
Originally Posted by
BluexBird
Don't listen to people who say you don't need Butcher's Block. They probably only play with their static and don't know the actual reality, which is that in some parties, you won't just be able to hold pull agro without Butcher's Block. In some parties, the other tank isn't going to Shirk you. And in SOME parties, the freakin' Ninja won't Shade you or even use Smoke Screen at all!
So in order to minimize wipes and annoyances, depending on the fight, I don't open up with Storm's Eye -> Storm's Path. I do Storm's Eye into Butcher's Block, because at the end of the day, all it's gonna cost me is one extra Onslaught.
I'm V1S and V2S, you don't really need to worry about it. But in V3S you have a high chance of losing agro, ESPECIALLY if you get targeted by the swapping mechanics. And in V4S you might not lose agro at the start, but you will later on, so you might as well just Butcher's Block at the start and it'll hold until the swap.
Also, when it comes to Defiance vs. Deliverance, the agro difference is marginal. So just open up with Tomahawk, use Equilibrium, and immediately go into Deliverance. If you time it right, you won't clip your GCD.