In raid gear and max AA, 1) which tank does more dps. undead vs non undead 2) which tank is "tankier" 3) which tank is more useful on raids. Thanks! im trying to decide what tank I want to make.
Smells like a troll thread but wth... 1. vs Undead, Paladin (and you'd be surprised vs live) 2. coin toss 3. Paladin
There's definitely a place in a raid for one or two good SKs. But overall, a mildly competent paladin brings so much more value to a raid.
Despite SKs supposedly being the DPS tank and paladins being the healing tank Paladins can out DPS SKs on just about any mob if they know what they are doing. Tanking it depends on the length of the fight. If the fight is fairly quick its hard to out tank an SK using Reavers Bargain. Slow refresh and being left spent after use means this is for special occasions not routine tanking. Outside that case it really depends on the player but again Paladins have a slight edge. Thanks again Daybreak.
Much of the answers to your questions depend on what type of raid force you're looking to join iamgreatness. Both Knight classes have their advantages and disadvantages. Shadowknights are better at AE aggro and short duration tanking challenging encounters when under geared/learning events in comparison to Paladins. However, many higher end raiding guilds have plenty of Warriors, which also excel at those things and lower the need of an abundance of Shadowknights for such. Paladins bring extra healing and curing which is often very welcomed on a raid, especially if tank duties are already covered. DPS wise, you will hear many conflicting things. This is also because much of it depends on your raid team, as well as skill levels. With abilities like manaburn going from a Wizard, Paladins can obtain impressive numbers damage wise on living mobs during a burst etc. Without such factors, Shadowknights have a very nice edge in burst and sustained versus non-undead.
Didn't I hear one of you say y'all had an SK that main changed to a warrior during TDS? If so, that guy's gotta be sadpanda that he didn't go with a Pal instead
He switched back to SK recently, he wasn't having as much fun on the war as he thought he would. The class most constrained by its players.
I know the feeling. If a warrior isn't actively tanking he's just about as fun as watching a game of cricket.
One question that's as important, and glaringly missing is: 1. Who holds aggro better in various situations?
Answer: who cares!? Paladin dps omg!!! To answer the OP: 1: Paladin, especially in burn. 2: depends on the situation, both tank really well. 3: lol, paladin.
1) which tank does more dps. undead vs non undead 2) which tank is "tankier" 3) which tank is more useful on raids 4) Who holds aggro better in various situations? -- 1) Pallies are kings of undead dps. 2) Depends entirely on who is the more knowledgeable player of their respective classes 3) Depends entirely on who is the more knowledgeable player of their respective classes. 4) Depends entirely on who is the more knowledgeable player of their respective classes. I've seen Beast mode Sk's who were so far ahead of pally's (outside of undead killing) in overall skill level its not even debatable (looking at you Tearsin) And I've seen on other server's where a Pally knew his stuff so well, he would tank better then half the warriors in the guild (Looking at you Dhahab) So to sum up, its HIGHLY .. dependent upon the skill each player has in their respective class.
