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Yakra's Theories on Tanking (Updated 7/28/09)
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I just tested a stamina scroll while i had a priest buff - i got the error message about a more powerful buff etc. :(
So that doesn't stack. Guess armor/agility/strength scrolls are the way to go.
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I've made myself a tank spec, using your list of 'mandatory' , 'very helpful' and 'nice to have' talents on the 15th page of the thread.
I missed one talent however: 2/5 improved demo shout. Is it still something worth having in WotLK? In my current build I had 2 points to spare for it besides my mitigation talents.
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=LVZhgZVItrg0zidIzsGo
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Improved demoralizing shout reduces physical damage done by the affected mobs by just under 1% per talent point. This based on hunter beast lore tests vs. Maexxna a few patches ago.
Seems worth it - it doesn't reduce damage taken by as much as eg. deflection or anticipation, but unlike those two it increases your effective health and the impact of block mitigation.
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Azulinde
Thanks Sakkura, do you have a link to the research? I'm curious at which point reduced ap stops having any effect (the mob's ap reaches zero).
I recall that demo shout had to be left at 2/5 because of this, but I got no idea what the situation in WotLK is.
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Sakkura
There was some stuff on... Tankspot? EJ? With screenies and data. I just did the long division to get it into percentages :P
Their data suggested that bosses have five hundred-whatnot AP, exactly the same as you can remove with a talented shout.
I'll try and dig up the source later, got a raid to tank now :P
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Sakkura
Ah,
here
we are. Curse the 10 second search limit on tankspot! ._.
Average damage with 0/5 imp. demo shout: (17169 + 24450) / 2 = 20809.5
Average damage with 5/5 imp. demo shout: (16220 + 23501) / 2 = 19860.5
19860.5 / 20809.5 = 0.9544
Damage reduction for 5 talent points is thus 4.56%, or 0.91% per point.
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Yakra: So what about considering imp demo shout for a tank build? Since it's effective all the way up to 5/5, there's a lot to be gained there: 4,6% reliable physical damage reduction to be precise.
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=LVZhiZVItrg0zidIzsGo
This would be the maximum mitigation build then
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