New Posts For Thread: best defender???http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28318837/best_defenderI would like to know your ideas on which defender is best at defending...Tank, it's not a noob question, just for starters. You can have played dnd for 20 years, even played a defender role most of them, but never really thought about what would make a defender optimized. All the way through 3e my decisions on characterhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28318837/best_defender?post_id=513161071#513161071Tank, it's not a noob question, just for starters. You can have played dnd for 20 years, even played a defender role most of them, but never really thought about what would make a defender optimized. All the way through 3e my decisions on characterSun, 27 Nov 2011 23:49:47 -0600Take a look at your party and understand what their needs will be.Most strikers,particularly ranged,have excellent mobility. Leaders tend to be a stick in the mud.Druids can be the toughest pure controller,but most others will be very fragile. Ask yohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28318837/best_defender?post_id=513126549#513126549Take a look at your party and understand what their needs will be.Most strikers,particularly ranged,have excellent mobility. Leaders tend to be a stick in the mud.Druids can be the toughest pure controller,but most others will be very fragile. Ask yoSun, 27 Nov 2011 05:02:48 -0600I've played a few different Defender classes, but once I played a Knight, I was pretty much sold. At first glance (and level), the Knight doesn't have very many options to work with. Two stances you can take is nice, but I've found that you end uphttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28318837/best_defender?post_id=512027563#512027563I've played a few different Defender classes, but once I played a Knight, I was pretty much sold. At first glance (and level), the Knight doesn't have very many options to work with. Two stances you can take is nice, but I've found that you end upWed, 02 Nov 2011 08:56:17 -0500I have only played a warden and a battle mind. and only to level 10 and 14. I personally feel the warden did a better job keeping creatures off allies. As almost ever encounter by level 7 i was able to keep every creature i got close to on top ofhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28318837/best_defender?post_id=512015701#512015701I have only played a warden and a battle mind. and only to level 10 and 14. I personally feel the warden did a better job keeping creatures off allies. As almost ever encounter by level 7 i was able to keep every creature i got close to on top ofTue, 01 Nov 2011 23:14:31 -0500That's a pretty ironic statement considering you asked a "noob" question in the first place... I think Owaru did a great job of providing a comprehensive guide of defender classes for you. You asked a question that is totally subjective with a myrihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28318837/best_defender?post_id=509814847#509814847That's a pretty ironic statement considering you asked a "noob" question in the first place... I think Owaru did a great job of providing a comprehensive guide of defender classes for you. You asked a question that is totally subjective with a myriMon, 10 Oct 2011 09:14:22 -0500