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[Sticky] ‘I put this guide here after a couple of runs with players that rather shoos to dismiss the id to use CC and wipe a couple of times, while it was actually needed in that group to use, We have various tools that we can use to control a large …’ 09/04/2011 1,743 Views / 22 Replies Last Post by Kairus (16/12/2011) Crowd Control & Interrupts a guide.	1, 2	Padwin	22	1743	Kairus
‘Hey folks. I have recently been levelling my alt DK, and I finally dinged this past weekend. I love the Blood spec and tanking in general, so I am looking to improve my gearing with a view to improving my own (and those who I group with) ex…’ 22 hours, 43 minutes ago 36 Views / 7 Replies Last Post by Indigogoose (31 minutes ago) DK Blood Tank : Advice & Shopping list		Valtana	7	36	Indigogoose
‘i'm terribly sorry for doing this, i know there must be other posts on this issue, but it feels like we're not getting an aswer on this, or a solution, or not even a blue saying it's working as intended and it won't be changed(u know at thi…’ 5 days, 8 hours ago 219 Views / 32 Replies Last Post by Azriyel (7 hours, 31 minutes ago) souldrinker roll bonus and deal	1, 2	Dumah	32	219	Azriyel
‘Seen a thread like this on the healer forums so thought id put one up here on the hope that it has not been done already. While i never got kicked this one tickled me for a long time, I was in ZA with a guildie on my druid tank and before w…’ 07/02/2012 356 Views / 41 Replies Last Post by Lightgoddes (7 hours, 49 minutes ago) Funny reasons for "Vote Kick"	1, 2, 3	Radish	41	356	Lightgoddes
‘Clearly I am progressing, so advice welcome, however, I have the required stats for normal mode raiding and everyday HC's Please ignore the enchant on the boots, it isn't there anymore... Also, I am a 1-2 hour a night player, not every nigh…’ 13/09/2011 1,637 Views / 290 Replies Last Post by Cálard (8 hours, 23 minutes ago) Rate the tank above you	1, 2, 3, 4, … 16	Fbt	290	1637	Cálard
‘Hello fellow tank friends. I would like to start with saying that im a casual player. I started WOW with WOTLK and just leveled up this toon like 3 months ago or sth like that. I pretty much always played and leveled as prot spec and I do a…’ 18/01/2012 93 Views / 9 Replies Last Post by Barzinho (13 hours, 26 minutes ago) I want to begin raiding and need help and suggestions		Barzinho	9	93	Barzinho
‘Hey, I have heard that I should keep dodge and parry as close to each other as possible. but I don't exactly know why though and now it's not even close! I have 16.21% dodge and 19.09% parry! I've reforged everything I could but still it's …’ 17 hours, 55 minutes ago 37 Views / 6 Replies Last Post by Dwov (16 hours, 29 minutes ago) What are diminishing returns?		Dwov	6	37	Dwov
‘Personally I would have to say 1# Warrrior 2# Druid 3# Paladins 4# Deathknights What do you guys/gals think?’ 30/12/2011 1,214 Views / 54 Replies Last Post by Ibubble (18 hours, 39 minutes ago) Best tank in 4.3 in full heroic gear,	1, 2, 3	Racmanda	54	1214	Ibubble
‘Just curious of Tanks health, don't rate me, just abuse me or something :P’ 4 days, 16 hours ago 212 Views / 25 Replies Last Post by Mushedcow (18 hours, 49 minutes ago) Rate the Tanks HP above you	1, 2	Qerp	25	212	Mushedcow
‘So, I was talking to a fellow guildie the other day who is a priest and he was saying how much damage I take when he healed me in the Well of Eternity. He was telling me all about my stats and gems and that I have to reforge loads more into…’ 15/02/2012 200 Views / 10 Replies Last Post by Grimlí (1 day, 9 hours ago) tanking? whats that? 140% mastery? Mines about 20%		Grimlí	10	200	Grimlí
‘I see alot of threads complaining about this that and the other, so I'd like to make a thread containing things I like about tanking. :) I like "being the frontman". I'm a natural leader and being a tank helps reflect that. Although there i…’ 12/02/2012 108 Views / 11 Replies Last Post by Shaguar (1 day, 12 hours ago) On a lighter note...		Stenzalius	11	108	Shaguar
‘Hello, Anyone knows why the tank cloak enchant is so insanly bad? You cant compare it with 70 magic pen/50 crit/etc. 240 armor is like nothing, and it doesnt even scale with talents/pressenses/stances etc.’ 5 days, 20 hours ago 177 Views / 11 Replies Last Post by Shaguar (1 day, 12 hours ago) Why is the tank cloak enchant so insane bad?		Onak	11	177	Shaguar
‘Which weapon should I use? Cataclysmic Gladiator's Greatsword Or Pit Lord's Destroyer I know most of you'll say Pit Lord. But when I was in a dungeon I seemed to take less damage while using the Cataclysmic one than the Pit Lord's.’ 2 days, 7 hours ago 40 Views / 7 Replies Last Post by Shaguar (1 day, 12 hours ago) Which weapon? (Blood DK)		Invíctus	7	40	Shaguar
‘Hey! Played a hunter for a while, though got sick of waiting for a tank in PUG. So I put my class where my complaint was. I read some guides, watched some Youtube videos and made myself a tank... It's not gone well -_- I've Tanked 3 times n…’ 05/02/2012 437 Views / 42 Replies Last Post by Shaguar (1 day, 12 hours ago) Tanking Not Much Fun :(	1, 2, 3	Listan	42	437	Shaguar
‘I just did some brainstorming while not doing work as I should. Is Thunderfury still viable tank weapon? Have they nerfed the Chance on hit? ofcourse this would be a heavy hit for your stats, but if your stats can withstand the drop, it cou…’ 1 day, 15 hours ago 42 Views / 2 Replies Last Post by Ghostile (1 day, 14 hours ago) Thunderfury		Ghostile	2	42	Ghostile
‘I play a feral tank druid as a main. Last days i played on this warrior, and tried to give him some gear. It's not that long aggo that i geared up my druid for tanking, and the first thing i noticed gearing my druid back then i wasn't takin…’ 3 days, 17 hours ago 87 Views / 3 Replies Last Post by Mandicar (1 day, 14 hours ago) Feral tank druid VS Protection warrior		Jowler	3	87	Mandicar
‘Hello all, just a slight introduction. I'm new the game, and just levelling 3 chars getting ready for MoP considering I know i'm abit late to this expansion and the game itself. I got this account off a friend who used to play wow but inste…’ 4 days, 9 hours ago 120 Views / 9 Replies Last Post by Shankinator (1 day, 20 hours ago) Mental effects of tanking.		Móópz	9	120	Shankinator
‘I am truly sorry if this looks like a hate towards hunters but it's always hunters doing this. I am getting pretty fed up of hunters. Being quite a good team player I'm always making sure the healer has enough mana or is ok with me pulling …’ 14/02/2012 208 Views / 18 Replies Last Post by Snakepit (1 day, 22 hours ago) Am I supposed to say something to them or...?		Snakepit	18	208	Snakepit
‘Whenever there's a DK in the group he/she'll spam DK on anything that moves and a lot of the time they'll then blame me for loseing aggro on the mobs they deathgrip. Is it just me are at low level most DKs are just annoying in dungeons?’ 6 days, 13 hours ago 183 Views / 20 Replies Last Post by Avava (1 day, 22 hours ago) What is it with DKs and deathgrip?	1, 2	Vealux	20	183	Avava
‘Is the Warlord susceptible to a Necrotic Strike when he uses his Psychic Drain ability? Cheers’ 2 days, 6 hours ago 24 Views / 1 Replies Last Post by Datyriam (1 day, 22 hours ago) [DK Tank] Warlord Zon'ozz		Aeronwen	1	24	Datyriam
‘So my question is this: Is dual-wielding Souldrinkers viable for Blood dks as opposed to sticking with a 2h weapon? I know my threat will suffer a bit because of Death Strike being based on weapon damage, but with 4.3 all tanks got an insan…’ 24/01/2012 164 Views / 11 Replies Last Post by Azriyel (2 days, 3 hours ago) DW as a Blood DK?		Wrecksauce	11	164	Azriyel
‘http://filebeam.com/81aabf6e33adf3aaeb56dadaa4493d76.jpg’ 6 days, 8 hours ago 175 Views / 6 Replies Last Post by Pulling (2 days, 8 hours ago) May I present!... Scumbag Offtank.		Herbbank	6	175	Pulling
‘Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening (dependant on the time you are reading this). I have a few questions about Warrior tanking, which I hope people can answer, or point me in the right direction for answers. I recently made a warrior, got her to…’ 2 days, 17 hours ago 22 Views / 2 Replies Last Post by Garrith (2 days, 11 hours ago) Warrior Tanking Question(s)		Zitkala	2	22	Garrith
‘I've been wondering about this for quite a while now, and was hoping to get a general answer in regards to how much dps a tank (blood dk or otherwise) should generally be able to pull.. I'm currently doing around 20-25k depending on the fig…’ 6 days, 8 hours ago 85 Views / 4 Replies Last Post by Dejathoris (2 days, 13 hours ago) How much dps should a tank be able to pull?		Eronath	4	85	Dejathoris
‘Since the last thread was popular enough to reach the post limit, I thought we'd continue where we left off... 08/02/2012 21:11Posted by MajestorI don't know much about dks but you can log out in your tanking spec and gear for a start :)It …’ 09/02/2012 145 Views / 20 Replies Last Post by Sínnsyk (2 days, 18 hours ago) Improve the Tank above you, Mk. II	1, 2	Branin	20	145	Sínnsyk
‘It's not ment as a QQ post, just want to hear your thoughts around the scenario Hi, At the moment I'm in outdated PvP gear, please don't judge that. I have PvE gear. I faced alot if issues gearing up as a tank. My problem is that I'm queued…’ 2 days, 21 hours ago 27 Views / 5 Replies Last Post by Lightgoddes (2 days, 18 hours ago) Need your thoughts\Gearing up as a tank		Moarqqplx	5	27	Lightgoddes
‘Warning, this is a QQ thread. I am back after a break from WoW. I've been in some Battlegrounds, doing Inscription, casual stuff. But today, I wanted to try new dungeons and earn JP. So I got into that new where you kill that Tauren Chiefta…’ 3 days, 12 hours ago 66 Views / 5 Replies Last Post by Stanlezz (2 days, 20 hours ago) People these days		Stanlezz	5	66	Stanlezz
‘Im thinking of creating a warrior tank, are they any good or would I be better off going for a fury warrior?’ 4 days, 3 hours ago 69 Views / 5 Replies Last Post by Cuttyputty (3 days, 9 hours ago) Warrior tanking		Cuttyputty	5	69	Cuttyputty
‘Hi there, so far we've seen plenty of information on how dps and healing will play out in MoP with a potentially completely revamped mana system and the recent post on changes in dps roles. But as a tank, I am interested to see what is in s…’ 15/02/2012 69 Views / 5 Replies Last Post by Cowudderly (3 days, 15 hours ago) Tanking in MoP - Any love?		Incarcerated	5	69	Cowudderly
‘Hello there. Saw this topic in the US forums, so i'd like to find out if it will work here in EU as well. We do have a similiar thread at the warrior forums called @today, but i'd like to create one here as well. Welcome to the tank lounge.…’ 07/02/2012 327 Views / 57 Replies Last Post by Gangway (3 days, 17 hours ago) Tank lounge 1: Here we go!	1, 2, 3	Ergar	57	327	Gangway
‘Hello, Today on a Zul'Aman run I got abuse for using dual wieldng but a rogue and healer who just joined the group after the other two spots were vacant because of one dc/er and one guy who just left after a particular item did not drop. No…’ 14/02/2012 274 Views / 28 Replies Last Post by Thorzar (3 days, 18 hours ago) Got abuse for dual wielding when tanking. (blood dk)	1, 2	Raezn	28	274	Thorzar
‘Hey all. Ive been tanking a while now and although i wasnt sure at first im loving it now. I just want to check up to see if what im doing gear/reforging/gemming wise is right or not. have i got too much mastery or is there no such thing an…’ 4 days, 3 hours ago 29 Views / 1 Replies Last Post by Sauru (3 days, 23 hours ago) tanking hints tips and advice please		Balvarine	1	29	Sauru
‘Ok so my pally has full ruthless gear and i want to get some tanking gear. I have tanked normals and just tanked the End time dungeon without a problem. The healer was in mostly 391 and 386 gear (something like that), was the healer overgea…’ 4 days, 18 hours ago 49 Views / 3 Replies Last Post by Blocknbubble (4 days, 15 hours ago) Pally tanking in pvp gear :o		Eyye	3	49	Blocknbubble
‘Hello tanks, I want to level a tank. But I can't decide between a Paladin or a Warrior. Could some experienced tanks (pref. those who have pala and warr) give me some pro's and con's of each class? I have never played with a paladin, I have…’ 4 days, 19 hours ago 21 Views / 2 Replies Last Post by Nosty (4 days, 17 hours ago) Getting started		Tikaani	2	21	Nosty
‘Hello. I've been having this issue the last few nights on DW where I just drop down by Impale even through my Shield Wall. Sometimes I only take like 50-60% dmg from it and sometimes almost 90% and then sometimes, like on this picture I jus…’ 12/12/2011 420 Views / 46 Replies Last Post by Chrisbehk (4 days, 21 hours ago) Impale with Madness issue	1, 2, 3	Khallie	46	420	Chrisbehk
‘well, so i'm running around with 90,5% ctc, however i'm running with 2 trinkets that gives avoidance on proccs aswell.... Fire of The Deep and Varo'Then's Brooch i know not ideal. as i said before i'm sitting at about 90,5 % ctc, which is a…’ 6 days, 6 hours ago 42 Views / 3 Replies Last Post by Dejathoris (5 days, 6 hours ago) ctc question regarding trinkets		Frostiesz	3	42	Dejathoris
‘i was wondering if i could get some tips from warrior tanks on the boss ablities in ds that spell reflection works on. i know it works on yorshaj, but i am unsure if it works on morchoks stomp and warlords physic scream. thanks in advance.’ 5 days, 9 hours ago 26 Views / 1 Replies Last Post by Krahu (5 days, 9 hours ago) spell reflection in ds		Kayflinx	1	26	Krahu
‘As the title says, rate the transmogrification of the player above you from 1 to 10, also say why u like it or dont like it :D’ 6 days, 10 hours ago 42 Views / 5 Replies Last Post by Bashed (5 days, 12 hours ago) Rate the transmogrification of the player above you! :D		Casavir	5	42	Bashed
‘Hello fellow tankards! This evening I acquired the 4 piece bonus for this paladin. As he stands now, he's at 102.36% covered, with parry being much, much higher than dodge. This is however with the soul vortex equipped, which is completely …’ 6 days, 8 hours ago 79 Views / 8 Replies Last Post by Nakku (5 days, 15 hours ago) CTC capped: what now?		Pwnstars	8	79	Nakku
‘Hello tanks, Our raidgroup killed deathwing last week, and now we are gonna start trying some bosses on Heroic. We are a casual raidgroup. (And so am i) I've heard from some ppl that you need to enchant/gem very different when you are raidi…’ 6 days, 21 hours ago 72 Views / 2 Replies Last Post by Suunya (6 days, 10 hours ago) Help me switch to a HC tank		Onak	2	72	Suunya
‘My Cool down use on Yor sahj phases: this is how i managed it on our first Yor Sahj heroic kill.. might be that it changes a bit according to the order u get the phases. the places where i say i use shield wall it might be Last stand if shi…’ 16/01/2012 206 Views / 9 Replies Last Post by Goosfraba (6 days, 19 hours ago) Warrior tank on Yor Sahj Heroic		Arnur	9	206	Goosfraba
‘Last time I played this DK was WOTLK, apart from levelling. So my gear is bad.. very bad. At the moment just doing normals and just got gloves. I can enter heroics now but too scared ill get 1shot! When do you guys recommend hitting up hero…’ 15/02/2012 39 Views / 2 Replies Last Post by Sjk (15/02/2012) When can I do heroics ? :)		Sjk	2	39	Sjk
‘Hello, im currently collecting tier 1 for transmogrification and i have the Quickening blade of the prince, but i dont seem to find any shield that fits the color scheme, can u guys please help me?^^ / Casavir - Boulderfist’ 14/02/2012 61 Views / 7 Replies Last Post by Viqi (15/02/2012) Help me whit shield! ^^		Casavir	7	61	Viqi
‘Which class can hold aggro best single target and AoE? Taking into account survivability too. Edit: except druids’ 10/02/2012 131 Views / 9 Replies Last Post by Dorjin (15/02/2012) Which non plate wearing class can tank best?		Step	9	131	Dorjin
‘Hello fellow tankards! Quick question about the CTC, what should I aim for unbuffed? I'm currently at almost 104% when self buffed, plus MOTW and whatever else adding more to my coverage. So the question is, what should I aim for completely…’ 13/02/2012 66 Views / 6 Replies Last Post by Tigerbloodz (15/02/2012) CTC question		Pwnstars	6	66	Tigerbloodz
‘Sorry if there is already a thread about this, i have tried the search, but nothing came up that anwsered my question, so here goes. Ever since 4.3 i've always struggled to push out enough threat to compete with the other tank in our 10man …’ 09/02/2012 138 Views / 13 Replies Last Post by Bashed (15/02/2012) Struggling to compete with DK threat		Elínne	13	138	Bashed
‘Who is he .. seriously who is it ?’ 29/01/2012 384 Views / 19 Replies Last Post by Bashed (15/02/2012) Zhe BEST tank on the EU servers :O		Nerô	19	384	Bashed
‘My raids strategy on the Madness encounter in DS normal is based on 2 healers and 1 tank. That way there's only one Impale before the Tentacle dies and Shieldwall is up each time. We also manage to kill the tentacle before the (fast) Elemen…’ 29/01/2012 254 Views / 22 Replies Last Post by Bashed (15/02/2012) Tanking 2 Elemental Terrors	1, 2	Brawn	22	254	Bashed
‘I try to be a good tank. I do my best to use cd's, interrupts, to gear well. Usually everything goes well but then my health suddenly drops. What may I be doing wrong? Or are these moments just healer's fault?’ 14/02/2012 39 Views / 4 Replies Last Post by Suunya (14/02/2012) Lots of damage taken randomly.		Brahi	4	39	Suunya
‘:( I just faction changed y u hate on me for trying to optimize my new race.’ 09/02/2012 169 Views / 5 Replies Last Post by Datyriam (14/02/2012) Kicked for excessive use of Rocket Jump.		Unshackled	5	169	Datyriam

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