Quote Originally Posted by 'Coltimar',index.php?page=Thread&postID=104398#pos t104398
hehe, yeah get me too

However, filling in 'the gap' most pallys who try to gear up for heroics encounter isn't so bad. Get the avoidance macro from our wiki or get the tankadin mod. You need 102.4% total avoidance (as a goal). Get as close to that as you can. The Belt of the Guardian is pro, but 1000g you don't have to spend. You can get the belt from the Arcatraz key quest. It is as good as anything you can get outside 25 mans. If you don't believe me, get the BotG and this belt and try for yourself. There is another post on these forums where I lay out some easy to get gear to get you ready to tank Kara or heroics. If I find it again I'll post the link.
/facepalm

Do you know what the 102.4% avoidance number is for? It's to push crushing blows off the hit table.

What you definitely want for Heroics is crit immunity which comes from having 490 defense. Beyond that yes Avoidance is good, but you don't need 102.4% avoidance for Heroics. As a matter of fact it's probably a bad thing to have it because you'll have to sacrifice a lot of HP to get there and risk getting gibbed before your healer can land a heal. And, a Paladin tank will tend to run mana-starved if his avoidance is too high - it's better to gear for higher Stamina to give yourself the buffer to absorb the hits, instead of risking your Holy Shield being down and eating a couple 4-5k hits when you only have 11-12k HP.

Check out the Maintankadin forums, they have some very good posts and guides on gearing for Heroics vs Raids.