Originally Posted by Michaera
Simple (probably stupid) question: fast or slow weapon for tanking now? Previously it seemed like the slowest, highest-end damage weapon was preferred for HotR, but the tooltip reads weapon dps. Is weapon speed largely inconsequential?
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It doesn't really matter:
* Seal of Vengeance's damage caps out once it reaches 5 stacks, making weapon speed (and haste) largely inconsequential.
* Threat is especially high right now, such that it usually doesn't pay to gear for threat, which means
you'll almost always be using a 'tanking' weapon with mitigation stats, and those are always fast.
* If you ever find yourself needing to DPS as Prot, look for a slow weapon (within the ~2.60 range) to maximize Seal of Blood procs. I've found that it doesn't really pay to use a two-hander if you're going to lose Hammer of the Righteous (and later of Shield of Righteousness) anyway.