[4e] Help Making Pre-gens

[Laslo Tremaine]

The recommended party mix for 5 players is 2 defenders.

I have not seen this advice in the rules. Is it in the DMG?

 

[fba827]

WotC site just released the pregens for Keep of the Shadowfell, it's on their website (or can follow a link to it from ENWorld's main page).
But there is:
A Dragonborn Paladin
Dwarf Fighter
Half-elf cleric
Halfling Rogue
Human Wizard
Tiefling Warlock

Anyway, may be easy to just use those if you were having trouble making one/all of what you wanted to make.