NERUB-AR PALACE TANK TIPS for Normal and Heroic | The War Within Season 1 Raid Guide

[@HavocMythos]

I am happy that there are finally guides specifically aimed toward tanks, people rarely explain properly when there are heavy tank responsibilities in a raid.

[@Tactyks]

Gotta help my fellow tanks whenever possible, glad you found it useful!

[@HavocMythos]

@@Tactyks I do suggest putting up a summary card at the end of each segment in the video however, it helps remembering the most important parts!

[@Tactyks]

@@HavocMythos Definitely a good suggestion, I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to things like photoshop but could be worth putting in the time to figure out how to make something nice for that.

[@Nexus_542]

THANK YOU. Raid tank guides are a LIFE SAVER.

[@Tactyks]

Glad you found it useful!

[@slitherinalfa8791]

Works even better when you wipe 1000 times and then watch the video lol!

[@mauriciotamez4047]

@@slitherinalfa8791 true haha

[@oberonw120]

Tanking my first TWW raid tomorrow, I feel so confident after watching this. Thanks!

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all, good luck with the raid!

[@l-fitness3590]

How did you approach tanking trash

[@wowcnmovie]

New expansion you are doing everything in such a short time. Thank you for the great work!

[@Tactyks]

Of course, no problem at all!

[@BoundlessBoredom]

Huge asset to the tanking community

[@Tactyks]

Just happy to help

[@THEGREENALIENMAN]

Yes thank you it’s helping me prep for heroic tonight while I’m out working now.

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all, happy to help!

[@lilshaff07]

Stoked to watch this video now that I've leveled my first alt (Blood DK). Haven't tanked since WoTLK and nervous! This will help lol LFR pugs, be ready for my practice runs xD

[@Tactyks]

Welcome back to Tanking! Hopefully this helps you out, LFR is pretty forgiving so definitely a good place to practice.

[@LainiWeiz]

Our guild is stepping foot in here tonight and I'm really looking forward to it, great guide as always =D

[@Tactyks]

It's definitely a really fun raid, enjoy!

[@joeym3147]

Was going to wing it in normal and heroic since raids are pretty similar with 1 unique mechanic from normal to hero but this helps a lot. Ty

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all, happy to help!

[@sergiusandru6386]

Thank you! Your guide was and it is useful!

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all!

[@jalenffxiv2736]

loving the content man, keep up the hard work

[@Tactyks]

Happy to hear it, glad you've been enjoying the videos!

[@Laernas]

Just started tanking this exp, thanks for tips 🎉🎉❤❤

[@Tactyks]

Of course, welcome to tanking!

[@bluemammothwarcraft3431]

Total hero! Thank you

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all!

[@Kngkat]

Huge help. Ty!

[@Tactyks]

No problem!

[@Beeevaaa]

When do we taunt? During 2nd expose cast, or during phase lunge cast? When does she target?

[@Tactyks]

She will switch targets during the phase lunge cast so you're safe to swap during it!

[@LiteOfQureshi]

Brand new to wow and picked up Blood DK. I really want to get into raiding. Would you recommend doing this raid on LFR? Ive been doing solo content a lot - tier 9 delves and heroic dungeons but how difficult would a raid be in LFR?

[@Tactyks]

LFR is quite easy, so if you're doing level 9 delves I wouldn't be too worried. They're still a great place to actually see the fights though before jumping straight into Normal difficulty!

[@Bruno-rm4zq]

im really like some tank specs and i think i will start right now.

[@Tactyks]

Never a better time to start than the first season of an expansion!

[@disrupt612]

Great video thank you. But question about Sikran. During the tank combo when does the taunt need to happen? On the second expose cast or during the lunge? Thank you

[@Tactyks]

Lunge will switch targets mid cast, so you are fine to taunt during the cast of lunge.

[@schwachmarte]

Hey thanks for the video! Quick Question, in Sikran Bossfight in Heroic i sometimes get oneshot right after i taunted, same for the other tank. Is that because we both were Druids? or what can i do against that. even with defensives active i just get shlomped ´:D

[@Tactyks]

When taunting the boss it's important to do it during the cast of Phase Lunge, as if you do it earlier you can get a stack of Expose AND Phase Lunge which likely leads to being one shot as you mentioned. Phase Lunge is also a decent sized hit, so you kind of want to defensive just before you taunt so it covers that hit.

[@yoji58]

Thanks for the video, but in your freeze frame Ulgrax looks like he has a googly eye on him and made me laugh

[@Tactyks]

LMAO did not notice that til now

[@Jackofl3lades]

I've actually seen some videos saying to form a triangle around the caster boss in the council to just mass dispel. Do you think that's too risky to do it as the boss jumps to the center?

[@Tactyks]

To do that you'd actually need to wait til the boss goes to the centre as you need to interrupt the big empower cast. But also, I do think that for a lot of groups that strat requires much more coordination as a group, and can easily go wrong if one of the triangle points is slightly out of place, which is why for normal/heroic I recommend just doing 1 at a time and taking it slower.

[@burakinan7040]

my man!

[@Tactyks]

[@MrMadnessSRBIN]

I must say i like your name plates. Can you tell me what you use and share profile? Thanks

[@Tactyks]

Sure thing, I use plater and the profile is available here: wago.io/NaAT_LAIh

[@Itama22]

Hey, new player here. Quick question: How do you tank swap in WoW? Do you taunt before the cast that you want to get hit by (like in FF14) or during the cast? Basically, when does the enemy lock in their cast on a player? As an example with the Expose -> Phase Lunge: Would I Taunt during the cast of the second expose, or during the cast of Phase Lunge to get hit by Phase Lunge but not Expose? Please help, I'm scared to join my first raid in WoW :)

[@Tactyks]

This is a great question, and the answer actually depends on the mechanic. For example, an ability like Phase Lunge you can actually taunt midcast and it swaps targets, however something like the frontal on Bloodbound Horror has locked into place one the cast starts, so taunting midcast just gives you aggro after the ability goes off.

[@Itama22]

@@Tactyks Alright, I see. Thanks for clarifying. That helps a lot! :)

[@Tactyks]

@@Itama22 No problem at all, happy to help!

[@CStoltz7]

Do you have a video/link to your UI setup for Guardian? Love the timer for Ironfur

[@Tactyks]

Yeah you can grab the WeakAura pack I use here: wago.io/SxtL3oAQR

[@christopherbruckner7722]

Does AMS work on the poison debuffs from court ?

[@Tactyks]

It does! Also on the Magic debuff in later phases as well.

[@zulutonic]

Thanks for the guide. One thing: You're talking really really fast and some points "When exactly to taunt" etc don't get pointed out exactly. I think if you talk a little bit slower and take your time to point out the important moments more precisely, it would greatly boost the clarity of your awesome guides.

[@Tactyks]

Totally fair, I can definitely lose myself in explanations sometimes hahaha. Glad you found the guide useful though!

[@RickheadWashington]

About what iLvL was this raid at average?

[@Tactyks]

Can't remember what we were set to on heroic, but for normal testing we were put at 610 ilvl on the PTR. Also I would say there's a very high chance the bosses will be harder on live compared to PTR, just because there have been several waves of buffs to them (and we'll be lower ilvl), so that's something to keep in mind.

[@RickheadWashington]

@@Tactyks yeah, 586 is pretty rough getting to right now. Thanks for the info tho. I know it will help and I'm sure I will watch it more than once leading up to tuesday

[@Tactyks]

@@RickheadWashington No problem at all!

[@jore5725]

The Tanks name is DönerDemonHunter lol

[@Tactyks]

Döner is my goat

[@gustavbarrows3948]

Share nameplate profile pls😁

[@Tactyks]

You can grab it here: wago.io/NaAT_LAIh

[@jimmy8516]

good video but way to long, thnx

[@Tactyks]

That's what the chapter's are for, can just check out which part you need!

[@thisguyhd6591]

too much talk for the information you get... this could easily have been a 10 min guide...

[@Tactyks]

Plenty of quick guides with less detail out there if that's preferred, I won't be making this series that though.