I think this would be the most straightforward way to add the spellbreaker-style character as a playable class. Night elf huntresses and blood elf spellbreakers both use a 1h glaive and shield combo, and have been represented in warcraft lore since wc3.
This may also go a long way towards helping demon hunter tanks, which are currently seen as bottom tier due to spiky and inconsistent damage mitigation. The extra armor value and ability to block would help toughen them up some
Yeah, this is exactly what DHs need, more stuff to use at their disposal…
I just spoke to a Blizz developer. Confirmed: DHs will get shield and Captain America shield throw from Pally’s… /s
Sarcasm aside, how often do you actually see vengeance spec being used? 95% of demon hunters are running around as havoc. Vengeance, if anything, is severely underpowered right now, to the point that nobody even wants them tanking dungeon runs or raids.
Besides, I hate seeing tanks that dont use shields, and we have more tanks that dont use them than those who do right now
You just posted cringe bro
Lot of folks are sleeping on Vengeance atm. It’s not as bad as people are making it out to be. It really WAS terrible early on.
Vengeance is really good, most DH players are too lazy to play tank and that’s why it’s not well represented.
An evasion/avoidance tank is actually another tanking style I’ve seen in similar games. DHs definitely needs some form of a tune.
Though it makes me wonder if those Veng DHs you came across are gearing for dps or survival 
. I’ve experimented with both and felt such a difference.
I see at least one a day. They are actually fairly decent, especially rolling with spirit bomb and such…
I could support this as long as DKs can get shields too. I have so many cool DK themed shield mogs that just don’t work on my paladins or even my warriors.
I could get behind blood using 2h + shield like crusaders in d3
vengeance dhs are in a bad place right now actually, really bad in M+. Don’t confuse havoc having a lot going for it for vengeance, 2 diff specs…2 different balances.
wat
https://raider.io/mythic-plus-character-rankings/season-bfa-4/world/demon-hunter/tank
Demon Hunters sacrificed their shield proficiency.
What have you given?
actually… let them use TWO SHIELDS because the last the they were not prepared. but this time… THIS TIME they will put all their stats into DEFENSE ;D
Tanks are pretty well balanced based on what I know
Yea definitely. Let’s make them like warriors and paladins because we need more of the same.
It is amazingly lore appropriate and aesthetically awesome that a fighter using magic and quick movements, on top of flight and quick reflex to use a shield. Might even dual shield, using it like glaives. Makes total sense. lol
Maybe I just had a bad view of them since they sucked in 8.3 M+ and my bad run last night with one in a +11.
They’re not like warriors.
More like blood DKs.
If you play em bad then they’re really bad.