Hello New here and have a couple questions

[Moondancerbb]

So i am new just rolled a barbarian shaman, and am trying to get my friend to play who wants to know if shadow knights are viable tanks for 6 man group stuff. Its been so long that i do not remember. The only thing i really remember is that on raids shadow knights were door stops and picked up the SK only loot.

Secondly Halas seems to be a particularly terrible starting zone is there somewhere better i should try and make it to? I remember back in the day you always wanted to try and make it to misty thicket.

Thanks in advance.