Lesasia the Tank?

[kageneko]

I'm thinking of getting her a DW frost spec for tanking. Thoughts on this? Two hander is better? I was looking at this on EJ:

http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t40739-dw_tanking_builds/

and they recommend "the classic"

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#j0EbZhxe ... o0g:sakM0m

[mihrimah]

My understanding is that DW tanking is doable, but harder to maintain threat because your offhand won't be hitting nearly as much as the main. It seems fairly easy to hitcap a 2h, but you might end up gimping yourself trying to overcome the offhand penalty.

[kageneko]

Hmm. Did some more research. It looks like 13-51-7 is a general purpose build and is good for DW and 2H. Err, not quite. The frost points are placed a little differently in DW and 2H. Interesting.

Looking at

http://pwnwear.com/2009/08/06/3-2-death ... ank-specs/

and

http://pwnwear.com/2009/09/22/3-22-deat ... d-tanking/

now

[kageneko]

After running things through Rawr, I've found that if I buy some rep gear, craft some tempered saronite, and do unmentionable things, I can get Lesa to 541 defense. Word. She may be tanking heroics kinda soon

[demerest]

Sweet, cos I have a pally who needs to start getting her heal on. Thanks, BoA Wintergrasp Commendations!

[kageneko]

This is what Rawr came up with. It'll cost a little gold and WG marks and honor:

Head: Tempered Titansteel Helm
Neck: Titanium Impact Choker
Shoulders: Heroes' Scourgeborne Shoulderplates
Chest : Breastplate of the Solemn Council
Waist : Titan-Forged Girdle of Triumph
Legs: Titan-Forged Plate Legguards of Triumph
Feet: Stanchions of Unseatable Furor
Wrist: Furious Gladiator's Bracers of Triumph
Hands: Heroes' Scourgeborne Handguards
Finger1: Etched Ring of the Kirin Tor
Finger2: Nerubian Shield Ring
Trinket1: Bubbling Brightbrew Charm
Trinket2: Figurine - Monarch Crab
Back: Cloak of the Enemy
MainHand: Claymore of the Prophet
Ranged: Sigil of Awareness

Miss: 10.88%
Dodge: 17.82%
Parry: 12.57%
Armor Damage Reduction: 60.53%
Total Avoidance: 41.26%
Burst Time: 369.9 sec
Reaction Time: 4.3 sec
Health: 30516
Armor: 23546
Strength: 941
Agility: 167
Stamina: 2230
Hit Rating: 267
Haste Rating: 45
Crit Rating: 135
Physical Crit: 11.80
Expertise: 20
Attack Power: 2840
Armor Penetration: 3.00%
Armor Penetration Rating: 42
Overall Points: 114647.0
Mitigation Points: 29296.8
Survival Points: 77309.6
Threat Points: 8040.6
Crit: 0.00
Defense: 495
Resilience: 172
Defense Rating: 345
Defense Rating needed: -3
Target Miss: 0.0%
Target Dodge: 1.5%
Target Parry: 9.0%
Threat: 8040.6
Overall: 114647.0
Modified Survival: 77309.6
Modified Mitigation: 29296.8
Modified Threat: 8040.6