Tank specialisation · Tier A in PvP, 0.1% of the sample
A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.
Secondary stat split across the 5 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.
5
Synced 2v2 players
1,599
Average rating sampled
1,684
Highest rating sampled
The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.
Hot TrubPurifying Brew deals 20% of cleared damage split among nearby enemies. After clearing 100% of your maximum health in Stagger damage, your next Breath of Fire incapacitates targets for 4 sec.
4 players
Double BarrelYour next Keg Smash deals 50% additional damage, and stuns all targets it hits for 3 sec.
3 players
AdmonishmentYou focus the assault on this target, increasing their damage taken by 3% for 6 sec. Each unique player that attacks the target increases the damage taken by an additional 3%, stacking up to 5 times. Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Focused Assault.
2 players
Eerie FermentationYou gain up to 30% movement speed and 15% magical damage reduction based on your current level of Stagger.
2 players
MicrobrewReduces the cooldown of Fortifying Brew by 50%.
1 players
Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.
Ancient ArtsReduces the cooldown of Paralysis by 15 sec and the cooldown of Leg Sweep by 10 sec.
CelerityReduces the cooldown of Roll by 5 sec and increases its maximum number of charges by 1.
Expeditious FortificationTop two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.
Back
Fireproof Drape
20% equipped · 311 ilvl
Back
Venomous Aspirant's Greatcloak
20% equipped · 263 ilvl
Chest
Battle Gi of the Monkey King
80% equipped · 292 ilvl
Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina100%
Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei100%
Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul80%Only 5 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.
A percentage drawn from a handful of players is noise wearing the costume of data, and a reader cannot tell the difference. This fills in as the background sync works through the ladder.
Fortifying Brew cooldown reduced by 120 sec.
Ferocity of XuenIncreases all damage dealt by 4%.
ParalysisIncapacitates the target for 1 min. Limit 1. Damage may cancel the effect.
Calming PresenceReduces all damage taken by 3%.
Chi ProficiencyMagical damage done increased by 4% and healing done increased by 4%.
Turns your skin to stone for 15 sec, increasing your current and maximum health by 20% and reducing all damage you take by 20%. Combines with other Fortifying Brew effects.
Grace of the CraneIncreases all healing taken by 4%.
Yu'lon's GraceFind resilience in the flow of chi in battle, gaining a magic absorb shield for 1.0% of your max health every 3 sec in combat, stacking up to 10%.
Flow of ChiYou gain a bonus effect based on your current health. Above 90% health: Movement speed increased by 5%. This bonus stacks with similar effects. Between 90% and 35% health: Damage taken reduced by 5%. Below 35% health: Healing received increased by 10%.
Tiger's LustIncreases a friendly target's movement speed by 70% for 6 sec and removes all roots and snares.
WindwalkingYou and your allies within 10 yards have 4% increased movement speed. Stacks with other similar effects.
Keg SmashSmash a keg of brew, dealing 13,517 Physical damage to your primary target and 8,983 Physical damage to all other enemies within 8 yds, and reducing their movement speed by 20% for 15 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Grants Shuffle for 5 sec and reduces the remaining cooldown on your Brews by 3 sec.
Spear Hand StrikeJabs the target in the throat, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for 5 sec.
Chest
Invader's Firestorm Chestguard
20% equipped · 311 ilvl
Feet
Goldfeather Boots
40% equipped · 318 ilvl
Feet
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots
40% equipped · 292 ilvl
Hands
Monkey King's Fighting Fists
60% equipped · 308 ilvl
Hands
Venomous Warmonger's Handwraps
40% equipped · 289 ilvl
Head
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm
60% equipped · 263 ilvl
Head
Hood of the Slithering Loa
20% equipped · 311 ilvl
Legs
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings
40% equipped · 263 ilvl
Legs
Pantaloons of the Monkey King
40% equipped · 308 ilvl
Main Hand
Blood Knight's Impetus
40% equipped · 331 ilvl
Main Hand
Thalassian Competitor's Pillar
40% equipped · 263 ilvl
Neck
Venomous Aspirant's Pendant
60% equipped · 263 ilvl
Neck
Preyhunter's Choker
20% equipped · 292 ilvl
Ring 1
Venomous Aspirant's Signet
40% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 1
Pilfered Precious Band
20% equipped · 298 ilvl
Ring 2
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
40% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 2
Anguine Gyre
20% equipped · 305 ilvl
Shirt
Fashionable Undershirt
40% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shirt
Blue Linen Shirt
20% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shoulders
Tassels of the Monkey King
100% equipped · 292 ilvl
Tabard
Ren'dorei Tabard
20% equipped · 1 ilvl
Tabard
Corrupted Gladiator's Tabard
20% equipped · 15 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
40% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 1
Permafrost Essence
20% equipped · 308 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
40% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Resonant Bellowstone
20% equipped · 308 ilvl
Waist
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt
40% equipped · 292 ilvl
Waist
Primal Dinomancer's Belt
20% equipped · 315 ilvl
Wrist
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps
60% equipped · 288 ilvl
Wrist
Rootwarden Wraps
20% equipped · 302 ilvl
Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt60%Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed40%Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity40%
Thalassian Phoenix Oil40%
Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control60%
Flawless Deadly Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike40%
Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery40%Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike20%Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery20%Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste20%Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste20%Flawless Versatile Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Versatility20%