Shadow Knight main?

[Master Roshi]

SK will be a great grp tank, but you will be useless in raiding and lackluster in farming. However, you will look bad-ass with Darkforge armor eventually.

[Bazia]

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

SK will be useless in raiding

sk's are great pullers for raid content if enough monks arent available or are undergeared

[DMN]

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

sk's are great pullers for raid content if enough monks arent available or are undergeared

Monk also won't have eyes of zom either, while SKs will have their pets.

[TheDudeAbides]

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

SK will be a great grp tank, but you will be useless in raiding and lackluster in farming. However, you will look bad-ass with Darkforge armor eventually.

SKs and Paladins will be able to main tank all Classic raid content

Warriors are going to have a hard time unless they abuse a bag of tricks

[Master Roshi]

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

SKs and Paladins will be able to main tank all Classic raid content

Warriors are going to have a hard time unless they abuse a bag of tricks

When does Def disc come into game?

[TheDudeAbides]

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

When does Def disc come into game?

At least a year

Warriors are not optimal tanks in Classic. Yes they can take a beating, but the way raiding will play out getting aggro quickly and holding it is the primary tank stat. Raid mobs go down quick with only 32k HP. SKs are simply better than warriors at grabbing aggro and they can do it from range with a cheap quick cast spell. Disease cloud has a faster cast time than any other tank aggro generating spell IIRC.

Don't get me wrong. I love warriors. I have one on blue with decent gear and once disciplines come into their own and raid bosses become curb stompers they are the only viable raid tank, but that is a long way away.

That's why Warriors are the lowest on the poll for potential class selections - tied with Wizards. If you want to MT a raid in Classic, don't roll a warrior. Roll an Ogre SK because the class has access to the beefiest races. Paladin race choice for tanking is somewhat lacking and Flash of Light needs to be cast when the mob is in your face. Stun is better, but the casting time isn't as good as Disease Cloud.

With Good Healing - SK is best Classic Raid Tank

With Bad Healing - Paladin best Classic Raid Tank (LOH)

If they don't fix Soulfire Ogre SK > ALL