Forged Alliance

I'm working on my threat set -- there's a great site:  www.warcrafter.com It allows you to sandbox gear changes.  There are some things missing from it (the new +defense chest enchant for one) - but it's a GREAT tool to figure out what new vendor loot you want and how it will affect you overall.  Essentially, there are two ways to elevate your threat -- to stack shield block value and to never miss.   With this gear I'll be able to make the +hit AND +expertise cap with Chuunks and still maintain just under 16k unbuffed health.  This means every hit will connect, there will be no parries (=no parry-gibs as long as the rest of melee is behind), no dodges - and mighty threat.  I think we all see at least the initial benefit in the Leotheras example, if I miss after a whirlwind or form change - one of you (Phrikk and Fargol most likely ) will die.  But overall it will be a huge boost to threat = killing bosses faster.  There's quite a cost though, here's my worksheet: 2 Rigid Lionseye
8 Solid Emyrrean Sapphire
1 Enduring Seaspray Emerald
= 11 x 15 = 165 badges

Bonefist Gauntlets - 60
Girdle of the Fearless - 75
Sunguard Legplates - 100
= 235 badges

Obviously I have my work cut out for me -- @140 badges right now, I'll be working my way up through this list from the bottom.  Chuunks will have to purchase the items -- but I would like to have my priest and mage run with the other Kara groups to help offset the gem badge costs.  I'll obviously happily take donations as well.

Now I have to figure out my avoidance gear, taking into account the changes I had to make in my current ...

Ideally we'll kill Fathom Lord Karathress and I'll pick up Frayed Tether of the Drowned, so I can swap some gems around and have >16k unbuffed health and all the hit/experise I could dream of:  

I am a huge fan of doing more damage and dying less, so anything I can help you with lemme know.