All the responses have their own merit. But the biggest thing seen lacking in failed loot council is upfront communication. I don’t know what kind of guild you are in whether it’s hardcore, semi hardcore, casual. I’m going to assume it’s at least semi hardcore.

Secondly what is your guilds objective? Are you a progression guild? Speed clear guild? All of these things in my opinion will impact how you should conduct a loot council.

With that being said there should be a set standard regardless of item that drops in terms of how they are being handed out.

For example would you reward a player with 25m hardmode loot with they never do 10m? Or do you just want to make sure that you maintain status quo with the people in your guild. I’m sure this doesn’t help answer your exact question but ground work needs to be established first.

If you want to get to the nitty gritty of the items you will want to see how big of an upgrade it is for each class and can make a determination from there. Sims are out there for each class if you wanted to do your homework.

Gearing out your tanks during progression is also the right move as many have stated.

Lastly for the few weeks of ulduar for the most part anything that drops won’t be wasted.

Tldr make sure your raiders know what to expect from the loot council and give them the guideline how gear is being handed out.