Rockstar Defends the Guardian Medivh
Rockstar is really beginning to enjoy tanking in the Black Morass. Once things get kicked off, the tank simply runs, engages a Rift Lord or boss, builds threat, lets DPS bring the mob down, mounts up, rides to the next portal, and repeats. As long as DPS is good enough to intercept and bring down the adds who are trying to destroy Medivh’s shield, and the healing is good enough to keep the tank up, things should go pretty well. And so it was with this run.
This group was composed of Rockstar (70 protection Warrior), Marinatin (70 Priest) of MidKnights, Dragonshock (70 Shaman) of Citadel, Deathfabove (70 Mage) of Reckoning, and Jazmira (70 shadow Priest) of Knights of Asylum. I remember running with Deathfabove before, I can’t remember for sure, but I thought that particular Mage complained about not being able to handle the adds alone in a previous run.
As we began working through the portals, I noticed that the DPS was pretty good on the Rift Lords. I frequently have to use Taunt to keep a Rift Lord off a Shaman (hmm, I have to do that in a lot of instances)…apparently Shamans are pretty bold with their damage and steal aggro quite often. Jazmira noted that normally she can’t go full out because tanks don’t hold aggro well, but with me tanking, she said she was able to go full out and DPS. It’s nice when a shadow Priest is able to say that.
I wasn’t really able to devote enough attention to whether or not the Mage was able to DPS down the adds quickly. With some mana streaming in from Jazmira’s efforts, there should have been no problem with the Mage’s mana. I was throwing down a Thunderclap every other time mobs came out of the portal, so hopefully that helped. The bosses were as easy as the regular trash mobs.
Chrono Lord Deja dropped the Ring of Spiritual Precision (greeded by Marinatin). Temporus dropped the Millennium Blade (greeded by Rockstar). This weapon is just a toy for PvP I think, it has a bit of stamina and resilience on it. There are much better tanking weapons available. I wasn’t going to take it at all, but it was still lying on Temporus as we were about to exit the instance, so I just took it. Aeonus dropped the Primal Surge Bracers (taken by Deathfabove for disenchantment) and the Cowl of the Guiltless (also taken by Deathfabove for disenchantment).
As far as loot goes, I didn’t get the drops I was looking for, but it’s not a huge deal. The real rewards pertaining to the Black Morass (at least for tanks) comes from the reputation rewards with the Keepers of Time. As it stands, I’m about one more Black Morass run away from revered reputation…at which point, my head glyph and tanking pants become available.
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