After a nasty and unfair 5% wipe last reset we where back, fueled with revenge, to nail the chilly dragon Sindragosa. All decked up in Frost Resistance and a anti-magic unholy spec (6% less spell damage taken, 24% stronger Anti-Magic Shell and Anti-Magic Zone), i was ready to soak those Frost Breaths like there was no tomorrow.

And i did. My heart almost stopped when we reached the last 5% percent. She was hitting me like a truck (full of magic!) and each one felt like it could be the last. Ventrilo went silent for a few seconds, everyone hold their breath, before the nerdscreams filled my headphones. Sindragosa went down.

All wings in Icecrown Citadel are cleared! Which means, that the one year plus journey is coming to an end when we face Arthas next week. I am so excited! I even had to pay him a visit and take some RP-screenshots when he is sitting in his frozen throne.

And, Oh by the way, i played unholy through whole ICC tonight without any issues. I just made sure i got tricks for single target threat. On some huge AoE packs (like the pulls before Sindragosa) i even beat the DPS in damage done. Fun times.

The last couple of weeks i have tried every single valid tank spec for Death Knights. 2H and DW Frost (slow/slow, slow/fast, fast/fast) with and without haste buff and Acclimation. Survival Blood (Spell Deflection, Rune Tap etc), threat Blood and DRW Blood. Unholy with and without AMZ and Magic Supression (and with and without glyphing for DnD).

And quess what; all of them works just fine in ICC.

It all comes down to your gear level, raid setup and knowledge of the encounters. So, take those math crunching guys (no pun intended!) with a grain of salt and pick a spec that you like to play. Personally i really enjoy DRW Blood! Pure fun to pop the rune blades with tricks buff or use it while kiting the ooze in the Rotface encounter.

February 17, 2010, 6:16pm | Leave a comment: Comments