i am 70 prot pally, pally tanks need , shield block, lil intel, tons of def rating and tons of spell dmg, if ya def rating and ya spell dmg where 2 long bars they should be the same length.and also did i mention shield block,shield block shield block, these bracers are not "tankadin gear" however are awsome for a tankadin, my advise , if they drop and you dont have an epic pair of bracers yet(being these are the first epic "tank" bracers a tank could get in raid) then roll on them , win them , and wear them.period.