
Originally Posted by
Lhun
Try this:
I have several damage mitigation rotations - that always keeps me healthed up, giving the healer less work. I have tanked every dungeon boss this way, and it works great. I also have excellent gear, because I believe in not being a burden.
1) When the boss is auto attacking you, you should have bloodbath plus vengeance up (first thing). OR, Foresight, and after it's gone INTO bloodbath plus vengeance.
you are now using the heavy>sunder>block combo to ramp hate. DO NOT USE FLASH OR FEATHERFOOT during this. You need the vengeance hits TO HEAL YOURSELF and build hate.
2) After that cools down, you should use convalescence into second wind when you're down about 500 health or so. Try to use it BEFORE your whm is spamming cure.
3) Then use thrill of battle. (or convalescence thrill)
4) THEN use flash, and also featherfoot if you equip it. (I don't, just flash and provoke)
5) You are now using heavy>maim>storms path. This move heals you as much as cure. This combo should be used often - once the boss is 1/3, your hate is huge already. Don't worry about BB as much at this point. Throw a fracture in as well (Does BB damage). This is important > you should do this combo once every time maim/fracture wears off - and you should be doing heavy>maim>storms path to keep healing yourself during the phases of the fight.
6) Stun the boss when you can to cancel a big move, then, in the 5 seconds you have DO:
7) Berzerk, Inner Beast to heal for like 1000+. Infuriate immediately.
8) vengeance + bath is now back up. Rinse, repeat.
it goes without saying you're doing other things in the middle of this. Flash, provoke, maybe even a tomahawk when they run away to do a move or they do eminity ignoring random target moves. Things like that. Think on your feet.
Unchained + the heavy>Maim>storm>fracture combo is really good if you're doing well and don't need an inner beast.
Keep infuriate up whenever possible. If the boss is unstunnable, use Brutal Swing on the second swing animation of butcher's block when blood + vengance is up. It's off the GCD and you get all four hits, even if the animation doesn't show.
Use Mercy Stroke on adds by tabbing to them just before they die, hitting it, and tabbing back - MASSIVE health bonus there: and it works on stupid stuff like objects you have to kill (rocks, crystals, etc). Storm's Eye should be used ONCE before fracture when you have it. it's not nearly as useful as storm's path for single target tanking - because you get no bonus health from it - it's essentially a DOT like fracture. Do it once every fracture.