What Classes Are the Best at Keeping People Alive in World of Warcraft?

Druids

• Druids are a hybrid class, which means they are able to fight as well as heal. A druid can "tank," which is a term for a character who is able to attract the attention of enemies and withstand the attack. This is a very important skill in group raids. A druid heals his allies by harnessing the power of nature and is able to restore health rapidly. However, although the druid's healing powers are considerable, because he is a hybrid, his powers are spread across a number of features. This means he is less focussed on healing than the priest class, for example, at the start of the game, but a successful druid can expand his healing powers over the course of the game.

Priest

• The priest class is expert at healing. A priest can keep an ally figthing far beyond his normal capabilities through his power to restore health and use blessings and prayers to heal. As well as healing, a priest can use magic words to build a defence around his allies. Priests can also strengthen their healing powers and empower themselves and others with protective prayers. The priest is the most versatile healer in the game, but his healing powers can be outperformed by druids, paladins and shamans as the game progresses, according to Lisa Poisso at WoW Insider. However, WoW fans at GameOgre claim the priest is the best healing class.

Paladin

• The holy paladin is one of the best healers in the game. However, it is not the easiest class to choose for a new player, as it is quite slow to rise through the game levels with a paladin, according to WoW Insider. This is because the class has low "damage per second," or DPS. This is the amount of damage certain classes are able to inflict on enemies. On the other hand, the paladin has strong armor and potent healing abilitties, which makes it almost impossible to kill him. Also, a group of paladins can improve the survival of anyone who is with them just by using blessings, seals and auras.

Shaman

• Shamans are the other healing class. One of the advantages of the shaman is his ability to switch between his abilities with more flexibility than other classes. For example, he can switch from casting spells to damage an enemy to healing an ally effortlessly. Shamans are also the only class that can self-resurrect and then resurrect other players who are with him. Shamans that increase their Restoration talent are great in any healing situation as they have access to Chain Heal, the most powerful healing spell in the game.