Tag Archives: abilities

Rage of the Firelands Patch 4.2 Released!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Orinfoo

Patch notes can be found here: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2993743 I’ve listed the changes Tanks should be aware of below. Major ones being Dungeon Journal, the changes to Crowd Control spells, Feral Druid’s damage changes, and Paladin’s Holy Shield change. The CC change is … Continue reading →

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Patch 4.1 Coming Soon!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Orinfoo

And Blizzard has helpfully put up a feature guide as well as the official patch notes. Hit the link for the full list: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2657803 Changes relevant to tanks are listed below. Of special note is the increased CD on Word of … Continue reading →

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Using Tanking Cooldowns

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Orinfoo

Depending on which Tank class you’ve picked, there are a number of different Cooldowns you’ll have available. Most of them are similar to those of other classes and fall into two categories: Health (either a self-heal or a temporary increase … Continue reading →

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Patch 4.0.6 Live!

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Orinfoo

Patch 4.0.6 has come out, and it has a couple of changes Tanks should be aware of which I’ve listed below. For the full patch notes, see http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2166872. Death Knights Icebound Fortitude now breaks stuns when used, in addition to … Continue reading →

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Bastion of Twilight: Tanking Trash

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Orinfoo

You probably won’t see the Bastion of Twilight raid for a while as a new tank, but it’s still fresh in my mind after my raid downed the Twilight Ascendant Council, and the variety of trash can be used as … Continue reading →

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Pulling an Example

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Orinfoo

So you’ve just entered your first dungeon and there’s a group of mobs standing there staring at you. Your group’s waiting behind you, and it’s their first time too. How do you figure out what to CC and what to … Continue reading →

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Dispelling the Night Away

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Orinfoo

Almost as important as CC and Interrupts are Abilities which remove Debuffs from your party and Buffs from the enemy. Dispelling these often makes big difference in the difficulty of an encounter or how quickly someone can die. Knowing which … Continue reading →

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Crowd Control Cheat Sheet

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Orinfoo

I talked about Crowd Control earlier, but it was a long list by class rather than by type. Here’s a shorter list based on what the target is. Beasts – Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue, Shaman Demons – Hunter, Paladin, Rogue, … Continue reading →

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Using Crowd Control and Interrupts

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Orinfoo

Cataclysm Dungeons, Raids, and Heroics in particular were made for Crowd Control and Interrupts in mind. Without CC, even the first pack of mobs you encounter can wipe you out. Knowing the abilities and limitations of other classes can be … Continue reading →

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A Talented tank is a Happy tank, Part Two

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Orinfoo

In Part Two, we’ll take a look at the talents and abilities for Paladins and Warriors. Paladin (0/33/8) There’s quite a bit of possible variations here, depending on whether you’re aiming for single target or AOE threat, or survivability. This … Continue reading →

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