So this is my first time tanking and it’s not that hard as I was expecting. I’m using hekilli and it’s helping me a lot but I feel like I can be doing better. Hekilli helps me with my cooldowns but rarely ever makes me use them such as guardian of the ancient kings and ardent defender unless I’m really in a bad spot. My mechanics I will be honest isn’t the best so people tell me to use DBM which I haven’t tried yet as well as weak auras. My main issue is making sure Ik when to use my interupts. Hekilli tells me but I still get blamed for not doing enough interrupts when I only have 2. Any recommendations of good addons that’s simple to set up. Tidy plates seems like a decent one that I saw so far.
A lot of people will tell you to change your ui and everything. All you really need for casual play raiding and mythics is:
DBM(deadly boss mods) as it gives you a breakdown of all boss abilities during fights and tells you when to taunt. When to use tank cds and when to interrupt. Even countdown on casting spells that you need to interrupt. It’s really a great addon.
omen or threat plates for taunt and threat management.
maybe GTFO if you struggle with awareness. It yells if you stand in bad things(fire, aoe cones, etc).
Past that…decursive maybe for dispells? Allthese have YouTube tutorials and are fairly straightforward to use.
There are others that can be useful depending on your needs but those are the pretty basic for everyone to improve gameplay
I recommend getting Weakauras to track CDs.
Three Things,
- DBM for Tracking Boss Ability, Tanking is all about Being Proactive, You need to plan Ahead and DBM help is to plan when to do what., when to Pop Defensive or when to move or when to Taunt. Nice touch with DBM is, it has voice activation.
- Weak Aura: Very Beneficial for Tracking CD’s and Important Boss Abilities. Once you are comfortable with DBM, you won’t need it, But it helps a lot for Awareness. You can customize it like hell that suits your needs. ( Like Big Icon in The Middle of Screen or any sound alert)
- Threat Plate: Helps you to check which Mobs is losing Threat. Important CD’s of Mobs, Customize the Cast Bar of Mobs ( Making it Big so you don’t miss it)
Now Important part: For interrupts as paladin you have Three Options, Hammer of Justice, Avengers Shield, and Rebuke. You need to time it properly. Your Aveneger Shield procs regularly, Do not use it whenever it Procs. Just Check whether its ok to use now or save it for Next Interrupt ( if your HOJ or Rebuke is in CD). As paladin you can Interrupt like hell, All it’s CD’s in Short cooldown. Your HoJ duration reduces when you use Judgement. You can chain interrupts, you just need to time it properly. and the keys is Plan ahead, when to use the Avenger Shiled Procs.