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I have a lvl 42 druid and i find bear tanking a whole lot of fun.

Good luck on leveling your druid.

at 66 level u will get skill called Lacerate. With this skill it's alot easier to hold aggro. But if u have enaugh rage u can use mangle (if u will be feral),because it's instant attack. Tip: use Maul ALOT su you will do more dmg and get more aggro.

I play on private servers but i know these things ;)

I have characters of many classes and races, but still find the action of tanking way more interesting and intense than healing (second place), crowd control (third place) or just dpsing (which I find utterly boring) in instances.

I think everyone should try it!

I agree tanking is fun

But...
I have to say, that might be the cutest bear I have ever seen

YAY! Alex has joined the ranks of the tanks! I've tried DPS and I just can't stay awake while I do it, Tanking and Healing however are exciting and challenging. I advise you try resto next.

Shhhhh! Don't let the secret out! We want everyone the think that tanking is "just a lot of thankless work."

Now I will have all sorts of up and coming tanks after my job. I hope you're not one of them, Alex! I've got my eye on you.

If you plan to stay balance or go back to it, right after you get Moonkin form go Restro for Intensity. After Intensity, leveling will be way easier.

I have to say that i have not only a 70 warrior tank and a 70 holy priest but some other 70s that are support classes. I find it very satisfying to not be one of the two must have classes (healz and tank). I enjoy not being the one that immediately blamed for a wipe once and a while . But that being said, it's always nice to go back to my mains.

One of the many reasons why my main is a druid.

:D :D :D

i was a DPS druid for most of my lvling, balance till about 40 then cat. but from about 65 onwards i have changed to a bear tank. i was aprihesive at first due to the pressure of leading a raid and being jointly resposable for keeping them alive, but as i learn more i have found it to be far more satisfying than DPS. i used to heal in instances when i was bal speced and really enjoyed that too but a resto druid is so usles for solo that i thin feral is by far the best choice as i cn tank in instances and with a quick change of clothes i can DPS my way through the solo content. i think you should really enjoy lvling your druid, the options that it gives you really keep the game fun

dued if your a 27 DRUID you need to see the light and go full tank a warrior is the tank of tanks i was in vc (alt) as a 21 pally tank with pro and great tank gear and the level 19 warrior arms all but the boss'es held agrro over me i love my warrior but think i'll go holy for pally

Well in my opinion, since you have a main thats a rogue, stay balance, but send your druid enough money to respec feral for tanking if you're going to do any instances. Because when you're not tanking, you're just going to be in kitty form the whole time, AKA a lesser rogue.

So IMO, stay balance, but pick up some gear for feral as well, and respec whenever needed.

My level 70 is a Balance Druid (Boomkin), and I enjoy playing him all the time. It is always nice to be able to buy the healers about 6 seconds of time with cyclone before they end up face first in the dirt. If worst comes to worst, you have the Battle Rez and the ability to heal (somewhat). Not to mention Spellcasters love the Moonkin Aura. Not many people go Balance but it is awesome if you get the hang of it.

Druids rule! I've leveled to 70 on Alliance and Horde. Druiding is my favorite thing to do. I highly recommend leveling as feral and respec-ing full on feral for mangle at 50. Once you have mangle, it's all over.

Druid is great too because their tank spec is also their damage spec. You can farm, solo, and tank, all without re-speccing.

Enjoy!

Boomkins are the hardest casters to play. Maximizing DPS while keeping threat low. But this is for raiding/ lvl 70 content.

Hey! I now officially have played all roles at end game raiding (60 priest who healed and was shadow pre-BC), hunter, resto shammy, and most recently feral druid. I love being feral, mostly because you have two roles in a raid, you aren't doing the same "go stand behind that dude and hit him". Some fights I tank, some I off-tank, some I just dps, its always different and always fun. I have tanked up through Mag on him, and its great, i suggest feral!

My main is a lvl 70 rogue, and recently in a run through Shadow Labs our Tank died part way through a boss. Me being the only other person high enough on the aggro charts, and only other one cable of surving more then 5 direct hits, took up temporary tank. Needless to say we wiped. But i tanked him from 90% to 25% before i died leading to wipe.

I really enjoyed that time which has lead me to start a tanking alt. I hope to enjoy the change of pace from dealing out as much DPS as you can yet keep hate down, to a tank that wants all the hate he can get.

BTW rogue tanks FTW

Gratz, my friend. You've just found the joy in an alt, its all about experiencing the game from a different angle. Honestly, you probably just didn't like pally tanking, warrior tanking's a bit different experience, take it from someone who knows.

Hey Guys, I play a feral druid in a Black temple guild, and hell I love it. The way of tanking in bear, and dpsing in catform is just very very nice. If you wanna try out tanking as a druid, level one to 70 and than you'll see. You cant compare 70 with any other level. I've got every class @ 70, and from my point of view, (good) feral druids are hard to defeat in threat.

Greetz, Iris - Frostmane.

Yea, feral druids are a class that is not only versatile in tanking, but when trying to farm, do dailies, or leveling. We are basically the only tank class that can tank a boss and on the next one switch gear and put out a decent amount of dps.

Currently I'm in a 4/6 Sunwell guild. I've had the pleasure of tanking 3 of the currently 4 bosses on farm and tanking humanoids on Mu'ru. Its a blast. But really, stick with the druid and you'll be set. Enjoy, its a fun class.

Druid tank are the in between class for aoe tanking. Mostly if you use toys that generate aggro like "darkmoon card: Heroism + mark of conquest" with swipe. only thing is if you lose aggro from hem it's gonna be hard to catch aggro back since druid tank excel in single target. thing you will need most is high armor piece and those 3 stats stam, agi and str. I'd suggest having higher agi then str since druid are the class that benefit most from agi if not wrong 20 agi =1% crit. Has talents go armor bonus and leader of the pack area must. mangle is a nice instant that will make all bleed effect deal more dmg and lacerate will generate more aggro.

I do love my druid and my forms......Boomkin ftw just wait man you will see what I mean when you hit 40 I believe. and then there is the much loved aquatic form along with Travel and cat lol. GOD I LOVE MY DRUID

feral is by far the best for leveling and pretty decent dps in pvp and raids and what not, balance is ok for lvling because you can still kinda tank under lvl 50 and resto is probably best at lvl 70 for IMO the best healing in the game
oh and druids probably the best class in the game

Psssh, tree form is where its at.

Hey Dr Dark, first of all, I have to say I am really enjoying your website. I am a level 70 druid spec'd as full feral and I really am enjoying the functionality of being a tank with 28000 armor in bear form and have the ability to change in an instant to a DPS cat with 2100 attack power and if things get a little hairy being able to change back to a tauren and heal. I tried all specs and talents in my numerous years of playing and I can tell you that Feral is definately the way to go.

Good luck with the druid toon and next time you guys ever set up toons in Kael'thas give Deathhorns a shout and we can do some killin'.