Forum Top: Tank Roles

Anyone else worried there won't be enough tanks for heavenward and below content when Stormblood launches? With the introduction of new DPS jobs I'm...

Since the changes to VIT, tanks have so much HP that with proper CD use it's so easy to survive without tank stance, it's also easy, maybe less so...

While making a job "edgy" and likable aesthetically sounds like it works, we all know it wont be enough to get the average DPS player to stick with...

Question: How do YOU handle big pulls with lots of AoE with melee DDs in the group? So in my recent expert dungeon runs, because my healer keeps...

I've had this happen a couple of times, and it's really, really annoying: I'm main-tanking in Trial Roulette or something, and the off-tank is a...

So I got Drk up to 60 and I want to level a new tank. However I really like paladin and marauder. I believe paladin is at 32 and marauder is at 27,...

I have been playing paladin since 2.0. At first I felt it was the best tank due to the mitigation it offered. I really had the job down really well...

I'm not gonna lie. As a Paladin, it's one of the most distinctive parts of my tanking kit and with the cross-class system going away in 4.0, I'm...

Is it the new thing for tanks to wear 1 slaying ring that has Str? Just curious and does it make a difference in the dps department for us tanks?...

"PLD's Rampart and DRK's Shadowskin are becoming the same skill (no mention of WAR's Foresight, but I can only imagine it will be as well), and will...

Hey Tanks, I notice that lately I am always losing aggro/hate on Ultima weapon and it goes directly to a healer. Fortunately I always carry...