doesn't have a problem keeping me up.
My guild is just starting to try Kara. So this is a trial and error deal. Raid buffed I sit at or around 14k health. I am hoping that after a few runs I can get some new items. I think that because my Def rating is up over 490 that I can just put the vindicator belt on over the current green one to get my stam up where I need it.
I just checked the AH for the Felsteel helm, and there was none there. (the gloves would actually lower my Def rating and my stam and I would lose all my agility from my current ones)
I will look into the felsteel helm (if some Blacksmither will ever put the damn thing in the AH) I haven't found a new belt at all.
Fortunately the healer assigned to heal me has 1700 +healing unbuffed so she doesn't have a problem keeping me up.
My guild is just starting to try Kara. So this is a trial and error deal. Raid buffed I sit at or around 14k health. I am hoping that after a few runs I can get some new items. I think that because my Def rating is up over 490 that I can just put the vindicator belt on over the current green one to get my stam up where I need it.
I just checked the AH for the Felsteel helm, and there was none there. (the gloves would actually lower my Def rating and my stam and I would lose all my agility from my current ones)
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(the gloves would actually lower my Def rating and my stam and I would lose all my agility from my current ones)
yeah but you dont need 507 def, you need stamina.
felsteel gloves = 51 sta and more armor. I think you forgot about the sockets :P
Edited, May 6th 2008 7:48am by KTurner
Almost any blacksmither can make the Felsteel armor, just look up the mats (X amount of felsteel) and shout in the trade channel.
Won't find much better for the price/time.
Won't find much better for the price/time.
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