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When do you run Heroics?
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Post by
Sheridan
@78 I start running reg ToC to get some gear and then @ 80 the easier heroics. As a tank as long as you have decent gear and acceptable defense stats you should be fine running heroics when you hit 80.
Post by
Mylan
Aim for 535 Defense and 22k health minimum before you start tanking heroics. The more health the better.
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437541
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Post by
Torlagi
When you get def capped .... until then run regular 80 dungeons...
Be up front that you are a fresh 80 with your group, I would hold back on the dps
and make sure that I kept ToT on you at every chance...
Don't be discouraged if someone comments on your gear...
A good player can tank the heroics, except the ICC ones, if they
know what they are doing...
Make sure you know the pulls in the dungeons... either have run before
or read up on them...As a tank, the LFG should be really sweet
in the time of que...
Good luck!
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437541
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Post by
Rubendesmet619
The moment I ding 80.
On my main I had t6'ish DPS gear=>straight in it.
On my priest I had 1.4k SP upon dinging=>straight in it.
Post by
Murrdurr
Ok, hopefully I'll get to 78 this weekend. How is my gear so far for level 75?
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Kalecgos&cn=Ronic
Looks normal for a lvl75 I guess. Get the Argent crusader legs from the QM in icecrown, the chest from wyrmrest, tempered titansteel helm, any of the daunting armor, anything from ToC, the +def trinket from reg HoL. I had a 80 paladin collecting dust and was horribly specced for holy, it took some time but I got him geared for prot this way now im at 30k hp (well was before they changed it in favor of DKs for whatever reason) I havent played the toon in awhile but its always nice to have a tank toon laying around.
Post by
GravenTerenas
The moment I ding 80.
On my main I had t6'ish DPS gear=>straight in it.
On my priest I had 1.4k SP upon dinging=>straight in it.
Good to know for DPS classes, but irrelevant to the OP, who plays a tank.
As said, you'll need a minimum level of gear to tank heroics. Once you get 535 def you should be good to go.
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234695
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Post by
TMSama
Thanks for the input but what is ToT?
Tricks of the Trade
. Useful for dumping threat on the tank.
Post by
Aldun
Aim for 535 Defense and 22k health minimum before you start tanking heroics. The more health the better.
22k health, with 535 def? not a chance. I got 32k hp and 508 defense (534 defense rating).
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ZoraLink
Aim for 535 Defense and 22k health minimum before you start tanking heroics. The more health the better.
22k health, with 535 def? not a chance. I got 32k hp and 508 defense (534 defense rating).
I had 21k health and 538 defense when I started heroics. It's perfectly viable.
(All you people getting used to welfare epics and gaining all that health and whatnot making heroics a joke!)
Post by
inthane
As someone who has healed using both Disc and Tree, I would FAR prefer to heal a tank with 535 defense and 22k health than a tank that has 32k hp and 508 defense. I can easily keep the former up through just about anything, while all it would take is some streaky crits on the latter before the entire party wipes.
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Post by
Rubendesmet619
The moment I ding 80.
On my main I had t6'ish DPS gear=>straight in it.
On my priest I had 1.4k SP upon dinging=>straight in it.
Good to know for DPS classes, but irrelevant to the OP, who plays a tank.
As said, you'll need a minimum level of gear to tank heroics. Once you get 535 def you should be good to go.
Sold al my protgear(t5'ish quality), after that I decided to tank anyway. I spended 1000g on the AH, 22.4k hp and 490defence and I did fine.
If you know that these days you can do ToC normal from lv 78+get triumphs+so many cheap crafted gear...don't tell me you can't reach 25k hp upon dinging.
So seriously, asking for gear for heroics these days is stupid as I can tank it with my DPS gear these days, 25k hp and 400defence, The only prottalents I have in that built is 2/5 deflection...
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Post by
Katalliaan
I personally never had any trouble when I first started tanking in 3.3 - I had the required defense rating and around 17k. Granted, there were a few times where the group wiped because there was too many mobs for me to handle, but as I started collecting the useful items from the heroics (shield, trinkets, etc) and the Triumph gear, I was able to drop some of my straight defense gems for stamina gems. Get yourself to the defense minimum, and then worry about your health.
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