Is anyone surprised at this point?

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Raiding with DRK PLD and WAR in extreme and savage content over the course of the expac I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt the warrior is the EASIEST to self sustain with. yes, paladin is very capable of saving it's own skin, but it's an uphill battle with losing their combos to sustain MP, warrior can do this utilizing it's kit quite fluidly. DRK might have decent defensive cooldowns but is completely missing the massive burst heals that warrior and paladin are capable of doing. Warrior with these buffs is actually closing in quite fast to paladin in the damage department at the moment, especially with the fight design with diamond weapon; where warrior's uptime falls in line with the boss phase transitions leading to it actually outdpsing paladin at the top levels. Add in that warrior has had the easiest kit to utilize and you have a very high performance tank that can hold it's own when a situation goes poorly.

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Raiding with DRK PLD and WAR in extreme and savage content over the course of the expac I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt the warrior is the EASIEST to self sustain with. yes, paladin is very capable of saving it's own skin, but it's an uphill battle with losing their combos to sustain MP, warrior can do this utilizing it's kit quite fluidly. DRK might have decent defensive cooldowns but is completely missing the massive burst heals that warrior and paladin are capable of doing. Warrior with these buffs is actually closing in quite fast to paladin in the damage department at the moment, especially with the fight design with diamond weapon; where warrior's uptime falls in line with the boss phase transitions leading to it actually outdpsing paladin at the top levels. Add in that warrior has had the easiest kit to utilize and you have a very high performance tank that can hold it's own when a situation goes poorly.

Warrior has gained my admiration over the course of 5.0 expac. Not to much at 5.0 launch, but I really switched to warrior from 5.3. Warrior imo really is the best tank, and I play them all, Paladin is a very close second but I found it boring this expansion. Each tank has it's strengths, but warrior is just SO COMFY to play. It's strong, high burst damage, easy rotation, a sustain that healers love (when I heal warriors I'm way more comfortable).

See what 6.0 offers to the tanks and see what tank I decide to run with. Wait and see