Originally Posted by Nerub
Firstofall thanks for this thread, the wisdom which lies in it's pages has helped me quite a lot in the recent time.
But now on topic, I'm the MT of a guild who is just approaching t6 levels (killed Archimonde two days ago and three bosses in BT so far). My only concern with t6 instances is the loot, to be specific our tank set. I'm currently wearing the [Battleworn Tuskguard] plus the [Royal Gauntlets of Silvermoon] on my head and glove slot. When I take a look at the two alternatives from the t6 set for these slots I'm a little confused. Is the only purpose of the t6 set to become crush-immune due to immense block rating? Asides from that and the 4-piece bonus I can't find a point where the t6 set really shines over non-set items (that goes for most t6 Items in Hyjal/BT). |
• T6 shoulders are great for everything but a threat set. They have more flexibility than the Supremus shoulders because they have 2 gem slots. They aren't too great for a threat set, you're probably better off with T5 or a set of dps shoulders.
• T6 chest is better than Glory of the defender and I'd be inclined to use T5 over glory of the defender for a threat set
• T6 gloves are situationally useful, I wear them on Brutallus, some people wear them for Illidan to be shear immune. I prefer gauntlets of enforcement from Teron Gorefiend for most fights
• T6 legs have considerably more armor and avoidance than praetorian legguards (I prefer them to the legguards, some people don't). Once you're in Sunwell, Brutallus drops a set of legs that replace both.
• T6 helm is a solid threat piece, faceplate of the impenetrable is a survival piece (replacing the T5 helm). Both are an upgrade over battleworn tuskguard, mostly because of the defense/block value meta gem and the higher armor/stat values.
Most people use at least 2 pieces of T6 for the commanding shout bonus heading into Sunwell. In my opinion, if you have any hope of killing Brutallus before the next expansion, you will have at least 4 pieces (one of which will likely be the T6 bracers).