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In RoM, support classes don't fit in well. If you are a DD and you can't DPS, you won't be in parties unless the group is OP enough to carry you through an instance. Wdn/S produces decent DPS with the damage of yourself, the warden, and the Wdn/S pet, Chiron the Centaur. Make sure you have the Warden Pet Scrutinizer or you won't be seeing your true damage done. Wdn/W is a tank combo. Warden is easy to level up because they can do damage well and questing is the main source of gaining EXP points. Wdn/S and Wdn/W are excellent in SW. They deal good damage and have great defense with Heart of the Oak buff. And Wdn/S has Chiron that hits like a truck.

Quoted from "cva321;542817"

So if I were to take on DPS should I stick to Wrd/S or should I try Wrd/R? What about Wrd/P or Wrd/K are they any good in a group?

Elves can't be Priests or Knights. And yes, if you want to DPS be a Wdn/S.

wardens do offer some support. banish, a much neglected skill can be a useful tool in instances I have only just recently learned to utilize it. warden/mages do good dps, was my original build before dropping mage for scout. wrd/m eats mana like there is no tomarrow but excellent utility build. wrdn/warr my current main is decent due to the fact that can wear plate and functions extremely well as a tank, wich you will soon learn, tanks are a commodity in any instance run. another plus to the warden/warr and warden scout is two energy bars for your attacks. warden/mage only has mana at its disposal. warden druid is good support and on the flipside druid/warden is excellent heals and buffs.

warden scout is very good dps, cant comment on it much as i am still learning the combo but it is very fun to play. and yes, chiron hits like a truck. harder than i hit but slower so maybe it balances out. there are some good guides on warden play style, statting and gearing tips in the warden section of class discussion. good luck fellow warden.

Wardens are essentially warriors mana issues instead of rage issues, that's how I like to think of 'em. At first they are pretty squishy and your pet will do 90% of your damage for you, but as you level you and your pet start doing about the same damage.
I'd suggest warden/warrior if you want to tank, warden/scout if you want to dps. Warden/rogue is fun to level but it's dps is a little lackluster at endgame. Warden/mage is good, but it eats up mana like crazy. Warden/druid has great party buffs and can easily be statted to do magical dps like a warrior/mage.

Once you get a warden endgame you dont have to worry about mana really nemore if you do it correctly that is.. My warden scout has 11k mana unbuffed and tops 15k when fully buffed, rarely, rarely! do i ever have to use a pot.

Wrd/S is extremely good dps end game (ToSH hard). Strong summon chiron and your chiron will be donig 150k dps on its own in tosh hard. Add in morale boost for whole party which is huge in and of itself. DPS stat your warden and you'll be doing 600k dps on the final 3 bosses during burn.

Advisable to not level up frantic briar too high because that will suck your mana if you're aoe'ing trash pulls (which you should be doing).

On another note, there is plenty of room for utility class combos now ever since Sardo and ToSH came out. With the emphasis on strat over burn these days, you don't have to be best dps, nor do you have to be best tank to be an integral part of end-game groups. Some examples are M/P for cleanses on Jenny in ToSH instead of M/W or M/S. W/K or other off-tanks for off-tanking ads on ToSH 4th boss, 2nd bear on Annelia, Ice brother in AC (unless, of course, your P/K can tank it). Also useful for torch bearers on Jenny Giant. You get the drift, you can find a spot if you learn strat and can play crucial roles well.

Back to the original, however, Wrd/S competes quite well with R/S in end game dps. They've quietly been dpsing so well because only their scrutinizer picks up chiron dps. Eldebil on Palenque has a strong-summon Chiron that sometimes tops 200k dps on fast burns in ToSH hard and it outdpses some of our other dpsers. He's half tank statted half dps statted and can tank ToSH norm on his Wrd/S. So if he were pure dps statted, he'd be tearing down the house.

He's now made a champion/rogue though, and it is a nasty nasty tank

wd/warriors can be very effective tanks. Rovie on Artemis is one example. w/wd can also be a decent dps.(As far as a warrior can be considered dps.)

Quoted from "kynamdoan;543377"

Ice brother in AC (unless, of course, your P/K can tank it).

Or a druid/warrior topping 275k pdef can solo heal/tank it

Wardens are easily the most looked over class. Those who don't know, dont expect. Those who know, fear and respect.

We have a warden/warrior tank ac and tosh hard all the time.

indeed wardens have been overlooked since they released elves. wardens especially. and fyi, warr/ward could probalby tank ok, since warr can eqip a shield, wich,depending on the shield and the stats on it could totally make up for warrs lack of defensive skills. but i think warr ward could be just as effective a tank as warr/k minus the ability to equip plate. and in all honesty, is that really that big of a plus? if u can only wear chain u probably have more patack than equally geared plate wearers , wich means what? more aggro generation wich is a big problem with k anything at the moment.