Vault of the Incarnates TANK TIPS | Dragonflight Season 1 Normal/Heroic Raid Guide

I go through the first 7 bosses of Vault of the Incarnates on Normal and Heroic difficulty from a tanks perspective, discussing things like tank swaps, boss positioning, and other important tank responsibilities. I'll also be posting Mythic raid guides focused on preparation and fight walkthroughs, so make sure you subscribe to the channel to be notified when those get posted!
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0:00 Eranog
2:53 Primal Council
5:39 Terros
8:04 Sennarth
11:10 Kurog Grimtotem
17:01 Dathea
20:41 Broodkeeper Diurna

[@idrenogarbanzo885]

Tactyks gets the pleasant voice award from me. Most of these type of guides are unlistenable to my ears, but not this one. Very clear concise and helpful.

[@Tactyks]

Haha thanks friend, I appreciate that!

[@Thinkmentos]

nice dude i love this guide you're killing it! you explain really well and precise hope to see more!

[@Tactyks]

Thanks, glad you found it useful! Will definitely be putting out more videos like this :)

[@ExploringtheMetaverse]

Thank you for this. Short, sweet, and to the point!

[@Tactyks]

Of course, happy to help!

[@kormakurandripeturss]

Love the tank specific tips! Helps allot!

[@Tactyks]

Happy to hear that my friend!

[@jensvandevelde4490]

This is what a call a GUIDE ! thanks man really good video very detailed and even for me as a thank its al i could ever ask in a video 👍 good work! and thanks for sharing!

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all, glad you find it useful!

[@homeslice573]

Thanks for these videos, they're very helpful.

[@Tactyks]

Of course, no problem at all!

[@DWlsh43]

Lol you posted this right as my raid started and I used it as a guide. Good and concise video man

[@Tactyks]

Perfect timing haha, glad you found it useful!

[@lefterismandilas4903]

you re the best man, clean guides, thank you so much.

[@Tactyks]

Of course, happy to help!

[@boisedmbfan]

Thank you so much for all your guides this season! Your hard work in putting these videos together is greatly appreciated! Also I love your nameplates! Would you mind sharing please?

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all, happy you've been enjoying the content! You can grab the Plater profile I use here: wago.io/NaAT_LAIh

[@pablorodriguezquiroga6633]

gracias por el video, amazing explaining

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all, glad you found it useful!

[@Tr1pable]

Really appreciate it a always

[@Tactyks]

Happy to help!

[@turhan6875]

Dude thank you so much

[@Tactyks]

Of course, happy to help!

[@MrHuron95]

Thank, that's great guide :) Did you upload somewhere your ui settings (profile) and weak auras for tanks ?

[@Tactyks]

Both the WAs and Plater profile I use are available on wago, I'll link them below! I don't have my UI settings anywhere but my bars are just hidden and off to the bottom/side of the screen so they're out of the way. Plater - wago.io/NaAT_LAIh WA - wago.io/DZfolnbUX

[@Senseslol]

I’m brand new to tanking (AOTC) on main dps. Gunna try lfr today on tank thanks for guide

[@Tactyks]

No problem at all, always happy to help!

[@ferraxin]

Love your UI! Do you have any videos going over what addons you use and how you have it set up? Great video btw.

[@Tactyks]

I don't currently have a video on this but a few people have asked for it so it's definitely something I could work on once I've finished with what I'm working on now. For a full list of my addons I actually JUST setup a brand new discord channel that has all that stuff listed in there which you can check out (still working on setting it up fully but you can have an early preview :P) discord.gg/P9x5nDZJZC

[@kylecoburn1329]

Awsome

[@Tactyks]

No problem!

[@Immafarinmylazaa]

Hey, thanks for the amazing guides and tips! I wanted to ask about protection paladin tanking Diurna, I was the boss tank and I've experienced siginificant difficulties dealing with Mortal Stoneclaws - it hit me like a truck despite being quite high item level and it made the fight quite messy and clutch at times. Do You think a protection paladin should be going for adds during this encounter and leave the boss for a tank with better mitigation like Warrior or DK?

[@Tactyks]

Blood DK is one of the best suited to tank the boss, but realistically any tank should be able to do it on normal and heroic. My main advice would be to make sure you stagger defensive CDs, trying to never overlap high stacks of Sentinel, Eye of Tyr, and GoAK, while trying to time the usage of these abilities to be just before the Mortal Stoneclaws goes out on you, so it covers the application and most if not all of the duration. Also if you're not running it, putting a single point in Gift of the Golden Valkyr can be extremely helpful for situations like this!

[@benjaminwesercreative]

nice thank you. what addon is the event timer, like adds and stacks on the left side of your screen ? Also whats the recommended ilvl for a fresh tank to head into vault (normal) ?

[@Tactyks]

No problem! That would be bigwigs (or littlewigs for dungeons), definitely recommend grabbing either that or Deadly Boss Mods, both do a similar thing. In terms of ilvl, it of course depends on how comfortable you are on both your spec and in the fights, but as a general rule I think you'd be okay getting into the earlier bosses around 380ilvl.

[@stevervro]

What weakaura or addon do you use for announcing the amount of web blast on the tanks? On the spider boss. Good video! Thanks!

[@Tactyks]

That would be Bigwigs, where I've set Web Blast to be emphasized!

[@arise_v0225]

Thanks for the Video :) Do you have a link to your prot warrior Weakauras? They look awesome!

[@Tactyks]

No problem! For sure, you can grab it here: wago.io/DZfolnbUX

[@arise_v0225]

@@Tactyks You're the best!

[@Tactyks]

@@arise_v0225 Happy to help!

[@ic3t3ap3ach]

how do you deal woth the knock back from the add and tank hit if you tank the boss? Sometimes the overlap is pretty nasty getting knocked from the add and then the elemental boss. As a no warrior or vdh without leap ^^

[@Tactyks]

Positioning is super important, you'll want to move towards the edge of the platform with the add on it to bounce yourself back towards the boss, so that the boss will then bounce you out to but not off the edge. Depending on your class you have some ways around this like Death's Advance, Wild Charge, and Transcend on top of the leaps for vdh and warriors.

[@nonye0]

for primal council. on lfr u know i get those stack that needs to be clear the fire? do tank actually get that and have to clear or something? and the other debuff when melee simply walks to u and then u get the lightning circle. either way both have to clear if u get it?is this an issue only on lfr?

[@Tactyks]

Unsure about the specifics of LFR, but for the ice debuff you still have to clear it, you just treat it like dps/healers do and just dip into the fire at 5-6 stacks. For the lightning you'll only have to deal with it if someone with the debuff runs over you (which I guess is likely to happen on LFR), so in that case you'd have to clear by touching the earth pillar, and trying not to run over anyone else in the process!

[@nonye0]

@@Tactyks gotcha thx!

[@Tactyks]

@@nonye0 No problem!

[@rghong]

Hi. During the cyclone phase, I always move far away as a tank… majority I see just strafing around, any tips on that? Heroic is un forgiving, appreciate any input. Thanks

[@Tactyks]

With a speed boost like roar/windrush you can stay within melee range of the boss for most of the duration, then just use some sort of personal movement to make sure you don't get pulled in near the end!

[@rghong]

@@Tactyks I appreciate this. Didn’t know the last minute. Warriors don’t have speed boost, besides heroic leap…, any thoughts or suggestions?

[@Tactyks]

@@rghong No problem! Heroic leap actually works great for this, especially if you're running the Bounding Stride talent.

[@rockstar6goalkeeper]

What do you think of 3 tanking Dathea? 2 for the boss, one for the platform

[@Tactyks]

Definitely something people talked about on beta but I don't think it's neccessary. If tanks are having problems with getting knocked off due to lack of movement abilities you can always try and aim yourself at the tornadoes which will help you out in a pinch.

[@beardrot9678]

When do you exactly do the taunt swap on heroic?

[@Tactyks]

For which boss?

[@HighFPS]

where should i tank kurog after the second intermission? (P3)

[@Tactyks]

We went Ice > Fire > intermission > Lightning > Earth > Intermission > Kill

[@cowworth5522]

I would say whichever quarter your raid's most comfortable with, given you'll be dealing with increased damage anyhow. Nothing can really be done about it besides (maybe?) swapping to different quarters more frequently. Theorising here.

[@forkboygaming2723]

What addons do you use?

[@Tactyks]

I have a full list of all the addons I use in a panel over on my twitch page: www.twitch.tv/tactyks

[@sirdk1234]

what ilvl should you be for tanking normal vault?

[@Tactyks]

Totally depends on how comfortable you are with it, but even as low as 370 is fine with good play.

[@domonk7450]

Is there any downside to taunting off at 1 stack?

[@Tactyks]

For which boss?

[@domonk7450]

@@Tactyks oh for terros

[@EmmaWhartonlive]

What do you mean by "taunting off" I'm rather new to Tanking. Thanks, great channel!

[@Tactyks]

Basically just having the tanks swap who is actually actively tanking the boss!

[@EmmaWhartonlive]

@@Tactyks ahhh I see, thank you, I wondered how each tank keeps agro from the other.

[@capnmoby9295]

I played one raid as soon as i got enough ilvl, I'm a BDK, let's just say everyone hates me in that instance 💀💀💀💀💀

[@Minekanev]

PLS link tank addon

[@Tactyks]

I use a lot of addons haha, which one are you looking for?

[@thedegeneratepatriot132]

Decent guide but you jump around too much without actual without explanation.