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I want to make a tank class and not sure whether to go pally or dk. I like the fact that Pally is versatile and can tank/heal/dps but on the other hand the Dk starts at level 55 which is quite helpful. I plan the tank to eventually be a raid tank. Any suggestions on which to pick

What kind of answers are you hoping to get here?

Play both and pick the one you like better.

Well let me put it this way, which is easier to master for a beginner tank?

Anything but a DK.

Definitely a DK. Paladins are great but their tanking tools are not as flexible as DK's and their self heals are not as strong either. LOH is nice but man it's CD is not very reliable.

I tank both classes & my recommendation is DK.

The Strong Self Heals, Blood Shields, Anti Magic Shell, & very short CD tanking tools will blow you away:)

Honestly you can do well as either if you like the class and master its specific skill set. I like paladins obviously, but I had to do lots of work to suvive the yor' sahj fight on heroic which is really easy to a dk. The flip side is blackhorn is much easier on me than it is for a dk so there are always tradeoffs. But remember each one has different instances where they are preferred but typically it is still tankable for either.

Ultimately base your choice on the style you like better. Tanks have their ups and downs, one patch everyone wants dks, the next it could be warriors. I have both a paladin, and obviously a dk, and I just like my dk more.

Once you get used to the cds on a dk, and provided you like the style, they are a lot of fun.

Also you get to be a proud member of the facetank club. Both dks and druids don't hide like pansies behind a shield, we tank it with our face! OUR FACE!!!! RAWR!

Seriously though, go for the style you prefer and you will enjoy tanking long term on the toon. Despite people raving about warriors all the time I didn't care for their style of play. Too each their own, find which suits you.

You know the best answer is that it doesn't matter. Both will be totally different for Panda.

04/08/2012 07:44 PMPosted by Powerpickle

Both dks and druids don't hide like pansies behind a shield, we tank it with our face! OUR FACE!!!! RAWR!

That's because we're smart enough to use a shield...

@OP:

If you're starting off with your first tank, I would go with a Paladin.

if you never tanked b4 then def pally, dont want you going into outland dungeons trying to tank for the first time... start out easy with dead mines

DK. You'll get to max level quicker and get to see if you even enjoy tanking to begin with. If you do end up enjoying tanking, then you'll probably want more than one tank anyhow. Lower level tanking teaches you nothing. Also, most people think that DKs are more fun to tank on.

I have both, got with what you like.

Pick the class you want TBH.
Personally i wouldn't recomend a dk tank as your first ever tank.

04/09/2012 01:20 AMPosted by Blizzhoof

Lower level tanking teaches you nothing.

No but it lets you learn your rotation getting thrown in at outlands level if you have never tanked before by then 99% of all pugs except a tank that knows how to tank which can be very very daunting and can lead to group wipes if u don't know whatto do and you will make healers cry.

There's nothing particularly threatening about starter Outland dungeons. They barely need a tank.

04/09/2012 05:34 AMPosted by Mnemonic

There's nothing particularly threatening about starter Outland dungeons. They barely need a tank.

There lower in difficulty have you ever done those instances with 5 people with not one of them with any BOA's at all in questing greens. well when u get that group you will need a tank and i have been in that group before.

oh and funny don't need a tank funny how tank does in a pulll then group dies straight after them:)

04/08/2012 01:28 PMPosted by Corpsetwo

Anything but a DK.

Cause 3 button tanking is hard

1. Drop DnD
2. Heart Strike
3. Death Strike

DKs are the new Wrath Pallys.

Also if you want a DPS offspec go frost and its still just as faceroll unlike Ret where you need a special ClCRet addon just to keep up with all the crap you are supposed to be using.

DK's used to be the hardest ones to use. They have come a long way though. Basically it comes down to if you want to use a shield or not. Some like the look and style of the shield, while others (AKA: myself) prefer tanking with our faces. Don't ask me about them monks though, they're just off their rockers.

04/09/2012 04:04 PMPosted by Deadclown

There's nothing particularly threatening about starter Outland dungeons. They barely need a tank.

There lower in difficulty have you ever done those instances with 5 people with not one of them with any BOA's at all in questing greens. well when u get that group you will need a tank and i have been in that group before.

oh and funny don't need a tank funny how tank does in a pulll then group dies straight after them:)

Can you put a little bit of effort into your posting, please? It's always incredibly difficult to decipher what you are trying to say.

With only a few exceptions, one competent person can carry a group through any pre-Cataclysm leveling dungeon. It could be the tank, the dps or the healer, and gear is mostly irrelevant as long as it's not 30 ilevels lower than what drops in the dungeon.

This game is really, really easy when you know how to play.

04/09/2012 07:01 PMPosted by Dabriix

Anything but a DK.

Cause 3 button tanking is hard

1. Drop DnD
2. Heart Strike
3. Death Strike

DKs are the new Wrath Pallys.

Also if you want a DPS offspec go frost and its still just as faceroll unlike Ret where you need a special ClCRet addon just to keep up with all the crap you are supposed to be using.

number of buttons used is directly proportion to skill required, it's true.

04/09/2012 07:45 PMPosted by Mnemonic

There lower in difficulty have you ever done those instances with 5 people with not one of them with any BOA's at all in questing greens. well when u get that group you will need a tank and i have been in that group before.

oh and funny don't need a tank funny how tank does in a pulll then group dies straight after them:)

Can you put a little bit of effort into your posting, please? It's always incredibly difficult to decipher what you are trying to say.

With only a few exceptions, one competent person can carry a group through any pre-Cataclysm leveling dungeon. It could be the tank, the dps or the healer, and gear is mostly irrelevant as long as it's not 30 ilevels lower than what drops in the dungeon.

This game is really, really easy when you know how to play.

Gramemr !@#$ much troll much.

look not saying there not easy however jump into a new role u have never played before can be very daunting go heal a instance if never ever played as a healer it can be daunting. go tanka instance it can be daunting end of story is just the way it is end of story.

now easying your self in from low levels allows u time to experiment with different moves being able to figure out CD's when to use them when not to use them.

Now if u ahev done that role aka u have tanked before u know hey blood is the tank spec trust me u still get people trying to tanka s frost or unholy that kind of thing adn wellw e know what a std is we know what a cd is we know to use frost and unholy runes on death strikes.

someone new to tnaking most likely doesn't know all that stuff or they can panic with that stuff and leading to %^-*s ups combined with the fact pug groups by then expect tanks that can tank since pallys/druids and warriors ahve learnt how to by then can add to the daunting factors.

I can go on adn on and on btw be a gramemr !@#$ again i will just write u off as a typical level 1 troll in capable of posting on your main.