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[Tanking] Threat and what to do about it.
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MegaVolt
Blood is the best single target threat spec you can get. It also does extremely well vs 2 targets due to the HS cleave. For AoE threat you have to rely on DnD which you should probably get talented for the lower cooldown. You can also think about glyphing it for massive AoE threat.
Frost DW is competetive on single target threat and has some nice AoE snap aggro. Long term AoE threat isn't actually that different since most of it comes from DnD anyway.
Unholy does great on AoE threat on many, many mobs - but it is slow to build since you have to spread you diseases. In any situation you might face so many mobs that UH would be worth it for threat they will most probably not live long enough for it to actually matter.
My advice: Stay blood, use DnD a lot, go crazy with HS and if it still isn't enough just glyph DnD.
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sunwukung
Actually, a frost tanks main snap agro and long term agro holder is a glyphed howling blast. DnD is primarily only used at the beginning of a pull with howling blast. Mid fights, DnD is rarely used, since glyphed howling blast uses less runes, applies frost fever and in most cases is rune-free due to rime procs.
I am a 2H frost tank and never have single target threat issues. DW tanking is a waste of 6 talent points that can be better spent elsewhere and in my opinion DWing is a dps spec. I don't understand why people say 2H frost tanks lose a lot of single target threat. Considering, I've solo tanked Anoob10 and Ony10 in frost without losing threat against high performing DPSers, I believe this notion to be in error.
If you only going to be tanking heroics for a long time while gearing your DK tank, go 2H frost. It is a much better spec for farming heroics.
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sunwukung
Really, I am myself am a 2H tank and never have threat issues and when I heal DW tanks, they seem to always have threat issues. Interesting.
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oberondreaming
Out of curiosity why do you have a yellow defense gem in a blue slot? And a purple dodge/stam gem in one? Especially given that you have a blue gem in a red slot?
And don't forget to enchant your boots.
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410715
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oberondreaming
--Boot enchant: Dunno why I don't have them chanted yet--Tuskarr's correct?
Or Greater Fortitude.
Just don't confuse the two and accidentally get Greater Vitality. That sucks.
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