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Monk


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Some Gems for DPS and Tanking
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Stolen from wowinsider:
Red

Bold gems are going to be the mainstay for Death Knight DPS gems, since they give strength, our main DPS stat. If you're looking to hit up some expertise, you can also go for Precise gems. Tanks looking to fill in a red gem slot who need some more survivability may like the parry rating on Flashing gems.

Yellow

Yellow is a color you'll want to be familiar with if you need to finish off a few key stats, name hit rating (via Rigid gems) and defense rating (via Thick gems). DPS who are fine on hit rating may want to grab a Smooth gem for a nice chunk of critical strike rating.

Blue

Blue's options are sort of limited for Death Knights. For tanks, though, you can rarely go wrong with a nice Solid gem for a stamina boost. DPS don't really have a blue option, and should probably go for green or purple colored gems to round out a metagem or slot bonus requirement if possible.

Green

Green actually offers a pretty nice choice for tanks in the Enduring gems, which are great if you need just a little bit more to reach the defense cap before moving on to gem stamina. For DPS, green gems aren't the best since all the useful ones contain stamina, but for those DPS who need a shot of blue for a metagem or slot requirement and a bit more hit rating, Vivid Gems may fit the bill. If you don't need the hit rating, Jagged gems provide critical strike rating with their stamina.

Orange

Orange is just loaded with potentially delicious combos for DPS, allowing them to finish off their hit rating and expertise requirements without wasting stats.

Accurate gems allow you to grab some hit rating and expertise at once. Etched gems lets you finish off hit rating and move on to strength. Inscribed gems offer strength and critical strike rating if you feel you need some more balance in your DPS.

On the tank side, Orange gems are a great way to finish off your defense requirements while moving on to other stats. If you need more threat, Champion's Gems give strength and defense rating, while Resolute gems give expertise and defense rating. If you prefer to stick to defensive stats, Glimmering gems give Parry and defense, while Stalwart gems give dodge and defense.

Purple

Purple gems are another type that work well for tanks, allowing you to take a just a bit of extra defensive stats along with stamina, such as in the case of the Regal or Defender's Gems, which grant dodge and parry rating respectively.

For DPS who need to fill a blue gem slot, purple offers some options in the Guardian's gem, which provides expertise (which tanks may also want to consider if they need some extra threat), and the Sovereign gems, which provide strength.

Meta

For Death Knight tanks, stick with the Austere Earthsiege Diamond. We can use both the extra armor and stamina, whereas the other major tank option, the Eternal Earthsiege Diamond, has useless shield block, and probably shouldn't be used unless you're absolutely desperate for defense.

Chaotic Skyflare Diamond is a decent option for the Death Knight simply because that 3% extra critical strike damage isn't to be underestimated. However, you may also want to strongly consider the Swift Skyflare Diamond or the Invigorating Earthsiege Diamond, since both provide a good chunk of attack power. In the end, it probably depends on how critical strike dependent your DPS is as to which one you take.

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After reading through it, and the comments, I see some flaws the original poster made. I agree with the comments that you should check out elitistjerks for better theorycraft data. But the gem list is good to see some basic mainstays for DK's, DPS, Tanks, etc.

But, like others have said, if you're a DK Tank, don't gem for parry - gem for dodge sta or str.

Edit: fixed spelling errors

-- Edited by Monk at 18:43, 2009-02-02

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