A Worthy Weapon – Aesir’s Edge

On July 10th; nearly a month after my previous QQ post about being stuck with Titansteel Destroyer I lucked out and finally got an upgrade. Aesir’s Edge from XT Hard Mode in 10 Man Ulduar. Initially, this was not on my wish list. I overlooked it for a couple of reasons, one it’s obviously a very big DPS weapon. Honestly, the melees want it. And I know it. And it doesn’t have any hit or expertise, which is usually one of the first things I look for in tanking weapons. However looking at it again, this thing has a lot to offer a tank. First, there’s a ton of stamina and strength (good start) and the actual damage and speed ratio on this thing is also quite nice. Similarly it’s got Crit and ArP: which as Blood spec can only help my threat.

Infact, the only real complaints I have about the thing is the graphic is kinda generic. It’s ok, but it’s not like Askhandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood. It’s lacking in WOW factor. Especially when you consider it shares the same model as 3 other swords in Ulduar. And of course, the other problem… too much threat. Fights in Ulduar and Trial of the Crusader do at times require tank switching to manage debuffs, Thorim with his Unbalancing Strike and the Northrend Beasts in TOC with the Impale debuff. We had some problems with the warrior and druid who were also tanking trying to get aggro and just not being able to keep it. In the end, I had to turn off attack entirely and wait my turn. Starting my rotation and casting Death Grip only when my Impale faded.

So, in the end though no real complaints. I don’t have threat problems even on fights like Hodir Hard Mode. So, with that said I’d like to thank my guild Face on Fire for kicking so much ass lately. We’ve knocked out the new boss as soon as the patch was released, and we’re working our way to summoning Algalon in 10 man Ulduar. More specifically though, I’d like to thank my warrior friend Rukar, fellow user of the 2 handed weapons who passed the Edge to me.