Picking the Right Tank – What fits Your Playstyle? (Not a Tier List)

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[00:15] hello Internet this is Brink and welcome

[00:17] to my YouTube channel one of my goals on

[00:19] this channel is to help out people who

[00:21] are considering to get into tanking in

[00:23] World of Warcraft you clicked on this

[00:24] video so my guess is you're considering

[00:27] tanking but maybe not sure what class to

[00:29] pick or maybe you've heard that tanking

[00:31] is really hard or stressful but let me

[00:33] tell you this it's one of the most

[00:34] rewarding roles in the game I must admit

[00:37] I'm getting old on myself and in this

[00:38] gaming landscape keeping up isn't always

[00:41] easy making mistakes can trigger some

[00:42] emotional responses from your fellow

[00:44] buggies so I understand why people don't

[00:46] want to pick up this responsibility but

[00:48] that said I'm here to say that's not

[00:49] right at all I find that tanking is one

[00:51] of the easiest roles for me and tanking

[00:53] I feel I'm still able to keep up with

[00:55] the youngsters out there doing dungeons

[00:57] on high keys and yes there's a lot

[00:59] happening in dungeons but as a tank Your

[01:01] Role is pretty straightforward so let me

[01:03] break down all the tank specs today let

[01:05] me explain my experience on all these

[01:07] tanks so we can find the one that fits

[01:08] your play style the best let's get

[01:18] started before we dive into specific

[01:21] classes let's quickly cover what tanking

[01:23] is all about your job is simple pull the

[01:25] mobs and hold aggro keep the enemy

[01:28] threet on you mitigate damage use your

[01:30] defensives when you need them the most

[01:32] and last but not least lead the group

[01:34] set the pace make decisions and decide

[01:37] the route and keep things running

[01:39] smoothly and don't forget interrupts

[01:41] they are so important these days and it

[01:42] helps the Healer a lot if that sounds

[01:44] fun you're already halfway to being a

[01:46] great tank the start of the season is

[01:48] the best moment to start tanking this

[01:50] way you get the chance to learn the new

[01:51] dungeons at the same time as the DPS and

[01:54] the healers and you won't get told as

[01:55] often that you're taking the wrong route

[01:57] because wow players love their fixed

[01:59] meta don't they now let's talk about

[02:01] each class and what makes them

[02:09] unique the protection Warrior if you

[02:11] like the idea of feeling unbreakable

[02:13] protection Warriors might be your best

[02:15] pick they have a ton of armor great

[02:17] block mechanics and one of the best

[02:19] shields in the game literally they're

[02:21] amazing at controlling fights with

[02:22] shockwave and the mobility with charge

[02:24] and leap is a lot of fun to do plus

[02:26] Shield block makes them fantastic at

[02:28] mitigating predictable damage if you

[02:30] love the feeling of Brute Force tanking

[02:31] and leading the charge excuse my pun

[02:34] this tank could be for you from a class

[02:35] fantasy perspective the warrior looks

[02:37] really cool with all its Spike armor the

[02:39] play style is what raw classic tanking

[02:41] should feel like you got your sword and

[02:43] shield you swing everything that you

[02:45] have and you stand your ground I love

[02:48] hunting transm myself and often this can

[02:50] be a deciding factor for me what I'm

[02:52] playing for That season why choose meta

[02:54] if you can choose cool transm instead

[02:56] and most of the time the warrior looks

[02:58] really dope I will put up some

[02:59] information on the screen some pros and

[03:01] cons of every class while I discuss my

[03:03] opinions there are seasons where they

[03:05] are top tier and sometimes they end up

[03:07] at the bottom but overall they're always

[03:09] viable especially for a beginner tank to

[03:12] get into dungeons I must admit it's a

[03:14] shame that Warriors don't have a combat

[03:15] R but for this season they were in a

[03:17] solid spot it could make their rotation

[03:19] a little bit faster as blizzard lowered

[03:21] the speed a notch but this could be a

[03:23] good thing if you knew to the class as a

[03:25] warrior you have an active play style

[03:26] with cool choices to make do I do more

[03:29] damage do do I Shield myself or do I

[03:31] stun the pack okay I'm done let's leap

[03:33] to the next pack and charge in I can't

[03:35] stress how much fun this is trust me it

[03:37] will never get boring if you like

[03:39] leaping charging swords and shields the

[03:41] warrior is definitely the best pick for

[03:49] you the blood death knight ever wanted

[03:51] to tank without relying on healers as

[03:53] much love death Knights are all about

[03:55] self-healing instead of the traditional

[03:57] Shield they absorb damage and they heal

[04:00] it back with Death Strike they shine at

[04:02] high damage situations where healing

[04:03] yourself constantly is the key to

[04:05] survival if you like an aggressive

[04:07] spell-based tank with a bit of an edge

[04:10] death knight is definitely worth

[04:12] considering CL fantasy they have in my

[04:15] opinion the best looking transmo sets in

[04:17] the game without a doubt and they also

[04:19] bring a combat rest to the group an

[04:21] ability that's a lifesaver in every

[04:23] dungeon group and every tank should have

[04:25] it in my opinion performance-wise if

[04:27] they shine they are unbeatable but this

[04:29] isn't always the case don't

[04:31] underestimate the complexity of the

[04:33] blood death knight if you are the person

[04:34] that likes to Deep dive and figure stuff

[04:36] out and you want a road of growth and

[04:38] getting better and better in time than

[04:40] this tank could be for you ripping your

[04:42] enemies from a distance and now also a

[04:44] whole group is a lot of fun and in some

[04:46] fights really a big convenience you

[04:48] won't have threat issues with blood boil

[04:50] so that's one less thing to worry about

[04:52] but you will want to stand in your deaf

[04:54] and Decay as it helps you in every way

[04:56] the blood death knight is a great tank

[04:58] to master but I wouldn't it to a new

[05:00] player as it can get pretty complex that

[05:03] being said you will have a great sense

[05:04] of accomplishments when you're getting

[05:06] good on your death knight soloing stuff

[05:07] for your group is dead is a huge thrill

[05:09] and it will make your bugies app PL for

[05:11] you when you get that boss down without

[05:13] the Healer if all this doesn't scare you

[05:15] the death knight might be worth

[05:24] considering protection Paladin paladins

[05:26] bring a mix of everything great sustain

[05:29] strong defenses and excellent group

[05:31] support they have an answer for almost

[05:33] everything harded Defender for cheat

[05:35] death Divine shield for immunity and

[05:37] word of Glory for healing plus they do a

[05:40] lot of passive damage just by standing

[05:41] there and blocking interrupting stuff

[05:43] has never been easier and if you want to

[05:45] tank that feels versatile and can

[05:47] protect both yourself and your team prop

[05:49] Paladin is a great choice last fantasy

[05:52] the tear set looks are not always that

[05:54] great they got some cool ones don't get

[05:56] me wrong but not as cool as the warrior

[05:57] or the death knight but their play style

[05:59] oh boy that's a lot of fun shooting off

[06:02] Divine toll seeing your Shields fly all

[06:04] over the place is a sight to see it's

[06:06] one of my most Play tanks because you

[06:08] can really shine on this tank as a

[06:10] beginner or as an experienced player

[06:12] they are easy to learn and there's

[06:14] always plenty of room of becoming a

[06:15] better tank you don't have to off heal

[06:18] that's what the healer is for but when

[06:19] you get better and do help out you

[06:21] easily find out how this tank can carry

[06:23] your group you can make a huge

[06:25] difference as a protection Paladin and

[06:27] with all the utility you have plenty of

[06:28] cool choices to make performance-wise

[06:31] last season it was one of the best tank

[06:33] choices out there this season I'm sure

[06:36] it will shine again if you like to help

[06:38] out the Healer with an occasional off

[06:39] heal a lay on hands you like shiny

[06:41] spells and you even got a combat rest

[06:43] these days if you're a beginner or a

[06:45] veteran this tank would be great for

[06:54] you Vengeance Demon Hunter if Mobility

[06:57] is your thing Vengeance Demon Hunter is

[06:59] a dream they're super fast can double

[07:02] jump and glide and they heal themselves

[07:04] through Soul fragments the damage is

[07:06] high and they have great AOE threat plus

[07:08] metamorphosis makes them look absolutely

[07:11] terrifying if you want a tank that moves

[07:12] fast and plays aggressive this is the

[07:15] one the class fantasy is something that

[07:17] will appeal to you or it will turn you

[07:19] off that's a personal choice the

[07:21] rotation is simple and sometimes even a

[07:23] bit boring but the utility and movement

[07:25] definitely makes up for that transmog

[07:27] isn't my favorite this time but who

[07:29] knows it might be your cup of tea

[07:31] performance- wise they might be one of

[07:33] the best tanks in season 2 The tier set

[07:35] combo is one of the best out of the lot

[07:37] this class is easy to learn fun to play

[07:39] and has a good performance what's not to

[07:41] like both hero talents are really

[07:44] different and fun to play with an array

[07:46] of sigils you have one for every

[07:48] situation I myself love playing with

[07:50] Sigil of change placing it on the ground

[07:52] and pulling your enemies in making it

[07:54] easier for the DPS to Nuke them down is

[07:56] a lot of fun so if you like the Zippy

[07:59] zappy all around the place this is the

[08:01] tank for you it comes with one big risk

[08:03] once you go Vengeance Demon Hunter you

[08:05] won't go back playing any other tank

[08:07] class will make them feel like a

[08:08] wheelchair and you'll miss the fast

[08:10] movement immediately but that being said

[08:12] it's for sure a good tank class to pick

[08:15] up as a beginner as you will get the

[08:16] hang of this play style fast

[08:24] enough Guardian Druid do you like having

[08:27] a massive Health pool and soaking up Dam

[08:29] like a sponge Guardian durs have insane

[08:32] survivability thanks to their huge

[08:33] Health pool if the bark skin as armor

[08:36] and stacking iron first that huge Health

[08:38] pool won't even get a dent they also

[08:40] have freny regeneration for big cell

[08:42] fuels that has the potential to outshine

[08:44] the healers on the HPS pus on top of

[08:47] that they have instant shape shifting

[08:48] for utility and Mobility if you want to

[08:51] feel like an Unstoppable force that just

[08:53] absorbs everything bear might be your

[08:55] best pick class fantasy if you like

[08:58] shape shift liting and animal forms this

[09:01] class fancy is one of the best the game

[09:03] has to offer but all of these forms come

[09:05] with one small caveat you won't see much

[09:07] of your TS set during gaml sure you can

[09:09] show it off in dornal or at the auction

[09:11] house but during game play it's

[09:13] non-existent performance- wise it's a

[09:15] strong tank easy to learn and definitely

[09:17] one of my recommended tanks if you are

[09:19] new to tanking you will have plenty of

[09:21] time to focus on other dungeon mechanics

[09:23] while playing the bear and don't

[09:24] underestimate its resilience when it's s

[09:26] tier the pro players have no problem

[09:28] jumping ship and playing the guardian do

[09:30] it it's always a solid choice in raids

[09:32] and dungeons it's a tank that doesn't

[09:34] give me stress you run in you Stampede

[09:36] make the group run faster and do good

[09:38] damage while you add it as a bonus

[09:40] collecting all the Druid forms has been

[09:42] some of my most joyable moments in World

[09:44] of Warcraft even though I'm not really

[09:45] feeling Dr it of the claw I see it

[09:47] potential but blizzard isn't there yet

[09:49] Bon's choicen is the choice to pick it

[09:52] will make you feel like an Uber laser

[09:53] bear with plenty of moments where you

[09:55] are invincible if you want to get into

[09:57] tanking and like the bear form this this

[09:59] class is the right

[10:06] pick Pro Master monk this one's a little

[10:09] different instead of blocking or healing

[10:11] back damage blue master use stagger

[10:13] which means they take a lot of damage

[10:15] over time instead of all at once they

[10:17] also have great mobility and high

[10:19] sustain with expel harm and Celestial

[10:21] Brew if you like a unique skill-based

[10:23] tanking experience that rewards smart

[10:25] play monk is a solid Choice class

[10:28] fantasy it's it play style is really

[10:30] unique it might look weird on your

[10:32] screen doing the fighting style with

[10:33] your hands and roundhouse kicks with

[10:35] your legs but when you get to know the

[10:37] monk is one of the most fun TS out there

[10:39] transcending all other rotations being

[10:42] simple and complex at the same time the

[10:44] way of the monk is fun to explore and

[10:46] this class will put a smile on your face

[10:49] both hero talents are viable and fun to

[10:51] explore in my opinion you can't go wrong

[10:54] with the monk just Community perception

[10:56] could make it so you're not the first

[10:57] pick which is a shame s is one of the

[10:59] healer's favorite tank to keep alive you

[11:02] won't stress out the Healer they will

[11:03] become Zen when they're running with you

[11:06] performance- wise is where I have a

[11:07] small Grudge towards blizzard it's a

[11:09] shame they're never topped here maybe

[11:11] someday it will be and when it will I'll

[11:13] be Ming it for sure but that's not to

[11:15] say you can't do high keys with the monk

[11:17] its performance can be really good if

[11:19] you know what you're doing recers on the

[11:21] other hand are needed to visualize your

[11:23] damage intake better as the default UI

[11:25] does a crappy job of showing your

[11:27] stagger maximizing your performance and

[11:29] raids is super cool to do as a monk if

[11:31] you want some complexity and good

[11:33] movement and teleporting back and forth

[11:35] to deal with raid or dungeon mechanics

[11:37] the monk could be right for

[11:44] you so which tank is right for you still

[11:48] unsure let's simplify things want

[11:50] something traditional a classic feel

[11:53] Warrior or Paladin love self-healing and

[11:56] not relying on a Healer Death Knight

[11:59] want to move fast and hit hard Demon

[12:02] Hunter prefer big health bars and easy

[12:05] sustain Druid enjoy a challenge and more

[12:08] advanced High skill tank monk all tanks

[12:11] are viable so pick the one that feels

[12:13] right for you I hope this breakdown

[12:14] helped you figure out which tank fits

[12:16] your play style and that I got you

[12:18] excited to try one or maybe even all of

[12:20] them out if you want a deeper dive I've

[12:22] got quick guides for every tank in this

[12:24] patch so check those out let me know in

[12:26] the comments which tank you're thinking

[12:28] about trying and and if you have any

[12:29] questions I'll be happy to help thanks

[12:32] for watching and happy tanking brings

[12:34] out

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