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Originally Posted by Guesty07
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Hey friends, if you want to be a great tank, one minor aspect you can do is not spam taunt on cooldown like a 12 year old in 1999. Instead, save it to use at a moment you deem necessary. Remember, taunt is a unique ability, that no item or spell can match when successful. Use it wisely as part of your overall tank kit. Any questions please do reach out, happy to help.
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Thank you for posting your opinion in a friendly way! That is a good change of pace.
I believe you are missing some nuance, however. Take a look at this quote:
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Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist
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"The opportunity cost of missing a single taunt is minimal due to the unreliable nature of taunt and it's 6 second cooldown. Switching between spamming taunt and using taunt strategically costs you a single taunt in the worst case. Therefore, do not be afraid to press the taunt button for fear of a missed taunt."
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The opportunity cost of using taunt is minimal, regardless of how you press the button. There is no reason to be afraid of using it, or hesitating due to not knowing if the time is right.
Taunting at the right time is a great strategy, but not everybody does this for whatever reason. Snaggles, for example, doesn't use taunt at all. He is a tank that is level 60 and tanks raid content, so don't think that this only applies to newer players.
If you are a player like Snaggles, you can spam taunt to get some utility out of it. You get +1 hate every 6 seconds, and an 8.33% chance to taunt automatically.
You can just assign taunt to a macro you are already spamming (Bash/Slam is a good one) and get a free boost to your agro generation with no extra effort! If you have room on your macro, you can add disarm and beg as well. Those will also generate agro for you.
Spam taunt or save it, both will work just fine. The only time you are getting nothing out of the skill is if you don't use it!