Post by Aadramelekh
Armor cap is close to 50000 versus lvl 83 mobs actually, but in the 3.1 Patch (soon to come) Bear armor will hover around 28000-30000 unbuffed (if the current PTR Survival of the Fittest 33% armor bonus remains unchanged). You already have plenty of dodge.
I suggest increasing hit to about 6% and also get some extra HP (10% stamina loss in Bear Form will incur once 3.1 arrives, again, if the current PTR changes to Heart of the Wild remain valid). You can use my armory link to see my personal choices for tanking gear if you like. I also have the Valorous T7 gloves, but those leave me with 50 less hit rating, nothing bad, but the current gear is my favorite combo; for encounters where I need more mitigation, I use T7 gloves for 4xT7 bonus of +3sec to Barkskin.
Also I suggest Mongoose, as enchant for the tanking weapon.
Final word: get the +90 agility Darkmoon Card. It is better than the emblems trinket, since it will provide 107 agility raid buffed (in 3.1, with another 2% to all attributes from Improved MotW talent), and thus 214 armor, 2.74% dodge (before DR), 1.38% crit (useful towards Savage Defense proc in 3.1). And the 300 agility bonus will proc like mad, simply putting the Valor Medal of the First War to shame. And also should you need to DPS sometimes when you're not needed as tank, it will be one of the best Feral Pussy trinkets around for a long time.
PS: get the
Keystone Great-Ring from Drak'Tharon HC instead of that blue piece. Or you can get your paws on the
Deflection Band from Naxxramas 10 (an excellent stat mix with hit rating). Or as an alternative, purchase the
Signet of the Impregnable Fortress as soon as you get 25 emblems of valor (although I suggest buying the
Platinum Mesh Cloak as well, the best tanking cloak one can get for 25 emblems of valor).
