LvL 60 tanking gear and defence levels

[Oune]

Im going to be hitting lvl 60 and am looking heavily inot the gear im aiming for and was just wondering what kind of defence level i should aim for, at the minute i think im going to hit around 124 hopefully, maybe 135 if i go for golem skull helmet, but was wondering if for tanking non MC its worth going over that kind of 120 value or or not :)

[virgo]

Iv heard that a large amount of +defense gear is not nessecary, the reason being once it gets over a certain level the diffrence is still very minimal. So my opinion is to mix and match Stam gear with +Defense gear. I may be wrong I have been before but this is what i heard from a guildee.

[Oune]

Well exactly, hence me wanting to find out if there is any information available. my understanding is +25 defence is -1% crit chance against an equal lvl oponent, so +124 is 4.96 against a 60 whihc is pretty nice and a +3 lvl mob would gain 0.6% crit chance so end up with a 0.6 or so crit chance whihc is also very handy ^_^. Thing is most of the gear with +defence has pretty good sta on it too :D

[FallenDevil]

since i just hit 60 last night might i suggest for def sta str gear getting

http://www.thottbot.com/?i=37666
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=37364
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=37691

gives me plenty of stam and def for instance running.

I save the set pieces(valor, might,deathbone w/e) for pvp but i always have these on in instances my opinion

[Anonymous]

Golem skull Helmet
kromcrush chest
handcrafted mastersmith girdle
Legplates of the eternal guardian
Grimy Metal Boots
Fel Hardened Bracers
Stoneform Shoulders
Force imbued gauntlets
Draconian Deflector
Claok of Warding
Timeworn mace
Band of the Ogre King
Archaedic Stone of Stamina

Thats is my level 60 tank equip that is non MC/Onyxia

Combines for 7113 Armor (plus 10% via talent), +95 Str, + 113 Sta, +95 Defense, +1% dodge, +10 Agi and +10 Fire Resistance.

I think that is okay for Maintank most encounters, i will slowly replace most of this for MC/Onyxia Items. Hopefully.

I am also prolly the only warrior that took the rend trinket that gives armor, and that consistantly wears the Warrior trinket from DM. I forgot to add those to the mix.. thats another 380 ac, 10 Fire/10 Arcane resistance and 1% dodge.

[Manorien]

get to 400 defense and thats about all you need. then focus on ac and stam.

you want to have at least 5k hps unbuffed, then work on ac and get stam and def where you can.

[Oune]

hehe ok :) 5k hp does sound like a good base value. not sure where my current ideal gear ends up but guess will have to see :)

[Oune]

-------------- Stats --------------
Agi : + 10
Str : + 103
Int : + 6
Spi : + 4
Sta : + 206

Armor : 6091

-------------- Resists --------------
Arcane : 0
Fire : 10
Frost : 0
Nature : 0
Shadow : 0

-------------- Enchantments --------------
Head: None
Chest: Enchant Chest - Major Health (+100)
Wrist: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina (+9)
Hands: Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength (+7)
Legs: None
Feet: Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina (+7)
Mainhand: None
Shield: None
TwoHand: None
Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense (Armor +70)

-------------- Spelleffects --------------
Increases your chance to dodge an attack +6
Increased Defense +107
Force of Will
Increase Health Pool +100
Increased Armor +70

-------------- Equiment --------------

Head :
Helm of Awareness
Plate
493 Armor
17 Stamina
Passive: Increases your chance to dodge an attack +2

Neck :
Medallion of Grand Marshal Morris
Misc
7 Stamina
Passive: Increased Defense +15

Shoulder :
Bile-etched Spaulders
Plate
485 Armor
17 Strength
6 Stamina
6 Intellect
Passive: Increased Defense +10

Chest :
Ornate Adamantium Breastplate
Plate
807 Armor
22 Stamina
Passive: Increased Defense +15

Waist :
Stalwart Clutch
Plate
300 Armor
12 Stamina
Passive: Increased Defense +12

Legs :
Warmaster Legguards
Plate
575 Armor
15 Stamina
13 Strength
Passive: Increases your chance to dodge an attack +2

Feet :
Ribsteel Footguards
Plate
438 Armor
10 Strength
17 Stamina
10 Agility

Wrist :
Fel Hardened Bracers
Plate
283 Armor
12 Strength
12 Stamina
Passive: Increased Defense +5

Hands :
Stonegrip Gauntlets
Plate
392 Armor
9 Strength
14 Stamina
Passive: Increased Defense +15

Finger1 :
Band of the Ogre King
Misc
14 Strength
13 Stamina

Finger2 :
Band of the Ogre King
Misc
14 Strength
13 Stamina

Trinket1 :
Vigilance Charm
Misc
Passive: Increases your chance to dodge an attack +2

Trinket2 :
Force of Will
Misc
Passive: Force of Will
Passive: Increased Defense +10

Back :
Redoubt Cloak
Cloth
45 Armor
15 Stamina
Passive: Increased Defense +10

Mainhand :
Timeworn Mace
Mace
120 Armor
62 - 117 Damage
Speed: 2.20
25.0 damage per second)
7 Strength
11 Stamina

Offhand :
Draconian Deflector
Shield
2153 Armor
7 Stamina
10 Fire Resistence
Passive: Increased Defense +15

Ranged :
Willey's Portable Howitzer
Gun
52 - 98 Damage
Speed: 2.40
19.2 damage per second)
9 Stamina
4 Spirit


Not including the 2 epics i want that comes out at over 5k hp :D (stockade pauldons and maybe boots of avoidance)

[soki]

I'm currently using a Timeworn Mace, anything else better than it besides like, Quel'serrar? Also, what's the best enchant, Crusader?

[moto]

I'm not entirely sure what exact gear Onyx is using but he's got something like 470 Defense and like 6500 unbuffed hp, something gross like that -- maybe he can post his gear.

[khan3817]

I'm currently using a Timeworn Mace, anything else better than it besides like, Quel'serrar? Also, what's the best enchant, Crusader?Only thing out there that matches up or is better than Quel would be:

1. Spineshatter
Binds when picked up
Unique
Main Hand Mace
99 - 184 Damage Speed 2.60
(54.4 damage per second)
+9 Strength
+16 Stamina
Durability 105 / 105
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increased Defense +7.

[arch]

Oune is a gnome female warrior, RUN!

[Hellsknight]

After a month of getting my pre MC gear rdy for an MT role there, it looks like this:

Enchanted Thorium Helm (Libram of Tenacity applied +125 ac)
Stockade Pauldrons
Medallion of Grand Marshall Morris
Cloak of Warding (+70ac enchant)
Ornate Adamantium Breastplate (+100hp enchant)
Fel Hardened Bracers (+9 stam enchant)
Force Imbued Gauntlets (+7 agi enchant)
Hand Crafted Mastersmith Girdle
Enchanted Thorium Leggings (Rugged Armour Kit till I get another Libram)
Ribsteel Footgaurds (+7 agi enchant)
Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas
Force of Will

Timeworn Mace (+15 agi enchant)
Draconian Deflector (+7 stam enchant)

All up: (unbuffed)

8313 ac
5007 hp
427 def

This is about as good as I could get it outside mc/onyxia. I have the stonegrip hands and Krom's bp in the bank, along with legplates of the eternal guardian and the stoneform shoulders for mass ac but would lose like 40 stam of i used them. The above is my best attempt at balancing all out ac with defence.

[Kaylos]

+Def is great if you are the MT role. In MC though, you will also need FR gear. As a MC off-tank with very little +def (only 359), I rarely have problems with some of the harder hitting mobs. The one that kill me in MC are the ones whose damage is all fire, like the damn Flameguards. I know my guild is really looking to try to get Dark iron gear for our MT and off tanks to give us a serious FR boost. It really sucks getting hit for 1000 damage (350 resisted) every 1.5 to 2 seconds, not including fire specials that do even more.