Culling of Strathholme (Heroic) Meathook

[Gares]

Ok everywhere I read this is a tank and spank.

However the damn guy hits me for like 5k and 4k hits all the time. I pretty much sit there healing my tank and doing no damage at all.

I read the heroic guide by Kaynin but I just can't see to get him. I think I got him to like 40% one attempt. Other then that its a wash

Running 4X Elemental Shammy/Prot Pally

My pally's def is 453 with 20k HP and 22k armor without Dev Aura or Stoneskin

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...ub&n=Gareatank

This is my tank. Anyone have any suggestions on his spec or possibly another strategy?

Also anyone know a good macro to include Sacred Shield in?

I just tried him again and yes his normal melee attacks are hitting me for like 5-6k each. The rest isn't hurting me. I know his Frenzy ability is causing him do to the massive damage, so I don't understand how you can Tank and Spank this guy.

[Hachoo]

453 defense??? thats where your problem lies. HP is a bit low too but your defense should be way higher than 453. My DK has a 470 defense and I'm only level 78. You should aim for 540 and the closer you can get to that # the easier heroics will be. At 540 you will no longer get crit, but also as you climb towards it your parry and dodge % will go up.

Best bet is to use the wyrmcrest and argent crusade tabards to get reverred with both factions and get the tank pieces from them, that should help a lot.

[Aradar]

Just a clarification but you only need 535 defense for heroics. 540 is for raids. Anyhow, you definately need way more than you have.

[Dominian]

Yeah if meathook critts it most likley mean your dead!

Im not saying its impossible with 4x ele shamans but having one resto was alot easier for me..

Imp heal stream, earth shield and riptide is pure win!

Ive found that binding sacred shield to the same button as grounding totems works VERY well.

[Gares]

Sorry I really meant to say that my defense is 543 not 453..WTF..lol..

Anyways yeah I'm uncritable and yes I was thinking of maybe just maybe changing one shammy to resto but I dunno.

I'm thinking maybe cause my shammies are only at like 1100 SP self buffed with Flametongue might impose the problem in itself as well....

However other then getting the Titansteel Guardian for all 4 (cough) costs me around 8000g, the only other peices I can see getting crafted would be the two Rev pieces from LW, but they only add haste and not crit. I think I would rather go for pure crit then haste.

[Dominian]

WTF 1100??

No wonder the fight is hard since its a dps race.

I belive im sitting at 1600 now with a full elemental spec, but when i specced for pvp i had 2300. (dualwield)

Can you link your shamans gear? so we can give you some tips on easy loot.

I usualy buy stamina scrolls and stamina + agility food off AH for my paladin wich brings him up to 22-23k.

That beeing said i have done him with the same amount of hp and armor (530 defence thought) but it realy sounds like you lack dps and this boss is a dps race since he have a stacking damage buff, tried to drop fire elementals aswell?

[Tynk]

I was able to tank heroic Culling on my warrior, I would say your block may be a bit low as paladins are as dependent on their shields as prot warriors are, but I can not see that being the only cause. I could only guess it is the loss of a pure healer.
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...rezim&n=Aimend

Are you using JoL or JoW, SoL or Sow?

[Gares]

WTF 1100??

No wonder the fight is hard since its a dps race.

I belive im sitting at 1600 now with a full elemental spec, but when i specced for pvp i had 2300. (dualwield)

Can you link your shamans gear? so we can give you some tips on easy loot.

I usualy buy stamina scrolls and stamina + agility food off AH for my paladin wich brings him up to 22-23k.

That beeing said i have done him with the same amount of hp and armor (530 defence thought) but it realy sounds like you lack dps and this boss is a dps race since he have a stacking damage buff, tried to drop fire elementals aswell?

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...-Nerub&n=Gareb
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...-Nerub&n=Garec
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...-Nerub&n=Garee
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...-Nerub&n=Garef

Yeah Fire Elementals get eaten super fast by his AOE, they died in seconds..

I was able to tank heroic Culling on my warrior, I would say your block may be a bit low as paladins are as dependent on their shields as prot warriors are, but I can not see that being the only cause. I could only guess it is the loss of a pure healer.
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...rezim&n=Aimend

Are you using JoL or JoW, SoL or Sow?

I am using Seal of Corruption and Judgement of Wisdom

[razzy]

Definatly change one of your shamans to resto, i did and ive never looked back. The resto shaman can heal non stop while the others dps and i never run oom before the fight is done, Heroic strat was the first heroic ive completed and is now trivial to me. I couldnt see me doing all the other heroics ive done besides HoT, Hos and oculus is the only ones i havent completed, without one of my shamans being resto. its the best move youll ever make, Why stop dps to heal on 4 when you can keep dps on 3 and healing on one!!

[Gares]

Yeah I think I am just going to hook Healing Wave to my DPS macro of my other shaman and just spam heal the tank while doing DPS and spot heal the rest when I need to.