Comments on: Death Knight Tank Builds – Patch 3.1

By: Devon

Devon — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:24:37 +0000

Hey thanks for the article. I was wondering why your Frost build had 2/2 Two-Handed Weapon Specialization from the Blood tree AND 3/3 Threat of Thassarian in the Frost tree. Those seem to be conflicting and a waste of either 2 or 3 points, since one promotes 2H weapons and the other promotes Duel Wield.
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By: Hayt

Hayt — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:12:43 +0000

Hey, your tank guide is very informative and extremely well thought out. I was wondering, i know defensive spells are even more flexible and oh shit buttons, but i was wondering if there is a sort of rough rotation for procing defensive spells like unbreakable armor, and if there are specififc situations where youd want top proc them.

thanks
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By: Neltron

Neltron — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:42:07 +0000

Hey there, just wanted to say your website has been a great help in getting me prepared for end-game stuff on my DK. I have a possibly stupid question… is there any reason you don’t include Plague Strike in your single target Frost rotation? I’m so used to applying both diseases first thing, so that confused me a little. Also, do you have any information on the best glyphs to use for Frost tanking? Thanks!
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By: Dedbitt

Dedbitt — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:04:49 +0000

RueRyuzaki – Total avoidance is usually 20% and up. They are tanks in raid epics, but then you don’t get a lot of gem slotting going on until you are in raid epics.
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By: Hemotoma

Hemotoma — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:53:33 +0000

I’d just like to point out that defense rating is better avoidance point-for-point than straight dodge/parry rating until you hit diminishing returns at around 555 def skill for DKs as well as warriors/pallies. It annoys me to no end people calling 540 a “cap” when it’s a bare minimum.

IBF also benefits greatly from defense skill up to and beyond the diminishing returns point, allowing a DK to “eat” damage that would fold other tanking classes. Most notably there is the Plasma Blast ability of Mimiron phase 1, where DK tanks can take 3-4 blasts during the fight (depending on spec) while other tanks can take 2 with creative use of cooldowns.
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By: RueRyuzaki

RueRyuzaki — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:13:32 +0000

u were telling thalron that most tanks u know stack more stam than anything else… but… could u possibly tell me wat most of ur friends dodge/parry %’s are at? just to compare mine to ur friends that are good tanks thnx!
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By: Binder

Binder — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:52:56 +0000

I’m a new 80 DK tank. I’ve specced your unholy build, but I have a noob question. I understand that the runic power dump for Frost tanks is Frost Strike, but what is the “usual” runic power dump for Unholy tanks? Is it Death Coil, Unholy Blight, or Rune Strike? I imagine it depends on if you are single target tanking or AoE tanking, but I would love some feedback. Thanks!
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By: Skare

Skare — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:16:31 +0000

Hey there, few questions for you
Ok i’m in a dilema. I’m currently tanking ulduar with my guild, i’m one of the off tanks for 25 man and the off tank/main tank for my 10 man group. My problem right now is that im having trouble holding aggro on multiple enemies, for example the “arena” of the Thorim fight. I’m also finding it difficult to hold aggro once i get it, and im having to use almost all my spells to keep the aggro, which doesnt give me time to have the refresh before the next wave of adds sometimes. My Glyphs are: Glyph of Dark Command, Glyph of DnD, and Glyph of Unbreakable Armor for majors, and i have no minors. I’m in a frost tank spec, with 8 pts in unholy and 7 in blood. Any pointers?
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By: Dedbitt

Dedbitt — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:30:33 +0000

Thalron – Dodge gems beat defense post cap and parry for DKs. Going over def cap isn’t a bad thing, it does add to dodge, parry, and most importantly miss, but point for point you’ll get more avoidance from a dodge gem if color isn’t an issue. That being said a lot of tanks I know stack stamina gems over anything else. I would say gem for the stats you feel weak in. You can always regem later as you get different gear and stat balance changes.
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By: Thalron

Thalron — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:03:01 +0000

Hi, thanks for all your responds.
My def is at the moment 547 so caped – I don’t know should I still spend points (gems) in to def/def rating or go for dodge/parry? Is this give me much? My friend recommend me to still use def rating gems (he is warrior tank), but I don’t know my dodge and parry is really low.
Thanks
Kind regards,
Jarek
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