Tankadin - advanced training

Advanced protection paladin studies.
http://elitistjerks.com/f47/t21425-paladin_protection/


Contents

1 The Basic Mechanics
1.1 Getting rid of Crushing Blows and Critical Hits
1.2 Spell Damage and its effect on threat
1.3 Hit, Spellhit and Expertise and what they do for you

2 Gear
2.1 Guidelines
2.1.1 AoE / trash tank
2.1.2 Main Tank
2.1.3 5-mans
2.1.4 Off-Tank / Special tank
2.2 Gear List
2.3 Spell damage weapon or not?
2.4 Enchants
2.5 Gems
2.6 Trinkets

3 Tanking advice
3.1 Basic guidelines
3.2 Tips and tricks
3.3 Specific fights
3.3.1 Morogrim Tidewalker
3.3.2 High Astromancer Solarian
3.3.3 Hyjal Trash Waves
3.4 Rough guidelines of what a Prot Paladin can expect to do in any fight in-game
3.4.1 Karazhan, Gruuls Lair and Magtheridon
3.4.2 Zulaman
3.4.3 Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep
3.4.4 Mount Hyjal and Black Temple
3.4.5 Sunwell Plateau

4 The other stuff
4.1 Useful macros
4.2 Future additions