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Quipido
Ok, i need to pick a weapon
Armory link
(warrior, protection if armory is down again)
Current one is
Titansteel Bonecrusher
, and just now i won
Greed
with a greed roll..so i know it would not be superawesome improvement...but i like the look of the weapon so can i just switch those? I know neither of thoose is tanking weapon, but i have enough of defense and these are good for aggro output.
Any comment is welcome.
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Quipido
ok, im runninig HC UP for the sword constantly, these are just temporary solutions..it never drops in UP...
thx for advice
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Post by
Usada
Quipido, the Red Sword of Courage is the rarest of the drops off of King Ymiron. It took me roughly 6-7 days of UP just to get. It will drop eventually, don't worry.
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Quipido
thank you, if i get it after 7 days, i will be happy...no luck today, but i have a steady guild group so we can it every day np...wish me luck, i will need it!
the axe from the tournament...i will look into it, thx
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Post by
marklartank
Ok, i need to pick a weapon
Armory link
(warrior, protection if armory is down again)
Current one is
Titansteel Bonecrusher
, and just now i won
Greed
with a greed roll..so i know it would not be superawesome improvement...but i like the look of the weapon so can i just switch those? I know neither of thoose is tanking weapon, but i have enough of defense and these are good for aggro output.
Any comment is welcome.
to answer your original question, both of these are fine for tanking heroics. the expertise (on the mace) might give you a bit more threat on bosses, but if you like the fist weapon more then go for it.
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Post by
Quipido
Id also like to add that both these weapons are very slow and not optimal for tanking (especially bosses).
Thank you. Why is faster weapon better for tanking?
Post by
Rubendesmet619
Id also like to add that both these weapons are very slow and not optimal for tanking (especially bosses).
Thank you. Why is faster weapon better for tanking?
More heroic strikes=more treat.
Post by
Hyza
More heroics strikes=more threat, which is good for keeping bosses attacking you, and not your 25 man raid which is doing alot of damage. Go for the sword in H UP, or if you're lazy, get the sword/axe from ZD. There's a quest there gives you a tanking sword or axe.
Post by
DaCyclops
(This is actually a guide to what weapons I used. I seriously got these upgrade one after another. So many Mongoose enchants.)
A nice starter tanking weapon is the
Blade of the Empty Void
. It comes from a questchain in Icecrown
(and one of the most epic ones at that.) It would be the place to start from.
Nice instance upgrade would be
Eternally Folded Blade
from Volkhan in normal Halls of Lightning. Chuck your choice of enchants on that and it should last a good amount of time. (I think his drop rate is fairly good - ive had it drop a couple of times for me, and the first time I actually turned it down because I forgot I didnt have it :D). And while your there, you might be able to get the
Seal of the Pantheon
(damn thing has avoided me.)
Your big upgrade from the Heroics side of things is the mentioned
Red Sword of Courage
from King Ymiron in heroic Utgarde Pinnacle. Apparently this has one of those "I didnt know these things dropped" drop rates. Which is weird, because my first time tanking him he dropped this.
In normal Naxxramas you can convince Gothik the Harvester to drop
Slayer of the Lifeless
- both the main tank of my group and myself now have this from drops, but for the time being im sticking to the Red Sword. My Def Rating has been a little tight as of late.
Naturally, there are other suitable blades around the place. But thats just the path I have taken. And with Mongoose enchants all the way. (and the new drop is likely to come within a week of me chucking the Mongoose enchant on the blade. .....)
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Post by
Quipido
Im still gouing UP every day, nobody ever seen that sword drop, my guildmates are beggining to hate that instance and also speak about that sword like i just imagined it...i hope it drops today...
As of the ozher comments - seal of the pantheon dropped for me the first time I beat the boss - i didnt even know there is such a trinket at the time...anyway im not using it anymore.
Yes, bonecrusher was a choice for improving my threat output because my defense is well above 540 and also mitigation is not bad - but as soon as Red sword drops or i have enough for the tournament tanking axe, im just replacing it. The greed is sold to vendor now...i just loved the looks of it and wanted to compare it to bonecrusher.
I'm beginning to loose hope that Red sword ever drops.../cry
On the other hand it must drop sooner or later, right?
Post by
marklartank
Id also like to add that both these weapons are very slow and not optimal for tanking (especially bosses).
Thank you. Why is faster weapon better for tanking?
it's true that faster weapons are much better for boss fights. however, since you asked about tanking heroics, it's kind of a toss-up. the slower weapon will give you bigger DW ticks, which is nice for aoe tanking (which is most of what heroics are about).
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Quipido
i have never seen the weapon in the game - i did it 7 or 8 times now...im losing hope tbh
Im getting the axe from tournament untill this drops - if ever
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