Need gearing advice for warrior tank

My current gear (including essences) is here:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B2eu8efLD0JNZjc2NGM5MTctOTA2Mi00MDYxLWE3MDgtY2Y2YjM3ZjdlNzQ1&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

I think my weak point is my essences, which are extremely difficult to upgrade at the moment since I don't see that many raid rift groups (maybe it's just that I'm on at the wrong times). It's possible that without those raid rift essences I should just give up on raiding until I have a full set of t2 gear, if then. I'd really like to see and experience that content though, and I hope that's not the only possible answer.

Can't read some of it, bur can see the Talisman and Gun could probably be upgraded, but I'd see a Warrior about those. There are also Expert Rifts that drop Level 50 Essences and you can do a daily for to buy Level 50 Essences. There are Block and Dodge essences available and even a straight Toughness 10. These will do until you get the Epic ones from raid currency. Everyone gets an expert lure a week and they are cheap so you should be able to get groups. Note in the patch notes the drop rates for these currencies are shooting through the roof, so they should be easy to obtain (even with an increase in asking price). Also there are Epic greater essences sold at the Rare Planar Vendors in IPP/SS/SM (not sure which ones sell the tanking ones). You can get these easily through doing one of the invasions in these zones that drop an epic planar currency (Kain in SM, the Fortune Shore invasion in SS, not sure which invasion in IPP).

Ranged weapon: AP first boss. Main hand: Last boss DSM Chest: Last boss CC/DSM Essenses: Sleeping Giants-Planar Vendor in SM (WArdens Descent i believe) The rest i never had much luck looting..i bought with Plaques or i cant remember where the drop is

Shoulders: CC Gronik 4th boss (super rare, 50-60 runs still haven't seen it) Rings: DSM (Titan's Servant Signet BoE for raiding) or AP first boss (Kaler's Copper Band for non raiding) I think your most important are the lesser's and rings. I actually think that particular sigil of five should be your DPS one and you should start a new one for Tanking. There's a lot of attack power and dex in there. You need essences without Dex. End > Resist > Str > Block > Parry > Dodge is my general rule of thumb. It's easy to pick up another Corrupting Faesource and Dhel's Savagery. Just remember that Dhel's has no resist, so it's not as great as it may seem. I put a lesser essence in my greater slot, so the only greater I have is the Consuming Faesource (slight upgrade over the Corrupting, drops from Death Rifts in Stillmoor I think). As a tank, it's very hard to get Inscribed Sourcestones in raid rifts. I've never got one. When I go DPS, I get them nearly every rift. I've only ever done the daily 3 times, so only just yesterday was I able to buy my first purple essence. The other's I bought using ancient sourceshards (Sleeping Giant) and drops from expert rifts. If you're on at about 2am server time, I've starting running with Nemesis and do raid rifts a bit. They do them most nights, but their raid is almost full. AP and CC are definitely for warrior tanks. CC for the Chest, Shoulders and semi decent gloves. AP for the Bow and 2 Kaler's Rings.

» Edited on: 2011-06-15 16:00:35