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Tanking Trial of the Champion
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Basically if you aren not Naxx 25 geared at least. It's going to be tough for you to tank it. They hit hard, they hit often and their aggro tables are screwed up. Especially the first two bosses. 3rd guy is a dps race and rips apart even Uld geared tanks at some point.
If you are still in heroic gear do not attempt to tank heroic ToTC, or at least don't do it with me in your group lol.
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Basically if you aren not Naxx 25 geared at least. It's going to be tough for you to tank it. They hit hard, they hit often and their aggro tables are screwed up. Especially the first two bosses. 3rd guy is a dps race and rips apart even Uld geared tanks at some point.
If you are still in heroic gear do not attempt to tank heroic ToTC, or at least don't do it with me in your group lol.
their aggro table isn't messed up, they just record aggro while mounted aswell. hence you have to give em a taunt to stick on you or overcome the threat lead others might have build up while mounted
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I had the easiest time tanking with either a holy priest or holy pally. Hardest time with a resto druid.
Why was it hard with the resto druid? I haven't tanked it as DK yet but I've healed a few tanks through it on my resto druid. A few things from the healer perspective:
Leave the instance after you unmount. That resets threat and it makes the bosses stand around so you can get a "clean" pull. And you start the fight with full health and fully buffed. Makes the first one a lot easier.
Second fight isn't that bad. If you get the guys it's actually very easy, if you get Paletress then just remember to bring someone who can dispel the HoT on her minion.
Biggest problem I usually have is the Dark Knight. Make sure you kite the minions in phase 2 so that the explosions don't hit anyone. Move backwards the whole fight in a large circle around the center, picking up all adds and making sure that there is enough distance between you and them when they explode. As long as you start phase 3 with almost full health I found it to be quite easy to win the dps race.
Kiting/taunting the army in phase 2 right so that you start phase 3 in an acceptable way is (imho) the most important thing to do as tank in that instance.
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Technique, Technique, Technique!
Naxx 10 equivalent is not even fully necessary. Might make it an easier ride but you can do with the gear that gets you by in any other heroic.
I dont know. If the tank takes three 10k hits in quick succession, any healer will struggle.
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Well than obviously your tank was stupid. HC Gundrak, HC UP and even HC HoL teach you to not stand in Boss' Whirlwind. Especially not by turning your back to it.
And you, sir, are an idiot ;P. The stormwind champion follows you with his WW, the worst is if he throws you and then WW immediately, you are stuck right on top. You can get away for a sec, but by kiting him you face possibly wiping out your team who is running from him. This situation happened to me last night. I was running from him and tank ran with me with WW right on him. and I died. It hits for about 7-10k per rotation on the tank if he is properly geared. If it is hitting you for 30k than you are undergeared and shouldn't be there.
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