I think I've decided to roll a pally for tanking boxing team

But will continue to okay this warrior as a solo character ...
I'm on the road a lot with laptop and playing one toon only 3-4 months out of the year

after reading several hours on the net I understand how pally can be way better for boxing tank


Quote Originally Posted by Ualaa View Post
A warrior has a lot of reactionary moves; the mob dodges one of your attacks and you can (forget the name) which auto hits for some damage.
If you dodge, parry or block an attack, you can do another type of move, which is beneficial to use at every opportunity.

You have abilities which can only be used in one stance or another.
If you're willing to stance dance, which many warriors are not willing to do...
Well having a lot of tools is very nice.

Balance that against a tank with a fixed rotation, and limited "proc" abilities.
I can mash a single button for a Druid, Paladin or Death Knight, and get up to 75-80% efficiency compared to one-boxing the same class.
With the one-button mashing of a Warrior, I'm at 50-60% efficiency.

You can drive with any tank very well.
As the main toon, they all work so it is a preference call.
Still, closer to maximum efficiency, without needing to think allows you to concentrate on other things.



As a tank, I like the:

DK because of Death Grip, and the extra healing from Rune Tap and/or Death Strike. Path of Frost is very nice utility in a lot of battlegrounds. Also very high DPS in relation to other tanks is a bonus.

Pally because of the choice of buffs (Stats vs Attack Power & Mana Regen), an aura of choice such as Resistances, extra Armor or increased Mount speed. This class can Rez or Divine Intervention (save from a wipe) another Rez capable class. The immunities or redirecting damage to the Pally is a bonus. Fairly easy to macro (1 button spam) and decent AoE, although that seems less now than in previous expansions. Can dual-spec to a strong healer too.

Druid because you're a full DPS spec and Tank spec in the same toon at once. Your DPS is very strong as a tank. Your toon can Cat Form for faster kills and Bear Form for survivability often bouncing between the two rapidly. The buff 5% stats is strong. Battle Rez, and normal rez are nice options. An all druid team rocks, and you can dual-spec to any other role. For non-mixed teams (ie, all Druids) I love instant flight form.

Warrior brings a fairly strong tank, but you need to manage a lot more things to be as effective. Your dual-spec, is pretty useless to a boxing team (as is the DK's, both dual-spec to damage only). Your buff (shout) is attack power or a bit of health, which isn't bad but not nearly as strong as the other tank options. If you were one-boxing a toon, as well as five-boxing this might be a very good choice.