Originally Posted by
Rabbia73
I always find these questions very subjective, as a lot depends on you, your situation, abilities, the amount of time you can spend learning your spec and so on.
If you have full heirloom gear, which is a doddle to get these days, then just about any class will be a breeze to level - certainly up to level 85. Even if you don't levelling is a very different proposition than it was in the old days - not hard, in other words. You would however be better placed going Arms, as your downtime will be reduced and Fury is gear dependent, as the poster above says. Until you get to around full blues - something like 467 as I recall - your lack of crit will mean you won't have enough RB's etc to make Fury as it should be, and Arms beats out Fury until quite a bit higher still. At the higher levels, Arms is better AOE (but Fury still not THAT far off) and Fury ST. Most fights in SoO favour Fury, with any kind of gear.
Personally, I really like Warrior tanks. My understanding from some poll on one of the other forums is that Pally tanks are the most popular, then DK's and Monks (fotm), then Warrs (although not hugely behind), followed by Bears, but that's just a poll. In my observation some of the best tanks I've run with this expansion have been Warriors, and they can do a LOT of damage just on their own. If part of your levelling is going to include dungeons, you'll be absolutely fine. Admittedly part of my preference for Warrior tanks is that I nearly always have a better 'rapport' with them - an understanding of what they might do in a given situation - but even allowing for that, IMO they can do anything a tank is called upon to do, and they do it well.
Oh as for racial: Orc for Horde, although Pandaren food buff is pretty decent. Worgen for Alliance.