For the first time in several weeks, Grim got some play today as more then just a mining mule. And while the cow makes a rather good mule, I’ve missed playing him, and missed the fun that is a DK.

So today, with the aid of Wowhead, MaxDPS.com, and the sandbox feature of warcrafter.net, I began to construct Grim’s new set of gear. While his DPS spec will be a pretty standard 17/0/54, I wasn’t quite sure what the best-in-slot pre-raid items were for a DPS. And since I hadn’t previously had any intention of Grim being anything but a tank, his DPS gear was sorely lacking.

The achievement sidebar tells a good portion of the tale of evening. Grim ran two heroics as a wannabe DPS, in groups made up of members of Mal’s guild (that will hopefully also eventually be Grim’s guild as well). Zizzle spearheaded the forming of these groups, and for this, me love him long time.

At this point, Grim is in pretty good shape. He needs a chest, gloves, pants, and both trinkets. He also needs a ring, but I logged off of him for the night with the mats in his bank, so that’ll happen in due time. I had made him a set of spiked titansteel treads, but those may get replaced before they ever get worn (by the boots offered by exalted Ebon Blade).

If all goes well, I should be back playing Grim on a more regularly basis in very short order, in a spec and gear that should make Grim (or Mal!) a very attractive option for guild-run instances and raids.

It’s getting better at least, and for that I’m grateful.

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