Tankadin loot from Ulduar10

I’ve found the loot in Ulduar10 has been lackluster at best thus far, which of course makes sense, considering I’m sporting 213-226 gear, so not in all cases a 219 will be an upgrade. Just my luck, every pieces that’s dropped so far for tanks has been something I have a 226 piece for: weapon, shield, and neck.

Well, no matter, there is some phat (and non-phat, as you’ll see) purpz to be had, even in 10man!

Flame Leviathan

• Flamewatch Armguards. Lacks the gem slot of the Bracers of the Unholy Knight, but it has more stamina and the hit rating is a nice threat boost. Unless you have a Solid Dragon’s Eye in your Unholy bracers, these are nice.

Ignis

• Gauntlets of the Iron Furnace. Armor pen, what in sweet hell?! This is totally a warrior/DK piece. Our armor pen is called Holy damage.
• Furnace Stone. I’m torn on this trinket. Arguably, the proc is a nice oh-crap button for times when you’re going to take huge chunks of physical damage, and 2.67% avoidance is nothing to sneeze at… buuuut no stamina. I’m probably being spoiled by my Monarch Crab. Worth taking, but pass to a Bear if they want it too.

Razorscale

• Stormtempered Girdle. Considering I’m still stuck with the Waistguard of Living Iron, this is a nice upgrade for me.

XT-002 Deconstructor

• No tank lewtz.

Iron Council

• Cloak of the Iron Council. I’ll probably still with my Platinum Mesh Cloak over this, because I’m not sure I’ll get full value out of that block rating when fully buffed, and expertise is a huge meh.

Kologarn

• Stoneguard. Definitely an upgrade to Slayer of the Lifeless, and an upgrade to Broken Promise if you’re ok with the defense loss. Of course, stick with Last Laugh if you have it.
• Shoulderguards of the Solemn Watch. Not absolutely terrible. But, in my case, the gem slot in the T7.5 shoulders makes them slightly better, so I’d probably pass.
• Mark of the Unyielding. Awesomely itemized neck piece, and better than just about every T7 neck, other than Nexus War Champion Beads (duh).

Auriaya

• Shieldwall of the Breaker. Unless you’re wearing the Wall of Terror, this is worth taking.
• Archaedas’ Lost Legplates. No defense! And too much expertise to boot. Pass.

Hodir

• Token for Valorous Aegis Legguards. Ugh, a dress.
• Signet of Winter. Good ring if you’re already crit-capped.

Thorim

• Token for Valorous Aegis Shoulderguards. (Is this right, I thought shoulders dropped off of Yogg, or is that 25man only?)
• Legacy of Thunder. Equivalent to Stoneguard, but you’d want Stoneguard more so no itemization is wasted on expertise. This also looks ridiculous.

Freya

• Token for Valorous Aegis Handguards.
• Ironbark Faceguard. Considering our T7.5 helm has expertise as well, that makes this an upgrade (believe it or not) due to more avoidance and stamina.

Mimiron

• Token for Valorous Aegis Faceguard.

General Vezax

• Wowhead doesn’t have any 10man loot listed yet, alas.

Yogg-Saron

• Wowhead doesn’t have any loot listed yet, but I think the token for the Valorous Aegis Breastplate is a fair assumption.