Hello, I am a Blood tank for my guild, and I'm looking into an offspec for one-tank fights.
I was wondering what the community might suggest as the most appropriate off spec. Note I will not have BiS gear by any means, so gear scaling(or lack of a dependency on gear) will be a factor.
After looking around, the best I can come up with is...
DW Frost because:
-Different weapons(won't have to run back to the runeforge)
-Mastery is much better for this spec/playstyle than Unholy/2HFrost, which I may be heavy on being a tank(at least for the pieces for which I don't have a DPS item)
-Current highest sim
HOWEVER
Is DW frost in a situation that it sims best because it scales much better with gear, meaning that in low gear, it isn't great?
Is there a spec(for this discussion, I'm including DW and 2H frost as different "specs") that does not rely much on gear?
Is there a spec that is "easier", meaning someone who only uses it as an offspec will have an easier time picking it up(learning curve)?
What other factors influencing this decision might I be missing?
Any input from more experienced Death Knights, on both ends of the PvE spectrum(Tank <-> DPS) is much appreciated. Thank you in advance!