Quote Originally Posted by 'Fuzzyboy',index.php?page=Thread&postID=111810#pos t111810
Thanks much for the info. I've gone with retri paladin and demo warlock so far (I'm just quest boosting, not doing instances), but I'm thinking it's not the best way to go. Still, I'm reluctant to remove the paladins dps completely, since the felguard has proved a sufficient tank so far (I'm only finishing off the last hellfire quests, so I haven't gone that far just yet).

My options are:

1) Stick with the current setup, ret-paladin and warlock doing dps and felguard tanking
2) Respec paladin to holy and keep him healing the warlock pet while warlock is doing dps (probably as demo/affl?) - or is it better to skip the felguard and use the VW for tanking?

Thanks. Sorry for the above wall of text; I hope it helps.

Felguard is the better tank, since the blueberry's AOE taunt is on a two minute cooldown.
Tank with your felguard. Keep cleave active and change targets often. You'll do fine.

I haven't played around with ret, tho it might be worth a try if the new 3.0.2 patch comes out before I hit 70. The ret DPS should be small compared to your warlock's DPS.


I plan to switch to quest boosting for Outlands with the pally prot and the warlock following with an affliction build. It's the simpler solution, and I consider it important to play the pally as much as possible while leveling so I learn how to play the class. I strongly recommend doing it this way if you plan to tank in the future. The tanking learning curve can be brutal for a new 70 and it's a big advantage to start early. (I have a prot warrior so I speak from experience.)