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Best tanking class for raiding?
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Shadow666
I want to make a tanking class that can be a MT in raids, What class would be best? and what race is best to go with it? (alliance only please)
Thank you for your help.
(Oh yes and please leave reasons, and yes i have already read up on warriors paladins and druids.)
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notos
Female Gnome Warrior named Giggles
Extra Points if she has Pink Pigtails
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rinkx
I don't get why you are asking what is the best tanking MT class and then saying you don't need reasons.
So my answer will be: there is no best MT class.
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Philmckraken
I don't get why you are asking what is the best tanking MT class and then saying you don't need reasons.
So my answer will be: there is no best MT class.
I think by "leave reasons" the OP meant "leave a reason in your post," to avoid posts like "warriors are the best MTs because everyone says they are" and similar nonsense.
Post by
Robyn
Human Warrior.
Best overall class tanking abilities, plus sword/mace specialisation, 5 skill points = 3% chance to hit is worth loads on a tank in terms of threat generation. Diplomacy is good too, the 10% rep bonus should help you accumulate faction gear early on.
Night elf is a decent choice too, though not as good as human, with the 1% extra dodge giving a nice little avoidance boost and nature resist being occasionally useful.
Draenei and Dwarf are no better than ok (1% to hit is ok, but 10% armour bonus for 8s is not much at all). Gnomes are worst in terms of racials.
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Philmckraken
Human Warrior.
Best overall class tanking abilities, plus sword/mace specialisation, 5 skill points = 3% chance to hit is worth loads on a tank in terms of threat generation.
Paladins have precision, which is 3 talent points to get 3% chance to hit.
Improved Righteous Fury generates 90% more threat from holy spells for only 3 talent points.
Ardent Defender reduced all damage taken by 30% when the paladin's health goes below 35%, and it's passive (always on).
Paladins also get 11.6 health per 1 point of stamina if the talent points are used correctly, which is more than what warriors get, though warriors make up for it with more base health and a ranged weapon slot where you can equip something with +stam.
Paladin tanks can be uncrushable at all times with Holy Shield, while warriors cannot.
There are plusses and minuses to every class.
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Robyn
There are plusses and minuses to every class.
True... but the raid-psychology advantage of warriors makes it hard to recommend one of the others, if you're going to make a character specifically to be a MT. The raid crowd is just used to warriors as MT, and actually getting the spot will be more of a struggle for another class.
Post by
Avallen
There is no best tanking class.
Typically, though, you will find more Warriors in the main tank position, Paladins and Druids in the offtank position.
If you want to tank every pull, go for it. If you want to DPS some of the pulls, I'd recommend a druid. If you want to heal some of the pulls, I'd recommend a paladin*.
* I see our protectional paladins asked to offheal on certain fights more than our druids, though druids certainly can offheal. It's just that druids can do quite good DPS - protection paladins, eh, not so much.
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