Dirge or Troubador ?Follow

Overall they are about the same, though dirges are better in melee groups and troubs in caster groups.

I cant say what tanks would prefer, but in high end dirges get a rez and a percussion of stone that prevents damage, increased hate for the tank. Troubs get hot, crowd control, lowers non tank aggro, and a chance to reflect magic damage.


I find most of my dirge attacks automatically face me to the enemy, and most, but not all abilities allow me to cast while moving. Though a few like our life tap song, and some debuffs have to be cast standing still.

The auto-face is actually a great way to help you in combat, here's why...

Some of your attacks are flank/rear only. But the mob will automatically turn with you when you move around, preventing you from using them. Sooo...

- You Stun the mob, run behind it (auto-face spins you around) then use a flank/rear attack.
- Keep attacking from behind until the mob faces you (now you use only front attacks).
- When your Stun timer refreshes, do it all again.

You can also combine this with a Heroic Opportunity (HO). The sweet thing is, the rear/flank attacks are not part of the HO chain. So after you Stun-run-rear attack, the HO wheel is still counting down and you finish it with yet another attack and HO bonus!

Check out this tall tale of a Troubador in action.