noob question about enchanters in raids

[eddyystop]

I'm rolling an enchanter. I ran across a post/article that suggested enchanters may not be very useful in raids. Is that so? How many enchanters are common in a raid?

Thanks ahead of time.

Edit: Oops, this is likely the wrong forum. Sorry.

[Bill Tetley]

charm mezz c2 haste grm tash... ya id say enchs are useless on raids? wut

[Bboboo]

Yea at a certaint point in Velious raids mana becomes useless so there's really no need for clarity.

[Ele]

Useless is a bit hyperbolic, but quite a few of the high end Velious encounters see Enchanters only role as casting C2, GRM, Rune, Tash, and Haste. Maybe charm a pet for some DPS. There are other encounters where the boss is slowable, then you can try landing slow on it.

Other raids like Fear/Hate you will be busy not only buffing, but doing crowd control of incoming mobs and/or pulling (if you want to get adventurous).

Raids typically have 2-4 enchanters.

Enchanters are still an extremely powerful class that any smart group or raid will not turn down inviting. They are also good at soloing if that is your thing.

[Gimp]

Enchanters are buff bots everywhere except Hate/Fear for raids.

It's an easy job, but it's boring as hell.

[Bill Tetley]

Originally Posted by Gimp [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Enchanters are buff bots everywhere except Hate/Fear for raids.

It's an easy job, but it's boring as hell.

Well they also charm horses in sky for boss fights... or even golems in seb for Trak... Even being a "buff bot" doesn't make them useless.

[Mandalore93]

Just remember, bards never take the DTs.

[Daldaen]

Enchanter charming will be an interesting situation in Velious.

The elite guilds utilized charmed pets in Kael to get their first few kills. With more knowledge and better connections, guilds on P99 will probably use even more charmed pets in Velious in more zones. Will be good fun!

[Sampten]

Originally Posted by Daldaen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Enchanter charming will be an interesting situation in Velious.

The elite guilds utilized charmed pets in Kael to get their first few kills. With more knowledge and better connections, guilds on P99 will probably use even more charmed pets in Velious in more zones. Will be good fun!

On live, druids and chanters charmed pets in Kael back in the day. Why would it be any different here?

[Cecily]

It's a question of how fun your raid role is going to be. More of a buff class, less of a crowd control class with some exceptions. Very important to the success of any raid, but know what you're getting into.