Rate my tanking spec.

[DLMyst]

This is the spec I'm currently thinking of using. What do you guys/gals think of this is a viable tanking spec.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/...00000000000000

Or the printable version:

Death Knight Talents
Minimum Required Level: 79
Required Talent Points: 70

Blood Talents - 20 point(s)

# Butchery - rank 2/2
# Subversion - rank 3/3
# Blade Barrier - rank 5/5
# Bloody Strikes - rank 3/3
# Two-Handed Weapon Specialization - rank 2/2
# Dark Conviction - rank 5/5

Frost Talents - 50 point(s)

# Improved Icy Touch - rank 3/3
# Glacier Rot - rank 2/2
# Toughness - rank 5/5
# Icy Reach - rank 2/2
# Black Ice - rank 5/5
# Icy Talons - rank 5/5
# Lichborne - rank 1/1
# Annihilation - rank 3/3
# Frigid Dreadplate - rank 3/3
# Chill of the Grave - rank 2/2
# Improved Icy Talons - rank 1/1
# Merciless Combat - rank 2/2
# Rime - rank 2/2
# Howling Blast - rank 1/1
# Blood of the North - rank 3/3
# Unbreakable Armor - rank 1/1
# Frost Strike - rank 1/1
# Guile of Gorefiend - rank 3/3
# Tundra Stalker - rank 5/5

[Iosif]

Not bad, It loks like your going for a "2-Hand Tank" spec, Your far better off going with a DW Spec you'll be able since there are not any 2h Tanking weps in the game, but you will be able to DW 1h Tank weps for good steady dmg.

Example of a spec i would be looking at for Top end tanking.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/...00000000000000

Or

Death Knight Talents
Minimum Required Level: 80
Required Talent Points: 71

Blood Talents - 16 point(s)
Subversion - rank 3/3
Blade Barrier - rank 5/5
Bloody Strikes - rank 3/3
Dark Conviction - rank 5/5

Frost Talents - 55 point(s)
Improved Icy Touch - rank 3/3
Glacier Rot - rank 2/2
Toughness - rank 5/5
Black Ice - rank 5/5
Nerves of Cold Steel - rank 3/3
Icy Talons - rank 5/5
Lichborne - rank 1/1
Annihilation - rank 3/3
Frigid Dreadplate - rank 3/3
Chill of the Grave - rank 2/2
Improved Icy Talons - rank 1/1
Merciless Combat - rank 2/2
Rime - rank 2/2
Chilblains - rank 3/3
Howling Blast - rank 1/1
Blood of the North - rank 3/3
Unbreakable Armor - rank 1/1
Frost Strike - rank 1/1
Guile of Gorefiend - rank 3/3
Tundra Stalker - rank 5/5
Hungering Cold - rank 1/1

[Raim]

If you're going tanking you really need to take the core early talents...

http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deat...00000000000000

Also tbh Duel Wield is going to struggle at tanking due to the probability of being parry gibbed (when a boss parries your attack his attack speed can increase in turn, more parries more faster attacks = dead you). You're going to need a lot of expertise to offset the chance of that happening.

Having a hard(ish) time pulling out a good tanking spec with blood, personally i'd go with

Unholy - http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deat...03150003133101

or

Frost - http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deat...00000000000000

[Aeline]

I like it, it synergizes well. But if you're looking for using Frost Strike, I wouldn't do it since it was recently nerfed to 30% + 99.9.

[Raim]

I'm hoping that since our white damage got nerfed in the current patch (Necrosis, blood caked blade all down etc etc) that we'll see yellow damage go up in the next patch.

TBH when it comes to tanking i'm really leaning toward unholy at the moment, i think that bone armour will generally be more effective than unbreakable armour, although the haste from ice talons... hmm.

[Maenetus]

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/...amas_25_38.jpg

is a tanking mace

2H >> duel wield for tanking

[Abyssos]

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/...amas_25_38.jpg

is a tanking mace

2H >> duel wield for tanking

From what I've remember DK's cant use maces, only sword and axes (polearms before also, dunno about now?)

[Raim]

Originally i think Blizz said DK's would be tanking with Swords and Axes (Rune Blades) in both 1 and 2 hand flavours. Since then i'm pretty sure they've revoked the restriction, allowing us to use Maces (1 hand and 2 hand) and pole arms. If no other testers beats me to it, I'll go check tonight.

[DLMyst]

From what I've remember DK's cant use maces, only sword and axes (polearms before also, dunno about now?)

You can train in maces in TB. I did that at 58 when I finished the intro quests