Prot DPS weapons

[Gutboy]

As the third or fourth tank in most of our raids, I spend a lot of time in my DPS gear spamming Devastate and Shouting a lot. I generally gear out that set according to Fury guidelines, but I'm a little unsure about what kind of weapons work best. Right now I have [item]The Decapitator[/item] in main hand, and I've been testing [item]Emerald Ripper[/item] and [item]Fool's Bane[/item] in off hand. It looks like the badge off hand fist weapons would be better DPS in that slot, but which would be a better choice, the fast one or the slow one?

Any other gear suggestions for this role? My Armory listing shows what I generally wear for raid DPS or soloing (other than the fishing pole  ). Thanks!

GB

[Trismus]

before 2.3 I would have told you to go with the fast one.


Now, given that whirlwind utilizes BOTH weapons, and is based upon weapon damage, I would say that you should go for the slow one unquestioningly. It will be the most DPS.



Other then that just gear/gem for fury in terms of DPS i.e. Crit rating until 34% then Attack power, maintaining 150-ish hit rating if possible and as much expertise as you can use.



-Tris

[Gutboy]

Thanks, that's what I need to hear. And I figure that a +20 Str enchant would be good on the offhand, right?

Prot DPS is not exactly a well-respected "spec," but there are those of us who enjoy it. 

GB

[Trismus]

depends on the funds you have. Honestly, executioner mainhand and 'goose offhand is almost always the way to go for a warrior. 20 str is a good 40 ap that scales with kings, but wont give you the optimal dps increase. That said, investing in a 600g enchant is not necessarily worthwhile if you don't have the cash and are not a primary DPSer.



-Tris

[Gutboy]

Yeah, I have Mongoose on King's Def and Decap already. Don't think I can swing paying for Executioner on an offspec MH and then Mongoose (again) on the OH. Think I'll save up for the Mallet... and something good on the MS/Arms alt's 2H. 

GB