Which dps spec/class is the tankiest and which one the squishest?
Tankiest comes to my mind paladin and warlock and squishest rogue and mage.
What is your opinion?
Agree mostly with you:
Mage defs squishy, sitting down for foods.
Paladin most tanky, retribution can basically tank LFP easily.
Depends on the content really, Warlock for example is extremely tanky in PvE situations but less so in PvP as they are easily abused.
For PvE melee I’d say Paladin for sure, as well as Fury Warrior to a point with their self healing. DH can be really tanky as well with their active cooldowns and self healing, but without their cd use they are just as squishy as other leather users.
Warlocks are generally the most passively tanky ranged dps in PvE, followed by maybe Shadow Priest? Mages are surprisingly tanky through active cds, but it means they aren’t using those cds for damage, they also have the strongest “oh sh*t” button of all casters which can help you get out of a bind.
I’d say avoid classes like Monk, Druid (both Feral and Balance), and Hunter if you don’t want a squishy character.
These classes typically either have low passive damage reduction, have underwhelming defensive cds (Barkskin), or are reliant on a single very long cd defensive (Aspect of the Turtle)
I have a rogue and compared to warrior or paladin it is so squishy OMG i can’t even play it well in bg.
I would Say rogue is squisher than mage. At least mage can avoid melee
Tanky - Boomkin, Warlock
Squishy - Enhancement Shaman
I can only comment on the classes that i play. Also i assume that defensive cooldowns are part of the equation.
Tanky - Fury Warrior - I usually can stay in the delirium realm longer than most in our raid and not too many rare/elites bother me in solo. As long as im hitting something im usually healing. Get some cold steel hot blood traits and you’re laughing.
Squishy - Enhancement shaman - no passive self heal, weakish defensive cooldown they feel like they’re made of paper for a melee character. (i play a mage also but range, slows/blinks and decent defensives feels way tankier than melee shaman)
I play warrior , paladin, priest, mage, warlock, Hunter and rogue.
The tankiest: paladin, warlock
The squishiest: mage