Stop making your Off-Tank do Your Job!
Situation 1: You do the work!
As the main tank, you have to do Thunderclap, Demoralizing Shout, and Commanding Shout when:
- The off-tank has to catch up on threat.
- The dps has to stay below the off-tank on threat.
- Examples: Moroes, Void Reaver, Gruul (melee)
Situation 2: They do the work!
As the main tank, you should only be focusing on generating threat and the off-tank should be handling Sunders, Thunderclap, Commanding Shout and Demoralizing Shout when:
- The dps has to stay behind you on threat.
- Examples: Netherspite, Onyxia, Magtheridon
Plan then Tank
Always think about what the goal of the fight is. Main Tanks will often sink into situation 2 because its easier on them, but in the end there is no point in being at 100,000 threat if your off-tank is at 20,000 threat on Moroes.
Note: As Main Tank you should always be using Shield Block. Crushing Blows = Bad
Note2: The ideal rotation for an off-tank is Shield Slam, Devastate, Devastate when your goal is to catch up on threat.
August 17th, 2007 at 8:45 am
Interesting. In the past my guild has always done alot of just having two tanks spam everything under the sun to gain/maintain aggro. They never really discuss rotations of abilities. I’ve only ever tanked/offtanked with one other person who would discuss tanking/offtanking with me. However, our guild was so hurt for tanks that him and I were hardly ever tanking the same target.
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August 18th, 2007 at 5:34 am
Probably a good idea for your off-tanks to have 2/5 improved Demo Shout. Or at least pressure your dps warriors into getting it.
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