PVE DK Stam Tank Help

Artemisshrikes

I Am A PVE Tank so I'm running a DK Stam tank only level 31 I know people are gonna say go war horn ultimate and caltrops for taunt but I'm not that far in alliance level so what alternative do you have this is my set up or was going to be until now I just want a temporary alternative for caltrops and warhorn and inner fire for now

Extended Chains
◾Choking Talons
◾Defensive Stance
◾Coagulating Blood

Sword and Shield Two
◾Hardened Armor
◾Inner Fire
◾Razor Caltrops
◾Heroic Slash
◾Igneous Shields

tangy.citrus

Warhorn is really easy to get, caltrops not so much. You can get that later on in the game, its not as necessary as people believe and if you run with a stamina dd who has caltrops, they should be the ones dropping it instead anyways.

You NEED to have puncture on your bar. You spam the *** out of that on as many mobs as you can in trash packs. It debuffs teh enemies, and it also gives you the aggro so the dps can just dps, the healer can dps while only having to heal 1 person which is easy sauce, and then the dungeon will go a lot faster because enemies are debuffed and taunted.

Defensive stance for sure, and heroic slash are pretty much a must. After that, hardened armor, and vigor(green dragon blood until you get vigor).

Thats all on first bar, 2nd bar will need inner fire and preferably an aoe like eruption just to help you get initial aggro. But not necessary, just helps. For normal pledge dungeons or vicp/vwgt you can go 2h/dw on back bar as tank and be fine. In trials, you will just want to stack some taunt/aoe/buffs/group buffs/enemy debuffs as much as you can to provide the maximum support.

daemonios

Eruption, from Earthen Hearth skill line, helps with initial agro of trash groups, though its radius is FAR smaller than caltrops. It also gives you stamina back, though.

Artemisshrikes

Thank You For The Advice Insightfuls for both of you

NBrookus

I run double S&B for most dungeons. My default setup is below.

My boss bar is:
Pierce Armor, Heroic Slash, Dampen Magic (because I use Armor Master, before I used Defensive Stance and I'm still not sure which is the better choice overall), Obsidian Shield, Coagulating Dragon Blood (will replace with Vigor when I get it).

For mobs and utility:
Inner Fire, Extended Chains, Cinder Storm (will replace with Caltrops some day), Shuffle, Choking Talons

I'm will testing Warhorn as an ultimate on both bars now that I have it. DK Standard was my old ultimate.

There are lots of ways to run your bars, but you need both taunts, debuff, buff, shields, healing and crowd control. And probably a gap closer. Be sure you have some ranged damage leveled up for dungeons like vet Darkshade.

Artemisshrikes

me I'm going dragon leap for first bar ultimate and magma shell for secondary

caperon

You really want magma armor, is the perfect o *** button if everyone dies and you need to ress or healer died. It lets you drop block for 8 seconds and throw 3 or 4 heavy atacks, added to battle roar you should be near full of stamina.

Dragon leap problem is that it disperses the mobs all around, when ideally you want to do the contrary, group all the ads for a easier and faster aoe. Chains is a great skill, bad thing is only works properly 50% of the time. As stamina DK you wont be able to chain and talon much, thtas why i prefer magicka dk for tanking. Chains and talons for everyone!

Agressive warhorn is nice to have, i use it in bosses, standard on trash (helps with agro all the pull initially), lets you speed things up and has a good batle roar resource return (high cost). DPS love it.

willymchilybily

war horn is used for buff and large cost = lots of resources back. id still go with high cost/high resource gain moves. banner or magma armor.(That morph only because people can hit synergy). They are both good depending on situation

Artemisshrikes

Thank You @willymchilybily

Artemisshrikes

Thank You @caperon