Mastering tanks, one boss at a time.
Nerfs suck. Brewmasters have sustained quite a few in the past few months, and it’s easy to freak out. Sometimes I want to be angry, too. But it’s time to chill out and reason through this.
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As promised, here’s the footage of Tuesday’s Monk Meditation. I think it went incredibly well, and I loved hearing opinions from people with completely different areas of expertise. I hope we can do another one in the future.
Audio Podcast for just listening
There are a lot of goodies in this patch, so I’m going to stick with the stuff that affects PvE Brewmasters.
In summary:
Here are the trinkets you should look into for in Patch 5.4, Siege of Orgrimmar. I’ve included boring tank trinkets, full dps trinkets, and my personal favorite, the trinkets that land somewhere in the middle. At the bottom I give my best attempt at a “Best-in-Slot” list, if that’s all you’re here for.
As a tank, you’re often desperate to find ways to improve and to compare your performance with others. There are ways to do this, but looking at Total Damage Taken is not that way. I know it’s tempting. To improve as a damage dealer, you often compare Total Damage Dealt. So this is the same idea for a tank, right?
No. It’s a good instinct! You’re trying to improve and you’re almost there, so don’t squash that urge! But there are better things to compare.
Continue reading “Why You Shouldn’t Compare Total Damage Taken”
I actually downed this boss a long time ago, but as this is one of the more challenging fights in Throne of Thunder, I thought other people might want some insight.
Sometimes I see the word “brewmaster” used in a real life context and I get a little confused because my brain defaults to the WoW version. But the truth is there is a lot of real world inspiration behind the brewmaster and the “drunken ox” fighting style.
This week, we’ve seen the first major revamp for Brewmasters, this time dealing with our AoE abilities. We get a better look at the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Challenges of Proving Grounds. And Episode 0 of Monk Meditation is out!
We’ve got some changes to Invoke Xuen and Chi Brew. A nerf to our Tier 16 bonus and Keg Smash, but an upgrade to our legendary tanking cloak. Some exciting glyphs have been datamined. And some Sunnier things!
Since late WotLK, Blizzard has designed most of their encounters for two tanks. They’ve used many methods to do so, some more popular or effective than others.