Wow Classic TBC

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I had pretty much at least 5 of every class capped (maybe except Rogues) in TBC. From TBC through WoTLK I tried many combos and for me at least the best teams to farm with were:

PVE5man: PaladinTank+4Shaman;
PVE10man:PaladinTank+9Shaman (sometimes I would bring in a extra class but just really liked Shaman);
PVP10Man: upto10Shaman (until WoTLK when Paladin+4DK was just as fun).

I don't remember when exactly Shaman got Earth Shield but when they got that (and with the tweaks to Paladin Tanking) it seemed like PVE dungeon/raid farming went on steroids.

Bottom line is that it seemed to me that Paladin+Shaman started strong in TBC and only got stronger though WoTLK. DKs were overpowered and fun/novel when they came but for PVE I still preferred Paladin+Shaman.

Edit: PVE Solo-wise I personally felt BM Hunters were the best in TBC->WotLK and often used my solo Hunter to clear lower level dungeons for my twinks (I did 19,29,39,49,59 though mostly 49s).