Contents 1 Tank Stats 2 Tank Gear 3 Rawr Gear 3.1 Upgrade Priority

Tank Stats Edit

Avoid - Dodge% + Miss% against a level 73 mob.
Spike - 'Worst Case' unmitigated damage required to kill the tank (ie no dodges or misses).
EHP - (Effective Hit Points) Average unmitigated damage required to kill the tank (includes avoiding X% of incoming damage).

Unbuffed Armor Health Avoid DR% Spike EHP Pre Raid 25k 16k 36% 68% 51k 79k Tier 4 32k 16k 37% 73% 59k 95k Tier 5 30k 18k 44% 72% 63k 114k Tier 6 32k 19k 48% 73% 72k 138k

Buffed Armor Health Avoid DR% Spike EHP Pre Raid 26k 22k 44% 69% 70k 124k Tier 4 33k 22k 45% 73% 82k 149k Tier 5 31k 24k 52% 72% 86k 178k Tier 6 33k 25k 55% 74% 96k 216k

Overall, pre-raid gear is quite good. Moving to T4 basically just adds a bunch more armor. T5 actually ends up with a bit less armor, but makes up for it with a lot more health and dodge. T5 can take a bit more spike damage than T4, but the difference isn't huge. EHP, however, continues the exponential trend with each new gear level (+25k, +29k, +38k buffed). T6 adds that armor back and still manages to increase dodge and health by a respectable amount.

Tank Gear Edit

I chose gear to try and maximize both maximum spike damage and EHP at each level of gearing. In most cases the same gear maximized both, but there were a few trade-offs that had to be made (mostly at lower gear levels). In addition, I had to give up some stats to get enough defense to become uncrittable (particularly at the later tiers as Heavy Clefthoof gear was phased out).

	Pre Raid	Tier 4	Tier 5	Tier 6
Head	[Cowl of Beastly Rage]1	[Stag-Helm of Malorne]	[Nordrassil Headdress]	[Thunderheart Cover]
Neck	[Necklace of the Deep]2	[Necklace of the Juggernaut]	[Necklace of the Deep]2	[Necklace of the Juggernaut]
Shoulders	[Wastewalker Shoulderpads]	[Mantle of Malorne]	[Nordrassil Feral-Mantle]	[Thunderheart Pauldrons]
Back	[Thoriumweave Cloak]	[Thoriumweave Cloak]	[Gilded Thorium Cloak]	[Gilded Thorium Cloak]
Chest	[Heavy Clefthoof Vest]	[Breastplate of Malorne]	[Nordrassil Chestplate]	[Thunderheart Chestguard]
Wrists	[Forestheart Bracers]	[Forestheart Bracers]	[Vambraces of Ending]	[Vambraces of Ending]
Hands	[Wastewalker Gloves]	[Gauntlets of Malorne]	[Nordrassil Handgrips]	[Thunderheart Gauntlets]
Waist	[Tree-Mender's Belt]	[Girdle of Treachery]	[Girdle of Treachery]	[Girdle of Treachery]
Legs	[Heavy Clefthoof Leggings]	[Greaves of Malorne]	[Nordrassil Feral-Kilt]	[Thunderheart Leggings]
Feet	[Heavy Clefthoof Boots]	[Heavy Clefthoof Boots]	[Heavy Clefthoof Boots]	[Treads of the Den Mother]
Finger	[Ring of Unyielding Force]	[Violet Signet of the Great Protector]	[Violet Signet of the Great Protector]	[Violet Signet of the Great Protector]
Finger	[Lieutenant's Signet of Lordaeron]	[A'dal's Signet of Defense]	[A'dal's Signet of Defense]	[A'dal's Signet of Defense]
Trinket	[Commander's Badge]3	[Commander's Badge]3	[Commander's Badge]3	[Commander's Badge]3
Trinket	[Badge of Tenacity]4	[Badge of Tenacity]4	[Scarab of Displacement]	[Scarab of Displacement]
Weapon	[Earthwarden]	[Earthwarden]	[Wildfury Greatstaff]	[Pillar of Ferocity]

1 New BoJ helm
2 New crafted neck
3 New Netherwing reward
4 New Blade's Edge trinket

Rawr Gear Edit

	Base Gear	Kara+Heroics	Tier 4
Head	[Stylin' Purple Hat]	[Stag-Helm of Malorne] + [G] + [M]	same
Neck	[Necklace of the Deep] + 2x[B]	[Necklace of the Deep] + 2x[R]	same
Shoulders	[Shoulderpads of Assassination] + 2x[G]	same	[Mantle of Malorne] + 2x[P]
Back	[Thoriumweave Cloak]	[Slikk's Cloak of Placation] ( 35 )	same
Chest	[Heavy Clefthoof Vest] + 2x[G] + 1x[B]	[Vestments of Hibernation] ( 75 )	[Breastplate of Malorne] + [G] + [P] + [R]
Wrists	[Umberhowl's Collar]	[Band of the Swift Paw] ( 35 ) + [G]	same
Hands	[Verdant Gloves]	[Gauntlets of Malorne]	same
Waist	[Manimal's Cinch]	[Belt of Natural Power] + 2x[R]	same
Legs	[Heavy Clefthoof Leggings] + 2x[B] + 1x[G]	same	[Greaves of Malorne]
Feet	[Heavy Clefthoof Boots] + 1x[G] + 1x[B]	[Footwraps of Wild Encroachment] ( 60 ) + [R] + [G]	same
Finger	[Mok'Nathal Clan Ring]	[Violet Signet of the Great Protector]	same
Finger	[Mok'Nathal Clan Ring]	[Ring of Unyielding Force] ( 25 )	[A'dal's Signet of Defense]
Trinket	[Mark of Tyranny]	[Badge of Tenacity]	same
Trinket	[Smoking Heart of the Mountain]	[Darkmoon Card: Vengeance]	same
Weapon	[Earthwarden]	same	same
Idol	[Idol of Brutality]	[Idol of Terror] ( 20 )	same

Upgrade Priority Edit

[Badge of Tenacity] +2373	(~1200 -> ~0.5 per point)
[Belt of Natural Power] +3504	(~3000 -> ~0.86 per point)
[Darkmoon Card: Madness] +400	(~1500 -> ~3.75 per point) (same +STAM as Vengeance, but cheaper and better soloing buff)
[Darkmoon Card: Vengeance] +400	(~2000 -> ~5 per point)

[Idol of Terror] +3252	( 20 -> 0.01 per point)
[Ring of Unyielding Force] +3113	( 25 -> 0.01 per point) (replaced by Magtheridon reward ring)
[Band of the Swift Paw] +2203	( 35 -> 0.02 per point)
[Vestments of Hibernation] +2278	( 75 -> 0.03 per point) (replaced by T4 chest)
[Slikk's Cloak of Placation] +589	( 35 -> 0.06 per point)
[Footwraps of Wild Encroachment] +903	( 60 -> 0.07 per point)
[Necklace of the Juggernaut] +296	( 25 -> 0.08 per point) (use +15 resilience to chest instead of this)