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Tanking to be less squishy

DK tanks can feel squishy compared to block-tanks in 5-mans. You can offset a lot of this through skill. We have a pretty impressive arsenal to use.

Here are some important [ more...]

Pro-tip: plan ahead

There’s a maturity cycle that tanks progress through. One of the marks of a mature, experienced tank is they know the encounters and they plan ahead. Newer tanks are usually [ more...]

Keybinding, do it

A lot has been written about why you should not keyboard turn (it’s too slow), and that you should keybind. I wrote about how PvP improves your raiding too. I’m [ more...]

What is the frost, unholy or blood rotation?

I get a lot of questions like “what’s the rotation for that spec?” Rotation is like Death Knight basics, and since I write on more advanced tanking questions, it’s not [ more...]

Offtank fights and You: your role as OT

In my last column for pwnwear, I discussed the mindset of the DPS DK stepping into the role of OT. Today, I wanted to follow that up with a simple [ more...]

DPS DKs: What happens when your raid needs another Tank?

Here’s a guest post from a reader, who became a regular commenter, then blogger! – G

I AM DPS, HEAR ME ROAR!!!!!
(meow)
I started my wow life as a rogue and loved [ more...]

Frost tank spec in 3.3 (59 comments)
- Vanyana: Thanks for the reply, I don’t really have a problem with threat so I guess I...
- Instructions: You might also want to make sure you’re pressing the RIGHT attack at the...
- Gravity: DPS is about right for that level, I think, because it is threat that matters more. Do...
- Vanyana: Can’t seem to find much info on this but I am main spec dpswiyh a off spec 2H...

3.3 Death Knight dual-wield tanking (93 comments)
- tiny dk: Im speccing do Frost purely for aoe with main spec blood for raids and was wondering if...
- Jerad: Falrics Wrist Chopper is an itemized no no. Shield block for a DK does nothing.

The streamlined newbie experience (6 comments)
- AJ: Much appreciated.
- Gravity: The obvious visuals are from Shadowed Unit Frames plus Dominos, both of which are the...
- AJ: Gravity, this is probably an annoying question, but i have to ask. What UI is that? Now to...
- crankyhealer: I know! I just walked up to that stupid blood elf and pwned her face, while her...

/played (5 comments)
- Instructions: I don’t want to look at this. I think it’d be pathetic to see what...
- Uru: worst console command in game, seriously feels a bit better if you can think at wow like...
- Karatheya: I dread doing that calculation, but since I haven’t done so in a year or more,...
- Brangwen: I loves me some altaholic! I am WAY to scared to look at the little summary at the...

The end of loser DKs is nigh! (15 comments)
- Wraithwail(caelsetraz): to be quite honest i am tired of nooby people playing the deathknight....

Flask market indicates the beginning of the free epics period (19 comments)
- Gravity: mr robot seems pretty good for deeps, but I managed to crash it the few times I...
- Instructions: Problem 1) Coding in .net = bad Problem 2) Microsoft = bad Sidenote: has anyone...
- Gravity: Yeah frustrating eh. I run it under an emulator on my Mac.
- aeura: damn I really wish Rawr worked on macs…

Warriors from the swiss army, DKs from lego (16 comments)
- xorellion: So many people are caught up with counting their DPS, not realizing that there’s...
- xorellion: Nothing stings worse than a healer saying “Great.. A DK tank” and leaving...

Spamalyzer addon: can identify lag (1 comments)
- Brangwen: Done and Done. SpamFu was wonderful for this, cheers for the heads up on the shinier...

Unholy, threat not so bad? (13 comments)
- noob: Unholy tanking with a pet is fun and i would like to share this spec,...

The class you avoid playing (20 comments)
- Gravity: I just did to L5 on an alt, and it’s definitely much easier than before. Mana...
- Uru: they did a lot of improvements for leveling low chars in wotlk indeed. my paladin in tbc was...
- tadrinth: I’ve started a couple of paladin alts and never gotten past 35 or so. Usually I...
- Lasciell: You know, what you said makes me think that I might have more fun leveling a Mage...

Updated strategies index (1 comments)
- Meloree: Veneretio’s post is something I’ve commented about before over at...

Tanking to be less squishy

Pro-tip: plan ahead

Keybinding, do it

What is the frost, unholy or blood rotation?

Offtank fights and You: your role as OT

DPS DKs: What happens when your raid needs another Tank?

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