Quote Originally Posted by 'Drizzit',index.php?page=Thread&postID=103481#post 103481
I think the magic number for tanking with a pally is 200 spell damage. I have a little over 200 and the mobs don't come off of me. I cast sal on my shams, pull with shield, con + shield once and i don't lose agro (then again i also have iron shield spike on and a shield that does poison damage to them so that helps too)... Tanking is so easy, when i look at my tank half the time she is not even swinging her mace... lol.
The major chunk of that spell damage comes from the weapon, and it's rare to have a +defense + spell damage in the 60s.
I remember when I hit Outlands, my tanking weapon was still a level 30-40 Assassin Blade with Fiery Enchant.
My first spell damage upgrade was a sword drop from Ramparts.
And that sword did not get replaced until I got faction from Keepers of Time.

Nowadays, by 70 you can buy a spell damage blue weapon off the AH, or get S2 Gavel, or from SSO.