Torn between 2 teams

[Hksix]

Here are the 2 multibox teams I am considering for classic. One thing to note is that I plan on raiding with a warlock, so that must stay no matter what. The other thing to consider is that I plan on doing a good amount of world pvp.
Warrior (tank)
Paladin (healer)
Mage x2
Warlock

This is a great dungeon farming group, but I feel it would be a pain to manage in world pvp. I guess worst case scenario I could just dual box the pally and warrior and leave out the other 3 if it’s too much.

Or..

Mage
Warlock x3
Paladin

This is a decent farming group but not quite ideal. My biggest concern with this group is leveling time. A priest could be swapped out for a paladin for better farming, but then I lose out on a lot of pvp survivability between BoF and BoP. The frost mage would be my lead. Between blink, iceblock/ barrier and BoP/BoF it could be quite fun.

I guess it comes down to if I want to focus on pvp or dungeons. Thoughts on the 2 groups?

[tinklepee]

I'm doing a group similar to your first choice.

Paladin
Priest
Mage
Warlock x2

I think having a tank is necessary if your goal is farming 5-mans.

[Grundel]

I am also doing similar
paladin tank
paladin heals
mage x2
warlock

I made a test group in bfa and have been leveling them up to ge1 the general feel of running this type of combo. I think they are level 17 now. i feel by doing this i have already learned alot for going into classic with this team. spells and leveling speed will be a little different but the overall feel i think is similar enough to know if i like how the mechanics are going to work.

[nodoze]

... One thing to note is that I plan on raiding with a warlock, so that must stay no matter what. The other thing to consider is that I plan on doing a good amount of world pvp.
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This is a decent farming group but not quite ideal. My biggest concern with this group is leveling time. A priest could be swapped out for a paladin for better farming, but then I lose out on a lot of pvp survivability between BoF and BoP. The frost mage would be my [PVP] lead. Between blink, iceblock/ barrier and BoP/BoF it could be quite fun.

I guess it comes down to if I want to focus on pvp or dungeons. Thoughts on the 2 groups?

Considering your goals, if you are focused on your Mage for PVP & Warlock for raiding, I would consider the following group:

PVP:
1 Frost Mage main (lots of moving around with blink and iceblock/barrier/blizzard);
2 Holy Paladins to give more than 100% uptime on BoF to mage & twice as many BoPs ;-)
2 Warlocks for pets, buffs, fearing, & otherwise pressuring the enemies;

With that same group for PVE Instance grinding you could go:
1 Paladin AoE Tank (or 2nd healer if no tank needed);
1 Paladin Healer;
2 Warlocks for DPS/utility with pet off tanking as needed;
1 Mage for DPS (& food/water for party especially the AoE Tank);

Note that I haven't personally ever tried the above group composition but my thoughts were it may fit the PVP Mage movement heavy play-style you were indicating.

If you were willing to give up Mage based PVP you likely could still feed your Warlock raiding main and go with:

For PVP:
2 Warriors for DPS;
1 Warlock for Dots/fear/pet;
2 Paladins for hardy heals support (likely BoFs for Warriors & BoP as needed);

For PVE:
2 Warriors for DPS (swap in shield to Tank when needed);
1 Warlock for DPS/fear/pet;
2 Paladins for hardy heals/blessings/seals support;

2 Warriors, 2 Paladins, & 1 Warlock is one group that I have been strongly considering though in the end I will likely instead go 3 Warriors + 2 Paladins per Apatheist's recommendations... But that is me and fits my goals better & aligns more with my preferences toward Paladins & Warriors...