Am I that stupid? Death grip taunts?

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Post by Tarkon

Yeah, it taunts. However, people still yell at me for pulling mobs off healers (As DPS spec). Still haven't figured that one out. I feel it's better for it to beat on me than them. Hehe

*That is during pugs when the tank doesn't do anything to get aggro off healers/caster dps*

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Post by anywherenotes

Death grip is a real taunt.
I use it in raids (I'm a tank) when I need to taunt, the force 3 second attack on you does not mean it's not a taunt - all taunts have same 3 second attack guarantee (unless taunted by another player).
It does raise your threat to the same level as the other person had - just like any other taunt.

I also keep hearing death grip is not a taunt, but I have no clue who's spreading those rumors and it only made me doubt myself, but I checked it specifically on friday that it is a real taunt. I went from like 10k to about 300k taunting the dog boss who requires 2 tanks.

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Post by EvilElpay

The word “Taunt” is being used too loosely. You see, there is a difference between forcing a mod to attack you and putting forcing yourself on top of the threat table. Dark Command will force you on top of the threat meters, but Death Grip will force the target to attack you for 3 seconds. Seeing as your threat doesn’t change from a Death Grip, people will tell you it is not a true taunt, even though it will force your target to attack you for 3 seconds. Tell your friend that you are both right in a way.

As a DK tank, dark command can be resisted. I don’t like the idea of using a glyph for 8% reduction to taunt resists. I prefer to use Death Grip as a backup for taunt resists. I also use it to pick up adds from a distance that get away when I have to stay put when aoe tanking. It also helps pull casters adds back. All in all, a move that is great but gets a bad reputation to nubs in PVP that hit it on CD.

Post by anywherenotes

Death Grip does put you on top of threat meter.

Post by Nystali

http://www.wowwiki.com/Death_Grip

Death Grip is not a true taunt in that it does not permanently give you a boost to your threat on that mob. They specifically put the "For 3 seconds" there for a reason.

Lets say you are a DPS DK and you grip a mob off the tank, there is a chance that the tank has so much aggro on that mob that in 3 seconds it will turn around and chase after the tank even if the tank hasn't gotten any hits on the mob since the grip. The only time it would not turn back to the tank is if you had stacked on enough threat that you are now top threat in that 3 seconds.

Dark Command is a true taunt in that it affects your threat on a target, enough to make the mob target you.