Trying to tank :: Free Realms

#27 Feb 20 2009 at 7:34 AM Rating: Decent

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his build was 71 in frost, def rating=485, dodge = 9.5%, parry = 11.0% with 19.7K HP. Is this close enough such that a good healer should have made up the slack? I read that tanks (except bears) should shoot for a def of 535. What about %dodge, %parry, HP and Armor? Is going 71 frost a good tanking build?

There are so many things wrong with this tank, it's hard to decide where to start.
A 71 talent build. Well thats plain lazy no matter the class/spec.
485 Def Rating. In TBC it was/is 490 for lvl 70 Heroics, so ...
Dodge & Parry, my DK can get that while in DPS set up or pretty damn close to it.
HP, see Dodge & Parry :)

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#28 Feb 20 2009 at 11:23 AM Rating: Good

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I'm going to be highjacker # 2. My DK is 74 - http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Aegwynn&n=Mknzy
When I tank I use the cobalt green stuff with defense on it. Except for the upgraded blue saronite pieces. I currently have a mixture of stuff on as I was questing when I logged out. I also have a slightly better two handed weapon I use when tanking.

My plan is to get all the blue saronite pieces to complete my tanking set as my drop luck is rotten. I have tanked UK okay and had a bit of trouble in Nexxus. I've have not done anything else yet, mostly because I feel my HP is too low and my armor as well. I usually die right at the end of the fights.

Am I on the right track so far, and if there are glaring errors in my spec so far, please point them out. My main is a disc healer, so this guy doesn't get to much play time yet.

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#29 Feb 20 2009 at 5:46 PM Rating: Decent

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Thank you for the valuable feedback. I will certainly use the suggested stats when I analyze my performance in healing and I won't even bother trying to heal someone if their stats fall well short of these suggested stats.

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#30 Feb 21 2009 at 6:43 PM Rating: Good

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I'm not sure if you're familiar with this Sigil. http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=40714;source=live

But I have found it very useful, especially for a mere 15 emblems.

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