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Saurfang... tanking in dps gear?
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The big issue with using a DPS to offtank the fight is, not only are you straining the healers when the marks go out on the raid, you have close to no avoidance (Yes, you probably have 10-15% parry as a DK, but...) and that means you're going to be getting hit a LOT. By proxy, this means whoever gets marked is going to be taking huge amounts of damage since almost every melee swing is going to connect with you. It's not a good situation to be in...
You bring 2 tanks to ICC10 anyway, so there's little reason to not use both.
And not only is the marked person going to take a lot of hits, but you are also going to be stacking blood power that much faster, which means more marks, and even MORE blood power if you are getting hits with Marks already out.
That's why this fight is a great one to stack avoidance on. He hit me for an average 10k in 25 man. I don't need my normal 55k health to survive that. I can slap on a few avoidance trinkets and avoidance gear and really drop down the amount of Blood Power the boss gains.
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Saurfang can easilly be killed with 0 marks cast throughout the fight with the standard strategy... 2 healers, 2 tanks, 8 dps. No discipline priests have to be involved. There is no way you can do the fight "better" than "zero marks cast".
If you cant manage a flawless kill, your group needs to get better. Switching 1 tank for 1 dps is unnecessary, strains the healers, and may be risky / cause a wipe. It may be somewhat possible to do it like that, but "experimental" or "emergency" strategy does not have to be "good strategy".
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Crit does 200% damage, most tanks can survive 2-3 hits easily, so I doubt that.
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Zxian
you're a death knight, the line between tank and dps is very thin on that joke of a class.
i mean, you hit one button, and BOOM. 60% more armor, tank spec.
You're a paladin/warrior. You hit one button to slap on a shield - BOOM. 60% more armor. Does that make you an instant tank? No. Does Frost Presence make a DK an instant tank? No.
Stop spreading FUD. Tank specs are different than DPS specs for Death Knights just like any other class.
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