Nostalrius Begins - Quality wow vanilla realm (1.12)

This guide is listed for Tanking as a Protection Paladin, enjoy!

Talent Spec:

• Base - 31 Points to start with, play with the rest
  
• 11/31/9 - The Talent spec most tankadins use
  (HERE is a picture of the talent build, credit goes to Cysthen)
  
• 13/38/0 - Alternate build to use

(Benediction/One-Handed Specialization seems broken on Nost)

Gear:

Headpiece:

• Enchanted Thorium Helm - Crafted by Armorsmiths
  
• Gyth's Skull - Gyth (Blackrock Spire - Upper)
  
• Golem Skull Helm - Magmus (Blackrock Depths)

Neck:

• Medallion of Grand Marshal Morris - BoE (World Drop)
  
• Evil Eye Pendant - Immol'thar (Dire Maul - West)

Shoulder:

• Stockade Pauldrons - BoE (World Drop)
  
• Bile-etched Spaulders - Immol'thar (Dire Maul - West)
  
• Bulky Iron Spaulders - Gaurds(Dire Maul - North)

Back:

• Shifting Cloak - Crafted by Elemental Leatherworkers
  
• Redoubt Cloak - Gordok Tribute (Dire Maul - North)

Chest:

• Deathbone Chestplate - Random bosses (Scholomance)
  
• Enchanted Thorium Breastplate - Crafted by Armorsmiths
  
• Ornate Adamantium Breastplate - Quest Reward ("In Dreams")

Wrist:

• Vigorsteel Vambraces - Darkmaster Gandling (Scholomance)
  
• Sergeant Major's Plate Wristguards - PvP
  
• Fel Hardened Bracers - Hel'nurath (Dire Maul - West)

Hands:

• Deathbone Gauntlets - Random bosses (Scholomance)
  
• Stonegrip Gauntlets - BoE (World Drop)
  
• Boneclenched Gauntlets - Ras Frostwhisper (Scholomance)

Waist:

• Deathbone Girdle - Random bosses (Scholomance)

Legs:

• Deathbone Legguards - Random bosses (Scholomance)
  
• Legplates of Vigilance - Sothos and Jarien (Stratholme)
  
• Enchanted Thorium Leggings - Crafted by Armorsmiths

Feet:

• Deathbone Sabatons - Random bosses (Scholomance)
  
• Boots of Avoidance - BoE (World Drop)

Rings:

• Band of the Steadfast Hero - Kormok (Scholomance)
  
• Naglering - Argelmach (Blackrock Depths)
  
• Band of Resolution - Quest: Superior Armaments of Battle (Argent Dawn Rep)

Trinkets:

• Stormpike Insignia Rank 6 - Stompike (Exalted)
  
• Force of Will - Angerforge (Blackrock Depths)
  
• Vigilance Charm - Immol'thar (Dire Maul - West)

Main Hand:

• Blackguard - Crafted by Master Swordsmiths
  
• Sageblade (For Consecrate Swap) - Crafted by Master Swordsmiths
  
• Timeworn Mace - Tortheldrin (Dire Maul - West)

Offhand:

• Earthen Guard - Baron Kazum (Abyssal High Council - Silithus)
  
• Draconian Deflector - Drakkisath (Blackrock Spire - Upper)
  
• The Immovable Object - Stompike (Exalted)

Relic:

• Libram of Hope - Isalien (Dire Maul - East)
  
• Libram of Truth - Magmus (Blackrock Depths)

ENCHANTS:

Head/Legs:

• Lesser Arcanum of Constitution - Libram of Constitution
• Lesser Arcanum of Tenacity - Libram of Tenacity
• Arcanum of Protection - The Savage Guard - Arcanum of Protection (ZG)*
• Syncretist's Sigil - Quest: Syncretist's Sigil (ZG)*

Shoulder:

• Chromatic Mantle of the Dawn - Argent Quartermaster (Argent Dawn)

Chest:

• Enchant Chest - Major Health - (+100 HP)
• Enchant Chest - Greater Stats - (+4 all stats)

Bracer:

• Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina - (+9 Stamina)
• Enchant Bracer - Deflection - (+3 Defense)

Gloves:

• Enchant Gloves - Threat - (%2 Threat)**
• Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility - (+7 Agility)
• Enchant Gloves - Minor Haste - (+1% Attack Speed)
• Enchant Gloves - Strength - (+5 Strength)

Boots:

• Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina - (+7 Stamina)

Shield:

• Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina - (+7 Stamina)
• Enchant Shield - Lesser Block - (+2% Block)
• Thorium Shield Spike - (20-30 damage) Blacksmithing

Weapon:

• Enchant Weapon - Crusader - (Chance on hit: heals for 75 to 126 and increases Strength by 100 for 15 sec.)
• Enchant Weapon - Spell Power - (+30 Spell power)**
• Enchant Weapon - Agility - (+15 Agility)

Armorkits:

• Core Armor Kit - (+3 Defense on chest, legs, hands or feet)***

Please note - Some items are not yet available with current content, but this is still BiS (best in slot before raid gear)
I also only posted 3 items for BiS, there is more, but I wanted to limit the amount of items added. Some item wont be added till later. Here is a list of alternative items that can also be used for tanking at 60.

• Lord Blackwood's Blade & Buckler. These items wont be added till The Scourge Invasion however.
• Helm of Awareness - Zevrim Thornhoof (Dire Maul - East)
• Wailing Nightbane Pauldrons - The Unforgiven (Stratholme)
• Cloak of Warding - Tailoring Pattern in Dire Maul North
• Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape - Stonespine (Stratholme)
• Kromcrush's Chestplate - Captain Kromcrush (Dire Maul - North)
• Force Imbued Gauntlets - Illyanna Ravenoak (Dire Maul - West)
• Magically Sealed Bracers - Magister Kalendris (Dire Maul - West)
• Stalwart Clutch - Quest: Incendius! (BRD)
• Legplates of the Eternal Guardian - Chest of The Seven (BRD)
• Shalehusk Boots - Panzor the Invincible (BRD)
• Runed Golem Shackles - BoE (BRD Trash)
• Grimy Metal Boots - King Gordok (Dire Maul - North)
• Drakeclaw Band - Drake Minibosses (The Sunken Temple of Atal'hakkar)
• Hardened Stone Band - BoE (Elemental Invasion)

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*Note these enchants are from ZG, While it's not Pre-Raid enchant, it's still useful to know about it.
**Note these enchants are from AQ, While it's not Pre-Raid enchant, it's still useful to know about it.
***Note these enchants are from MC, While it's not Pre-Raid enchant, it's still useful to know about it.

Tankadin BiSf (Best in Slot forever).
"Keep it Civil, Keep it Safe!"

Helm of Domination
661 Armor
+28 Stamina
+21 Strength
+11 Agility
Equip: Increases your chance to parry an attack by 1%.
Equip: Increased Defense +7.
Enchant: Syncretist's Sigil - Permanently adds 10 Stamina, 7 Defense, and increases healing by up to 24 to a leg or head slot item.

Mark of C'Thun
+24 Stamina
Equip: Increased Defense +10.
Equip: Increases your chance to dodge an attack by 1%.
Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.

Pauldrons of the Unrelenting
650 Armor
+30 Stamina
+11 Strength
Equip: Increased Defense +9.
Equip: Increases your chance to dodge an attack by 1%.
Enchant: Fortitude of the Scourge - Permanently adds to a shoulder slot item increased Stamina by 16 and also grants 100 armor.

Cryptfiend Silk Cloak
203 Armor
+14 Stamina
Equip: Increased Defense +7.
Equip: Increases your chance to dodge an attack by 1%.
Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.
Enchant Cloak - Dodge - Permanently enchants a cloak to increase dodge chance by 1%.

Icebane Breastplate
899 Armor
+24 Stamina
+12 Strength
+42 Frost Resistance
Equip: Increased Defense +8.
Enchant Chest - Greater Stats - Permanently enchants a piece of chest armor to give +4 to each of the five attributes.

Icebane Bracers
393 Armor
+13 Stamina
+6 Strength
+24 Frost Resistance
Equip: Increased Defense +5.
Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina - Permanently enchants a bracer to give +9 Stamina.

Gauntlets of Steadfast Determination
535 Armor
+20 Stamina
+19 Strength
+18 Agility
Equip: Increased Defense +9.
Enchant: Core Armor Kit - Permanently increase the defense value of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet by 3.

Royal Qiraji Belt
512 Armor
+22 Stamina
+13 Strength
+13 Agility
Equip: Increases your chance to parry an attack by 1%.
Equip: Increased Defense +8.

Bloodsoaked Legplates
674 Armor
+36 Strength
+21 Stamina
Equip: Increased Defense +10.
Enchant: Syncretist's Sigil - Permanently adds 10 Stamina, 7 Defense, and increases healing by up to 24 to a leg or head slot item.

Boots of the Unwavering Will
647 Armor
+29 Stamina
+12 Strength
+8 Agility
Equip: Increased Defense +5.
Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina - Permanently enchants a pair of boots to grant +7 Stamina.

Ring of Emperor Vek'lor
100 Armor
+18 Stamina
+12 Agility
Equip: Increased Defense +9.

Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight
+24 Stamina
+13 Strength
Requires Brood of Nozdormu - Exalted
Equip: Increased Defense +7.
"The Path of the Protector"

Styleen's Impeding Scarab
Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 5%.
Equip: Increases the block value of your shield by 24.
Equip: Increased Defense +13.

Glyph of Deflection
Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 3%.
Equip: Increases the block value of your shield by 23.
Use: Increases the block value of your shield by 235 for 20 sec. (cooldown 2 minutes)

Main Hand:
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
Unique
One-hand Sword
44 - 115 Damage | Speed 1.90
+16 - 30 Nature Damage
(53.9 damage per second)
+5 Agility
+8 Stamina
+8 Fire Resistance
+9 Nature Resistance
Chance on hit: Blasts your enemy with lightning, dealing 300 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces that victim's Nature resistance by 25. Affects 5 targets. Your primary target is also consumed by a cyclone, slowing its attack speed by 20% for 12 sec.
Enchant Weapon - Crusader - Permanently enchants a melee weapon so that often when attacking in melee it heals for 75 to 126 and increases Strength by 100 for 15 sec.

Alternative Main Hand:
Wraith Blade
Unique
One-hand Sword
38 - 109 Damage | Speed 1.80
(40.8 damage per second)
+10 Stamina
+8 Intellect
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 95.
Equip: Improves your chance to hit with spells by 1%.
Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%.
Enchant Weapon - Spell Power - Permanently enchants a weapon to add up to 30 damage to spells.

Blessed Qiraji Bulwark
2964 Armor
55 Block
+20 Stamina
Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 3%.
Equip: Increases the block value of your shield by 15.
Equip: Increased Defense +8.
"The shield is infused and reinforced with Elementium."
Enchant Shield - Lesser Block - Permanently enchants a shield to give +2% chance to block.

Libram of Hope
Equip: Reduces the mana cost of your Seal spells by 20.

Libram of Truth
Equip: Increases the armor from your Devotion Aura by 55.
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Alternative Mentions:

Dragonbone Wristguards
351 Armor
+13 Stamina
+9 Strength
Equip: Increases your chance to parry an attack by 1%.
Enchant Bracer - Deflection - Permanently enchants bracers to give +3 Defense.

If your over the "Def Cap", perhaps these would provide more avoidance.

Angelista's Touch
+17 Stamina
+11 Strength
Equip: Increases your chance to dodge an attack by 1%.
Equip: Increased Defense +6.

If want more avoidance, this has less stam, but provides dodge.

Onyxia Blood Talisman
+15 Fire Resistance
Equip: Increases your chance to parry an attack by 1%.
Equip: Increased Defense +8.
Equip: Restores 7 health per 5 sec.

This provides avoidance and def if your needing more of both.

The Face of Death
3494 Armor
66 Block
+21 Stamina
Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 3%.
Equip: Increases the block value of your shield by 21.
Enchant Shield - Lesser Block - Permanently enchants a shield to give +2% chance to block.

Better block value then Blessed Qiraji Bulwark, however lacks def.

Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina - Permanently enchant a shield to give +7 Stamina.

Suggested Alternative.

Libram of Fervor
Equip: Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Seal of the Crusader by 48 and the Holy damage increase of your Judgement of the Crusader by 33.

Requested.

Good guide, mate!

Just to assist you there m8 here is what you may fix for proper tank.

http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#sE0zZVhxIxzVoV0L - spec from all 5 mans up to very high end.

from your gear - i would choose
Cloak - dm north for def cap so i don't eat criticals > epic one.
Wrist - Dm west for def cap > others
Finger - Argent dawn > Steadfast > Naglering
Weapon - Sageblade for everything (our agro is not only consecration but sor maintarget too) (using only for consecration is bad agro)
Libram - Libram of Fervor > everything
Trinket - Onyxia (you forgot that one) > Force of will > stormpike > others.


Enchants

Head/Legs - constitution > everything else.
Chest - 4 to all stats > 100 hp
Gloves - Leatherworking core kit with Def > Agility > everything else.
Weapon - Spell damage > everything else


Consumes :
Mandatory - Brilliant Wizard Oil , Greater Arcane Elixir = For more threat.
Mandatory - Major Mana Potion , Demonic Rune = For mana surviving and ofc more threat.
Mandatory - Flask of the Titans , Greater Fire Protection Potion , Greater Stoneshield Potion for surviving.

Recommend - Dirge food or any other stamina food , Gordok Green Grog , Elixir of Brute Force , Elixir of Fortitude .

Optional - Everything else that exist Good luck i hope you enjoy.

With this gear rotation and ench to fix which i mention calculate your def rating and stats.
If you lack few def until cap you can use on 4 pieces of items +3 Def from Leatherwork = 12 Def bonus.
Def cap tank > everything.

smilkovpetko wrote:Weapon - Sageblade for everything (our agro is not only consecration but sor maintarget too) (using only for consecration is bad agro)

Consecration is scaling with Attack Power here on Nostalrius atm Duki - if/whether it will be switched to scale with Spell Power is anyone's guess at this point so I have found using Consecration with Seal of the Crusader best bet - especially if you use Judgement of Wisdom on the target.

Seeing as the server is currently following patch 1.3/1.4 itemization, this type of change would be a long way off as we have no Plate gear with +Spell Damage atm. If the devs here are looking to follow the Retail Vanilla schedule for releasing content, this would not take place until Patch 1.9 and AQ40 is released here as that was when the Paladin talents and all Tier 2 armor sets/bonuses were reallocated with new stats/bonuses.

Theloras wrote:

smilkovpetko wrote:Weapon - Sageblade for everything (our agro is not only consecration but sor maintarget too) (using only for consecration is bad agro)

Consecration is scaling with Attack Power here on Nostalrius atm Duki - if/whether it will be switched to scale with Spell Power is anyone's guess at this point so I have found using Consecration with Seal of the Crusader best bet - especially if you use Judgement of Wisdom on the target.

Seeing as the server is currently following patch 1.3/1.4 itemization, this type of change would be a long way off as we have no Plate gear with +Spell Damage atm. If the devs here are looking to follow the Retail Vanilla schedule for releasing content, this would not take place until Patch 1.9 and AQ40 is released here as that was when the Paladin talents and all Tier 2 armor sets/bonuses were reallocated with new stats/bonuses.

smilkovpetko wrote:Just to assist you there m8 here is what you may fix for proper tank.

Fix? was there something wrong?

smilkovpetko wrote:http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#sE0zZVhxIxzVoV0L - spec from all 5 mans up to very high end.

Pretty much the same Talent build I posted above, but mine just uses Imp SoR for the bonus. 5/5 int is nice and this build could be used as well as many others. Thanks for the info, it's nice to see people giving extra input

smilkovpetko wrote:from your gear - i would choose
Cloak - dm north for def cap so i don't eat criticals > epic one.
Wrist - Dm west for def cap > others
Finger - Argent dawn > Steadfast > Naglering
Weapon - Sageblade for everything (our agro is not only consecration but sor maintarget too) (using only for consecration is bad agro)
Libram - Libram of Fervor > everything
Trinket - Onyxia (you forgot that one) > Force of will > stormpike > others.

It's a gear guide, not a tanking bible bud
What Onyxia trinket do you mean? the one for raiding? I didn't post any raid items since this would be before they raided.
The items you suggested were 1/3 that I listed, the guide lists items to play around with, mix-n-match. Depending on what gear they already have gives them an idea of what to mix it with, I didn't make #1 best, #2 best for that very reason. I let the player decide what works for them, not tell them what is best because i said so.

smilkovpetko wrote:Enchants

Head/Legs - constitution > everything else.
Chest - 4 to all stats > 100 hp
Gloves - Leatherworking core kit with Def > Agility > everything else.
Weapon - Spell damage > everything else

If we are going to do opinions, make sure we got the facts from what is working/not working on this server. We don't want another open debate on these forums as they have been done in the past on others. I do appreciate the opinions you give, since I have seen your hard work in the past on other websites.

smilkovpetko wrote:Consumes :
Mandatory - Brilliant Wizard Oil , Greater Arcane Elixir = For more threat.
Mandatory - Major Mana Potion , Demonic Rune = For mana surviving and ofc more threat.
Mandatory - Flask of the Titans , Greater Fire Protection Potion , Greater Stoneshield Potion for surviving.

Recommend - Dirge food or any other stamina food , Gordok Green Grog , Elixir of Brute Force , Elixir of Fortitude .

Optional - Everything else that exist Good luck i hope you enjoy.

With this gear rotation and ench to fix which i mention calculate your def rating and stats.
If you lack few def until cap you can use on 4 pieces of items +3 Def from Leatherwork = 12 Def bonus.
Def cap tank > everything.

Thanks for the consumables links, I didn't post them mainly because this was a gear guide, not a tank guide. "Someone" else was already working on that

Theloras wrote:

smilkovpetko wrote:Weapon - Sageblade for everything (our agro is not only consecration but sor maintarget too) (using only for consecration is bad agro)

Consecration is scaling with Attack Power here on Nostalrius atm Duki - if/whether it will be switched to scale with Spell Power is anyone's guess at this point so I have found using Consecration with Seal of the Crusader best bet - especially if you use Judgement of Wisdom on the target.

Well put, I could not have explained that better myself.

Theloras wrote:Seeing as the server is currently following patch 1.3/1.4 itemization, this type of change would be a long way off as we have no Plate gear with +Spell Damage atm. If the devs here are looking to follow the Retail Vanilla schedule for releasing content, this would not take place until Patch 1.9 and AQ40 is released here as that was when the Paladin talents and all Tier 2 armor sets/bonuses were reallocated with new stats/bonuses.

Plate of the Shaman King?

Plate of the Shaman King?

I think it has Mp5 currently on Nostalrius with the 1.3/1.4 itemization, but I could be wrong - either way though, that's only one slot piece if it does in fact have +Spell dmg in this version.

well i am not yet much in server so i can't see the out of date things >.< the ideas i post was for high end such as aq40 - naxx patch . (consumes and gearwise) .

cheers <3

p.s you can test out my tanking "there" you know where i play . we can do zg/aq20 for that. <3

Theloras wrote:Plate of the Shaman King?

I think it has Mp5 currently on Nostalrius with the 1.3/1.4 itemization, but I could be wrong - either way though, that's only one slot piece if it does in fact have +Spell dmg in this version.

It has SP, the one your thinking is the plate chest from Alzzinn in DM East.

btw this guide lack lot of info since it is writing This guide is listed for Tanking as a Protection Paladin, enjoy!

also talents doesn't work