Question for Raid MTs

[Hugsnkissums]

<p>I was curious what the Paladin community thought on this. When in a raid set up, what type of bard class do you like to have in your group and why? </p>

[Brat]

<p>I prefer this setup of mt group.Paladin,templar,defiler,warden,dirge and assasin or swashy for amends,look who from them do more dps and take him in your group</p>

[g0thiC_iCe_cReaM]

<p>I usually use Defiler, Warden, Templar, Swash and Dirge...Dirge are more CA/attack speed geared, troubs are better for casters...</p><p>If I can get away with 2 heals then I'll swap a healer for a coercer...power regen with coercer + dirge = awesome.</p>

[Madbiker]

either bard helps really, but dirge is more important for actually tanking thing.  if your group is melee heavy, dirge helps their dps, amends on a melee class seems more reliable than casters.

[Kalinmoor]

<cite>Madbiker wrote:</cite><blockquote>amends on a melee class seems more reliable than casters.</blockquote><p>Amen to that.</p><p>Anyway, I have never really noticed bards having a <u>major</u> impact on me one way or the other, I mean, obviously they will help you, but I don't think it's absolutely mandatory. If I had to pick I would go for a dirge over a troubadour, just for the DPS, and they do tend to generate more hate then troubadours as well (in my experience, and it depends on the player as well)</p><p>Honestly <i>I</i> would rather have an illusionist and illusionary arm / time compression over a bard because that can make your parse go way up, but alas, that hardly ever happens.</p><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;color: #999999;">Disclaimer: most of my raiding experience is from T5 & T7, I could be completely and totally wrong about any and all statements above.</span></p>

[Wyvernblade]

<p>Dirge for Stoneskin - Percussion of Stone, also the Parry buff will help us alot.  This adds alot to survivability.</p><p>On its own, Percussion of Stone will probably block 5% damage for you.</p>

[Rast]

<p>I always prefered...</p><p>Paladin, Mystic, Templar, Dirge, Swashy, Illusionist myself.  But then we had a couple great mystics and our defiler wasn't often available when we ran our raids...</p><p>that being said, I've not been around much since RoK started, so I've not tanked there so losing the illusionist for the third healer may be necessary now.</p>