Originally Posted by
Vanguard319
I have played Run up to 55 so far, and I have to disagree with the people saying it needs more defense. I was soloing gigas in upper Delkfutt's tower, harboring Tellus twice, and keeping Barthunder up. I found that their lightning roar skill, which would normally hit me for well over 100 dmg, suddenly only does single digit damage, Thunder elementals were a joke, being practically unable to do any serious damage to me. As far as physical damage is concerned, you already have the highest parrying rate of any job, and you tend to evade many attacks (and evading even more while Swordplay is up)
Run is a magic tank, and in that department, it's better than pld. It's all about knowing what element your enemy is strong in, and playing the runes and barspells strong to that element.