Patch 3.1.3 rolled in on Tuesday and to many Death Knights it beat them over the head with the dreaded nerf stick. Many are crying foul and making sounds similar to the ones you got in Warcraft 3 when you beat the baby seals into submission. The change was a dramatic drop in the armour granted from Frost Presence, from 80% down to 60%. Was the nerf that bad? What did it really effect? That’s what Byron “Messiah” Mudry looks into in his article entitled “Ironmen no more?”.

Let’s start with some facts surrounding the issue at hand. Frost presence used to only be 60% so this change is in fact just taking it back down to previous levels. Death Knights do have some of the highest health and mitigation levels of any tank. Death Knights also have some of the best cooldowns to use. Is the change too much and in the right place though, that’s the real question.

You can read all about it in the article: Ironmen no more?