I am frequently asked what I feel are “must have” tanking addons but it isn’t quite that simple. I use a number of addons during a raid or a five-man and they are pretty much broken down into two catagories: tanking and raid leading and some of the mods crossover between the two.
Without further adieu, here’s my list:
Eavesdrop – Eavesdrop is a combat log “replacement”, if you will. It is absolutely fantastic for seeing incoming damage, incoming heals and outgoing damage in a very simple and easy-to-read format. Gives you a nice little summary after a fight has completed and it stores information for a long time so you can go back and see why you died. Was it a series of crushing blows? Didn’t get heals? Someone step in Flame Wreath? Remember that you can shift-click on a line and paste it into raid chat. I cannot recommend this addon enough.
Omen – You all saw this one coming but I have to write it up anyway. Omen is a threat meter so you can see just how quickly the DPS is catching up and it’s perfect for fights like Void Reaver or Bloodboil where you need to know exactly where everyone’s threat is at the time. Do not log into WoW without this addon.
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