WotLK Classic - Tank Classes Comparison

• WotLK Classic adds death knight tanks, changing from total three tanks to four tanks. Today we will compare
• the four tank classes; the basis of comparison is based on the same equipment and similar gameplay.

The tank gameplay of WotLK Classic is mainly the hp-armor. Hp is the HP limit volume, but armor is not only armor but damage reduction capabilities, including physical and magic damage deduction.

Therefore, we will compare the three aspects of HP limit, damage reduction, and hatred.

Start now!

Paladin

There are two changes to Paladins in the Wrath of the Lich King classic version.The first is that Paladins now

have real hard taunt skills, which complements Paladins' most significant skill flaws, plus consecration and

other group skills, making paladin tanks can get aggro quickly from either a single target or a group target.

Paladin tank has a medium level of HP, but he has the most vital defensive talent in Wotlk Classic, ardent

defender, at low HP. At 35%, the damage is reduced by 20%, and he will heal himself when it takes fatal

damage. The healing amount is 30% of the hp limit, and the cooldown time is 2 minutes.

This talent makes the Paladin tank has the highest fault tolerance rate in the WotLK Classic;In a boss fight,

calculates the cooling time, it can trigger three to four times, so especially in the early stage, the Paladin tank

will be very popular;

In the last four rows of talents of the Paladin, every row has a damage reduction ability, so the Paladin tank

should be the best tank in the WotLK Classic.

group-aggro ability               10/10   Single-aggro ability        8/10        HP Volume 8/10

Physical damage reduction 10/10   Spell damage reduction 9/10

Overall Rating: 9.0

Warriors

Warriors should be the perfect tank candidates in any game. But they are not a popular tank in WotLK Classic, not that warriors are not good enough, just because several other tanks are too good.

Warriors are also strengthened in WotLK Classic, and many deficiencies have been supplemented.

Charge and intercept can be used in all stances, and group-aggro skills such as shockwave also have available.

However, hp volume and damage reduction are insufficient compared with other tanks. But the single-aggro ability of warriors is still the most stable.

Here is a prediction. You need a warrior tank if you want a good position on the WCL leaderboard. One of the biggest problems in hitting the leaderboard is the tank's aggro.

So to Let all group members be able to perform an extreme DPS, a warrior tank with the most stable single-aggro ability will be enabled.

group-aggro ability              6/10   Single-aggro ability       10/10         HP Volume 6/10

Physical damage reduction 8/10   Spell damage reduction 6/10

Overall Rating: 7.2

Death Knight

As a hero class, death knight has been weakened by Blizzard from version 3.0 to version 3.3, but version 3.35 is a version of the rise of the death knight tank.

Death knight tank has the strongest spell damage reduction and talent for spell deflection.

You have a chance (equivalent to your parry chance) to reduce spell damage by 45% when hit by direct spells and also have an anti-magic shield that absorbs damage and is immune to spell effects.

Death knights also have a similar talent to paladin's ardent Defender - Will of the Necropolis; taking damage that reduces your hp to 35% or less than 35% HP, reduces this damage by 15%, although not as powerful as ardent Defender, it is also an excellent damage reduction skill. Furthermore, it can continue to trigger after less than 35% health. So the intuitive feeling of the death knight tank is incredible.

group-aggro ability             10/10   Single-aggro ability        7/10            HP Volume 9/10

Physical damage reduction 8/10   Spell damage reduction 10/10

Overall Rating: 8.8

Druid

Druid has the highest HP limit and armor value among all tanks as the only tank not a plate armor class. It is due to Druid Bear's talent. Because of this, everyone is more willing to have a druid to group with in the early stage of the wotlk classic.

Choosing Druid as the main tank can achieve super high hp volume without mighty equipment, but the Druid tank is relatively weak in terms of group-aggro ability, so it is not suitable as a sub-tank.

To sum up, in the early stage of WotLK Classic. It can be used as the main tank, and the middle and late stage is the era of death knights.
 
group-aggro ability               7/10   Single-aggro ability        7/10      HP Volume 10/10

Physical damage reduction 7/10   Spell damage reduction 7/10

Overall Rating: 7.6

In the end：

the Paladin tank is T0 level; then the T1 level is the Druid tank and the death knight tank. The Druid is more used in the early stage of the version, and it will be replaced by the death knight tank in the middle stage.

Warrior tank is a T2-level tank; the best choice is to find a fixed team and make an orange axe. Fury warriors are the best choice for warriors in Wrath of the Lich King.

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