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Interesting new frost Tank build
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Aleanos
Your build looks ok but for tanking you really wont be needing Icy reach, and Merciless combat may seem great but it's more or less overkill ("When the mobs are about to die, why'd you need more threat?").
Instead you ought to max out Chill of the grave and Get 3/3 IIT (I know you wont be using IT but the 6% additional attack speed slow is one of the few defensive talents we have :P)
Also instead of Virulence you might want to get Morbidity (should you feel that the DnD cd is anoying)
I currently have Rune Strike macro into all my basic melee strikes such as PS, BS, OB.
Many Frost DK's will advise you not to use PS in any rotation (undless you're dpsing with T8 gear) I know it's not mentioned in your rotation but just to be sure :)
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Aleanos
Hehe man your second build has taken the wrong turn :)
Always try to exclude Chillblains and Icy reach in any tanking builds, they're more or less pvp talents that are more or less useless in PvE situations.
Try something more like this instead:
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#j0EMZhxx0AbIoc0iostcx:Two0Mm
Also, if you've having trouble with threat I'd suggest you either tap target around a bit more and/or change Glyph of Unbreakable armor with something more tps-isch (such as Glyph of obliterate or instance).
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Aleanos
Sounds great, now I'm no frost expert here but it should be ok (care to verify this Lynri? You know we can't manage without you :))
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svl007
skip virulence, you're running 5 mans so highest mobs is 2 lvls higher making the spell hit cap 6%, you have 9% when if i looked right. so you are already overcapped from gear and then gonna add 3 more % from talents. if you plan on using the build on raid bosses aswell then ofc do keep virulence.
D&D glyph is overkill in this build, no one is gonna pull aggro from you anyway in the aoe department get frost strike glyph to help you in single target department.
icy reach is pointless, only has some use in a pvp setting
mercilles combat has no use in hc's, mobs have way to few hp and therefor spend way to few time below 35% for it to make any significant difference. and even in raid settings there are better points to spend your talents on, it's mostly a dps talent, not a tank talent, unless you have points to spare.
epidemic is rather crucial for a glyphed hb build, so you don't have to use runes on hb instead of ob, when that rime proc takes a bit longer to proc.
imp icy touch is still worth it for a glyphed hb build, sure you have no use for the improved it dmg (unless your hb missed and frost fever dropped off ofc) but you still have a use for the additional 6% attack speed reduction it causes.
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UA absorbs damage, and IBF reduces damage taken, when you're being hit for many small amounts, UA is better, when you're taking fewer larger hits, IBF is better.
So for MTing IBF glyph might be better than UA and if you're still doing 5mans/OTing in naxx UA might be better than IBF (but I'd roll with a tps increasing glyph instead/once you get good enough gear in both cases)
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