I just tried speccing my druid to guardian and did a couple of quests on her and got some questions regarding tanking
as far as i can see, druids only get one agro taunt? I know their bearform generates thread but i only got one single target taunt?
how do i hold agro on a huge crowd of mobs? i tried doing some quest with my husbands hunter and i loose agro quite quickly on crowds unless he misdirects to me…
I dont want to go into dungeons atm because i dont feel i know how to do this tanking thing right… so wanted some tips
In optimal scenario you shouldnt even worry about taunt, your offensive abilities should be enough to hold aggro. Especially if you use offensive cooldowns from time to time
You can also start practising with grabbing a pack of mobs and kill them or going to the Obsidian dragon area and kill the elites there with others. There are seasonal events as well with bosses, you can find them in the calendar. Those are also good for pugging and getting a feel for tanking.
If you would like to try yourself out in tanking, find yourself a nice social guild and community and go with them. It is a much better experience than the LFG.
I was levelling back in BC as a tank with a pocket healer. We were running all instances together, he told me which way to go and he taught me tactics. If you don’t have a mentor, read upon instances before you go to them.
Also, don’t run faster than your guardian angel flies!
I don’t know much about Guardian in particular, but generally speaking Taunt shouldn’t be your main aggro generating ability. Your damage is. You could use Taunt at pull or, which will happen often enough, when some of the mobs are starting to get away from you and might soon switch onto your DPS / healer.
Which means, you should just focus at doing proper AOE damage dealing rotation. But even with perfected rotation, you could still sometimes lose aggro if you have some group members heavily overgearing you or when they begin bursting before you was able to establish your firm grasp on the mobs.
Thats not an option for me… i am not comfortable in a guild with ppl i dont know in RL… and the only person i know in RL who plays is the person im marriged to
Or if the DPS all burst on their own targets.
I mark the mob which I want to see dead first, that’s the one I focus as well and usually when I lose Aggro I see everyone with high Aggro attacking something else.
Your cleave won’t hold up to a DPS single target Aggro if the DPS does decent damage. So rather than trying to kill every fire, it’s better to tell the DPS what to attack first. A skull mark macro and keybind is a fast way to do that.
I haven’t played much bear, but think it generates a lot of Aggro on his bleed stacks, so you’ll need some time to secure your Aggro. If you are playing with your hunter he can help you with misdirection, once it runs out your Aggro should be high enough. Otherwise prepare do burst on pull because your DPS will do that and try marking your target with skull, some DPS will focus that unless they ignore it or there is a more important target. =)
The rest was already said or is probably explained in the guides.
“Druids dont have rush in like warriors?”
This simple sentence makes me believe the problem is that you are a a walking NPC who doesn’t even know the druid talent tree. Maybe try to read on the talents you copy from wowhead before trying to tank. Also whining because of the voice of a dude in a video, that someone posted to try and help you is cringe and Karen af.
TLDR: it’s a you problem, learn to play
Second this: helps a lot to see through the crowd and find the ones aren’t focused on you. The colour changing is something extremely helpful and you don’t have to look away from the main focus to try to find which one is off from you.
I use this on CD with my hunter as (especially if he’s a MM) they have huge burst potential. I think it’s a nice touch if the dps helps you run everything smoothly.
No tank should rush if they are not comfortable with what they are doing. What I did when I was learning how to tank on my BDK was simple: write in the chat at the beginning that you are a learn in progress tank. If they want to kick you, you unfortunately found a bunch of pricks, but life is this even in WoW. Majority however are understanding, but if you don’t say nobody will know and that can cause frustration. Being a tank/healer can be hard, but it can be relaxing with likeminded people.
Edit: what also can help (again what I did before tanking in low key m+) is to run the dungeons as a dps/healer, watch what the tank does and learn about it. However keep in mind that you are the only one who can know what you can do comfortably and what you can’t.
Just this thread has been an laundry list of pre-emptive excuses. “I don’t know anyone” “I can’t watch that video I don’t like his voice” “I wish I could practice in dungeons I know”
Well im sorry for having preferences for not wanting to listen to imature ppl sounding like they try to be famous… I hate those videos.
And i never complained that I didnt know anyone… i said the only one i knew was my husband and for reason who i keep to myself cant be in a guild with ppl i dont know. The reasons are mine and mine alone.
and I can play… just not as a tank as i never tried it before… glad i dont have to grp with ppl like you two
Yeah i wrote a macro i could use and it help, Im trying to get the hang of it. Im grateful for the help
Glad most ppl are kind and helpful and I might stick to try tanking a bit more… but then there are ppl who just makes me want to go back to dps again… kinda understand why there is a lack of tanks…
There’s always someone bragging about something, nobody can change it tbh. You either let them win, or don’t care about them, it’s up to you. What you can do is: tank a bit, then change role, then go back again. In the end if you burn out, that’s not good for you or for your gameplay
True ! I really value the good advice I got here and will keep my druid spec as Guardian. Even made a warrior alt which i will try to tank on from day 1 - chromie time classic offc
Might give me more of a feel of tankning.
“I wish I could practice in dungeons I know”
and it help, Im trying to get the hang of it. Im grateful for the help 