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Post by
woohaa
not sure if someone has done this yet but this is for all the new 80 dks wanting to know where to get gear. Everything is heroic drops or bought thru emblems. This won't be BiS gear or gear bought with gold, but more easy to obtain pieces using the least amount of emblems. Any BoE crafted items or Raid drops you want to buy or wear due to availability is up to you. Once again this guide is for those that want to know where they can get non-raid items thru drops or emblems.
2hand specs
- If you wish to gem for expertise it's up to you. but this is what you should try to gem/enchant for. if anyone notices a mistake let me know. also for those wondering...if you gem/enchant properly and do the proper rotations i do 5-6k dps in similar gear in ICC 10. so yes this gear should help you start in ICC10 or anything lower.
Disclaimer: Wearing the gear and using the spec does not guarantee the same dps. proper skill rotation, buffs (raid/food/flask), and skill will all account for your dps not just the gear and spec.
weapon -
Tyrannical beheader
- H PoS - Scourgelord Tyrannus
sigil -
sigil of virulence
- 25 emblem of triumphs
helmet -
Koltira's helmet of conquest
- 50 emblems of triumph
neck -
Barbed ymirheim choker
- H PoS - forgemaster Garfrost
shoulders -
shoulderplates of trembling rage
- 45 emblems of triumph
back -
Tapestry of the Frozen Throne
- HoR - Captains chest
chest -
koltira's battleplate of conquest
- 50 emblems of triumph
bracers -
Malykriss Vambraces
- H Pos - Forgemaster Garfrost
gloves -
koltira's gauntlets of conquest
- 30 emblems of triumph
belt -
belt of the singing blade
- 28 emblems of conquest
legs -
Koltira's legplates of conquest
- 50 emblems of triumph
boots -
Grinning skull boots
- H HoR - captain's chest
ring -
bloodshed band
- 35 emblem of triumphs
ring -
The lady's promise
- H HoR - captain's chest
trinket -
Needle-Encrusted Scorpion
- H FoS - Devourer of souls
trinket -
Banner of Victory
- reg ToC - Confessor's cache
For
DW
you can use any combination of the below weapons. Also Mark of supremacy is actually useful for DW. So feel free to use that instead of needle-encrusted scorpion
1-hand Weapon -
Nighttime
- H FoS - Bronjaham
1-hand Weapon -
black icicle
- H HoR - Captain's Chest
Optional Trinket -
Mark of Supremacy
- 50 emblems of triumph
Tanking - There's no extremely good bracers you can get from Heroics or thru emblems. However i posted the one worth your time. The bracers you can get thru emblems cost way too much for the upgrade. Also for this set i did use the 245 helm over the 232 set helm (hit/exp way too low to be remotely acceptable).
Disclaimer: I'd also like to state that because of limited availability in tanking gear you may need some upgrades prior to trying to tank ICC10 with this set. Also this gear/spec does not automatically qualify you to be a tank. you will still need to learn how to use your skills and CDs properly before tanking a raid.
2hand tanking
- yes i know there are hit gems...in this set of gear hit was way too low so gemming purely for stam would hurt your hit too much.
stam Weapon -
Tyrannical Beheader
- H PoS - Scourgelord Tyrannus
agi Weapon -
Orca-hunter's Harpoon
- H HoR - Marwyn
Sigil -
Sigil of Insolence
- 25 emblems of Triumph
Helm -
Faceplate of the Honorbound
- 75 emblems of Triumph
Neck -
Fossilized ammonite choker
- H HoR - Captain's Chest
Shoulders -
Koltira's Pauldrons of Conquest
- 30 Emblems of Triumph
Back -
Eerie Runeblade Polisher
- Reg HoR - Falric
Chest -
Koltira's Chestguard of Conquest
- 50 emblems of triumph
Bracers -
Bracers of the Herald
- H ok - Herald Volazj
Hands -
Koltira's handguards of Conquest
- 30 Emblems of Triumph
Belt -
Shieldwarder girdle
- 28 Emblems of Conquest
Legs -
Koltira's Legguards of Conquest
- 50 emblems of Triumph
Boots -
Black spire sabatons
- H FoS - Devourer of Souls
Ring -
Mark of Relentless
- H ToC - Champion's Cache
Ring -
Clutch of Fortification
- 35 Emblems of Triumph
Trinket -
The Black Heart
- Reg ToC - The Black Knight
Trinket -
Ick's Rotting Thumb
- H PoS - Ick
Optional trinket -
glyph of Indomitability
- 50 emblems of triumph
For DW tanking you can use either a slow dps weapon or fast tanking weapon
1-hand Dps Weapon -
Nighttime
- H FoS - Bronjaham
1-hand tanking weapon -
Rimefang's Claw
- H PoS - Scourgelord Tyrannus
Edited: Added tanking set...fixed errors and changed title to reflect changes
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Post by
Elveran
helmet - Koltira's helmet of conquest - 50 emblems of conquest
over thunderous rampage? i thought arp was better then expertise?
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Post by
woohaa
if i get time i'll do tanking gear and fix the title to reflect it. We get alot of threads in here about where to get gear...or just people looking for advice on pre-raid gear that's easily obtainable for them to get. this list is kinda a way to answer all those threads. I'll try to put some wowhead profiles with the gear so people can see the stats and possibly the best way to gem/enchant them.
@elveran like i said on the above post. this is a gear set up for people looking to obtain gear in the quickest/easiest way. so i chose the t4 helm because the number of emblems required is less. itemization is up to the player...if they choose arp>exp or vice versa it's really their choice. if they want to get the 245 helm over the 245 shoulders and get the t9 shoulders then that's up to them. however the way i put it on there is gonna use the least amount of emblems.
also thx for those that posted fixes...i'll get to those right away
Post by
dervasavred
I actually have a profile built that is set up somewhat like this. I built this some time ago to demonstrate to a poster the possibilities that the 3.3 ICC 5 mans opened up for new alts.
http://www.wowhead.com/?profile=20709317
The profile assumes no professions and assumes Troll for the racials they posess not skewing any DPS numbers whatsoever (since the Profile does not account for Berserking or Beast Slaying ). Orc would be the best choice Horde side (and would raise the Exp on this profile to 22) with Humans or Dwarves for Alliance.
Swap Greatness out for anything else; BoV is a solid choice and helps compensate for the innate low ArP in this gear load-out. If you want more Expertise, swap in the T8.5 chest (232 vs. 226; it's only a 6 item level difference) since it has a hefty amount of Expertise, something the profile lacks severely.
If you include Frost Emblem non-Tier items, you can compensate with the cloak and belt for Expertise and Hit, respectively, but it would take quite some time to amass that many Emblems of Frost without raiding.
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Post by
woohaa
i know that dw frost only requires 8% but if getting the other trinkets proves difficult due or just plain badluck. (I can attest to this. still have yet to see needle-encrusted scorpion drop). mark of supremacy isn't a bad substitute for dw frost. For dw tanking you only need 8% because your not really worried about whitedamage but in dps whitedamage usually accounts for a large portion of your overall dps. For DW having higher hit generally means more whitedamage. more white damage means you'll get more out of talents like
necrosis
and
BcB
i'm not saying mark of supremacy is the trinket to get....however it's not gonna drop their dps by having it either. especially if your a fresh 80 and your still wearing the starter trinkets, which sadly i've seen dks in pug raids wearing the starter trinkets or the bladefist breadth
Also ty oberon i switched out the helms when i realized how low the expertise was but forgot to change the prices. i'll add the beheader for those that want more stam. I like the orca for the agi it gives.
Post by
Domoaligato
2hand tanking
- yes i know there are hit gems...in this set of gear hit was way too low so gemming purely for stam would hurt your hit too much.
stam Weapon -
Tyrannical Beheader
- H PoS - Scourgelord Tyrannus
agi Weapon -
Orca-hunter's Harpoon
- H HoR - Marwyn
Sigil -
Sigil of Insolence
- 25 emblems of Triumph
Helm -
Faceplate of the Honorbound
- 75 emblems of Triumph
Neck -
Fossilized ammonite choker
- H HoR - Captain's Chest
Shoulders -
Koltira's Pauldrons of Conquest
- 30 Emblems of Triumph
Back -
Eerie Runeblade Polisher
- Reg HoR - Falric
Chest -
Koltira's Chestguard of Conquest
- 50 emblems of triumph
Bracers -
Bracers of the Herald
- H ok - Herald Volazj
Hands -
Koltira's handguards of Conquest
- 30 Emblems of Triumph
Belt -
Shieldwarder girdle
- 28 Emblems of Conquest
Legs -
Koltira's Legguards of Conquest
- 50 emblems of Triumph
Boots -
Black spire sabatons
- H FoS - Devourer of Souls
Ring -
Mark of Relentless
- H ToC - Champion's Cache
Ring -
Clutch of Fortification
- 35 Emblems of Triumph
Trinket -
The Black Heart
- Reg ToC - The Black Knight
Trinket -
Ick's Rotting Thumb
- H PoS - Ick
What are the rotations for single target and aoe for this spec please?
Is this a good rotation for this spec?
a. Single Target Rotation: For one or two enemies
IT, PS, HS, DS, HS, DC
DS, HS, DS, HS, DC, DC
(rinse and repeat until death occurs)
b. AoE Rotation: For three or more
D&D, IT, PS, Pest
DS, BB, DS, BB
BB, BB, BB, BB, BB, BB ,BB
(You might not be able to fit all those BBs in before your diseases expire, if you have to, replace one with a pestilence)
Post by
GenXCub
Is this a good rotation for this spec?
a. Single Target Rotation: For one or two enemies
IT, PS, HS, DS, HS, DC
DS, HS, DS, HS, DC, DC
(rinse and repeat until death occurs)
b. AoE Rotation: For three or more
D&D, IT, PS, Pest
DS, BB, DS, BB
BB, BB, BB, BB, BB, BB ,BB
(You might not be able to fit all those BBs in before your diseases expire, if you have to, replace one with a pestilence)
I don't find the need for that many BB's, but it seems fine. I like to keep Death Strike on both sides of the rotation so that my incoming HP is more predictable, but that's just a "what makes me feel right" decision since I tank more as a paladin and I'm used to a more repetitive rotation.
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Post by
woohaa
yeah i agree tbh. when your gearing up it's usually best to get what you can get. However, my guide was not based on frost emblems and the bracers for most players just wasn't worth the time so i felt it wasn't worth putting into the guide.
Post by
bwirum
http://www.wowhead.com/?profile=20922208
This has one boe = bracers, one frost item = trinket, rest is hc dropped (+ one normal) or triumph and lower badges.
Buying the 245 bracers is worth it. Really.
4-piece set bonus for tanks isn't much to write home about, so I don't care for that. Rather get the extra hit from chest and gloves.
By the time you have enough emblems of triumph etc, you should have saved up 60 frosties for the trinket as well.
You should be quite ready for toc25/icc10 with this.
Post by
GalenDoUrden
Personally I would say go for the crafted chest and bracers for dps, excellent stats and don't cost much now. If you're unholy you should get the 4 piece bonus, it is a fairly good dps increase.
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Post by
woohaa
lol thx. i think alot of people will miss the point but it's ok...the guide wasn't for them anyway. most of the dks that post here on a weekly basis won't need this.
Post by
dervasavred
This guide sucks.
All that gear won't get you into ICC. ICC is a 5k gearscore minimum requirement across servers.
Secondly, why are you putting T9 helm for DPS. There is a 245 badge DPS helm.
It's because the badge options and ICC 5 man Heroic options--which is what this guide is about--are pitifully short on Expertise; so, even though the badge helm has ArP on it, the Exp on the badge helm is extremely strong, even more so for Blood.
Hell, it would almost be worth getting the T8.5 chest to compensate. Almost.
Next time, though, keep your "this guide sucks" comment to yourself unless you are going to offer up a better option (or options). This is not the WoW oficial forums; keep the flaming to a minimum.
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