WoW MoP Classic Healing Classes Ranking For Challenge Mode: How To Choose The Best?

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• WoW MoP Classic Phase 2 Shadow Priest Guide | Best Talents, BiS Gear & DPS Build

  While WoW MoP Classic Phase 2 doesn't add new raids, Krasarang Wilds Campaign and Brawler's Guild remain challenging. Therefore, choosing a specific build is crucial to maximize your advantage in this new phase.

  If you're out of ideas, our Shadow Priest build guide is here to help.

  Why did we choose Shadow Priest to kick off MoP Classic Phase 2? It's because of their powerful sustained damage, excellent multi-target abilities, a more cohesive gameplay loop thanks to the improved Shadow Orbs system, and the damage and healing buffs from the Twist of Fate talent.

  These mechanics work together to allow Shadow Priest to deal sustained damage to multiple enemies. Combined with their high survivability and utility, they're a top-tier class in the later stages of Mists of Pandaria Classic.

  

  Talents

  As for Talent system, Shadow Priest's versatility allows us to tailor it to the type of content we're playing, whether it's daily quests, PvP, or raids, especially when more mobility or specific defensive or offensive support is needed.

  Tier 1

  • Void Tendrils: A powerful choice for pulling multiple targets, as it roots them while allowing you to continue dealing damage while moving.
  • Dominate Mind: Controls the target's mind, temporarily placing them under Yogg-Saron's control and reducing their Sanity by 4%. This can be used to control adds in specific situations.

  Tier 2

  • Angelic Feather: A very powerful movement speed boost option, providing excellent positioning flexibility.
  • Body and Soul: Significantly increases the movement speed of the target of a Power Word: Shield or Leap of Faith for a period of time. Once cast on a target, this talent grants them a 60% movement speed bonus for 4 seconds, making it very useful for quickly evading or repositioning.
  • Phantasm: Provides a movement speed boost after using Fade, making it very useful in certain encounters.

  Tier 3

  • Solace and Insanity: Often the best choice for increased damage, as it significantly boosts your Mind Flay's damage while Devouring Plague is active.
  • From Darkness, Comes Light: A viable alternative to Mind Spike's instant trigger, effectively increasing burst damage.
  • Mindbender: A good mana regeneration option after your Shadowfiend is enhanced.

  Tier 4

  • Angelic Bulwark: A powerful passive defensive ability that can save you when your health drops below 30%.
  • Desperate Prayer: An active defensive ability that provides healing, useful when you need more burst healing.

  Tier 5

  • Twist of Fate: A great choice for a Tier 5 talent, providing a significant damage and healing boost, primarily refreshed by spot-killing low-health targets.
  • Divine Insight: This makes the next Mind Blast active immediately after Shadow Word: Pain triggers, costing no mana. This talent is highly competitive in high-mobility fights where mana management and maximum damage are crucial.
  • Power Infusion: This skill is more suited for supporting other players and tends to fall short of Twist of Fate for individual DPS.

  Tier 6

  • Halo: A default choice for most fights, providing decent damage and a short cooldown.
  • Divine Star: A powerful alternative with a short cooldown, instant cast time, and immunity to Shadow Lock.
  • Cascade: Ideal for maximizing area pressure in certain comps.

  

  Attribute Prioritization

  For Shadow Priests in MoP Classic WoW, prioritizing gear with higher Intellect stats is optimal, followed by Hit, Spirit, and Expertise to reach the 15% hit cap. Haste, Mastery, and finally Critical Strike are crucial.

  • Intellect: This is the primary stat for Shadow Priest, so try to choose gear with the highest item level to boost it.
  • Hit/Spirit/Expertise: Aim for a total hit chance of 15% to cap your hit rating. However, note that once you exceed this cap, the benefits provided by these stats diminish.
  • Haste: This increases your casting speed and the frequency of DoT spells.
  • Mastery: Gives your periodic shadow damage spells a chance to deal bonus damage.
  • Critical Strike: Increases the critical strike chance of your spells and damage over time effects, and summons Shadowy Apparitions when Shadow Word: Pain triggers a critical strike.

  

  BiS Gear Setup

  Shadow Priest's BiS gear choices vary by stage. If you have plenty of WoW MoP Classic Gold, aim for Korven's Amber-Sealed Beetle and Guardian Serpent Shoulderguards from Terrace of Endless Spring Raid. You can also consider using August Stone Fragments from Celestial Dungeons as pre-raid BiS gear.

  Note that your attribute weights will change as you acquire new gear, so it's best to use a gear simulator to find the best options for your character before equipping them.

  Here are our recommended items. For the rest, you can choose your own items based on your playstyle and the type of content you're looking to play:

  • Neck: Korven's Amber-Sealed Beetle
  • Shoulders: Guardian Serpent Shoulderguards
  • Cloak: Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption
  • Chest: Guardian Serpent Raiment
  • Waist: Belt of Malleable Amber
  • Legs: Dreadwoven Leggings of Failure
  • Trinkets: Relic of Yu'lon

  That's it for the complete guide to Shadow Priest in WoW Classic's Mists of Pandaria Phase 2. While it's slightly inferior in single-target damage and may require more gear to be truly competitive in high-end raids, Shadow Priest is still a solid choice for players who enjoy a dynamic and complex playstyle.

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• WoW MoP Classic Phase 2 Brawlers Guild Access And Bosses Guide

  With the launch of Phase 2, Brawlers Guild was finally added to the game. Brawlers Guild was once a popular feature, primarily focused on solo PvE, where players repeatedly challenged bosses, akin to a boss rush.

  While not a group raid, Brawlers Guild was nonetheless quite challenging, requiring players to adapt to unique and often deadly boss mechanics, and its complexity increased with increasing levels. While lower levels might be manageable with just a good item level, reaching the highest levels can be a significant challenge.

  

  How To Access Brawlers Guild?

  Players seeking access to Brawlers Guild need to obtain a Blood-Soaked Invitation first. Currently, there are two ways to obtain it, while there is another way to enter Brawlers Guild directly:

  • 1. Dropped by elite wild monsters, especially rare monsters associated with Krasarang Wilds, which have a chance to drop an Invitation.
  • 2. Black Market Auction House sometimes lists invitations with a starting valule of 1,000 WoW MoP Classic gold, so you may need to prepare more.
  • 3. In addition to receiving a Blood-Soaked Invitation, you can also enter Brawlers Guild through invitations from other players. After reaching Rank 7, other players will receive a Brawler's Pass, which they can then transfer to you.

  Regardless of how you gain access to Brawlers Guild, your other accounts will automatically be eligible.

  Brawlers Guild Entrance

  The entrance to Brawlers Guild is different for Alliance and Horde players:

  Locations vary by faction:

  • Horde: The entrance is in Brawl'gar Arena in Orgrimmar, north of Valley of Honor.
  • Alliance: The entrance is at Bizmo's Brawlpub in Stormwind, on the lower level of Deeprun Tram.

  Brawlers Guild Bosses

  Brawlers Guild has seven ranks and 28 bosses. As you rank up, the enemies become increasingly difficult. So, if you want to challenge higher levels, you'll need to adjust your gear and spend some Mists of Pandaria Classic gold at Auction House to prepare potions and items based on the boss's damage.

  

  Rank 1

  Bruce

  The most threatening skill is Chomp Chomp. It deals high damage within melee range, but it has a 1.5s cast time, so be mindful of its cast bar.

  Vian The Volatile

  A flaming area will appear on the field, gradually taking up the combat space. Focus all your skills on it from the start; you won't be able to prolong the fight.

  Goredome

  It will cast Lumbering Charge, which appears as a red circle within its damage range. Keep moving and quickly escape once you see the circle appear. Melee fighters should also be aware of their changing positions.

  Dungeon Master Vishas

  This boss's Hot Poker buff grants him extremely high damage. You can kite him with abilities like slow or crowd control (he can be stunned).

  Rank 2

  Dippy

  Dippy has a one-hit-kill magic attack, but he struggles to maintain stability on the ground. You can interrupt his abilities with instant/auto attacks, but avoid cornering him, as this may cause him to use his magic.

  Kirrawk

  Kirrawk will summon tornadoes to throw you up or disrupt your position. You'll need to dodge these tornadoes to maintain the tempo of the fight, and adjust your position when dodging.

  Fran And Riddoh

  Fran will throw mines everywhere, while Riddoh will trap you with a net. If Fran dies, Riddoh will go berserk, dealing +250% damage. Fran will also throw explosives more frequently after Riddoh dies.

  It's best to maintain a healthy balance between the two bosses, avoid destroying one too quickly, and avoid bombs.

  King Kulaka

  King Kulaka's melee attacks deal considerable damage. Ranged classes can kite him continuously, while melee classes should use defensive skills to stall and spread out their attacks.

  Rank 3

  Blat

  Blat creates multiple clones. While these clones don't deal much damage, they can be disruptive. The real one usually moves faster or has quicker skill responsiveness. Focus your fire on the real one while slowing down the other clones.

  Sanoriak

  Sanoriak has abilities like Flame Buffet (which stacks flames) and Firewall. Prioritize interrupting Flame Buffet, as Firewall usually leaves a safe gap.

  Ixx

  The only skill you need to avoid is Devastating Thrust. Avoid standing in front of it; quickly move past or around to the side and back while it's casting. This may cause splash damage, but you can use potions.

  Mazhareen

  As Mazhareen's health decreases, its attack power, and frequency may increase. Therefore, conserve your abilities until it reaches low health, then burst out as quickly as possible to instantly kill it.

  Rank 4

  Crush

  Crush has a charge and stun (which also stuns itself), with a brief period of increased damage. Predict the direction of the charge and dodge, then use the short stun period to deal damage.

  Leona Earthwind

  Leona Earthwind's Earthling Seed summons minions, while Solar Beam silences you. Both are tricky abilities. You'll need to be quick to kill minions and avoid Solar Beam, looking for openings.

  Dominika The Illusionist

  Dominika the Illusionist will constantly split and create illusions. Use AoE skills to prioritize killing the illusions, then simultaneously focus on the real one.

  Deeken

  Deeken's primary skill is Electric Bubble, which creates a static field. As long as you can avoid it, you can easily squeeze it.

  Rank 5

  Millie Watt

  This boss has some mechanics to be aware of. Her explosives also create a static field, and when she uses Megafantastic Discombobumorphanator, it stuns you for 15 seconds, but it dissipates after you take damage. So when she uses this skill, actively enter the field and take some damage to avoid being disabled.

  Fjoll

  Fjoll's field generates purple flames and can push you into danger. You need to be mindful of your positioning and utilize your movement skills.

  Proboskus

  Proboskus's damage is high, but it's not difficult to deal with. Torrent (a channeled skill) can be interrupted, and Rain Dance can be avoided by moving.

  Fleasy / Greazy / Queasy / Sleezy / Wheezy

  Okay, this is a small siege. Five gnomes will attack you simultaneously, and you need to reduce them quickly, so start with Queasy, who has the lowest health. These gnomes will stack damage on you, so you need to keep your distance for 5 seconds to reduce the stacks.

  Rank 6

  Akama

  Akama will summon adds and unleash abilities like Chain Lightning and Shadow Strikes. Shadow Strikes provide powerful buffs, so interrupt them. If you don't, avoid her subsequent attacks.

  Unguloxx

  Keep your kiting to avoid high melee damage. Use stun or self-protection skills when necessary to stall. Balance defense and damage within the tight enrage timer.

  Yikkan Izu

  Prioritize clearing the first wave of Ravens while interrupting Disorienting Shriek, or you'll almost certainly die. While controlling the adds, maintain consistent damage on the boss.

  Smash Hoofstomp

  First, kill two Goblins to reach 100% damage amplification, then move behind them to deal damage when they cast Shield Wall.

  Rank 7

  Bo Bobble & Max Megablast

  Stay close to Bo Bobble and use Max Megablast (red circle) to guide and hit Bo. Repeat until the shared health bar is depleted.

  Dark Summoner

  Use the overhead light to pin down the ghosts and quickly kill them. Then attack the boss. Repeat until the boss is down, taking care not to be instantly killed by Ghosts.

  Battletron

  Go all out when it summons Mines (a free damage window). If you can detonate the mines, you can force it to re-summon. Overall, it's a tight DPS check with a 2-minute enrage.

  Meatball

  Hiting the boss will drop Orbs. Collect them until you reach 40 stacks of the buff (400% damage), then initiate a burst and kill it before the 1-minute enrage.

  Completing the 28 boss battles will prove you're a great warrior, and while these battles won't directly reward you with MoP Classic Gold, rewards like The Brassiest Knuckle, The Brassiest Knuckle, and Brawler's Burly Mushan Beast are clearly more valuable.

• WoW MoP Classic Phase 2 Brewfest Guide And Trinket Recommendations

  Besides the constant dangers and battles of World of Warcraft, there's also joy and good brews. From September 20th to October 6th, Horde and Alliance will host Brewfests!

  Warriors from each faction can enjoy delicious food and brews while collecting new trinkets and mounts. By completing quests, you'll also earn tokens that can be redeemed for rewards.

  Horde and Alliance factions will host Brewfest camps outside Gates of Orgrimmar and Gates of Ironforge, respectively.

  

  Events

  Coren Direbrew Holiday Boss

  Use Dungeon Finder to team up and slay Coren Direbrew. Your first daily kill will earn you Direbrew's Dire Brew quest, which grants you an additional 40 Brewfest Prize Tokens. The following items have a chance to drop:

  • Thousand-Year Pickled Egg
  • Mithril Wristwatch
  • Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
  • Bitterest Balebrew Charm
  • Brawler's Statue
  • Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm

  Non-Repeatable Events

  • Brewfest!
  • Welcome to Brewfest!
  • Chug and Chuck!
  • Pink Elekks On Parade
  • Catch the Wild Wolpertinger!
  • Now This is Ram Racing... Almost.
  • Say, There Wouldn't Happen to be a Souvenir This Year, Would There?

  Repeatable Events

  • There and Back Again
  • This One Time, When I Was Drunk...
  • Bark for (any brewery)

  In addition to earning Mists of Pandaria Classic gold, completing the above quests also allows you to use Brewfest Prize Tokens you collect to visit Belbi Quikswitch (Alliance) or Blix Fixwidget (Horde) redemption prizes:

  2 Tokens:

  • Brewhelm
  • Fresh Brewfest Hops (Limited time/Limited duration)

  5 Tokens:

  • Fresh Dwarven Brewfest Hops (Limited time/Limited duration)
  • Fresh Goblin Brewfest Hops (Limited time/Limited duration)

  20 Tokens:

  • Preserved Brewfest Hops

  50 Tokens:

  • Blue Brewfest Hat
  • Green Brewfest Hat
  • Brown Brewfest Hat
  • Purple Brewfest Hat

  100 Tokens:

  • Blix's Eyesight Enhancing Romance Goggles
  • Belbi's Eyesight Enhancing Romance Goggles
  • Brewfest Slippers
  • Brewfest Boots
  • Brewfest Pony Keg
  • Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm
  • Pandaren Brewpack

  200 Tokens:

  • Brewfest Dress
  • Brewfest Regalia
  • "Brew of the Month" Club Membership Form (Alliance or Horde)

  Are Brewfest Trinkets Worth Exchanging?

  MoP Classic Phase 2 doesn't offer any new raids. Its updates are primarily geared towards catching up on gear, and Brewfest rewards are no exception. If your gear is already top-tier, these trinkets won't be very useful. Let's take a look at the trinkets.

  

  Mithril Wristwatch

  Mithril Wristwatch's primary stat is critical strike, which is excellent for classes like Mistweaver Monks and Discipline Priests.

  It grants a 10% chance to trigger approximately 6500 spell power when you cast a harmful spell, lasting 10 seconds with a 55-second internal cooldown.

  The advantage is that it triggers spell power, which typically has a higher value budget than secondary stats like haste and critical strike, making this trinket slightly overpowered in terms of stats.

  However, its triggering mechanic relies on dealing damage, which can be very inconsistent for healers who don't frequently use damaging skills (such as Holy Paladins and Holy Priests). It's best suited for Discipline Priests.

  Thousand-Year Pickled Egg

  Thousand-Year Pickled Egg's primary stat is Intelligence, and its effect is that using healing or heal-over-time spells has a 10% chance to trigger approximately 6500 Haste for 10 seconds, with an ICD of 55 seconds. This triggering mechanic is healer-friendly, and the 55-second ICD is more flexible than some trinkets with a 2-minute ICD.

  Which Classes Need These Trinkets?

  Holy Paladin

  Both trinkets are average for Holy Paladins. The critical strike provided by Mithril Wristwatch is good, but Holy Paladins struggle to consistently trigger its damage condition. The haste provided by Thousand-Year Pickled Egg is even less valuable.

  In normal Hellscream's Vigil (SoO), Raidfinder trinkets (such as Spirits of the Sun) and Relic of Chi-Ji are better and more consistent choices.

  Discipline Priest

  As mentioned above, Mithril Wristwatch is quite good because Discipline Priests frequently deal damage and can consistently proc. Its value is higher than many common/Raidfinder-tier SoO trinkets.

  Thousand-Year Pickled Egg, however, is useless for Discipline Priests.

  While Mithril Wristwatch is usable, it's still inferior to top-tier trinkets like Zen Alchemist Stone and Relic of Yu'lon. If you already have these, there's no need to pursue it specifically.

  Holy Priest

  Neither of these trinkets is ideal for Holy Priests. It's still recommended to stick with SoO Raidfinder trinkets, Zen Alchemist Stone, and Relic of Chi-Ji.

  Restoration Druid

  The egg trinket's haste doesn't provide benefits for Rejuvenation, making it of little value. While Mithril Wristwatch's proc chance is reasonable, it's still not as good as the top-tier SoO trinket. Furthermore, Restoration Druids don't deal damage often, making coverage a concern. SoO trinket and Relic of Chi-Ji are still recommended, as their procs are also inconsistent for Restoration Druids.

  Mistweaver Monk

  Critical strike is Mithril Wristwatch's core stat, making it a good match for Mistweaver Monk. However, Mithril Wristwatch's proc issues are similar to Relic of Yu'lon's—it relies on abilities like Rushing Jade Wind and Summon Jade Serpent Statue to trigger, resulting in a 10% chance of inconsistent coverage, requiring careful management and a poor user experience.

  Restoration Shaman

  Both trinkets are very useful for Restoration Shaman. First up, Thousand-Year Pickled Egg. Haste is an excellent stat for Restoration Shamans, and its triggering mechanism perfectly complements it, making it a great alternative to Essence of Terror.

  Mithril Wristwatch also has decent critical strike, and Restoration Shamans will frequently use Telluric Currents talent to deal damage, making it a relatively reliable trigger.

  If you have a Restoration Shaman alt, you can farm for Brewfest. If you don't want to spend MoP Classic gold on Relic of Chi-Ji, you can even equip two Brewfest trinkets, as they're powerful enough to enter Normal difficulty raids.

  That's a rough outline of Brewfest event. It's a relatively casual event, perfect for those who enjoy collecting trinkets, completing achievements, or are Restoration Shaman players whose gear isn't quite up to par yet.

• WoW MoP Classic Phase 2 PvE & PvP Gear Upgrade Guide | Costs & Required Currency

  Patch 5.5.1 of Mists of Pandaria Classic Phase 2 has been announced, titled Landfall, and will be released on September 23rd. While this isn't a major update compared to Phase 1, with no new raids, it does include some noteworthy new content, including the new Brawler's Guild and the upcoming PvP activities and quests in Krasarang Wilds Campaign.

  Since the game's release, there hasn't been much PvP activity on MoP Classic servers, which has been a bummer. However, Phase 2's PvP updates and full cross-server support for Group Finder make participating in PvP easier than ever.

  Additionally, level 496 items can now be obtained through the new faction in Krasarang Wilds PvP zone. Landfall also introduces PvE and PvP gear upgrades, allowing you to upgrade your favorite gear by spending Justice Points. This means you can craft epic gear that's perfect for your build without investing tons of WoW MoP Classic gold!

  So, here we want to talk about gear upgrades in WoW MoP Classic Phase 2, which is clearly one of the fastest ways to boost your character's damage after the update.

  

  PvP & PvE Gear Upgrades

  If you've acquired PvE gear using Valor Points in dungeons and raids, you can upgrade it using Justice Points. However, if you own PvP gear, you can only upgrade it using Honor Points.

  Both PvE and PvP items can be upgraded by 8 item levels. PvE items are upgraded in two steps, each increasing by 4 item levels. Each item level increase counts as a 1% power increase, so each item actually increases its power by 8% in total.

  Points Required For Upgrades

  So, let's talk about the actual number of points you need to upgrade.

  PvE Gear

  Each upgrade for Epic PvE items requires 1,000 Justice Points, meaning if you have 16 slots total, or if you're a Warrior with a two-handed weapon and 15 slots, you'll need at least 32,000 or 30,000 Justice Points, respectively, to fully upgrade each item.

  But the problem is, you can only have 4,000 Justice Points at a time. So, what's the best way to solve this problem?

  Actually, there's a new exchange method where you can convert 125 Valor Points into 500 Justice Points, a 4:1 exchange rate. This means that for every Valor Point you earn, you'll receive 4 Justice Points.

  So, if you've already accumulated 4,000 Justice Points before WoW MoP Classic Phase 2, you only need to have 7,000 Valor Points to fully upgrade your gear. This can be easily accomplished by using this new redemption method to convert them into Justice Points.

  You can obtain a Commendation of Justice from Commander Oxheart in Siege of Niuzao Temple for 125 Valor Points, which grants you 500 Justice Points.

  So on September 23rd, you can go to this vendor, spend your 7,000 Valor Points to acquire all Commendations, and then travel to the item upgrader next to Reforger in Shrine to upgrade your gear.

  Just be careful not to exceed the redemption limit, as this will waste your hard-earned Valor Points.

  

  PvP Gear

  However, there's a slight difference with PvP gear. In patch 5.5.1, epic PvP gear will no longer be upgradeable because of concerns about disruptive mid-season upgrades and an attempt to balance player gear upgrade pressure. However, this adjustment only applies to epic PvP gear.

  Rare PvP gear can be upgraded once, in increments of 8 item levels, from 457 to 465, at a cost of 1,000 Honor Points.

  Assuming you have 12 slots, you'll need to spend at least 12,000 Honor Points to upgrade this piece of PvP gear to the highest item level.

  Alternatively, you can obtain a Commendation of Honor from Commander Oxheart vendor for 125 Conquest Points. This converts 125 Conquest Points into 500 Honor Points, a 4:1 exchange rate.

  Since our weekly Honor Points cap is also 4,000, this means we'll need 2,000 Conquest Points on top of that to upgrade our rare PvP gear.

  How To Earn Valor Points And Conquest Points?

  Earning Valor Points is actually quite easy, as we still have three resets worth of Valor Points before the patch.

  So, even if you've used up all your Valor Points, you can still accumulate 4,800 Valor Points before Phase 2. Add to that the 1,600 Valor Points you'll earn after the patch cap increases, and you'll have 6,400 Valor Points by the time the patch releases.

  If you've already spent a lot of Valor Points on your alts, don't worry; you can quickly catch up and get all the gear upgrades you want.

  To earn enough Conquest Points before Phase 2 begins, you can earn them by participating in Arena and Rated Battlegrounds events in MoP Classic WoW, winning daily Random Battlegrounds, completing weekly PvP quests in Adventurer's Journal, and participating in Battleground Blitz events.

  Notably, victories in Arena and Rated Battlegrounds will also reward you with more Conquest Points and help increase your weekly Conquest limit.

  That's everything you need to know about upgrading items in WoW Classic Mists of Pandaria Phase 2. This is a great opportunity to boost your character's potential, so hurry up and collect these special points to help your warrior dominate Azeroth!

• WoW MoP Classic Best Tank Classes Ranking In Challenge Mode

  As you know, all classes in WoW MoP Classic can be divided into three roles: DPS, Tank, and Healer, based on their specific roles in combat. Only when each role performs well in its own role and cooperates well with others can victory rates be maximized.

  Therefore, no matter what role you play in combat, you'll want to choose a powerful class that best suits that role. This will ensure your character has strong abilities from the start.

  It's important to note that most dungeons and raids in Mists of Pandaria Classic are divided into normal, challenge, or heroic modes. These differ in difficulty, so the optimal class for each role will vary accordingly.

  This article will use the tank class as an example to introduce the class tier ranking for playing that role in challenge mode.

  

  What Is The Basis For Categorizing Tank Class Tiers?

  Before looking at the specific tank class rankings in challenge mode, it's important to first explain the factors used to make the final rankings more reliable and valuable.

  First and foremost, as the team's "shield," the tank must possess sufficient base health and high durability. Ideally, they should also have additional damage reduction and self-healing abilities, along with minimal cooldowns.

  After ensuring these basic tank qualities, a good tank should also have the ability to increase his or her damage output, as more damage is always more effective for victory. To achieve this, you can choose a class specialization focused on DPS.

  In theory, any tank specialization can improve your character's strength, but if you want to make challenge mode easier, you should choose a specialization with higher efficiency.

  S-Tier Brewmaster Monk

  As the top-tier WoW MoP Classic tank, Brewmaster Monk boasts excellent damage reduction and can provide support to teammates with its unique skills, Summon Black Ox Statue and Avert Harm.

  While its damage output isn't exceptional among tanks, it can be increased through crit attacks without sacrificing defensive capabilities, allowing it to play both offensive and defensive roles within the team. It also boasts a relatively fast movement speed.

  Of course, every advantage comes with its drawbacks. This class has weak self-sustaining abilities. For example, healing from Gift of the Ox requires access to a healing globe, and the healing from Chi Wave and Expel Harm is mediocre.

  Furthermore, Brewmaster Monk has a high barrier to entry, making it unsuitable for beginners. Improper skill timing can make you more vulnerable to death than your teammates.

  Therefore, even if you're confident in mastering this class, we recommend consuming WoW MoP Classic gold to redeem self-healing potions or learning professions that allow you to craft healing items.

  A-Tier Protection Paladin

  Protection Paladin provides excellent utility and solid defense to the team through the abilities Devotion Aura, Hand of Sacrifice, and Hand of Protection. With a high enough Vengeance, you can also use Arcing Light to heal allies.

  More importantly, the class received a buff after the release of MoP Classic, boosting its defense. Combined with the passive healing effects of Sacred Shield and Seal of Insight, you don't even need a dedicated healer to care for you.

  It's worth noting that while Protection Paladin's active damage reduction ability, Shield of the Righteous, is very effective, it can actually leave you vulnerable if you don't manage it properly during combat.

  When fighting single-target bosses, the class can also leverage its high Vengeance to deal more damage, which can be a class advantage. However, if this isn't achieved, the low base damage and slow movement speed can diminish Protection Paladin's appeal.

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  A-Tier Blood Death Knight

  Although both are A-Tier tank classes, Blood Death Knight can be more vulnerable in certain situations than Protection Paladin. Therefore, its strong ranking stems from its high damage output and decent utility.

  More importantly, even with low Vengeance, the class offers strong defensive and offensive performance. Additionally, the unique Gorefiend's Grasp can provide additional benefits to the entire team in certain encounters.

  B-Tier Protection Warrior

  Protection Warrior performs well as a basic tank, but its low ranking stems from its over-reliance on Vengeance mechanic. Therefore, if you want to play it in challenge mode, it's best to maintain a high level of Vengeance through timely and effective coordination.

  This way, sufficient Vengeance will continuously generate Rage, transforming into a shield that absorbs more enemy damage and protects you.

  As for team utility, you can provide basic support when playing as a Protection Warrior using the skills Skull Banner, Rallying Cry, Vigilance, and Demoralizing Banner. While not exceptional, they're better than nothing.

  

  B-Tier Guardian Druid

  Although it's ranked last in this ranking, its placement in B-Tier proves that Guardian Druid is superior to most mediocre tank classes, and it also received buffs in Mists of Pandaria Classic.

  First, Bear Hug's cooldown has been shortened to 1 minute, increasing its usage and utility. Additionally, Guardian Druid's basic attack damage has been increased by 15%, and at high Vengeance, it can deal more damage to single-target bosses than most tank classes.

  Defensively, playing this class allows you to better protect against physical damage with Savage Defense and gain solid basic defense. Furthermore, Frenzied Regeneration provides ample self-healing while clearing dungeons.

  These are just some of our top-ranked tank class recommendations. If you already have a favorite class or want to explore different combat styles, you can also try other classes not listed. Ultimately, having fun is the most important thing!

• WoW MoP Classic Server Merger Plan And Comments

  WoW MoP Classic is about to make a big move, as officials plan to create a single Mega server and allow players from all servers to migrate to it.

  Officials haven't announced a specific date yet, but have only shared their plans for each server and their reasons for doing so. Let's take a look at their specific plans below.

  

  Server Issues

  Currently, PvP servers are essentially dead in name only. The vast majority of PvP servers are one-sided, consisting mostly of Horde or Alliance players, leaving virtually no outdoor PvP. If players want to pursue PvP, the best approach is to go to the most popular servers, rather than looking at server tags.

  However, most players don't even know their server type. Some players only discovered their server was actually PvE after checking their stats, clearly demonstrating that the PvP tag has lost its meaning.

  Here are some of the more popular servers, along with their tags:

  Americas / Oceania

  • Benediction - PvP
  • Faerlina - PvP
  • Mankrik - PvP
  • Pagle - PvE
  • Grobbulus - PvP
  • Sulfuras - PvE

  Europe (EU)

  • Firemaw - PvP
  • Gehennas - PvP
  • Atiesh - PvE
  • Flamegor / Pilemegor - PvP

  There are also servers in Taiwan and South Korea, but they're not as large.

  Solution (Tom Ellis's Plan)

  Players were aware of this situation as early as July, and the official team has acknowledged the situation. They plan to convert most PvP servers to PvE and create a centralized Mega server for players to migrate to.

  All players' characters, items, WoW MoP Classic gold, and achievements will be transferred to the new, merged servers. It's expected that your auction house listings, guild rosters, and progress will also be transferred.

  Players on the original servers will retain their names. If you have the same character name on different servers being merged, you will be asked to choose a new name for one of your characters to avoid duplication.

  Tom Ellis mentioned in a tweet that they initially planned to use connected server technology, but were unable to do so due to their busy schedule with other Classic releases. Given the success of Season of Discovery and WoW Classic 20th Anniversary running on a single server, they are considering adopting a similar Mega server model for the entire Mists of Pandaria Classic release.

  For US Servers

  • All PvP servers will be converted to PvE servers and closed to new character creation.
  • Free character migration will be available, allowing players from all servers to migrate to a designated central destination server.

  Official will be adding significant hardware to this central server to handle the pressure caused by the influx of players. However, one server will be exempted from this arrangement: Grobbulus. This is the only PvP server currently with balanced factions and enforced balance. Therefore, it will remain PvP and serve as a migration destination for players who wish to experience authentic, outdoor PvP. We will continue to monitor the faction balance in Grobbulus to prevent it from becoming one-sided.

  For European Servers

  • Because all PvP servers are single-sided, all servers will be converted to PvE.
  • A central server will also be created for all players to migrate to.
  • Servers in other regions (such as Russia) will also be merged into a single server.

  The EU servers may undergo a name merge in advance to free up as many character names as possible on the target server.

  Korean and Taiwanese servers have already been merged, so players on those servers will not be affected.

  

  Pros And Cons Of Mega Servers

  Pros

  Overall, I think this plan is quite reasonable and shows that we are continuously monitoring the status of each server and actively resolving any issues. Furthermore, this move is intended to streamline the server fleet, potentially freeing up server resources for the future Classic Plus version.

  We may also use this opportunity to introduce War Mode, allowing players to enable PvP and earn rewards freely. This would be more meaningful than the current fake PvP server labels.

  At the same time, with more players on a Mega server, dungeon and raid formations will be easier, and auction house transactions will be more frequent. Farming MoP Classic gold will also become more rewarding.

  Cons

  However, Mega server may initially experience queues, lag, crashes, and insufficient floors. This is also bad news for players who rarely log in. If they don't migrate to the new server in time, when they finally go online, they might find that their former guildmates and friends have left.

  Furthermore, a large crowd of people may cause previously promising Mists of Pandaria Classic gold farms to become even more congested. This depends on how the official team handles these resource constraints.

  Therefore, players are advised not to rush to migrate immediately, but to wait a few weeks or wait until the system stabilizes before making a decision.

  Overall, the server merger is a sound move, but the performance of a single Mega server remains to be seen. The success of the server merger will ultimately depend on the official team's technical capabilities to support the large population.