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Unholy Tank build
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Post by
sushigaski
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#j0EZ0xxZbghI00dxcqzcRux
I came up with this as an unholy tanking build. Tell me why it sucks and what I need to do better. I've had experience as a Blood and a Frost tank, but Unholy is still relatively undiscovered territory for me.
Thanks in advance for your help :)
Post by
dervasavred
You can drop NotD and AoG. They are DPS talents that offer you no tangible benefit to your threat or survivability. Drop them and grab Virulence.
Wandering Plague is not amazing for tanks due to your low crit chance. The only time it's really worth a great deal is if you are the designated add tank (Sarth+X Drakes, Thorim, etc.). Otherwise, there is a better spot for those two points: 2HWS.
Your one point in IUP seems a little strange. If you want the runspeed, max it. Otherwise, don't bother. To max it, I'd probably drop one from 2HWS.
To be fair, Black Ice kind of mixes the spec up a little, but it's probably so strong for a tank's threat that it's not even funny. I like the inclusion.
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Post by
dervasavred
just swap out perma ghoul and NotD for virulence and get AMZ, it and magic suppression is awsome and can help soo much when fighting bosses with hevy magic damage, like Emalon, Steelbreaker (awsome here!) and so forth.
I'm not sure about having Black Ice and Bladed Armor in an unholy build, its mostly for 5 mans, fast trahs pulls and heavy magic damage bosses.
Normally I would advocate grabbing Necrosis for single target, but I think by and large Black Ice wins out, even for single-target.
AMZ is very useful, I concur and I would grab it were I tanking anything simply because it makes Hard Modes slightly easier for a couple of bosses. Fusion Punch becomes a joke with AMZ.
Bladed Armor is tank-mandatory. Do not skip it with any tank spec.
As far as that goes, the Unholy spec Orgmor linked looks like a fairly sure-fire thing. I'd say it's solid as hell and should serve you well, Sushi.
Post by
sushigaski
I'm thinking I'll give Orgmor's build a shot, its exactly what I was going for, I think.
What glyphs would you use in that build? I'm thinking Bone Shield, Scourge Strike, and Unholy Blight make the most sense, unless Disease is useful for an Unholy AOE tank.
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