Comments on: Two things your DK tank wants to tell you http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:39:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Boobah http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Boobah Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:30:35 +0000 http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/#comment-1032 On the general subject of AoE threat... don't forget Blood Boil. You have to disease the mobs for full effectiveness, but it's the only AoE threat spike non-frost DKs have. The downside is that if you need a boost in threat NOW you don't have time to disease the mob first, even if you have two blood runes available. It does excellent work, however, maintaining threat after the initial Death & Decay without waiting for the stars to align so you've got the runes to use D&D again, and in larger piles of mobs BB will out-damage both Blood Strike and even Heart Strike. Of course, despite all that, I often forget I have Blood Boil because it's so rarely useful when I'm soloing, though I'm getting better about it. On the general subject of AoE threat… don’t forget Blood Boil. You have to disease the mobs for full effectiveness, but it’s the only AoE threat spike non-frost DKs have. The downside is that if you need a boost in threat NOW you don’t have time to disease the mob first, even if you have two blood runes available. It does excellent work, however, maintaining threat after the initial Death & Decay without waiting for the stars to align so you’ve got the runes to use D&D again, and in larger piles of mobs BB will out-damage both Blood Strike and even Heart Strike.

Of course, despite all that, I often forget I have Blood Boil because it’s so rarely useful when I’m soloing, though I’m getting better about it.

]]> By: Hensley http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Hensley Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:21:39 +0000 http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/#comment-994 Excellent post! Excellent post!

]]> By: honorshammer http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-989 honorshammer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:39:26 +0000 http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/#comment-989 Your list of skills available to you while silenced is still far longer than the same list would be for a Paladin Tank. Your list of skills available to you while silenced is still far longer than the same list would be for a Paladin Tank.

]]> By: Stop http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Stop Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:22:54 +0000 http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/#comment-988 That was where I first figured it out (trial by fire!). Nowadays I mark the stewards as having to die first; everyone else in those trash packs is negligible compared to those silencing bastards. That was where I first figured it out (trial by fire!). Nowadays I mark the stewards as having to die first; everyone else in those trash packs is negligible compared to those silencing bastards.

]]> By: Gravity http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Gravity Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:20:33 +0000 http://thestoppableforce.net/2009/11/04/two-things-your-dk-tank-wants-to-tell-you/#comment-987 You know that trash pull in Nexus, I think the Stewards have a silence? They can be a pain in the ass. You know that trash pull in Nexus, I think the Stewards have a silence? They can be a pain in the ass.

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