How to be a Paladin tank

First of all you will need PALADIN Tanking gear not Warrior tanking gear.
So you will need some +Spell damage on it so you know it is palacapable (Good for paladins)
Why is spelldamage good for paladin tanks?
If you make more damage, you cause more threat.

Before you go raiding, you must go to alot of different instances, do quests, smith your own armors and such stuff!
Some items that are good to get and what to enchant them with before you raid is:

Head: (Felsteel Helm - Item - World of Warcraft) Felsteel Helm - Blacksmithing
Enchant: (Glyph of the Defender - Item - World of Warcraft) Glyph of the Defender - Keepers of Time (Revered)

Neck: (Strength of the Untamed - Item - World of Warcraft) Strength of the Untamed - Cenarion Expedition (Revered)

Shoulder: (Spaulders of the Righteous - Item - World of Warcraft) Spaulders of the Righteous - Botanica, Normal Mode (Laj)
Enchant: (Greater Inscription of the Knight - Item - World of Warcraft) Greater Inscription of the Knight - The Scryers (Exalted)

Back: (Devilshark Cape - Item - World of Warcraft) Devilshark Cape - The Steamvault, Normal (Warlord Kalithresh)
Enchant: (Enchant Cloak - Dodge - Spell - World of Warcraft) Dodge: This enchanting recipe is now available from the Lower City Quartermaster.

Chest: (Jade-Skull Breastplate - Item - World of Warcraft Breastplate - The Mechanar, Normal (Netherancer Sepethrea)
Enchant: (Enchant Chest - Exceptional Health - Spell - World of Warcraft Health - Trained

Wrist: (Bracers of the Green Fortress - Item - World of Warcraft) Bracers of the Green Fortress - Blacksmithing
Enchant: (Enchant Bracer - Major Defense - Spell - World of Warcraft) Major Defense - World Drop - Ethereum Nullifier/Researchers in Netherstorm


Hands: (Felsteel Gloves - Item - World of Warcraft) Felsteel Gloves - Blacksmithing
Enchant: (Enchant Gloves - Superior Agility - Spell - World of Warcraft) Superior Agility: This enchanting recipe is now available from the Keepers of Time Quartermaster
(Note: this enchant can be switched for the major Spellpower one if you need the threat gen)

Waist: (Girdle of the Immovable - Item - World of Warcraft) Girdle of the Immovable - The Slave Pens, Heroic (Quagmirran)

Legs: (Timewarden's Leggings - Item - World of Warcraft) Timewarden's Leggings - Keepers of Time (Revered)
Enchant: (Clefthide Leg Armor - Item - World of Warcraft) Clefthide Leg Armor - Leatherworking


Feet: (Boots of the Colossus - Item - World of Warcraft) Boots of the Colossus - Mana Tombs, Heroic (Pandemonius)
Enchant: (Enchant Boots - Fortitude - Spell - World of Warcraft) Fortitude - Instance drop, Mana Tombs (Ethereal Priest)

Ring 1: (Protector's Mark of the Redemption - Item - World of Warcraft) Protector's Mark of the Redemption - long quest series in Shadow Moon Valley, Starts with The Path of Conquest
Enchant: If youre an enchanter you could enchant the rings with either spelldmg or stats.

Trinket 1: (Adamantine Figurine - Item - World of Warcraft) Adamantine Figurine - Shadow Labyrinth, Normal (Blackheart the Inciter)

Trinket 2: (Figurine of the Colossus - Item - World of Warcraft) Figurine of the Colossus - The Shattered Halls, Normal (Warchief Kargath Bladefist)

Weapon: (Warp-Storm Warblade - Item - World of Warcraft) Warp-Storm Warblade - Mana-Tombs, Heroic (Nexus-Prince Shaffar)
Enchant: (Enchant Weapon - Major Spellpower - Spell - World of Warcraft) Major Spellpower - World drop, Blade's Edge Mountains (Razaani/Bash'ir Spell-Thief, Bash'ir Arcanist), BoP.
Or Mongoose.

Shield: (Crest of the Sha'tar - Item - World of Warcraft) Crest of the Sha'tar - The Sha'tar (Exalted)
Enchant: (Enchant Shield - Shield Block - Spell - World of Warcraft) Shield Block - 100% world drop, BoE

Libram: (Libram of Repentance - Item - World of Warcraft) Libram of Repentance - 15 Heroic Badges

Gems: (Solid Star of Elune - Item - World of Warcraft) Solid Star of Elune (+12 Stamina) - 100% world drop, BoE

Ring 2: (Elementium Band of the Sentry - Item - World of Warcraft) Elementium Band of the Sentry - The Arcatraz, Normal (Harbinger Skyriss)
Enchant: If youre an enchanter you could enchant the rings with either spelldmg or stats.



Macro's well i am not a macro Guy beside's my loveable /y MY ROFLCOPTER GOES "SWOSH SWOSH SWOSH" Macro the only macro I use for tanking is this

/Cast Holy Sield
/Stop cast
/Cast Righteous Defense

If it come's up with a little mouse cursor look on the DPS Meter and click on the person who is highest (If melee) To take aggro off of him And put it towards yourself
If you lose aggro and waiting on a CD Use Blessing of protection on the person that has taken aggro and then use Righteous defense and tell Him/Her To stop DPS For a bit


Seal's/Self Buff's

Well this was a hard one for me at the start (I Started as a holy pally tanking small instance's and Add's then switched to prot) But now i use either
Blessing of King's/Seal of the crusader/Righteous Fury
Or
Blessing of sanctuary/Seal of Righteousness/Righteous fury
Or!
Blessing of king's/Seal of Command/Righteous fury

The 2nd one is probably best for taking aggro if you have some good spell damage 400 or so + If not stick with the first one and use one or two consecration's


You won't have too much spelldamage if you do as its said here, its because you just got started! Raid for better gear.


That about cover's it i think... Beside's addon's but I dont use to many Good luck with your tanking pallies!