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nerkel
Might want to try the DK class forums. You're bound to get better responses there, and more than likely more helpful and insightful ones as well.
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Eleazer
Read the helpful Threads there are some excellent threads on DK tanking, but both are viable it's now based on preference.
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Nystali
Basically guys , im a dk and im a dps and tank, ive searched through every forum in the world. And u reallycant find out if 2h or DW is best for tanking, lets face it, get a two hand and yur stats are rubbish (i know some of yu r saying well use rune then, but that doesnt match up to what stats you are losing in the meantime) . But DW gives low threat etc. I tanked hc's atm and i find it hard to ahold aggro , especially on groups of mobs, and in toc hc, ive tried different rotations tho. Im frost DW and i was wondering if i would be better off respeccing from it, and should i be using 2h or DW to help with my tanking problems,
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post
What stats are you losing in the meantime?
Two-Handers will generally have more Stamina than two One-handers combined. If you're talking about Defense skill, the rune of SSG adds 25 total SKILL (not Rating). That's just under 125 defense rating (4.95 rating per skill I believe), which you'd be hard pressed to find any tanking weapons with 60 defense rating each.
SSG also adds a stamina boost.
Ok, so all epic two-handers have no dodge/parry on them. That's ok, because the gem/enchant spots that you save by going with SSG means you can make up for that lost dodge/parry by gemming for it instead of having to gem for defense.
You gain 4% parry through your two swordbreaking runeforges? All the defense skill on SSG adds roughly 1% Dodge, Miss, and Parry each. So that's 3% total avoidance through that runeforge. And then you can gem for more dodge, parry, or even stamina as I've mentioned.
Now, all this doesn't mean that 2H tanking is superior to DWing. I'm just saying that the mindset of "lets face it, get a two hand and yur stats are rubbish" is completely untrue. 2H tanking with SSG gives you more potential stamina overall.
As mentioned, stickies cover this. My tank guide even has a section talking about DW tanking and the layout of what you lose by not runeforging with SSG.
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Engra
use common sense? DW = less hit = less threat = more over aggro = more dead dps = fail
2handers on top for Tanking (Edit:) and dpsing
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woohaa
i tanked heroics in DW frost and had no problems with threat. Get the Howling blast glyph and DnD glyph if you don't already have them and it'll save you a lot of headaches. as stated in almost every dk topic in this forum...macro all your buttons with !runestrike. it'll help your single target threat for bosses.
whichever spec you choose is up to your play style. everyone has different opinions on which spec is best but ultimately it's your choice on what to choose.
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