Hi ostill82,

Pally or DK tank works great, as I'm sure you already know. 3 dps all the same class makes things easier, however, with the right macros, you can mix and match them pretty well. Mages, Shamans and Balance Druids can get pretty close to peak DPS with a one button macro, while throwing in their dots on another button.

3 Shamans for dps were the easiest by far. You can't beat the instant poison, disease, fear, sleep removal. This is especially important while manually boxing since we can no longer use frames to do everything from our mains.

3 Fire Mages have the best burst dps and can take down large groups in a few seconds. I've got 3 Hunters (one to 80) and an 80 Rogue. They're just not as easy to play in a manual group and do less dps.

Ranged DPS is the way to go. Start with a Pally or DK tank. For me, the Priest is still the easiest healer for boxing. You can heal the tank with one macro and just group heal for everyone else. With Dual Spec, you can make a Shadow Priest with a one button macro that also does well with a nice AOE for large groups.

With Clique, you can spot heal with the Priest. Shamans can throw in a Chain Heal and beef up healing for when you need it.

Some things that worked for me.

1. Questing is a pain since you probably want to play 1, 2 and 3 max in certain situations to avoid having a big train on follow. Dungeons are boring but they work and you can play all 5 Characters.

2. If you have the money, get a travel mammoth and a chopper. Then you can have all 5 characters with you traveling normal. 3 on the mammoth and 2 on the bike. This is how I get around Dalaran once they hearth back to turn in dailies. Way easier than one at a time. The mammoth also lets you sell stuff, has all the reagents you need and can repair. Makes leveling in dungeons much more convenient.

3. Get one leatherworker to max or just buy the Kings and Wild drums. Then you can have the Pally buff and Druid buffs on. Same for Great Feast if you have a cook. When you do dungeons you'll get plenty of free Northrend Supplies on the tank and healer that have healing, mana and flasks for the group.

4. Get your tank geared up as best you can. He/She can also be a few levels higher to make dungeons easier.

5. Once you get an 80 Team, take the lower levels to Ahn'Kahet. You'll get full xp for 70s and with Joyeous Journey, Heirlooms and rest xp, they'll level up quickly.

It all comes down to what you like to play. One thing to consider is mixing classes makes it nice for loot. For example a Pally or DK tank, Shaman, Druid, Mage and Priest let you use most of the decent Plate, Mail, Leather and Cloth drops.

Take advantage of Joyeous Journey being back. It looks like it will go until just before Ulduar is released.