Zul'Aman

Played around in Zul'Aman for the first time last night. Took down the bear boss w/out too much difficulty. For kicks, we decided to do it without looking at the strategy guides. Overall, seemed like a pretty easy fight, considering we're in high-end tier 4 gear with a little out of SSC and TK.

Tank Comparison (2.3)

I am a member of a tanking team. We have 2 warriors, 1 druid and 1 paladin. Most players in WoW think warriors are the best tank, druids are second and paladins are third. In reality, it depends on the fight and gear of the tank. Below is a chart I'm working on which shows the advantages and disadvantages of each tank. This chart factors in the changes coming in 2.3 (mainly, more health for Paladins).



This is a work in progress and I am looking for feedback. Additions, deletions and alterations are all welcome.

2.3 on PTR

2.3 is now on the PTR. I've copied over (as Derbish), but haven't had a chance to try it out. A lot of big changes to paladins including more health, lower mana costs on some spells, spell hit on Precision. Even Ret paladins are getting a threat reduction. Since I STILL haven't gotten my legs or chest piece out of Kara, the badge rewards will be nice substitutes. Time to farm more badges.

I'm looking forward to the new 10 man, Zul'aman. I enjoy the 10-man instances more then the 25, but we're not going to let it slow down our 25-man progression as we still want to get to tier 6. We took a couple of tries on Leotheras last week and hopefully will get him this week.

Magtheridon on a Stick

We've tried Magtheridon in the past, but we've never been able to transitioning into phase 2 (where he comes out of being banished). We left the fight behind and focused in other directions until last night. Our first attempt stalled at the same point as always, wiping as he came out. On our ninth attempt of the night, he died. Yay us!

My job consisted of tanking adds 2 and 3, then picking up what elementals were still loose and finally tossing heals. I have to say I didn't feel all that useful once the adds were down. Next time, I'll at least keep some seals up.

Tidewalker Down

Tidewalker has died. One step closer to Vashj. The kill went just like the one in the video below, pretty much picture perfect.

I did manage to get my blacksmithing maxed out and make my boots thanks to a lot of help from the guild. I'm now running 428 spell damage on my threat set before buffs with some good armor and mitigation. Health is a little lower then I would like, though.