With Keredria’s help I upgaded my tanking weapon from King’s Defender to the Hammer of Quiet Mourning, a quest reward from a group quest in Zul’Drak. The hammer also replaces my trash tanking weapon, the Cleaver of the Unforgiving from Zul’Aman. There are actually three weapons from that group quest that are viable tanking weapons for a protection warrior, but in my opinion the hammer is the best choice statistically. The hammer is maybe the best weapon for a protection warrior before setting foot in a heroic or raid except for the Eternally Folded Blade. However as Keredria noted, the name is fitting as I was a bit bummed about my new mace. Why? Two reasons. One is that it is REALLY ugly. It’s a f***ing log. I am embarrased to be seen with it in Dalaran. The other was that the experience of getting it was very anticlimatic. I remember when I did the long quest chains in Shadowmoon Valley, also with Keredria’s help, to get Grom’tor’s Charge. That was epic and a fun tank-healer bonding experience. But the log quest was too quick and easy.
That Mace is a beast. Am late getting into Northrend myself, will certainly have to check that quest out a-sap when I’m in level range, as my reroll only has some green from Howling Fjord. >_<
ugh… agreed it’s kind of ugly… but it’s still better looking than the Mallet of the Tides i’ll be replacing when i get it (aka the dung of death)
Yeah, getting Grom’tor’s were epic. And it looked awesome to boot. This thing? Yeah, it be an effing log. Blegh.
As I once told a guildie when asked about the greens I had in my solo/grinding set, “If I can’t look good doing it, it aint worth doing”
Haven’t gotten myself out to Zul’Drak yet, but I’ll probably end up going for one of the “lesser” of the weps… at least I’ll look good as we wipe
Having just dinged lvl 30, I would kill for any one of those weapons…I would, but there’s also the slight problem of not actually being able to use them. Sad panda.
Look at it this way: You’re a tank. Aesthetics take a back seat to utilitarianism.
I disagree with Kusamoto. If you play a cow like I do, a log looks quite shmashing on you
You’ll have Red Sword of Courage to look forward to though for that epic feel + epic look!!! http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37401
I’m using it, I think it’s fun to smack stuff upside the face with a big log, right after I bang them with my shield!
Ima in the “go log” crowd.
“So then this elite gets in my face, and I had to put him down with a 2×4 across his face…”
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