#protection

1 messages · Page 1862 of 1

lusty grotto
#

Booming Voice

harsh trellis
#

thank you

#

Blizz needs to fix our tree then

#

when we search for Demo shout that should also highlight when we type that in

#

or maybe my shit is just borked

lusty grotto
#

it def works

harsh trellis
#

ok thanks Nim

lusty grotto
#

"Demoralizing Shout" in the search

ivory barn
limber drum
#

Hello

coarse bay
#

yes

#

oh wait

#

you werent the one saying u didnt see it

lusty grotto
coarse bay
#

Excuse my dumb

ivory barn
#

the Mage AND the Warlock were 270....

vestal drift
#

ok so best way for gearing up. Run Normal and Heroic Raids to get the BIS gear by Name.. Not Item level. the upgrade and start running mythic raids or start running Heroic dungeons to get gear by name again and then upgrade and move into M+ ?

undone beacon
#

Best way to gear up a fresh character is start with a round of WQs for 220s, then some delves/prey for champ (and maybe hero if you have delve prog), then straight into 10s to spend your 8 bonus rolls on myth gear

#

And dont forget to craft a thing or two in the mix

#

when gearing up, ilvl is the most important. Prioritize pieces with haste ideally, but aim to get as much hero/myth as fast as possible

vestal drift
crisp ocean
#

nvm u wont

#

get ur own key to 10

undone beacon
#

Like trip said you can push your own key up and prob snag a bit of gear in the process. Just dont spend any voidcores till you're at 10s

vestal drift
#

nice... thank you both

coarse bay
#

And do nulleus for the 35 gilded and a t11 bountiful for cracked keystone quest before you do m+

crisp ocean
#

bruhh dungeons dont drop shi

stiff inlet
#

t11 delves are pretty helpful

#

20 hero crests/5 myth for the first 4 bount

warm plinth
#

Hello, this is your reminder to get your asses to the gym. 37.5lb/17kg down.

stiff inlet
#

congrats!

warm plinth
#

We must all be woyer

warm plinth
#

Hopefully with better joints

#

Thank you

frosty mango
#

That is like next level bad

undone beacon
fringe mural
#

Chatgpt helped them talent

#

ngl i bet a lot of teens ask their ai for class guidance

compact silo
#

wiping on WS first pull because dps buttpulled first mobs instead of me and somehow it's my fault

#

"you have 3 charges and 1 jump"

#

yeah, i use those to group the pull, not to jump from entrance to room

crisp ocean
#

why didn’t you grab aggro in 1 second ?

compact silo
#

i did

#

still wiped

crisp ocean
#

not fast enough clearly

compact silo
#

it was

stiff inlet
#

i usually make a joke about small dwarf legs until i get to the first mobs

compact silo
#

they didnt die from melee

crisp ocean
#

i’m being sarcastic

crisp ocean
compact silo
#

how is dps buttpulling MY fault

crisp ocean
#

if you still wipe, it’s either lack of healing or your dps ain’t interrupting

crisp ocean
compact silo
#

i mean

crisp ocean
#

or just lack of dps

compact silo
#

i was the last to die

stiff inlet
#

there did not seem to be any blasting

compact silo
#

dps like that are just coasting

crisp ocean
#

they should have said, why are you doing more dmg than me

ivory barn
stiff inlet
#

wait thats HPS? lol

compact silo
#

remember one MC where 2 dps were dying on every pull cuz they dont wait for me to group then spam "TANK AGGRO"

ivory barn
compact silo
#

meanwhile the top dps was waiting for me and not dying and not complaining

stiff inlet
compact silo
#

yep

#

🙂

crisp ocean
#

when I play my prot pally I can’t seem to keep aggro idk why

compact silo
#

TaNk AgGgRrOoO!

crisp ocean
#

pugs

#

but sometimes they are good

compact silo
#

hit or miss

crisp ocean
#

worst part is when it’s your key, and then you have to bring it up again

compact silo
#

wish i had a group but it's hard when you're not druid or brewmaster

compact silo
#

no way

#

fuck the meta

#

i already had to reroll from tauren to dwarf cuz of the shitty dungeon design, i'm not rerolling class too

#

blizzard can suck my nut

crisp ocean
#

i wish they made the racial ability available no matter the race

#

like all of them are in a selection and you can choose, no matter your appearance

#

i don’t wanna be a dwarf

compact silo
#

warriors had that ability in tww- bitter immunity

undone beacon
#

Bitter didnt drop bleed

#

So Dwarf was still ideal

compact silo
#

but it dropped pretty much anything else

crisp ocean
compact silo
#

and dungeons in tww werent as shit

crisp ocean
undone beacon
#

It was never dwarfable lol

crisp ocean
#

oh

#

nvm

#

they maybe changed the icon cuz it looks different

compact silo
#

it's alright, but you cant say dungeons are designed well if they force you to play only one race

compact silo
crisp ocean
undone beacon
crisp ocean
#

just kite

#

ohh

#

yeah maybe

compact silo
#

some things you cant really kite

#

are you gonna spend whole 1st pull of AA running around the room like a chicken and splitting mobs so dps cant aoe properly?

stiff inlet
#

not with that attitude lol

#

jk i feel you

compact silo
#

or are you going to TANK(as the name suggests) in place

undone beacon
#

to be fair, the strat is to prio nuke one lasher down asap so

#

stinky AoE padders

compact silo
#

i sometimes tell them beforehand

#

doesnt matter

crisp ocean
#

one time I told someone to help me interrupt a caster, he said not my job

compact silo
#

in PIT i tell them "DONT INTERRUPT LICH I REFLECT"

#

whole dungeon they kick

crisp ocean
compact silo
#

funny how they kick when they dont have to and they DONT when they DO have to

coarse bay
#

Tbf you can split that pull

compact silo
#

lol there's an addon "class codex" with suggested stats/ talents etc. and it's crazy that it suggests 1 apex talent

coarse bay
#

That addon is so bad anyways

#

I hate that it’s gaining traction

#

It literally shows the things that arent useful

#

Stat prio and aggregate talents

ivory barn
#

mother fucker... THAT close

coarse bay
ivory barn
#

had to try and get it as fury sadge

sharp gale
#

Bro just use voidcores

#

Waste one or two on your trinkets

ivory barn
#

on the trinkets? 🙂

sharp gale
#

And you have the achievement

ivory barn
#

dont plan on Mythic tbh

sharp gale
#

You can get infinite voidcores

#

So close to finish the game

stiff inlet
#

sick

sharp gale
#

I still need to find a 1h myth wep smh

lusty grotto
#

same

sharp gale
#

Alleria sword dropped but I didn’t ask for it and I was too lazy to crawl to get it

#

Im still tanking with hero weapon

lusty grotto
#

feelsbadman

sharp gale
#

I will open my first vault as prot erga

lilac estuary
calm bridge
#

is there still a reason not to take all 4 Apex points as prot?

glacial ridge
#

no

lusty grotto
#

there was never a reason to

#

much less after the DR swap

#

and much much less after tuesday

#

so its in the very negative reason to do so

calm bridge
#

cool I have a WAY outdated build then - to wowhead I go

lusty grotto
#

we dont support wowhead

calm bridge
#

to icy veins I go then

lusty grotto
lusty lantern
#

wait... why not?

undone beacon
#

We don’t have a proper guide writer for wowhead

#

Our guy retired and a non-pwarr is filling in

ivory barn
#

I'm having fun tanking keys lmao, just 4 manned a caverns and got yelled at to take the tank puddle in a MT to the wall

#

like if you melee range the boss the group dies LOL

naive panther
#

so stuff in algathars shredding prot war, is that normal? is it stuff we just can't block?

broken marsh
#

yes, first pull is massive bleed/birds are bleed/ and battleaxes are pure arcane. You can spell reflect for magic dr when tanking battleaxes but you have to kite, same with bleed

naive panther
#

ok so first pull no big deal. It was the stuff on the two bridges, and vexamus platform. How much on platform should i pull at once cause in like a blast key 12-15 I have just pulled the whole platform, but can't higher, like evoker boop results in it all slapping me at once and im dead almost instantly when they go off at once

#

if its arcane would i be better off with fight through the flames?

broken marsh
#

When the battleaxes get interupted, they sync up there attacks, even 1 of them slaps in high keys, if you pull the whole platform that is like 4 big arcane hits hitting you at once. What I do is pull everything shockwave-disrupting shout for aoe interupt then piercing howl for kite.

#

you could maybe plant + shieldwall but you have to kite if out of defensives. Also I never go fight in the flames except on lura but maybe some1 else can offer guidance on that.

#

Biggest thing was spell reflect was basically like another shield wall b/c of the massive magic dr. SO you could plant longer

naive panther
#

yeah key was already bricked before i died, so we went back and tried whole platform again cause I thought i did something wrong, but it still shredded with everything up, I had to stun and step back, cause the evoker boop would all almost 1 shot after was crazy, but then the next bridge was slapping hard too, so I was just curious if its worth pulling all that and kiting, just didn't seem worth the risk, would think the two far packs together then the one with 3 axes by itself after

broken marsh
#

Im 3.5k so im getting up there in key levels, the routes I have been following are from Tactycs. His routes are usually pretty solid and he just made a vid for routes for like 1% and 0.1% if that is your goals.

#

He also plays a ton of prot war so he has that mindset in a few of his guides

naive panther
#

Sounds like good info, maybe I should look into it. I tanked 17 MC in time on war weeks ago, and haven't bothered much since on war until trying Col and such and doing a few higher testing htings today. Druid already have more 17s and 18 on easy

broken marsh
#

yea this is my first season doing m+ and tanking and tactycs+awoo helped me skyrocket to where I am, and then just picking up random pieces of advice as I went

crisp ocean
#

if I have a bis hero track gear, but I get a replacement in myth do I use the myth?

timid nacelle
#

Best dungeons for us to bonus roll?

severe star
cerulean tusk
#

The people woken up to the power of Col I see

This makes me glad peepoHappy

cerulean tusk
ionic fern
#

Everyone likes a good kitty.

dense mist
#

According to guide, if i have all myth gear in all slots, best crafts is - bracers and back with arcanoweave lining embellishment on it?

#

Means this 2 is BIS?

reef wadi
#

Is it me or does it feel like there is a tank shortage going on like badly.
Yet people do not take a prot war and let the timer just time out ?
Or is it just me that people only want druid and monks?

ionic fern
jagged pier
#

Theres always a 'tank' shortage

reef wadi
ionic fern
#

It's honestly just sheep mentality.

jagged pier
#

I actually think blizz by mistake have shortened the tank shortage

#

Theres tones of druid around using the pull helper thing

#

None are good but they are there and trying at least

#

Like my shammy is dying to aggro nearly every run atm kekW

ionic fern
#

Don't need to know how to play the class if you just get autoinvited cause you're a "meta spec". You'll eventually get a group to carry you.

#

😂

arctic finch
pallid shell
jagged pier
#

I stole aggro without bl

#

And died

#

He then blamed me for low dps at the end while i was still top dps and 2 dead or runnign away cause of aggro

#

Well running around so mobs go back into his thrash but that still wasnt getting aggro back

winged zenith
fringe mural
#

circumvent the issue by finding a good guild

#

meta doesn't really matter as long as you manage to properly tank the weekly +10s or +12s

#

and that's something all classes can do

#

of course that situation sucks for pushing higher keys

swift orbit
#

I just played a MT+10 on my alt with a colo prot warrior who absolutely fking CRANKED the overall damage. I haven't even seen one this season.. Is it a case of just blasting easy content but struggling higher up? Cuz that damage was intense

ivory barn
#

is there a class that is like opposite apm of war?

fringe mural
#

bm hunter maybe?

#

🙂

#

probably any class which has crap scaling with haste

ivory barn
#

if I played a hunter it'd prolly be MM

#

destro just feels slow

warm plinth
ivory barn
#

no wonder my hand cramps LOL

#

where is arms/fury lol

warm plinth
#

I believe these are pulled from raid statistics so it's possible there maybe weren't enough parses available for accurate data? I'm pulling that out of my ass though; I don't know for sure

#

I'm fairly sure I'm wrong there, tbh. I don't think simcraft would pull from logs for this; they'd just use the spec APLs

lilac olive
#

devoker

#

afk spec

#

actually

#

evoker

#

afk class

stoic hound
#

in two weeks I gonna get new PC so I want to start raiding probably, is it true it is hard to find a guild as a tank? In that case I guess I have to go slayer arms for raiding and keep prot for keys

lilac olive
#

yes

#

cause only two slots

ivory barn
#

Ummm kekw?

stoic hound
#

I tried fury on an alt account but that spec is just weird to me for some reasons

fringe mural
#

Fury and arms is also missing in the simcraft list

#

for whatever reason

ivory barn
#

well I found a trinket KEKW

fringe mural
#

😄

fringe mural
#

Aren't the two apm factors haste scaling of the spec and ocd skills?

fringe mural
#

simcraft isnt really up to date is it?

warm plinth
#

Every spec scales the same with haste except energy specs.

#

In terms of APM

#

It has to be up to date

#

Or we wouldn't have sims

fringe mural
#

and is missing classes

warm plinth
#

I don't know why it's missing specs; it isn't the first time. But unless an APL changed significantly, this is still accurate

ivory barn
warm plinth
#

Certainly accurate enough to answer the question originally asked, which was just what is a low apm spec

fringe mural
fringe mural
#

shouldnt it be 12.0.5?

fringe mural
#

save myth crests should you get a myth version

#

and heart too

ivory barn
#

not raiding mythic 🙁

fringe mural
#

well then upgrade it!

#

😄

#

i don't raid mythic either, i might save some gold to get boosted once at a trinket boss

#

chimaerus isnt that expensive anymore

ivory barn
#

KEKW next one

#

did they add that this xpac?

red ferry
#

yes

#

in late tww i think

charred ivy
#

How do this things that up ilvl to 295 work? Can u use on crafted gear? Cause my weapon and Shield is crafted

undone beacon
#

crated weps/trinks, 6/6 hero weps/trinks, 6/6 myth weps/trinks

ivory barn
sharp gale
#

You can do a quick sim and there is the apm in the html report

fringe mural
sharp gale
#

yes

#

but fury has free haste % in spec tree

fringe mural
#

that would also explain why frost mage apm is low af

#

low base haste and crit/mastery is prio

#

and i think no ocd skill

#

since they removed icy veins

jagged pier
#

Every tick of rampage used to be counted as a cast for fury, i dont know if thats the case anymore tho

#

Like spirts for spriest each ghost counted as a cast at 1 point

fringe mural
#

maybe, because 70 is quite high even considering you cast around 2 ocd spells per minute

#

do the sims still use kick on cd for increased dmg?

snow cedar
#

Is it mandatory to know the optimal routes to reach 3k5, or is it feasible with Blizzard's pull tool?

I'm learning to tank, but I feel like the rate of leveling up from Rio is too fast/easy to +10, and there's not enough time to properly learn the routes.

I've tried using MDT or Keystone Guru on my other monitor, but I'm not comfortable with it at all 🙁 Maybe it's my age xD

sand condor
#

Gang mdi is running .. prot war??

charred ivy
ionic fern
sharp gale
#

Every specs press 1 button when they can

fringe mural
torn gulch
#

I think you can achieve Keystone Myth (3400, resi 16) with W routes more or less if everybody does their part

#

I can easily see 3500 with groups being like 292 ilvl average + full folio powers

#

with basic routes

snow cedar
#

👍🏻

#

ty

frosty mango
#

I’ve used w key routes to 3400 so i can confirm you can

#

Especially this season the dungeon poll is very linear

blazing shuttle
#

At what level does pugging, for a prot warrior, becomes impossible?

echo egret
blazing shuttle
#

About to take on 18s, I want to take the rank 1 spot on my server./

echo egret
blazing shuttle
#

Finished my 17s. Got invited to most of it after timing one or two.

echo egret
#

Yeah I’ve noticed this trend in lower ones too.

strong forum
#

with random ass comps

torn gulch
#

Yes I was being conservative
That is why I tell people in pugs to calm the fuck down and pull calmly because as long as the rest of the group has a brain the key is timed

#

you don't need crazy routes until high keys

blazing shuttle
#

High keys are, I supposed

#

20/21?

torn gulch
#

I was of the opinion you dan do resi 16-17 with W routes if everybody does their jobs but Nome said that his friends are doing 19s with W routes

#

which means you might need tweaked routes from 20 and above

ivory barn
fringe mural
chrome linden
#

those with puzzle box how do u manage it

fringe mural
#

you gotta take care of that hoarder inventory

ivory barn
#

nothing wrong with that bag

fringe mural
#

and the legendary cloak from bfa

#

ah no ilvl 170 is tww

kindred turret
#

Guys, how do you deal with the heal absorb from the Shadowguard Defenders on left side NXP?

Starting on +15s and they just wreck me. 285 iLvl

lunar flare
kindred turret
#

wasnt enough

lunar flare
#

if things get super dicey i will shockwave and run away to try let the stacks drop and give the healer a chance to catch up

#

some of it is on the healer too imo

tribal wharf
fringe mural
#

the stacking heal absorb debuff

#

ah it's melee on hit

#

prism could help

#

solarflare

#

it should proc fairly early during the pull for a high amount of crit giving you a little more parry

#

and reduce the amount of stacks you get

#

but it also depends on how your mates cc the enemies

#

if they get stunned a lot, it won't stack that high

kindred turret
#

Yeh they prolly did not CC at all

fringe mural
#

Ig you can pull the first two with stun hammer so they don't hit you while gathering the rest

#

but i need to figure that out too, i suck there

#

get hit way too often before i collected them all

lilac hazel
#

who do you guys usually watch for tank guides for the raids

#

like each boss fight

tribal wharf
#

Can't speak for raid bc don't raid, I know topicx makes keystone pwar video

lusty grotto
#

as long as it covers tank swaps

#

if youre talking about mythic raid then Sense, but only after learning the general fight strat, which any will do on both video or written format

broken marsh
#

sense for gameplay tactcys for explanation

pliant mesa
#

Dumb question - has anyone felt squishy this week after the tank buffs? Been running 12-14's like i have been and it seem this week i've been getting my face eaten

lusty grotto
#

no

broken marsh
#

I feel tankier

pliant mesa
#

damn.. just did a 13 seat and i was blowing cd's in places i normally didn't need to use them on. and did a nexus earlier and just felt like i was wearing cloth in a few pulls

broken marsh
#

Where were u blowing cds in seat

lusty grotto
#

different keys, differnt group

#

a lot of different factors

#

you cant see yourself in a vacuum

#

feelcrafting is no bueno

#

without considering the whole

#

but even then

broken marsh
#

I was blowing cds on adepts before I figured out that you can spell reflect the bash

pliant mesa
#

diff grp comp but same people

lusty grotto
#

objectively speaking we're only tankier

rocky crest
#

also Spell reflect up anytime you can

broken marsh
#

Make sure you have bsv and don't get slammed by back hits either

rocky crest
#

You can clear chains in Seat if you skill into fearless. It's up to you if you think it's worth it or not

#

30 sec cd on rage

#

at the expense of less CC ( shockwave cd goes up )

gritty breach
unkempt pebble
#

And before someone had soothed them when they did

#

Theres so many variables like healer not healing, dps doesnt cc etc

#

You can SS champions and whatever damaging you highest to reduce your damage taken if you aren't doing it already

#

Talent debuffs so they deal less dmg per stack

young kindle
#

For Simming ,, just select Patchwerk, 1 boss 5 mins with latest SimC?

undone beacon
#

Yep. Can do 5 bosses 1:30 for aoe sims

young kindle
#

should i recraft to mastery/crit?

coarse bay
#

Just use top gear

young kindle
#

gotcha

unkempt hazel
#

ok so after giving rdru a try I now realize that one druid that kept drinking every 2 packs was not doing good

fringe mural
#

lol

#

rdruid is awesome

unkempt pebble
#

You are awesome

fringe mural
#

prot discord so wholesome

jagged pier
heady owl
#

Is there a way to track which spell i can spell reflection ingame?
I know, there is a guide, but no way i can remember everythings. :c

jagged pier
#

no

heady owl
#

😭 bring wa back. xD

jagged pier
#

that wa was bad anyway

#

had ppl wasting SR on small SRs instead of big SRs

heady owl
#

How do you remember every spell then, like oh i can use spell reflection soon

#

Thats my problem too

jagged pier
#

i remeber the big ones

#

thats it

heady owl
#

Oof. well. Oke :dentge:

unkempt pebble
#

You remember them after a while

#

Like void bash, theres punishment mechanic if u dont reflect

jagged pier
#

why would u not charge back for rage on that

fringe mural
#

take seat for example

For me the important ones are:

  1. 3rd cast of 1st boss tankbuster
    2.knockback of trash up to 2nd boss
  2. spell from 3rd boss
  3. lance from 4th boss
unkempt pebble
#

You get knocked back and champions just destroy ur stuff

jagged pier
#

u charge fast enough u dont go out of range of champ

fringe mural
#

if you charge back fast enough they won't charge you yes

unkempt pebble
#

You can cc and do that too to be safe but yea

fringe mural
#

but idk if the rage gained from charge is better than more uptime on the mobs

#

you lose a global i'd say

unkempt pebble
#

Yea

fringe mural
#

less TaN as well

#

and if you lag, you're dead

#

in higher keys

#

i'd rather sr tbh

#

nothing else is doing spell dmg on those packs

unkempt pebble
#

My charge curse is mobs going behind me sometimes

unkempt hazel
#

so far at least

#

I just thought they have big mana issues, but apparently that druid didnt understand abudance

fringe mural
unkempt hazel
iron charm
#

When analyzing logs regarding shield block uptime, should I be looking at casts per minute or buff uptime or both? And how much is considered good/minimum, since it should ideally be up 100% in combat but then there's downtime running between packs, rp etc

jagged pier
#

u look at blocked hits

iron charm
#

Ahhh didn't think about that, ty

#

Actually how do I see that? 😅

jagged pier
#

damage taken -> melee line -> hover over the hits column

iron charm
#

Cool thanks

unkempt hazel
#

in lura fight can tanks do the crystals

sharp gale
#

No

#

Tankbuster always proc it

#

Or boss melees

unkempt hazel
#

well I mean we can drop it

#

ah

#

melees affect it?

sharp gale
#

I don’t remember which of the two sorry

#

Every cosmic dmg proc it

jagged pier
#

then pick up again

unkempt hazel
#

so i can in fact dew it

jagged pier
#

yes

unkempt hazel
#

gon give it a go then, the guild be strugglin

#

and its pretty boring on hc as tank

#

lol

jagged pier
#

u can also just keep hoild of it

#

it spawns 2 circle

#

u and the other tank can just stand in them

unkempt hazel
#

dont u lose a crystal then

jagged pier
#

not on hc

unkempt hazel
#

wicked

sharp gale
#

You can also opt in for the strat where you don’t kick the second adds, you only get 2 crystals

#

You have more chance to see p3 yes

unkempt hazel
#

we've only seen it 3 times so far

sharp gale
#

i never seen it, except the first crystal activation

#

or you mean you've seen the second adds only 3 times critcake

unkempt hazel
#

adds?

#

no I mean p3 where everything dark

#

5.4% was our best attempt

crude hollow
#

is it better to macro shield slam with ignore pain or shield block?

jagged pier
#

u can bind SS into any off the gcd button if u want to snipe resets

#

but u still need the normal SS bind

modern spindle
#

any video recommendations folks for learning prot ? For keys specifically.
Ta in advance

blissful ravine
#

is a crafted weapon BIS for Protwarrior? I have a 289 Weapon and I am wondering if I should swap

jagged pier
#

no 289 is bis

blissful ravine
#

okay, cus the wowhead prot guide is kinda not really talking bout it. the BIS list has nur embellishment included

jagged pier
#

dont follow the wowhead guide

#

its not being kept upto date

#

use icy veins instead

blissful ravine
#

okay I will have a look

severe star
#

I havent played in a bit but I currently have a crafted weapon should I use the voidcore on it or switch my embellishment to something else and then void core a 289 weapon

#

or is that just a sim

jagged pier
#

u sim

#

but it will tell u moving emlbishment to back and bracers and getting 298 wep is more damge

serene wave
#

Hey guys, any advice for NPX left side? I'm getting railed by the stacking null sunder and while I can pot and rush initially i eventually get overwhelmed. (+16/+17)

#

This is roughly the route I'm using

lone wren
#

Leveling again my warrior.
What m+ dungeon I bonus roll in with absolutely 0 gear

kindred turret
#

For NPX +15/16, would you go with Heavy Repercussions or Into the Fray?

kindred turret
pseudo bone
ivory barn
#

Couple people in my home were like telling me the other day to go pug 3400-3600io because others are, when you look at the actual "pugged" groups of there's on IO it's when the main group is not pushing

#

Granted I don't think 3019 to 3400 would be a bad idea

plush tendon
#

you got like 3 months!

#

more then enough time to hit some IO goals

ivory barn
#

Oh, long season monkahmm

#

Maybe I find me a team and push then, this is the highest IO I've ever been anyway

crisp ocean
#

doesnt a +9 give 272 in vault?

plush tendon
#

+10 and up

crisp ocean
#

okay ty

plush tendon
#

you should avoid doing keys lower then 10

crisp ocean
#

I do 8 and 10

plush tendon
#

especially this late in the season

crisp ocean
#

8 for hero crests

crisp ocean
vital vale
#

I need to farm some 8s now on my alt to upgrade all my hero gear. farming myth will take too long until I cap it lol

plush tendon
#

why worry about hero crests at this point?

vital vale
#

ye eu

plush tendon
#

are yall even at myth crest cap?

vital vale
crisp ocean
#

I might do 8s on my dudu

crisp ocean
plush tendon
#

with like 8 bonus rolls, a bunch of saved crafts

crisp ocean
#

194/900

plush tendon
#

why even worry about hero pieces which are on the chopping block

#

even for a smidge of I level

crisp ocean
#

bonus rolls are a scam

#

I always get dupes

vital vale
plush tendon
crisp ocean
vital vale
#

great so i am like 400 myth crests away from cap but almost nothing left to use them on

#

but I got 3 hero items not fully upgraded

crisp ocean
#

you get 20 each run, can finish in like 10 minutes

vital vale
#

how much they give?

#

ah nice

crisp ocean
#

depending on gear

vital vale
#

20 is good

crisp ocean
vital vale
#

guardian

crisp ocean
#

ez solo yeah

vital vale
#

already 280 ilvl

crisp ocean
#

I still have blue pieces on my alts so im stuck on 8s for now lol

vital vale
#

might still do 8s to help some people stuck in tankless queues

#

assaults are boring anyway

crisp ocean
#

true

vital vale
#

tanking low keys is charity

crisp ocean
vital vale
#

sure but i wont be on for at least a couple of hours

crisp ocean
#

ah nvm

ivory barn
#

If you do 10-12's when you're done collecting myth Crests it starts giving you other crest

vital vale
#

but im no where near done on mythic crests

coarse bay
#

Just do hero raid

vital vale
#

raids are boring

coarse bay
#

And if u havent done nulleus on it

crisp ocean
coarse bay
#

Ya but fast

vital vale
#

ive done nulleus

coarse bay
#

Do myth raid and replace the hero gear

crisp ocean
#

whos nulleus

coarse bay
#

The delve giy

#

Guy

crisp ocean
#

ohh

#

I need 10s on my alts lol

magic raft
#

Sup 🙂 May I ask two question:

  1. Is there a better website for browsing routes in m+? Currently I am pushing keys. I don't like many routes on keystoneguru for higher keys. And the pulls from kira etc. are not possible with pugs
  2. With the newest changes, is 4/4 apex worth playing now? Every website is telling something different 😅
lusty grotto
#

anyone playing 1/4 was in a beta fever dream, we never recommended 1/4, look at pins

magic raft
#

Raider.io is just copying the same route from keystone guru no? They dont even have some routes for +12 🙁
then I will change to 4/4 🙂 i really liked some utility talents so I went for 1/4 (like some other on raider.io) 😄

vital vale
# magic raft Sup 🙂 May I ask two question: 1. Is there a better website for browsing routes...
  1. what i do is just watch lots of different people run keys and they all do something a little bit differently. I pick and choose what I like based on what I feel comfy with and what works in my pugs

  2. I used to alternate between 1/4 and 4/4 pre buff and found more success with 1/4 but since the buff i only run 4/4

its good to find differing opinions online because no one knows what the best builds is for your playstyle

lusty grotto
plush tendon
#

like I used to run keys melee cleave keys with a Ret Paladin, so we would copy Qrva/Melee routes

#

since we had super similar comps

plush tendon
#

also cause Qrva plays with the Goat Critcake

magic raft
lusty grotto
#

then modify them

ivory barn
#

1/4 is a trap

lusty grotto
#

you dont have to stick with an established route

plush tendon
#

Been playing more of my DK this weekend

#

Death Strike go brrr

ivory barn
#

I leveled a frost mage KEKW

magic raft
undone beacon
plush tendon
#

Frost is cool

plush tendon
#

brought him along for vibes

undone beacon
#

respectable

#

carry on

ivory barn
#

Needed that fat int buff KEKW

undone beacon
#

Our pwarr was late to raid because of a work emergency so my first actual raid tanking this season was mythic crown okayge

plush tendon
#

Fun!

#

did they have you doing the solo mission tank?

ivory barn
plush tendon
#

where you are never in range of your healers and gotta 'figure it out'

undone beacon
#

Nah I had support the whole time

plush tendon
undone beacon
#

Was pretty chill tbh, not a bad tank fight

ivory barn
#

Ahh, the "how to parse" mechanic monkahmm

plush tendon
#

naw, Crown is super chill for tanks

#

especially PWar

vital vale
# magic raft y for some keys there are not many other routes (windspire, skyreach) etc. but f...

while everyone will tell you that warrior is a super easy tank to play, its only half true. the rotation is very easy and the mitigation is strong and easy to maintain, but on the other hand, warrior requires quite a bit of planning and finesse to pull off a good gather, and you are by far the most sensitive to back hits out of all the tanks, which means positioning for you isn't just a skill expression, its life and death.

plan a pull and try to do it, keep note of what went wrong and what you could have done better next time. if some gathers are too convoluted and unreliable try and adapt the pull a s move things around. do low keys to allow yourself to practice gathering plans

plush tendon
#

after P1, there is legit 0 way to die to non-environmental mechanics

undone beacon
#

Though i did learn the P1 adds in P3 still do the "nobody in range? stand still and cast" mechanic when we got there and i leaped onto the simulacrum keks

#

"bro move the add bro" I KNOW

plush tendon
#

doooood

undone beacon
#

I just FUCKED UP give me a sec

plush tendon
#

those adds were a nightmare to pick up

#

like not hard, but sometimes they spawn is the least obvious places

undone beacon
#

mmhm, annoying af

plush tendon
#

or would like insta melee someone

#

before I could even target them

warm plinth
#

Good morning qtpies

#

I hope you're all living your best lives

undone beacon
#

I ended up switching back to priest because our tank got home, we got the boss to 14% so we're def killing after reset

#

Would've been a kill but the raid lead had a series of bad calls and got us killed

plush tendon
#

my guild is currently hoping that HoF doesnt close tonight

#

it prob will, but we have a shot of killing Lura this coming reset

undone beacon
#

Hate to be the bearer of bad news

plush tendon
#

its cooked lads

undone beacon
#

Get in there tonight

#

Last minute grindset

polar herald
#

Oh man good luck

plush tendon
#

took us way too long to learn P1

undone beacon
#

Long days in the P1 wipe factory sadgers

plush tendon
#

to many people just didnt understand how to carry seeds properly/trying to do too much

magic raft
plush tendon
#

it legit is a wipe factory

#

early prog youd get 50+ pulls a night

#

to just P1

undone beacon
#

Not looking forward to it tbh

#

Thats how our first night of crown was lol

plush tendon
#

but over the last week I have watched like 60 episodes of My Hero Academia

#

so thats cool

undone beacon
#

Not 50 pulls but just p1 wipes until people figured it out

vital vale
polar herald
#

I don't wanna I interrupt, but does anyone have a resource that explains MT 1st pull on prot? My prot friend is pushing 14s and even with barkskin I can't keep him up while he gathers first pull

undone beacon
#

P2 prog was quick, its literally just getting positioning down in p3

lusty grotto
#

barkskin, i think you mean shield wall?

#

or what

vital vale
#

external barkskin maybe

lusty grotto
#

oh true

#

the very first pull?

#

idk that seems odd

vital vale
#

people play that pull dumb because they save every cd for pull 2

lusty grotto
#

thats true for dps, but no reason to hold walls

plush tendon
lusty grotto
#

still kinda odd hes getting chunked by it

plush tendon
#

at least for Crown

vital vale
#

and its quite dangerous to warriors due to 2 enforcers

#

that deal magic auto attacks

#

unless dispelled

polar herald
#

External yeah

plush tendon
#

gotta race change to blood elf

lusty grotto
polar herald
#

Oh geez sorry, not MT, Maisara

undone beacon
lusty grotto
#

OHH

polar herald
#

I'm currently asking for a friend lol, I can come back with a log later

plush tendon
lusty grotto
#

well MC first pull if he drops SB he will drop dead

plush tendon
#

P2 is basically just 'how low can we get boss'

vital vale
# polar herald External yeah

save your bark until the enforcers enchant their weapons and tell ur prot warrior to use his defensive there. enforcers eat warrior tanks

ivory barn
#

Pwar seems like a great excuse for a pug 3400+ tank monkahmm

lusty grotto
#

you could help him by soothing enrages

#

but

#

he drops SB in MC first pull and hes dead, he eats a frog circle he is probably dead as well

undone beacon
lusty grotto
#

depending on key level

undone beacon
#

Then half the raid dies to the rift slash and we reset keks

vital vale
#

if you do MC with a rogue tell them to use Wound Poison

#

berserker will die much faster

#

and spear guys too

polar herald
#

He seems to have a movement issue from my perspective, he struggles to group the first pulls on MC without turning his back deadge

lusty grotto
#

well yeah

#

a back hit is death

undone beacon
#

I just wanna kill it and roll an alleria neck and then im basically maxxed out on gear for the season

polar herald
polar herald
plush tendon
#

a little frustrating they are releasing that raid and all the loot is gonna be 298

undone beacon
#

yeah highkey dumb. I preferred everything being warbound instead

plush tendon
#

289 warbound raid loot wouldve gone hard

#

but now I gotta get in there on my main for next season

#

to get him max geared

undone beacon
plush tendon
#

was looking forward to being # done with my War gear this week

#

then I could focus on my other toons and get them BiS; gotta have options for next raid tier

vital vale
#

tho its probably a choice node talent or smth idk anything about rogue talents

#

but the bottom line is that despite how crap warriors feel this season, you can never die to anything kitable as a warrior

#

if he dying to berserker or enforcers or whatever, he isn't kiting when he has nothing left to use

#

which I know isn't fun. I swap to druid because im sick of having to kite in 7/8 dungeons this season as a warrior

fringe mural
lusty grotto
#

sure

#

just remember they need to be gathered quickly so that people can lust em down

fringe mural
#

i was playing the right side route and figured they're the biggest threat, if they can't hit me while i gather i can settle with the mammoth and the rest easier

harsh cypress
#

Do u guys still agree with the "only ignore pain over 70 rage" thing or is it outdated somehow with the buff it got? I find I'm basically always using it if I have enough rage and at least a few seconds of shieldblock left. But maybe i should be using revenge more instead?

lusty grotto
#

no, its not an outdated thing

#

its never been outdated

#

and probably never will

#

its been the case for every iteration of us

#

what do you mean at least a few seconds of SB left?

harsh cypress
#

Like at least 5

lusty grotto
#

why would you wait

#

it has no relevance on SB timers

#

only on rage

harsh cypress
lusty grotto
#

so before shield barrier?

harsh cypress
lusty grotto
#

you need to maintain SB

harsh cypress
lusty grotto
#

not when it's "off cd"

#

SB has to be up

fringe mural
#

But the old duration will be added to the new

#

if that's what you're asking

lusty grotto
#

no

#

it wont

fringe mural
#

what?

#

if you hit sb 2 times you have 16 seconds of sb don't you?

lusty grotto
#

oh i thought you meant pandemic

#

yes, youre right

fringe mural
#

ah

lusty grotto
#

Sb management has not changed since vanilla

#

you maintain it

#

that means keeping it up

#

at all times

#

ideally

fringe mural
#

except in cata where it was cursed

lusty grotto
#

if you dont have charges make sure youre not getting hit

fringe mural
#

and a 1 min cd

#

it was cata i think

lusty grotto
#

anyway that's beside the point

#

its more than mangeable to keep up with the proper talents (HR with low haste, etc)

#

and more to the point, IP does not depend on SB, they are managed separately

#

whether SB (or even IP) are up has no relevance on if you hit IP at 70 rage

#

does that answer your questions @harsh cypress ?

harsh cypress
#

Yeah, I guess it just struck me as like, something you need to keep up 100% of the time like you do with block

lusty grotto
#

well you will have high uptime if you hit it at 70 rage

#

you just dont use revenge as thane, unless if you need a shield slam reset

waxen fiber
#

ohh we dont spam revenge

lusty grotto
#

thane buffs thunderclap, not revenge, you gain nothing by using it over SS or TC

#

you do, if youre colossus

#

well not spam exactly, you still need rage

fringe mural
#

That's not exactly as rare as raging blow when playing fury but it is third in line

#

but revenge alone will not keep rage down so we use the excess rage for ip

lyric ivy
#

how do you guys deal with quickly targeting certain enemies? clicking feels so janky or buggy and tab targeting is hard for me too. Anything i need to know or do i just need to practice? Anyhow, how do you guys go about it?

fringe mural
#

I mouseover most of it

lyric ivy
#

for example when losing aggro on a few mobs that are a few feet away

plush tendon
#

no other way but to tab target

#

or mouseover/click

lyric ivy
fringe mural
#

heroic throw is usually enough

lyric ivy
#

ok ok

#

and it should work by just mouseover the hp bar or does it need to be on the enemy

fringe mural
#

yes hp bar

#

safest method

lyric ivy
#

ok thanks

plush tendon
#

most targeting is done by nameplate; its why having good nameplates is so important

lyric ivy
#

clicking on hp bars often doesnt target them for some reason

plush tendon
#

especially for tanking

lyric ivy
#

yeah i have nameplate addon thing, it makes them big and colored depending on aggro

fringe mural
#

it's important they don't overlap

#

At least non trivial mobs

lyric ivy
#

they dont overlap i think, i will practice more with mouseover macro

fringe mural
#

you need to be able to see them all casting which is very important

lyric ivy
#

my hands have never done the gymnastics that wow requires

fringe mural
#

Threat is not so much an issue as kicking and stunning at the right times

#

or using wrecking throw on gargoyle in pit or banshee in windrunner for example

lyric ivy
#

but when i lose aggro i panick hard and it feels more urgent

fringe mural
#

i think taunt is an ocd spell so that one is better for urgent situations

#

better than ht

lusty grotto
#

i click nameplates, i set a focus target on the gather/pull to focus kick

coarse bay
#

^

lusty grotto
#

and i stick with the prio target or whatever hits hard to stack punish

lyric ivy
#

focus target is for later i think, im still struggling without an extra kind of target

lusty grotto
#

on a pinch for a kick and if i dont have a focus target, i tab to it since tab prios casting mobs

coarse bay
#

Focus actually reduces mental load if anything

lyric ivy
#

hmm rly

coarse bay
#

Imo it does

lusty grotto
#

it does if set up well

lyric ivy
#

setting focus target and stuff and keeping track and having different hotkeys for focus target seems so overwhelming ngl

coarse bay
#

Tbh i dont have a separate bind from focus kick, but it’d be good to have. I never used it so stopped having it

lusty grotto
#

it can feel that way at first but with practice it becomes natural

coarse bay
#

Ill use stops or just mouseover change my focus in a pinch

lusty grotto
#

i dont have a separate focus kick bind either

#

i just have one

#

with a modifier in case i need to target kick, but i barely use the modifier

lyric ivy
coarse bay
#

Good thing about focus kick is like nim said, setting it while going up to a pull not fishing through moving nameplates

lyric ivy
#

what is point of focus target if you have no specific keybinds for it?

#

is there a use im missing

lusty grotto
#

you keep hitting your current target

coarse bay
#

I have no keybinds for non focus kick

lusty grotto
#

prio target

coarse bay
#

Ill change my focus target to kick something in emergency

lyric ivy
#

ah so your kick skill just always targets ur focus target and never main attacking target?

coarse bay
#

Ya

lyric ivy
#

ok ok

lusty grotto
#

focus kicking is great for any class

#

both targets, shaman or dps

#

you can barrel down the prio target which can be different than casters

lyric ivy
#

do you guys also use mouseover with charge and stuff?

lusty grotto
#

i dont

#

i only mouse over heroic throw and wrecking throw

#

thats it

#

taunt as well

lyric ivy
#

any specific reason or just what u used to?

lusty grotto
#

its good to have for ranged spells/attacks

#

faster

#

removes an action (i.e. clicking), so its faster

lyric ivy
#

yeah it sounds great

#

im wondering if its also worth on shield charge and charge and stuff

lusty grotto
#

i dont think so

#

you shield charge point blank with buffs

#

its a nuke

#

you dont use it as a gap closer

#

thats what regular charge is for

lyric ivy
#

ok ok

#

for charge maybne then?

lusty grotto
#

for the most part anyway, there are cases where you do use it at range but they are not that numerous

graceful anchor
#

You should use shield charge on opening into a pack mostly because it puts up shield block. you can also use it to point blank interupt if needed or if you're out of charges but that should be its primary function

lusty grotto
#

i personally dont need it, but if you feel like it'll make a difference then go for it

graceful anchor
#

drats 🙁

lusty grotto
#

you want to use it with avatar/demo shout

#

on cd

lyric ivy
#

and i found out today that shield blocks stack, so ive been just using shield blocks and shield charge on cd basically

lusty grotto
#

SC on cd

#

SB as you need it

#

not on cd

graceful anchor
#

sweet, looks like i learned something new today also.

lyric ivy
#

yeah i think its new in this expansion

lusty grotto
#

its not

lyric ivy
#

then i wasnt paying enough attention earlier ig

lyric ivy
lusty grotto
#

of course

lyric ivy
#

so is opening rotation of shield charge -> avatar (while charging) -> demo shout any good

#

its what i saw on icy veins

lusty grotto
#

no

#

within buffs

lyric ivy
#

but it would not get demo shout buff i guess

lusty grotto
#

charge -> avatar -> demo -> SB/SC

lyric ivy
#

i see, makes sense ig

#

optimal dmg since charge can only be from distance and SC can be point blank

lusty grotto
#

this is accurate as a priority

lyric ivy
#

ah recalled wrong

plush tendon
#

dont forget SS!

lusty grotto
#

this is the ST one

lyric ivy
#

what does ST mean

lusty grotto
#

single target

lyric ivy
#

ahhhh

lyric ivy
#

just not as opener maybe

lusty grotto
#

yes

#

you use SS regardless of target count

#

Apex makes it aoe

#

but even before we had apex talents we used it in aoe for rage

#

its your biggest rage generator

lyric ivy
#

ok ok i got that right at least

#

what is apex btw? is that Mountain thane/colussus?

lusty grotto
lyric ivy
#

ah the phalanx stuff

#

i see, it gives in the first rank

#

if im reading correctly

lofty warren
#

I almost never am able to cast charge and while im charging cast taunt and avatar before I reach enemy and then cast aoe stomp as I reach them

lyric ivy
#

yeah seems kind of hard

lofty warren
#

So much buttons so press in such a short time

kindred turret
#

I see a lot of high-key builds only putting 1 point into Apex - right?

sweet egret
#

yes, you may be right in seeing it

lofty warren
#

Dont let nimchomp see he'll get an analurism

lone wren
#

for bonus roll skyreach or academy? i shoudl have 10 next reset ( new lvled char)

lusty grotto
#

depends on what you need

lone wren
#

i definitely want oen ahnder and shield

#

nedd all full 220

lusty grotto
#

then AA is fine

plush tendon
#

yea, you just choose one dungeon

#

and bonus roll that dungeon till you get everything youd want

lusty grotto
#

either work honestly

lone wren
#

yep that iss waht i wanted to do did it ont he shaman

lusty grotto
#

just 100% stick to one like Augusto says

lone wren
#

trienkt wise skyreach or algethar waht is better?

plush tendon
#

not sure if AA and Skyreach are the best bets

#

Id go for Nexus or Seat personally

lusty grotto
#

doesnt really matter, you need ilvl

lone wren
#

i need wepaon and shield no?

lofty warren
#

I would run droptimizer and see what's best

lusty grotto
#

AA is probably best since both have haste

lofty warren
#

Just pick the one with highest expected value avg

lone wren
#

yeah nexus and seat is the good rigns if i go dps or avoidance

lusty grotto
#

no for avoidance

#

avoidance does not do much for tanks

lone wren
#

witht aht amny rolls i jsut takea full table

lofty warren
#

Imo puzzle box trinket is bait tho I filter that thing out

plush tendon
#

the two rings from Nexus are very good, plus theres a shield in Nexus Point

lusty grotto
#

just do AA

#

forget about the additional advice

#

you need shield and 1h

#

no reason to think about the rest

lone wren
#

skyreach also sheild and oen hander

lusty grotto
#

stick to AA

kindred turret
# lusty grotto bad builds

Ok thx! Read the pin - though, as I am not too deep into the acronyms, what is the most tanky yet usable build then, for pushing 15/16?

Seems (as discussed yesterday night) I am struggling with staying alive in PUGs, in NPX especially.

lone wren
#

and u say puzzle is trap the other trinekt also?

plush tendon
#

Puzzlebox is fine, you have to be carful of the channel time

lusty grotto
plush tendon
#

personally not a fan of it

lusty grotto
#

stun, piercing howl, walk away until they reset

#

and reflect

lofty warren
#

Biggest challenge to timing 16s is getting an invite with ppl that arent goobers

kindred turret
#

Nevertheless, which build is preferable, then, pls? 😄

lone wren
lusty grotto
#

just swap Enduring Alacrity for it

#

if you want indom, swap Focused Vigor for it

lofty warren
#

Also there are some dungeons where you should use the magic dr talent t instead of armor

ivory barn
#

I'd post the build I have but it would probably get laughed at

lusty grotto
#

if you plan on swapping rage talents (which i dont recommend), you will need frothing

ivory barn
#

Oh shit, nvm, this what I use haha

lusty grotto
lyric ivy
plush tendon
#

the shield is vers/mastery

lusty grotto
#

doesnt matter

plush tendon
#

I dont think there are any haste shields this season

lusty grotto
#

one of them has haste

#

and you can get both

#

in a single dungeon

lusty grotto
#

no reason to not send AA

kindred turret
lusty grotto
#

its not the exact talents you want to go

#

it depends on what you need, on a dungeon to dungeon basis

plush tendon
#

Id prob prefer Skyreach>AA personally if I was a fresh Prot War (especially if Im not gonna raid)

#

but to each their own

ivory barn
#

They are sub optimal, but they work well enough

lusty grotto
#

if you want tos slam bonus rolls on ONE dungeon

fringe mural
#

isnt the only actual gcd spell you hit when engaging demo shout?

lusty grotto
#

you want AA

#

period

#

end of story

fringe mural
#

and then you start with ss/tc

#

the rest is ocd

ivory barn
#

That is fair enough yeah

plush tendon
#

dude, its not that hard in stone

#

its just for a haste wep

fringe mural
#

charge, avatar, sc, sb, all off gcd

ivory barn
#

I sent my first 7 on nxp

lusty grotto
#

hes looking to gear quickly

lofty warren
#

If I was a fresh pwar I would not want to get puzzle box

lusty grotto
#

if he can grab two, he might as well grab the combo where one of them has haste

plush tendon
#

he can also bonus roll a diff dungeon with good trinkets/jerwly and just craft a wep

fringe mural
#

Isnt skyreach better since you can get two trinkets?

#

and also 1h/shield

kindred turret
plush tendon
#

nothing is absolute with the bonus rolls, but you should just pick one

lusty grotto
#

augusto youre being very anal about this

fringe mural
#

lol

plush tendon
#

I dont think so

lofty warren
#

If only raidbots had a feature called DROPRIMIZER

plush tendon
fringe mural
#

You craft shield and then go run into seat

#

and blow it all

plush tendon
#

yea, there are so many options; but I think the prevailing agreement is just choose one dungeon and do that one

#

until you get everything you wanted from there

fringe mural
#

helm, chest, belt, boots, 1 ring, bis gloves, bis weapon (before raiding)

#

loot table of seat is great for fresh prot

#

if you have a shield that is

lusty grotto
#

IT HAS NO SHIELD

lofty warren
#

You shouldn't spam the same one if you want the best gear because the relative value can change depending on what you get

fringe mural
#

i know i know, but there are so many shields the probability of you getting one in vault is pretty high

#

Plus crafting one first is better because you can upgrade it

kindred turret
# lusty grotto no

Ok - I think I will stick with this for now, and try to see where I swap armor or MR...where would I swap armor for MR? NPX? Seat?