Huge and massive pre-raid gear guide
Tank Hard! — ... (Keristrasza in heroic The Nexus) is an excellent choice.  Waistguard of Living Iron is available from the badge vendor, but it really is not significantly better than the other options, only spend the 40 badges if you have terrible luck with drops. ...

Protection Warrior Gear Quick Reference
Elitist Jerks — ... the Plaguebringer) [Valorous Dreadnaught Handguards] - 213 - Obsidian Sanctum 25 (Sartharion) Waist: [Girdle of Obscuring] - 187 - Normal Oculus (Mage-Lord Urom, 3rd boss) [Waistguard of the Risen Knight] - 200 - Heroic Drak'Tharon (Trash??) [Skadi's Iron Belt] - 200 - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle (Skadi the Ruthless, 3rd boss) [Ancient Aligned Girdle] - 200 - Heroic Azjol'Nerub (Anub'arak, last boss) [Waistguard of Living Iron] - 200 - Badge Vendor (40 Emblem of Heroism) ...

Protection Gear Quick Reference
Elitist Jerks — ... the Plaguebringer) [Valorous Dreadnaught Handguards] - 213 - Obsidian Sanctum 25 (Sartharion) Waist: [Girdle of Obscuring] - 187 - Normal Oculus (Mage-Lord Urom, 3rd boss) [Waistguard of the Risen Knight] - 200 - Heroic Drak'Tharon (Trash??) [Skadi's Iron Belt] - 200 - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle (Skadi the Ruthless, 3rd boss) [Ancient Aligned Girdle] - 200 - Heroic Azjol'Nerub (Anub'arak, last boss) [Waistguard of Living Iron] - 200 - Badge Vendor (40 Emblem of Heroism) ...

The Badge err… Emblem of Heroism Pick Order
TankingTips.com — Well before we go all crazy with saying who’s more important than who, let’s take a look at our line up from most to least expensive to purchase with Emblems of Heroism. (These are attainable from Heroics, Daily Heroic Quests and the current 10 man raids) Chestguard of the Lost Protector - Turns Into (80) Gloves of the Lost Protector - Turns Into (60) Valor Medal of the First War (40) Waistguard of Living Iron (40) Crygil’s Discarded Plate Panel ...

General Tank Points
TankSpot — ... Hi, Can someone check if last version of Tankpoints addon gives correct comparison? For example: Skadi's Iron Belt is better then Waistguard of Living Iron by Tankspoints. Any of items that have block value are getting huge tankpoints increase. Is it right? ...

General Cider's Easy 540 Defense Gear Guide
TankSpot — ... the random bosses Violet Hold Heroic. Please note: You can also purchase your T7 10-man hand pieces using 60 Emblems of Heroism. Waist Tempered Saronite Belt - Item - World of Warcraft 57 Rating. Crafted. Ancient Aligned Girdle - Item - World of Warcraft 48 Rating. This drops from Anub'arak in Azjol'nerub Heroic. Waistguard of Living Iron - Item - World of Warcraft 44 Rating. ...

Warrior Vene's Emblem Pick Orders
TankSpot — ... Emblem of Heroism List Chained Military Gorget (25) Chestguard of the Lost Protector [+] (80) Gloves of the Lost Protector [+] (60) Waistguard of Living Iron (40) Valor Medal of the First War (40) Thought Process behind the list The Badge err... Emblem of Heroism Pick Order - Warriors - TankingTips.com Chained Military Gorget > Titanium Earthguard Chain - if you do already have the JC neck, then the Gorget moves ...

Defense Gear List
The Holy Light — ... Daunting Handguards Crafted. Tempered Saronite Gauntlets Crafted. Gauntlets of the Water Revenant Violet Hold (H) – Drops from one of the random bosses You can also purchase your T7 10-man hand pieces using 60 Emblems of Heroism. Waist Tempered Saronite Belt Crafted. Ancient Aligned Girdle Azjol’nerub (H) - Drops from Anub’arak Waistguard of Living Iron Emblems (40). Legs Daunting ...

Shopping Time Again
Honor's Code — ... Sartharion, and the Emblems inside took my total to 25. So I pulled up WoWhead to see what I could purchase with my Badges. Hmm, there's a bunch of stuff to send to low level alts. That's nice, but not a priority. They've got a bunch of 'blue' PVP stuff you can buy. Again, nice, but not a priority for me. All right, here's the good stuff. For tanking, they've got a necklace, a shield, a sword, a libram, a dodge trinket, and a belt. I've already got the Titansteel Shield Wall, so I'm going to dismiss the Shield for ...

Deathknight Belt choices
TankSpot — ... So while I'm still in lots of blues with a few purples here and there, I find myself in the strange position of being spoiled for choice when it comes to my belt. I have all three of these: Ancient Aligned Girdle Waistguard of Living Iron Ablative Chitin Girdle And for the life of me, I can't decide which one would be better to tank in... Any thoughts from the members? ...

Warrior Am I Crazy For Stacking Hit In This Gear
TankSpot — ... To Start here is my armory: The World of Warcraft Armory I am not wearing my Bracers of The Herald and I am going to get the Waistguard of Living Iron once I get 2 more emblems. I noticed that my dps was low for a protection warrior tank despite having fairly good gear. It was in the 1100-1150 range normally. My hit was only 91 so I added a few enchantments to get it up to 148. I also added expertise to get it to 25 which I hear is an acceptable level. My dps is now in the 1250-1300 range. I figured out I could get ...

Warrior Gearset help
TankSpot — ... Shoulders:Crusader's Square Pauldrons - Item - World of Warcraft 15 Dodge/10 Def enchant Chest: Breastplate of the Solemn Council - Item - World of Warcraft 8 Stats enchant Cloak:Cloak of Peaceful Resolutions - Item - World of Warcraft 16 Defense Bracers:Bracers of Reverence - Item - World of Warcraft Gloves:Horn-Tipped Gauntlets - Item - World of Warcraft 15 expertise Belt:Waistguard of Living Iron - Item - World of Warcraft 8def/12stam and 24 stam gem ...

Pre-Raid DK Tank Gear
Elitist Jerks — ... of Dark Will] - Salramm the Fleshcrafter (H Strath) [Hateful Gladiator's Bracers of Triumph] - 31,000 Honor. But no arena point requirement Hands Enchant: [Formula: Enchant Gloves - Armsman] [Fireproven Gauntlets] - Kirin Tor - Exalted [Gauntlets of Vigilance] - Quest reward The Reckoning - Quest - World of Warcraft Waist [Ancient Aligned Girdle] -Anub'arak (H Azjol-Nerub) [Waistguard of Living Iron] - 40 Badges [Waistguard of the Risen ...

Warrior Need some advices with my gear
TankSpot — ... for trash . I have the possibility of buying Waistguard of Living Iron - Item - World of Warcraft but I don't see a real improve over the Ancient Aligned Girdle. ¿Should I buy it? ...

Is Where Kinnavieve Is NOT A Death Knight
Need More Rage — ... Mutter mutter frickin' helmet mutter stupid stinky shoulders mutter mutter mutter dumb belt mutter mutter lich bitch mutter chestpiece mutter.... ...

Warrior Unhittable vs Avoidance
TankSpot — ... I'm looking for some clarification about a couple things involving my ratings of Unhittable & Avoidance, according to the macro listed elsewhere on this website. So, here's the numbers that pop up: (note, gems are dodge+stam, both legs have 55+stam/22+agi - but are obviously not show in links, so just take my word on the numbers) SET #1: [Heroes' Dreadnaught Leggards] + [Waistguard of Living Iron] = Unhittable 72.24%, Avoidance 53.33% SET #2: [Greaves of Turbulence] + [Waistguard of the Tutor] = Unhittable ...

Warrior Best in Slot! Warrior Tanking Gear "At a Glance"
TankSpot — ... Dreadnaught Breastplate (tied for top EH) Wrist AV - Bracers of the Unholy Knight T - Bracers of Dalaran's Parapets BV - Bindings of the Hapless Prey Hands AV - Callous-Hearted Gauntlets T - Valorous Dreadnaught Handguards (Slight EH advantage) BV - Gauntlets of the Disobedient Waist AV - Waistguard of Living Iron T - Ablative Chitin Girdle BV - ...

Warrior How much block in your boss set?
TankSpot — ... As the title say. How much block do you run around with in your boss set? I ask because I was gearing up for Sarth +2 today and swapped out Waistguard of the Tutor - Item - World of Warcraft for Waistguard of Living Iron - Item - World of Warcraft and realized I'm no longer wearing any +BV gear. I know different gear for different gear sets, but I can't help but wonder if ignoring BV in a boss set is too extreme? I'm sitting at around 900 in my boss set. ...

Building The Offset (Part 2 - Tank)
Honor's Code — ... of Reverance (Quest: A Wing and a Prayer) Tempered Saronite Bracers (Crafted BoE = Gold) Hands: Tier 7 Gloves (60 EoH) Fireproven Gauntlets(Reputation - Kirin Tor Exalted) Refined Ore Gloves(BoE drop = Gold) – This is another Block Value piece Daunting Handguards(BoE Crafted = Gold) - The high Defense on these is really helpful in reaching the Defense minimum. Belt: Waistguard of Living Iron(40 EoH) – This won’t be replaced until Raiding. Waistguard of the Risen ...

Paladin Best in slot! Paladin tanking gear at a glance.
TankSpot — ... Hit = threat set. B - Bindings of the Hapless Prey Hands EH/T/MT - Valorous Redemption Handguards: Top Stamina, Hit rating and good avoidance. AV - Callous-Hearted Gauntlets: Top avoidance in slot. B - Gauntlets of the Disobedient Waist EH/T/MT – Ablative Chitin Girdle: Best Stamina in slot, high Strength, good avoidance and Hit Rating all make this the belt to have. AV – Waistguard of Living Iron: This may or may not be best avoidance in slot ...

Paladin Tankadin Gearing and Training for Naxx 10
TankSpot — ... Right now I'm running heroics, primarily farming UK and Nexus for badges. I'm eyeing heroic AN and UP. Waistguard of Living Iron - Item - World of Warcraft seems like a possibility, given I have 18 Badges of Heroism sitting around, but AN and UP have other options as far as belts are concerned. ...

Deathknight Super Health or Powerful Stats?
TankSpot — ... accurate assessment. Though, if I'm not mistaken, there's a bit of discrepency between Armory and the actual WoW numbers (likely due to talents and what not). Thanks. Lulia Edit: Apologies... I was testing out some Icebane stuff, so my gear in the Armory is not accurate. I wear Tempered Titansteel Treads with a +22 Stamina enchant Heroe's Scourgeborne Chestguard with (+8 exp +12 stam)x2 and a +22 Def rating enchant and Waistguard of Living Iron with (+16 def rating) and (+8 hit +12 stam)(Eternal ...

Deathknight DK Tank wanna-be wants to at least off-tank Naxx10
TankSpot — ... Destroyer - Item - World of Warcraft) Enchant - None at the moment, what would you recommend? Sigil: Sigil of the Unfaltering Knight (Sigil of the Unfaltering Knight - Item - World of Warcraft) Hands: Gauntlets of the Water Revenant (Gauntlets of the Water Revenant - Item - World of Warcraft) Enchant - None at the moment, what would you recommend? Waist: Waistguard of Living Iron (Waistguard of Living Iron - Item - World of Warcraft) Sockets - Solid Sky ...

Warrior Prot Warr - Ulduar (10) Gearing / Stat Check
TankSpot — ... Tainted Greathelm Neck : Medalion of the Disgraced, Chained Military Gorget Back : Durable Nerubhide Cape Cloak of Armed Strife Chest : Heroes' Dreadnaught Breastplate Shields : - Royal Crest of Lordaeron, Titansteel Shield Wall , Boots : - Tempered Titansteel Treads, Plague-Impervious Boots Belts : - Waistguard of Living Iron, Waistguard of the Tutor ...

Warrior Which Badge Upgrade?
TankSpot — ... Hey Guys. Just a bit unsure as to which EoH item to buy next (Protection Warrior). Here's a link to my armoury: The World of Warcraft Armory Its pretty much a toss up between these two. What I have: Ancient Aligned Girdle Badge option: Waistguard of Living Iron OR What I have: Titanium Earthguard Chain Badge Option: Chained Military Gorget Which will give me the best all round improvement? I'm leaning towards the neck seeing as i'm not hit capped, but i ...

Paladin Need some gear Advice
TankSpot — ... Chest Heroes' Redemption Breastplate - Item - World of Warcraft vs Breastplate of Tormented Rage - Item - World of Warcraft Shield Barricade of Eternity - Item - World of Warcraft vs Hero's Surrender - Item - World of Warcraft vs The Skull of Ruin - Item - World of Warcraft Belt Fleshless Girdle - Item - World of Warcraft vs Waistguard of Living Iron - Item - World of Warcraft I'm not worrying ...

Deathknight Gearing impasse + 3.2 conundrum
TankSpot — ... I've reached a level of gearing and stats which is roughly b/t heroics and Nax, it seems. I'm also about to have enough emblems to buy the following T7 epics to upgrade my blues: Heroes' Scourgeborne Chestguard Heroes' Scourgeborne Handguards Bracers of Dalaran's Parapets Waistguard of Living Iron However, they only seem to make a marginal difference to my stats, even though 3 of those epics are replacing blue items. So I'm wondering now if I should just spend from now until 3.2 in a few weeks farming ...

Gearing your Unholy DK for Naxx: Part 5
Me and My Ghoul — ... option for you, as the belts are very comparable. Enchant: Eternal Belt Buckle can be made by any blacksmith and adds a prismatic slot to your belt. It requires 4 saronite bars, and 1 each eternal earth, eternal water, and eternal shadow. If you’re using the Chaotic Skyflare Diamond (and if you’re not – why aren’t you?), and need a blue gem to activate the meta, this can be a good place to put it. Waist – Tanking 1. Waistguard of Living Iron – This belt is available for purchase with 40 Emblem of ...

Warrior I guess it's time for multiple gearsets--help!
TankSpot — ... of Warcraft Armory I also have the following items in my inventory: Broken Promise - Item - World of Warcraft (I thought I'd put Mongoose on it?) Bolstered Legplates - Item - World of Warcraft (with +55stam/+22 agil and a +8 exp/+12 stam gem) Cloak of the Enemy - Item - World of Warcraft (with +22 agil) Cloak of Peaceful Resolutions - Item - World of Warcraft (with +120 armor) Waistguard of Living Iron - Item - World of Warcraft (with a +41 stam JC gem and ...

Warrior Searching For Right Gear Combination
TankSpot — ... HP Enchant, +24 Stamina Blue Gem, +8 Expertise/+12 Stamina Purple Gem Massive Skeletal Ribcage : +275 HP Enchant Gloves Heroes' Dreadnaught Pauldrons : +2% Threat/10 Parry Enchant, +8 Expertise/+12 Stamina Purple Gem Fireproven Gauntlets : +2% Threat/10 Parry Enchant Waist Stormtempered Girdle : +24 Stamina Blue Gem Ancient Aligned Girdle : +24 Stamina Blue Gem Waistguard of Living Iron : +24 Stamina Blue Gem Legs ...

Warrior Questions about gear upgrades(?)
TankSpot — ... Next is my belt. I currently have Waistguard of Living Iron with a +24 Sta and a +8def/12sta gem to make the socket bonus. How does that compare to ...