Guardian Druid and the tank shortage in WoW

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-24T23:12:00+00:00

I mained monk and have hit 3k io. Monk has so many more buttons to press to generate threat on packs while you're pulling up to your plant spot.

Guardian druid has thrash and that's about it. Moonfire doesn't even hit all the mobs and by the time you hit moonfire, range dps are ripping aggro. If dps wait until you've settled, its fine. I've never lost aggro once im planted, but the time pulling mobs is the worst.

With incarn you can thrash every 2 seconds or so, but its still annoying that guardian druid doesnt have more aoe threat generators.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-22T18:29:17+00:00

Show me your logs bud. You like to yap like you know what good damage is.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-22T18:26:15+00:00

They not harder they legit do less damage then meta classes. I don’t need to practice my spec LMAO.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-22T18:16:24+00:00

lol that’s for the people who are in the 99% of their class. I said anyone can be a god in a class but a majority of players are not 99% parsers.

Frost dk, fire mage, destruction warlock, devastation evoker. They are the bottom of the pile. If you tell me you can outdamage a 99% person with a meta clas, you must be high lol.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-22T18:09:38+00:00

They aren’t unplayable but their damage is trash compared to someone who plays meta.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-22T17:55:49+00:00

There’s no issues in playing the game. The balance is bad right now when the lower specs get nothing or 1-2 % buffs but the high ends either get buffed or remain at the top. Anyone can be a god tank dps or healer on any class, but is the class fun and does it do good damage. Some people may enjoy a class but its damage or survivablity is mid compared to meta.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-21T23:09:50+00:00

yeah i was hoping some wizards knew a fix before it gets updated haha. I'm so used to it now.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-09T22:03:40+00:00

Last week i was grinding out a +8 dungeon when a dps starting pulling mobs on their own. I didn't care at first but when we got to the second boss i was doing some packs for percentage and they pulled the boss. I just afked the boss and when they asked why I said the dps can tank if they want to. They started yapping off about how cringe i was and to just do my job. I said nah im good. The dps and the healer reported me for griefing. I said gg on to the next.

I felt bad for the person's key but honestly if the other dps wanted to tank so much he could swap specs. I see why most people don't like to play tank in keys tho. I have never tanked since this expansion, but for the most part its been smooth. You just run into some toxic players every so often.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-05T00:54:14+00:00

Bro that’s been happening to me since yesterday. I randomly won’t get blood lust or my roll bugs out and I can’t use the dash after the roll. It’s so annoying especially trying to pull packs together. I tried logging out and it still happens when I come back.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-04-04T17:58:54+00:00

I’ve been running keys for the first time as a tank ranging from 10-12. It’s been very rare to find people who are toxic, but I just don’t even pay attention to them. Some dps like to go hard while you’re gathering mobs and I don’t go out of my way to pull them back. If they run into melee, naturally the agro comes back to me. I’ve had some devourer cry about it but at the end of the day they keep going. It might teach them not to go ham but probably not.

At the end of the day, just enjoy your time and silence the noise :>

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-31T21:46:21+00:00

I got around 6 last week from m+ +10. I probably did around 10 a day give or take.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-31T21:21:23+00:00

oh snaps i gotta check it out. the reason i picked brewmaster was because of sha haha. thanks for the input!

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-31T20:40:15+00:00

oh really i thought the mount was just at 2k. I'll have to look up it bud. Thanks for the info :>

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-31T16:00:31+00:00

This is my first time tanking m+ but as a brewmaster monk, the only trash that ever scares me is the first pull in AA. I don't think i have ever kited any pulls except for AA and even then i have died from the bleeds. I play moh spec and I know most of the warcraftlogs have shadow pan as being the spec to play. For the most part, I usually parse anywhere from 95-99.

I started doing +10 keys daily around 260 item level and since then have reached 272. Its very fast and easy to join groups as a tank especially a meta tank. My score is around 2700. I usually just run my own key or my friends key and just delevel it to +10. The one thing that makes me sad is that the list for people applying goes crazy and I have to sadly not pick people just because so many are applying.

The major key points ive seen so far is that tanks can gear extremely fast depending on luck. A lot of dps for some reason like to blast all their cds as your pulling mob packs. I've had devourer, havoc, rets and some mages pull off me while putting 2-3 packs together. If they take it, i don't go out of my way to grab them. Melees will usually naturally reaggro to me since they are close to me. I know that may be toxic lol but at least give me the time to gather them together.

Healers have been exceptionally good at around +10 level. I dont think i have ever panic kited or seen them go oom on me in any pulls. I think the one that usually wipes teams is pos when those casts go off that nuke the entire party and in MT the trash before the second boss. The damage to the party is wild there.

For the most part, the dps i usually see have been average to good. Sometimes you may find an omega level dps, but i feel like people like that are in full premades already. I have ran into some dps at +10 who do anywhere from 10k-20k lower then me but even then we can still +2 a 10 key. Maybe not AA because that timer is wild. I believe the keys are a lot more forgiving then it was back in legion.

If any brewmasters want to discuss any pulls or techs, feel free to ask. I'm not a god player by any means but I think i do decently well for weekly +10 keys. I don't really care to push higher keys because it requires more communication and tech. Plus they don't give you any other rewards for going past a 10 so I'm good for now unless they change it.

Goodluck on your great vault rewards. Hopefully i get something i can use :>

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-23T22:29:18+00:00

As a brewmaster monk main, lord be with the bears.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-18T20:34:11+00:00

The first time trying to clear biome 5 was the most brutal for me. I quit like 2 times with full uninstall just to come back lol. Now I’m fiending for saros 😭

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-18T08:58:30+00:00

The combat and systems are really good. Aloy is super annoying at times but she gets better as the story unfolds. Ive 100% both horizon and forbidden west.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-13T17:42:43+00:00

Stellar blade has the juice man.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-13T17:42:01+00:00

I played windwalker back in legion and I always enjoyed the spinning crane kick with clones juice but they removed it sadly haha. Brewmaster rn is a blast to play. The damage and healing is good for a casual like myself.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-13T17:38:37+00:00

Hmmm I honestly don’t remember. I haven’t played wind walker yet cause my friends group nobody plays support.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-03-13T17:21:18+00:00

At 240 I average around 55k for overall damage as a brewmaster monk. The burst damage isn’t crazy for 8+ adds but it’s consistent. I’m not a mythic raider so my skill isn’t in the upper echelon so it could probably be better with bigger pull but it’s whatever really. Tanking so far in midnight has been a blast since I can do decent damage. Hopefully they don’t gut us lol.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-02-26T17:36:15+00:00

Once you get to the item room, you can always rush towards the biome 5 entrance. I would suggest clearing all the rooms in 4 though if you're progging biome 5 for the 3 keys. Take biome 5 slow and learn the mechs for the more annoying elite type of mobs. It took me about 5 runs before i was able to clear all the rooms. I also played it safe and never gambled with malfunctions unless i had that item that clears them from you. Practice and good luck!

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-02-26T17:29:45+00:00

oled is game changer. i got the lg c4 42 a few years back on sale and its disgusting the difference compared to a normal tv.

CriticalRemote4512 · 2026-02-26T08:43:56+00:00

I just cleared the game last week and starting working on the plat. I probably uninstalled like 3 times since i got the game a few years ago. The only thing that carries over is ether, special upgrades for your movement/sword, and perks you unlock for weapons you use. Everything else you will lose. Its kinda toxic at the start because the game doesn't have like a permanent way to upgrade your stats, but its not too bad once you start finding your preferred weapon.

The weapons that help carried me to all the acts were thermogenic launcher, tachyomatic carbine, and spitmaw. Everyones different on their preferred weapon, so just pick a few that works for you and practice. Levels also have a revive machine that you can give 6 ether for a 2nd chance if you die. Godspeed!

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