Aegis > RUN

[Yinnyth]

So... how are you guys even geared cus ive hit upwards of 1.1k defense on RUN... 950ish when i dont embolden protect 5. Consistant -50% pdt every fast cast item available except for chelona boots +1(using NQ) using actual tank food and phalanx...

Where are you getting this consistant 50% PDT from, and how do you hold hate if you TP in it?

these NMs only hit for 75-115 dmg a hit hell the butterflies have hit me for less than that(usually 60-100... with proper use of aquaveil and stoneskin you mitigate quite a large chunk of damage. and RUN easily hits -87.5% MDT...... -.- Embolden Shell 5 then -14% MDT from gear. meaning you can put resists and MDB in all other available slots dont forget liement can absorb magic tp moves as well...

RUN cannot hit -87.5% MDT, even against a single element. MDT caps at 50% and aegis is the only MDT source in the game capable of breaking that cap aside from vallation/valliance. With 3 runes, vall gives 45% damage reduction against its element, but it's MULTIPLIED, not added to MDT. So if you have 50% MDT and use vallation with unda x3, you will take 72.25% decreased damage from fire, not the 87.5% that aegis makes a PLD capable of. And don't forget liement can absorb spikes damage for a whole 20 HP then wear off.

And raged taxet the only move truely worth mentioning is his TP move which could have hit for 1.6k while raged. Now its even easier to deal with cus you're just forcing exuv then letting DDs rip it appart

Force exuv >> rip him apart was always the strategy. RUN still has very little to do with that strategy unless you can't find a PLD or heavy DDs.

in no way shape or form have i said its better than PLD. Ive said its capable.
Preforms very well ALONGSIDE a pld and can stand alone if needed

This whole thread is regarding the idea that Aegis PLD outclasses RUN in tanking anything and everything. If you agree that Aegis PLD is better at taking magical damage than RUN, why come here to highlight what RUN is capable of? Every job deserves that thing they're best at. What is RUN best at?