After advice re increasing Block Cap.

Afternoon all,

I sincerely hope that this question or, indeed, answers aren't posted somewhere obvious; if they are, I apologise in advance.

I've not been Protection spec for an awful long time- haven't run that many instances (pugophobic), but I have recently joined a friendly guild and want to be all I can be. God, that sounds so Ah-merry-can...

Anyhoo, I've crafted the required bits and bobs- Titansteel Trio, mace, daunting and tempered Saronite bits, gems that seem to make sense. Admittedly some stuff is woefully sub par- check my armoury if you want a giggle:)

My question is this; I am crit-capped at 542, 22k HP, 22k armour, so I know I'm ok for entry level heroics. My Combined block needs a lot of work- will this sort itself out as I purchase Badge gear and collect HC drops, or do I need to be looking elsewhere? Can't see useful enchants etc so I really hope so.

Any useful suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hell, I'd even appreciate being told "It's on this forum page <link> you blind bugger"

Cheers, and sorry for great wall of text.

Kyt
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you end up getting blocked BY raiding as opposed to TBC where you needed it BEFORE raiding. it isn't 100% necessary but it's a damned nice thing to have. also keep in mind if you try fro it pre-naxx you'll lose a shit ton of stamina and isn't worth it for boss tanking duty. also for your weapon only use the spell power mace if you want oodles of threat, we use legit tanking weapons now for mitigation and threat/dps. here's the basic info you need to get started gearing up for raids.

emblem purchase order (ymmv):
1. libram
2. neck
3. belt
4. t7 chest
5. t7 gloves
6. dodge trinket

also i recommend looking on the AH as there's some very nice boe blues that drop. shoulders (crusader's square pauldrons), belt (waist guard of the risen knight), and gloves (refined ore gloves) that are very nice and will last you until you have the emblems to switch them out.

reputations:
argent crusade revered - head enchant
sons of hodir exalted - shoulder enchant (hodir honored version = scryers exalted version)
wyrmrest accord revered - lotsa great tank gear
kirin tor exalted - best gloves you can get before buying your t7

recommended heroics for loots:
utgarde keep - tank sword from first boss
VH - best pre raid legs from last boss and BR trinket (rare spawn and drop for some)
drak tharon keep - epic dodge/armor ring from last boss, block rating boots from the first (use for trash over titansteel)
CoT stratholme - great bracer upgrade from saronite and bitchin shield.

also with your stats you're completely set for the ones i listed, may need some cc here and there though. there's more but you'll want a bit more gear before trying them.

enchants:
fairly simple, weapon enchant is up to you (i like agility and old potency), defense if you need it, otherwise armor and stamina.
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Daemonym,

Thank you for your response. I was hoping this was the case regarding block and gear. Very clearly defined, and has given me some concrete goals to aim for.

Thank you once again.

Rgeards,

Jon
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I've been working at the same as you. I haven't got the opportunity to commit for more than 1h at a time so there's been little raiding for my. Looking at my possibilities for pre-raid eq, I've seen that if i maximize it within what is available preraid I could end up at 26ish k health, 23,3k armour, 541 def and block capped with 23% dodge, 17% parry and 22,5 % block, wich should bring me slightly above the 102,4 cap.

Have a look at http://www.warcrafter.net/sandbox/128876. There's definately some more stam to get a hold of by switching one of the trinkets with [url]Essence of Gossamer [/url].

There's also the possibility of upgrading the shoulders, whish doesnt affect the overall defnsive stats much but adds alot of additional expertise