Szadread wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:05 pm
Anyone has a BO guide ? with specs, tactics & renown ? Also what stuff to equip when you are rr 60-70 ? Thanks
Note I am not a black orc player at all, but you should listen to this to avoid be yelled at for dying repeatedly as a new tank. Personally I play chosen at rr62 so far. (My chosen is actually 2handed defensive because 2h chosens can punt more effectively than shield ones).
I would remain as shield BO until you are experienced enough at it, and have the gear, to justify changing to 2hander borc. As undergeared tank, you are not trying to do damage at all really.
For renown, take 3 or 4 (max) block and take some parry/deft defender. (or make two specs, one with only parry/block and one with the first couple levels of deft defender, and using the deft defender spec only when one of the enemy dps are ranged). Also max out hardy concessions, this will make you way tankier. You should try to have close to 280 initiative, buy some +19 or +23 initiative talismans to get it to that if needed (initiative is important when facing enemies who debuff it, even including archmages puddles). The remainder of your talismans should be toughness unless your wounds is particularly low for some reason. Try to have 8-9k+ wounds or else you become highly susceptible to morale damage dumps (morale ignores all defensives and does true damage).
For spec, theres seems to be really only one choice for shield. Mid tree for cooldown increaser, right tree for absorb + knockdown + auto attack speed for group.
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Also can use Can't Hit Me for block, use it to prevent being punted or if you are under big pressure.
Perhaps if your group is ranged, don't take waaagh! and take the AP drain from the left tree called Arma Breaker. Use this on the enemy's best DPS player.
You would be holding morale to use bellow or immaculate defence defensively. Only use champions challenge or demolishing strike if your DPS asks for it, otherwise you will likely waste it unless you are careful. If the DPS aren't on discord comms then you can consider randomly using demolishing strike in hopes of securing a kill though.
For the remainder 3 tactics, I would decide between Unstoppable Juggernaut (reduce snare immunity from 60s to 20s cooldown), Good Wif Shield (10% block) and/or Rugged (160 tough) block arguably needed to proc your morale gain, then Lookin' for Opportunity (morale drain) no clue how this one pans out. 160 wounds shouldn't be needed unless your health is super low like 6-7k for some reason.
Try to use Not in da Face! (cooldown increaser from mid tree) on whichever enemy DPS you think is the most dangerous. Possibly use it on enemy healers if the enemy dps are already dead (but do not chase after enemy healers on your own).
Anything else I could tell you (about abilities/playstyle) would be general tank duties or things specific to black orc. I won't bother incase I end up telling you things you already knew. And also because I don't play borc.