Nostalrius Begins - Quality wow vanilla realm (1.12)

My current builds as they stand, good input has been received on some of them by forumites:

Druid tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#0zLV0oZxxxscMdtx0b
(Note: Furor skipped in favour of Mark of the Wild. A bear will rarely shapeshift back and forth from bear to humanoid and back, it'd result in heavier damage and 2 seconds of not doing anything. Decided to have a better armor buff)

Hunter tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#cVVZZIEbiRhut

I could have gone easy and just made the pet tank via Beast Mastery, but nope, let's make the hunter dodge, parry, counterattack, stack HP and have higher crit on melee moves, as well as extra dodge on aspect of the monkey (more dodge = more moongoose bite). Because melee hunter isn't dead. Your explosive traps will hurt for AoE tanking.
Wyvern sting is just because it's fun and couldn't think of what other talent to allocate the 1 point in.

Mage tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#of0y0RcoZxxruccuZb

That threat problem you had as a fire mage is now your best asset. Crit the ever living hell of mobs with Flamestrike, followed by Blast Wave for AoE. Let the boss know you're around by scorching him, PoM/Pyro and ending with Fire Blast. Stack intellect like there's no tomorrow for your Arcane Resilience to help your armor bonus, and go for that spell crit for mana refunding.

Paladin tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#sE0zZVhtILzVoV0L

Generic stuff. You're a buffbot even when tanking, so get BoK to have all the buff list.

Priest tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#bxzGsuZZVMxt0xRt

Everyone complains about how your threat is a pain to deal with in dungeons? Finally it's been put to good use. Ditch the anti-threat talent and the fade cd talent. Just mindblast everytime you can, and make your shields, your inner fire and the shadowform be your ticket into mitigation. Martyrdom will take care of that annoying pushback.

Rogue tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#fheboZMxEd0Vzxfo

Ever wished you could just go as fast as you can, and as hard as you could without having to stop to feint nor worry about staying under the tank's threat? Well here's your chance, stack dodge and parry, evasion reduced cooldown and slice away as fast as you can. Be the biggest threat puller you can be.

Shaman tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#hE0zxZVi00Exuu

Earth Shock and Rockbiter for days will keep the mobs from your healer away. Mail armor feeling light vs plate? no matter, throw specced stoneskin totem and have fun flurrying mobs for threat.

Warlock tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#IVzbZfxZVx0t0xtt

Don't you hate like the most fun spells in your arsenal are tossed aside, forcing you to become a shadowbolt industrial producer? Say bye to those days with the Searing Pain and Conflagrate build that will keep you first in your threat list against gods and titans alike. Nothing will ever dare look away, stack stamina as you always wanted to and beat warriors in total HP count.

Warrior tank:
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#Lq0bZVZEizoeMdVo

The good old generic, you are the one person that takes mobs to his face not because it's fun to be original but because someone has to get it right. This thread is dedicated to emulating you, so rejoice in being vanilla... in vanilla.



All the best. And as usual, more feedback for improving all the trees is welcome.

This was definitely a fun read. Never underestimate the power of evasion tank, as I always say!

On retail when my guild was at the point where we were deep into Naxx but still 15-20 manning MCs for potential Thunderfury, we would have a hunter tank Garr for fun. Building threat was an issue on bosses where the only target was the boss, so we could only get away with it on Garr and Sulfuron. I don't remember trying it on Lucifron or Gehennas.

Brion wrote:On retail when my guild was at the point where we were deep into Naxx but still 15-20 manning MCs for potential Thunderfury, we would have a hunter tank Garr for fun. Building threat was an issue on bosses where the only target was the boss, so we could only get away with it on Garr and Sulfuron. I don't remember trying it on Lucifron or Gehennas.

Hunter seems to be the roughest one to tank tbf, there are just so few melee moves and none of them have any threat modifier.
Tbh, I think that from all the builds link above, I would personally try about 6 that show some promise, including warlock and priest.

This post is hilarious. Fuck having a warrior as my 3rd OT, why not get a rogue or hunter because that will go well.

zmandude24 wrote:This post is hilarious. Fuck having a warrior as my 3rd OT, why not get a rogue or hunter because that will go well.

Rogue is doable vs a single mob or a couple as OT I think.

Dr. Doom wrote:

zmandude24 wrote:This post is hilarious. Fuck having a warrior as my 3rd OT, why not get a rogue or hunter because that will go well.

Rogue is doable vs a single mob or a couple as OT I think.

No, just no.

Please let this thread die.