The PvP Bear

So, a lot of WoWers want to say tanks - especially bear tanks - can't PvP successfully. Patently, this is not the case. Bear tanks are amazingly hard to take down and, at given times, they can do a helluva lot of damage. In fact, bears who raid can be ideal in PvP. Here's what you need to make your presence known in the battlegrouns and arenas:

-A healer.
No self-respecting tank would be caught in a Wintergrasp battle without one.

-Resilience gear.
What? Are you serious? Yes, that's right, resilience gear. It's true bears are naturally uncritable, but in PvP resilience isn't used as a defense replacement. This stat has merit on its own, only don't expect it to do a whole lot for you outside the battlegrounds. You'll find some pretty good epics for sale in Wintergrasp and near Champion's Hall in Stormwind. Aim to have about 700 resilience, all told, to really deflect those attacks. Remember, in PVP clothies are your worst enemies (strange as that may sound).

-Pots, flasks, consumables and buffs.
Every little bit helps. Be sure to bring your bandages, mage food, healing pots and all the reagents you can carry. If you're looking for a PvP session, you want to be fully stocked. Bears can take a lot of damage, but you don't want to have to pop into caster too many times to get healed up. You know how small your mana pool is - bring some food!


Bear PvP Tricks and Tips

Remember, you can stealth when you're in kitty. You can also get an extra stun and one strong bleed attack out of this. Stealth, strike with Pounce and then throw a Shred. You can even finish it out with Maim to interrupt your target. Go into bear form and you've got another stun already on deck.

Don't forget to use your cooldowns. Bust Barskin. Use your bear healing ability. Go Berserk. Fight to kill!

Always, always, turn your entangling roots buff on. You can use it without switching forms, and you can really aggravate your attacker.