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From an anime. Gimme 10 points.
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Aadramelekh
First thing: there are other gems out there for feral tanks other than +24 stamina. Really. If you look closely, many socket bonuses offer stamina to compensate. So use those Vivid Forest Emeralds (+8 hit +12 stamina) in yellow sockets. And you can make up for 'lost' stamina by enchanting your rings with +24 stamina each, when you reach the necessary enchanting level. Oh and put a Mongoose enchant on that tanking weapon. Lifeward is really not making any kind of difference. +120 agility for 15 seconds on Mongoose proc, on the other hand, for a bear tank, is HUGE.
Mandatory upgrades:
Dislocating Handguards
,
Thrusting Bands
and
Footwraps of Vile Deceit
.
Gatekeeper
instead of that Keystone Great-Ring.
Platinum Mesh Cloak
when you gather 25 more emblems of valor is a must. Two possible upgrades for your necklace would be
Heritage
or
Boundless Ambition
. also I recommend
Trollwoven Spaulders
instead of those you have. Expertise is worth pushing upwards of 10% (even up to the hard 15% cap), because later on in Ulduar 10, bosses hit MUCH HARDER than those in Naxx, so you need to eliminate the hasted retaliations from parried hits. The Commendation of Kael'Thas trinket is nice, but there are better options. One that comes in mind is the exceptional
Darkmoon Card: Greatness
, excellent for both tanking (boosts avoidance, armor and proc chance of Savage Defense) and DPS.
Further on, in Ulduar 10, there are some nice upgrades, but you still have a long way till there if you want to be properly geared.
Good luck!
Alternatively, you can take a look at my armory profile (in my signature) and get an idea about my tanking gear choices.
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Post by
Aadramelekh
The Royal Seal of King Llane is, even with the parry use effect, one of the best trinkets for druids. Pure stamina FTW. However, if anyone else wants it, don't make them sad pandas. Either
The General's Heart
or the
Furnace Stone
would be excellent tanking trinket choices. I suggest the Furnace Stone, as 5152 extra armor provides a great mitigation boost for boss fights.
However, if you'll get the Darkmoon Card, then that and the Heart of Iron will be your best tanking trinket combo.
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Aadramelekh
The Furnace Stone is better in every single way than the General's Heart. Reason? See below...
The General's Heart
Case 1: Trash mob - hits for 15K base damage. Your 30000 armor plus Protector of the Pack provide you with 64.3 + 4.2 = 68.5% DR. So the mob hits you for 4725. If the trinket procs, you will take only 4520 damage, meaning an additional 4.4% DR.
Case 2: Boss - hits you for 65K base damage. 68.5% DR means that you'll take hits for 20475 damage. Trinket procs, you will now take 20270 damage, which means an additional 1.1% DR.
Furnace Stone
Case 1: Trash mob - 15K base damage. @68.5% DR, the mob hits for 4725. If you use the trinket, you gain 5152 armor, thus your new DR will be 67.8 + 3.8 = 71.6%. Now the mob will hit you for 4260, which means an additional 9.9% DR (more than double compared to The General's Heart)
Case 2: Boss - 65K base damage. @68.5% DR, the boss hits for 20475 damage. Trinket used, you now have 71.6% DR, which means the boss hits for only 18460. That means a staggering additonal 9.9% more DR, nine times better than the General's Heart.
Bottom line:
Furnace Stone
is one of the best tanking trinkets in existence. And it beats the crap out of
The General's Heart
.
So... Still want that poorly designed General's Heart? Even if you are not comfortable with having to remember to use the trinket every time, you must learn to do it.
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Afoxi
SOME OLD HORSES CAN ALWAYS HEAR THEIR OWNERS APPROACH
THE WORLD IS GARBAGE
CRUNCH! I'LL ADD IT TO THE HEAP!
YOU FACTORING HECTOPASCALS!
3. 1415926535897932384626433832795028841971...
I'M DIGGIN' IT! Err whoops, wrong character.
Where's my 10 points? :p
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This thread is now about TWEWY.
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