Quote Originally Posted by Return1 View Post
SMN + BRD is becoming popular for the difficult new mobs because of the way Scherzo and Earthen Armor stack to great effect. BRD, WHM, SMN, PLD fits in tank PT. It also offers you 2 DD slots. My current Voidwatch group has a core of RDM, SMN, BRD, PLD for the most part.

Also, my friend, the aforementioned PLD, likes to solo plates for his Ochain when no one else is around. The option is there.
Well, SMN has been useful for tank parties since it was added. The problem is that it isn't useful enough to not be replaced by some safety net. Like replace the SMN with another WHM, or another PLD. I believe my LS usually had the fool proof tank party of WHM, WHM, BRD, RDM, PLD, PLD. Always cured, always hasted, always refreshed. And either two tanks, or one in spare.

The only exception was in Einherjar, where they threw in a BLU for crowd control. (Not that you want to be SMN in Einherjar. Release causes all yellow mobs with hate on alliance to attack you. An old bug SE never fixed... not that they EVER fixed SMN bugs.)