DK Tank expertise and hit requirements

[Coltimar]

I'm sort of in this crux myself. I thought the expertise rating was higher, but the hit vs. mitigation is messing me up. It's very noticeable too. My DK seems rather squishy. I miss block rating, lol. Part of it is that I'm so used to the Prot Pally mechanic that I am struggling to get comfortable with DKs.

[Stealthy]

Both Hit and Expertise help generate threat.

33 Hit Rating = 1% increased chance to hit
33 Expertise Rating = 4 Expertise Skill = 1% reduced chance for mob to block or parry

26 Expertise skill eliminates the chance for a boss mob to dodge (soft Expertise cap)
57 Expertise skill eliminates the chance for a boss mob to parry (hard Expertise cap)

Having enough effective health and avoidance for a boss fight is usually the priority, threat is the next thing to focus on - but you can't just stack one and not worry about the other.

Cheers,
S.