Best 5 Man Instance Group

[boxer]

What does everyone think is the best 5-boxing makeup for 5 man instances?

Also, include what you think would be the best tank, healer, etc.

[Miquexia]

i dont wanna be harsh but there are already LOTS of topics about this... use the search function!

[unit187]

tank - warrior druid paladin
healer - druid paladin priest
dps - mage warlock priest hunter druid


whatevah you want

[crazycat]

id prefer 5 shamans for instances and pvp

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Yep, I'd do a google on "site:dual-boxing.com heroic tank" and I bet you'll get what you're looking for.

[unit187]

id prefer 5 shamans for instances and pvp

not the best choice. You cant beat most heroics now. And after patch those spells will cast faster and do less damage which means some other heroics will get more difficult

[Dor]

ive run with most combinations now and from that....

prot pally
-- drood and warr not nearly as good for multi mob aggro which is king in pve instances...with fw and hp inc in patch that just gets moreso

priest

yeh yeh all healers aregood... priest is only one with grp heals which makes boxing a 5 man easier

3 mages

best lasting easiest to use cc (only human) but only need to use 2 macroes to use it... /assist tank /focus and /poly focus


This in my opinion is the easiest to use and most effective 5 man grp. Im not saying other combo dont work (and Ive tried everything I can think of), but for ease of use and effectiveness this is king.

[Gallo]

Dor, you think that'd be the easiest 5 man group for 5boxing a heroic? I've got a priest and 4 locks up to level 14, and I want to reevaluate what my "goals" are once I hit 70. I suppose I'd like to farm heroics. I have a level 70 warrior and lvl 70 priest already.

Maybe I should level 1 priest, 2 locks, 2 mages and when my 5-some hits 70 I can use my warrior to tank heroics.

[Gallo]

Or should I really have a pally tank... does that make things easier to 5 box? AOE tanking and such?

[Dor]

really depends on the instance..if a lot of demons..then the mage cc falls apart.. I have done thru the first boss in mech heroic (clearing is a lot harder than the boss) which are a few demon packs... Ive done most bosses now in normal 5 mans (including that pos inciter what a pain in the butt that was) and am just now really starting to work on heroics.. mainly due to the fact that gear plays a part going into heroics and Ive just now gotten the rest of my guys caught up to my tank (I always focus gear on my tank then worry about the rest)


the reason i say 3 mages tho is for ease of use.. locks and hunters have more usefulness for cc sometimes but require a lot more micro managing which imo is the bane of multiboxing when the poo hits the fan-- main thing I try to do is minimize how much I have to split my attention

-- you have to have a warr/pally/druid tank for heroics and most high end instances..lock pets just cant take the beating (theyll be 1 or 2 shotted) I like pally due to the effectiveness of thier ae aggro BUT there are cases where a pally tank can suck (like the final boss in old hillsbrad -- dispels buff including righteous fury which makes it hard to keep aggro) -- pally also has trouble on spell resistant mobs and caster mobs-- I personally have a warr Drood and pally for diff situations and use them accordingly, but again the pally is the most versatile and definitely the easiest to use in tanking (less micromanagement event tho there isnt much for warrs and droos either but a pally doesnt even have to face the mob theyre tanking a lot of the time and a pally taunt is semi ranged to so you dont have to target the mob just the alt thats getting smacked around)