Distribution of roles in Warsong Gulch
From WoWWiki
Group busy with own flag (defending it and if failed getting it back): at least one hunter and most other DPS - Group busy with enemy flag (stealing and protecting it): druids (respectively tanks), healers and some CC
Condition A: No flag captured - How to capture the enemy flag and defend the own flag
If the enemies have weak defense (0-2 defenders): The Ninja Strategy
At higher levels (about 38 or higher) hunters and druids occupy key roles in Warsong Gulch: the hunter is an ideal defender of his own flag, supported by DPS, while the feral druid should ninja the enemy flag, supported by a resto druid.
If the enemies have moderate defense (2-4 defenders): The Distraction Strategy
It's very important that both the hunter and the druids communicate to their teammates whether they need more or less support. Ideal support isn't provided just by random DPS as for the hunter and more healers as for the druids, but also by CC (like mages, hunters, warlocks...) for both the hunter and the druids, - CC is useful everywhere. The players supporting the druid should always enter the enemy flagroom first to distract the enemy defenders.
If the enemies have strong defense (4 or more defenders): The Tank Strategy
The ninja strategy is the most efficient strategy to capture the enemy flag, unless the enemies turtle. In the latter case, or if there are no druids at all, the one with the most armor (shield!) and HP must capture the enemy flag, escorted by many teammates. Now you actually need to face your enemies, so, dissimilar from the ninja strategy, not only healers and CC provide protection of the FC, but DPS too, to at least diminish his enemies. Healers should start healing from the balcony or roof (if there are no enemies) to be less likely attacked, while everyone else must take care to stay in the healers' sight.
The Lure Strategy
Ideally, the tank strategy is combined with the Lure Strategy: Use the tank strategy as a way to lure the enemies out of their flagroom. If the tank dies, someone fast (rogue or druid) should be ready at the enemy base to take the flag with a sprint. Also a mage can play lure, - one blink and gone.
Middle Control Strategy
The strategy to control the game from the middle and prevent enemies to cross works only if you're decidedly stronger than your opponents. Don't ever try to control the middle if you can't actually control it. In the worst case your enemies would just farm your graveyard and ninja your undefended flag.
- Hunters can spot humanoids and animals, trap them and hunt them down with their decelerating and stunning shots and fast pets.
- Druids can sneak invisibly into the enemy base, run out fast and spot visible humanoids in cat form, remove movement impairing effects by changing forms, take hits in bear form (especially feral druids), heal (especially resto druids) and once they're outside they can run fast in travel form.
- Warlocks can fear their enemies, hunters and mages can immobilize them with traps (hunters), sheep and frostnova (mages).
- "Ninja": To capture a node or a flag with very few players.
- "Turtle": To defend exclusively.
YouTube Jelinda captures the flag - and gets trapped
Condition B: Both flags captured - How to protect the flagcarrier and get back the own flag
If the FC has arrived securely at his own base but can't score because the enemies have also managed to carry off the adversarial flag, he must be protected by someone who can heal and someone who can deal a lot of damage, and one of these must be able to spot humanoids to inform others if they need more help and show incoming enemies by clicking their spots on the map. As for this condition, a warrior or paladin tank can carry the flag as well as a feral druid. The roof is a good place to hide. There's only one way in, a narrow entrance, where a hunter can trap the opponents, but there are three ways out, in case the FC has to flee (as a FC you must always tell your teammates where you go!). The graveyard is usually the best way out: It's the place where your guardians (and other teammates) are located first after their resurrection, and in case they die again, they can fly to their close bodies to resurrect immediately. The big disadvantage of the graveyard is its distance to the flagroom. The increased period until the FC can score after the own flag has been brought back gives the enemies an increased chance to steal your flag again. Therefore the FC and his guardians should go to the roof again if your base is safe. Once the FC is more damageable and slow, his guardians should prevent the enemies from even coming close to him. Healers should stand somewhere between the guardians and the FC, ready to heal in both directions.
The other group consisting of the hunter and other DPS who have unsuccessfully tried to defend their own flag now invade the enemy territory to kill the EFC (enemy flagcarrier) and get back their flag. If the EFC is too well defended, group up and wait until he's more damageable, then CC his healers and kill the EFC as fast as possible.
