There was a request made to go over Ulduar weapons for tanking death knights. Since there still are no two-handed tanking specific weapons I figured no one would mind if I went over Ulduar weapons for tanking and DPS.
Ulduar Weapons: 10-Man
It has agility and haste, not our best stats, and a lower base damage than the other two Ulduar 10-man weapons. It is also a polearm, which some death knights may not have skilled up (you should skill up all weapons, just find a decent green and use it to do dailies). If you already have Kel’Thuzad’s weapon from either 10-man or 25-man then just skip this one.
Now this is more like it, a base damage increase (unless you have [Betrayer of Humanity]) and strength. Armor penetration isn’t my favorite stat, but this weapon is a definite upgrade for many. The only downside is it is a mace, which we start with no skill in. So again skill up your weapons ahead of time. Also keep in mind this is a great feral druid weapon and they can’t use the polearm and axe that also drop in the instance.
Virtually the same stats as Ironsoul, but with hit instead of crit. If you don’t need the hit then there isn’t much point in waiting for this over Ironsoul, unless you are being nice to your feral druids.
Ulduar Weapons: 25-Man
An upgrade for everyone, though not the best Ulduar has to offer. Agility and armor penetration are more meh stats, but the stamina makes it a great tanking weapon. Besides, it has been a while since we’ve seen a decent end game two-handed sword.
[Lotrafen, Spear of the Damned]
Great weapon name for a death knight. The stats are similar to Rune Edge, this has less stamina and more armor penetration so less tanking and more DPSing, though either would be a good upgrade for both approaches.
This is the must have weapon in Ulduar. It has the same base damage as the other two drops, but the stats are so much better for us: strength, more stamina, haste, and expertise. The best part is it drops off of one of the early bosses, Ignis the Furnace Master.
by Gabi, on May 7 2009 @ 2:45 pm
Good post! Although just one minor comment. You stated: “Also keep in mind this is a great feral druid weapon and they can?t use the polearm and axe that also drop in the instance.”
Actually, druids were given the ability to train polearms in 3.0.8.
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by Dedbitt, on May 8 2009 @ 1:05 pm
Ah, well in that case screw them. Loot it all!
by Prince David, on May 8 2009 @ 1:53 pm
Drool worth weapons. I am looking forward to my future adventures in Ulduar
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by Cervantez, on May 8 2009 @ 6:13 pm
Thank you Dedbitt,
This is exactly what I was after. Great post! After my last comment, where you promoted worldcarver, guess what dropped the very next day
With worldcarver and my new sigil from Deconstructor my Froststrikes crit for like 9k, not bad for a tank 
On the downside im not hit capped anymore since I was using Deaths Bite. Guess I have to regem soon 
Thx for the post, will look forward to the next.
Cheers!
Cervants
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by Dedbitt, on May 11 2009 @ 10:22 am
Grats, Cervantez.