Best group tank?

[|tda| fatal]

Hey all,

Rolling a new tank on green with like maybe 10k for gear. Wondering what the best group tank would be for end game dungeon fun. I don’t plan on raid tanking with this char just looking to play with a friend and do fun hard group content. They will be playing a Druid but nothing set in stone. Does paladin have the best snap aggro since the patch that nerfed disease and poison dot hate? I’m guessing sk has a harder time with aggro now right? Or would they be better in the end with fd pulling in dungoens? Also what race should I pick? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[patrick210]

Root is best agro, what i heard.

[Jimjam]

S K cos it is fun to play dress up with the little boney boy. Fill inventory with cheap items like bard instruments and shovels for visual appeal.

[kjs86z2]

with 10k its paladin or sk

[Ennewi]

Either knight works. Paladin benefits from having deepwater bp and soulfires, particularly helpful with a druid healing in end game dungeons. 10k budget at least covers deepwater helm and standard HP gear, plus a decent weapon. The paci nerf is going to make single pulls more of a pita for paladins but two classes with root (pal/dru) and one with snare (dru), should be fine, plus harmo for outdoor dungeons. The shd having feign death is hard to overlook, especially for the tougher dungeons. Until death peace is memmed, BE legs make split pulls ezpz though, again, outside the 10k budget but should be affordable by the time they can be clicked.

[Vexenu]

If your friend is dead set on a Druid, go Paladin. If you can talk your friend into going Shaman, go SK. Pal/Dru is a great casual duo and will have no trouble leveling, but Shm/SK is much, much stronger at endgame.

[kjs86z2]

Originally Posted by |tda| fatal [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hey all,

Rolling a new tank on green with like maybe 10k for gear. Wondering what the best group tank would be for end game dungeon fun. I don’t plan on raid tanking with this char just looking to play with a friend and do fun hard group content. They will be playing a Druid but nothing set in stone. Does paladin have the best snap aggro since the patch that nerfed disease and poison dot hate? I’m guessing sk has a harder time with aggro now right? Or would they be better in the end with fd pulling in dungoens? Also what race should I pick? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Take that 10k and put it into an enchanter or necro if you don't have one already.

Knight + druid is going to be painfully slow unless the druid is willing to charm animals. Him just sitting there healing you is going to suck balls.

[Vexenu]

Originally Posted by kjs86z2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Knight + druid is going to be painfully slow unless the druid is willing to charm animals. Him just sitting there healing you is going to suck balls.

I've done this and it's not too bad if the Paladin is twinked well (admittedly 10k is kinda low budget for what you'd want). It's basically just Paladin tank and spank soloing but with a Druid supporting with thorns, heals/regen, snares, DoTs, etc... Very steady and easy XP, but obviously not as fast as a good charm duo. Falls off really hard 50+ compared to SK/Shm, but a perfectly viable duo for casual play.

[Crede]

I'd prob go Ogre SK with your budget if you dont care about looks. druid snare + fear kiting you can kill nonstop. Also make the druid charm animals eventually as kjs said. Pally will have the edge though for tight dungeon stuff for awhile, SK just has a higher ceiling in the end game. Dorf pally with the cultural armor would be a good alternative.

[enjchanter]

Paladin
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