G: Defending in RBGs

Defending in RBGs? Easy job right? So you would think! There are a lot of things to keep in mind and look out for as a defender of a base. In fact there are many tricks that can be of assistance in various battlegrounds, where mostly they are things that seem so simple, almost too simple to matter, but will give you a big advantage when adapted into your play style.

First up you have to consider which class you put to defend a base. There are some classes which just don't do well as defenders, these are: Shamans, Monks, Priests, Warriors

Now keep in mind that these classes can of course defend if played correctly, but you should avoid having them defend, simply because they lack long range CC and abilities to remove loss of control of your character.

Here's a scoreboard for the best base defenders: (Patch 5.4)

1. Feral and/or Guardian Druid (Good survivability, Divine Shield as a Feral Druid and Force of Nature as a talent.)
2. Rogue (Hides in the shadows and has 2x Vanish)
3. Hunter (Has a pet and 2x Deterrence)
4. Warlock (Has a pet and Dark Bargain as well as a extra PvP trinket)
5. Death Knight  (Has a pet and good survival)
6. Mage (Has a pet and Ice block)
7. Paladin (Has bubble(s))
8. Priest (Can spawn a pet)
9. Shaman (Can spawn a pet as well)
10. Balance Druid (Good for escaping and has Force of Nature as a talent)
11. Monk (Can spawn a pet and has Touch of Karma)
12. Warrior (Sap and Fear immunity as well as good survival)

Note that it's not recommended to have more than one tank-specced player in your RBG team.
In the next posts we'll take a look at the recommended talent specializations and what to remember when playing them as a defender. Have a nice day!
These posts have been written by my boyfriend and I.