FIRST STEP: LOOK AT WHERE YOU ARE IN THE PROGRESSION

This site is a great way to quickly evaluate your gear. You can get feedback on what content you are ready for, and what improvements should be made. It is one of the primary tools Raid Leaders use to check out raiders.
http://be.imba.hu/

Here is a nice thread on how this site makes its determinations, along with a couple key excerpts:
http://be.imba.hu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=341

“The system assumes that people are progressing through the content in a linear way, so when they are mostly geared up from an instance they are ready to proceed to the next difficulty level. Item levels scale with difficulty (well, more or less), so it is safe to say we can position instances on a linear scale by the item level range they offer. According to this, the positions are roughly like this:

Heroics: no set value, slightly tuned below Kara to represent the difference between the easy and the pain in the bottom heroics
Kara: ~110 (roughly a full gear of ilevel 115 blue items (for start))
Mag+Gruul: ~170 (roughly geared with ilevel 115 epics)
ZA: no set value, slightly tuned to be between Mag/Gruul and later stages of SSC/TK
SSC+TK: ~180 (roughly geared with ilevel 120-128 epics (scaling between entry bosses and more complex bosses))
BT+MH: ~200 (geared with 128+ epics)
Sunwell: ~230 (geared with 141+ epics)”


KARAZHAN : The first 10-man (2 tanks, 2-3 healers, rest DPS)
Minimum requirements:
Early Karazhan (see the Early Karazhan list below)

KARATHON: Fast-paced Karazhan, clear all in between 3 and 4 hours, mostly done for the badges.

Minimum requirements:
1 - Must know all the fights, no explanations are given.
2 - You must have completed the place a couple of times.
3 - Post-Curator Kara / Gruul's Lair (see Post-Curator Kara / Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon list below)


NOW, LET’S PUTS STATS ON THIS (THESE ARE UNBUFFED)
Keep in mind that those aren’t absolute numbers, but what you should aim for.

EARLY KARAZHAN UNBUFFED
Druid
Boomkin: HP: 6,000 MP: 7,000 Other: +600 Spell Dmg, +75 MP5, 15% Spell Crit in Caster form
Healing: HP: 6,000 MP: 8,000 Other: +1,000 Healing, +90 MP5
Tank: HP: 12,000 MP: N/A Other: 20,000 Armor, 415 Defense with 3 points in survival of the fittest, 20% Dodge
Melee: HP: 6,500 MP: N/A Other: 1,800 AP, 20% Crit

Hunter
Beast Master: HP:8,000 MP: 6,000 Other: 1,450 AP, 17% Crit, +75 to hit
Marksman: HP: 8,000 MP: 6,000 Other: 1,750 AP, 17% Crit, +75 to hit

Mage
All: HP: 6,000 MP: 7,000 Other: +600 spell Damage, 25% spell crit, +90 Spell Hit (except for Arcane mage, which Spell Hit should be cap at 76, with 5 points in Arcane Focus)

Paladin
Retribution HP: 7,000 MP: 5,000 Other: 1400 AP, 20% Crit
Healing: HP: 7,000 MP: 8,000 Other: +1,000 Healing, +90 MP5, 15% Holy Spell crit
Tank: HP: 10,000 MP: 4,000 Other: 490 Defense, 12,000 armor, close to 102.4% avoidance (while HS is up add dodge/parry/block and miss), 100-150 spell damage.

Priest
Shadow HP: 6,000 MP: 6,000 Other: +650 Damage 10% Spell Crit
Healing HP: 6,000 MP: 7,500 Other: +1000 Healing, +90 MP5

Rogue
All: HP: 6,000 Other: 1300 AP, 20% Crit, +90 to Hit

Shaman
Melee: HP: 7,000 MP: 6,000 Other: 1,100 AP, +70 to hit, 20% Crit
Healing HP: 6,000 MP: 8,000 Other: +1,000 Healing, +90 MP5, 10% Spell crit
Caster DPS: HP: 6,000 MP: 7,000 Other: +500 Spell Damage, +60 Spell Hit , 20% crit

Warlock
Affliction: HP: 7,000 MP: 6,000 Other: +600 Spell Damage, +90 Spell Hit
Demonology/Destruction: HP: 7,000 MP: 6,000 Other: +600 Spell Damage, 20% Crit, +90 Spell Hit

Warrior
DPS: HP: 7,000 MP: N/A Other: 1,700 AP, +70 to Hit, 25% Crit.
Tank: HP: 12,000 MP: N/A Other: 490 Defense, 12,000 armor, 30% Avoidance (Dodge/Parry/Block/Miss added)


POST-CURATOR KARA / GRUUL'S LAIR and MAGTHERIDON UNBUFFED
Druid
Boomkin: HP: 8,000 MP: 8,000 Other: +750 Spell Dmg, 18% Spell Crit in Caster form, 9% Spell Hit
Healing: HP: 8,000 MP: 8,500 Other: +1,400 Healing, +120 MP5
Tank: HP: 16,000 MP: N/A Other: 25,000 Armor, 415 Defense with points in survival of the fittest, 25% Dodge, 1,100 AP, 20% Crit
Melee: HP: 8,000 MP: N/A, Other: 2,500 AP, 25% Crit

Hunter
Beast Master: HP: 8,000 MP: 7,500 Other: 1900 AP, 20% Crit, 8% to hit
Marksman: HP: 8,000 MP: 8,000 Other: 1900 AP, 20% Crit, 8% to hit

Mage
All: HP: 6,500 MP: Other: +800 spell Damage, %20 spell crit, +90 Spell Hit
(except for Arcane mage, which Spell Hit should be cap at 76, with 5 points in Arcane Focus)

Paladin
Retribution HP: 8,000 MP: 6,000 Other: 1600 AP, 20% Crit
Healing: HP: 8,000 MP: 9,000 Other: +1,500 Healing, +80 MP5, 15% Holy Spell Crit.
Tank: HP: 12,500 MP: 5,000 Other: 490 Defense, 14,000 armor, 102.4% avoidance (while HS is up add dodge/parry/block and miss), 150-200 spell damage.

Priest
Shadow HP: 7,000 MP: 7,500 Other: +850 Damage 15% Spell Crit
Healing HP: 7,000 MP: 8,500 Other: +1,500 Healing, +130 MP5

Rogue
Combat Swords: HP: 9,000 Other: 1500 AP, 20% Crit, +185 to Hit
Combat Daggers: HP: 9,000 Other: 1500 AP, 26% Crit, +130 to Hit
Assassination: HP: 9,000 Other: 1500 AP, 26% Crit, +130 to Hit

Shaman
Melee: HP: 8,000 MP: 6,500 Other: 1,300 AP, +9% to hit, 20% Crit
Healing: HP: 8,000 MP: 9,000 Other: +1,400 Healing, +120 MP5, 20% Spell crit
Caster DPS: HP: 8,000 MP: 8,500 Other: +800 Spell Damage, 18% Spell Crit

Warlock
Affliction: HP: 8,000 MP: 7,000 Other: +850 Spell Damage, +80 Spell Hit
Demonology/Destruction: HP: 8,000 MP: 8,000 Other: +1,000 Spell Damage, +80 Spell Hit

Warrior
DPS HP: 9,000 MP: N/A Other: 1,700 AP, +12% to Hit, 30% Crit.
Tank: HP: 13,500 MP: N/A Other: +500 Defense, 16,000 armor, % Avoidance (20 Dodge / 17 Parry / 30 Block)


FINALLY, "MUST READ BEFORE RAIDING":
http://www.blades-of-light.com/guide.php?guideid=19
http://www.blades-of-light.com/guide.php?guideid=16
http://www.blades-of-light.com/oldviewthread.php?threadid=3812 (Sticky: Instances and Raids References)

Please, keep in mind that you can always ask Raid Leaders, Raid Managers and Officers for advice. If they aren’t able to answer your questions, they will be able to redirect you to someone with the answer.

OTHER LINKS AND REFERENCES:
http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/40696?page=2
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/tag/requirements/
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/06/19/lets-get-ready-to-rumb-err-raid
http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/27059
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/01/15/the-chain-of-progression-in-raids/
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/07/21/afking-with-etiquette-4-things-to-remember/
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/07/29/myth-it-doesnt-matter-as-long-as-the-boss-dies/

-- by Myrt, aka Myz, 9/2008

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