Forum Top: Tank Roles

Hiya, so I'm a bit of a dabbler in tanking and having accepted that I don't need to be a savage level raider to tank (mainly cause I've been scared...

Wondering if it actually works, most times when i tank i pull 2 - 3 packs of monsters, hit rampart, spam aoe's while running around inside the huge...

Hello there, Roxanne Stoner here! After months of talking with several experts in each class, poring over guides, utilizing simulators, leveling jobs...

Or other parts of the fight that feature two targets, for that matter? I know for some of the tanks it is - PLD, WAR (Not Decimate or CC) and GNB...

Hey, all. I recently hit level 80 on Paladin, and am working on my gear. I should point out that I am by no means a raid tank. Healer and DPS, sure,...

How would you guys feel if Paladins get a combat raise spell in 6.0? I honestly would love it, sure they might have the lowest DPS of all the...

I feel like every other tank can take many many many more punches than DRK. Am I playing it wrong?

So I need some help with playing my Paladin. I'm returning to the role after having levelled it to 60 in Heavensward. I've about to start levelling...

So, as most people can agree, Living Dead can be quite a resource hog if you don't have a WHM sitting on Bene for it. After playing GNB and using...

Just reposting my complaint from PvP forums to here... since it applies to PvP as well. And in the past, PvP changes have preceded similar changes to...

First, why does tank stance turn off at the beginning of dungeons randomly? I swear that trips me up a good 30% of the time; run in, pull a bunch of...

I am in no way an amazing tank. I try to follow a few simple rules of asking if they want certain pulls, watch the pacing, and keep my eyes open for...

Hello, I couldn't find any Info on this or I haven't searched very well. Hope any of you can do some math for me. It's about the old question:...

Hey guys, so I've recently noticed that Shelltron has no effect on critical attacks. So basically, if we are hit with a crit, it's as if we didn't...

5.0 Dark Knight is certainly a functional job and sits at a decent position within the tank balance. Many people however, have voiced concerns with...

Please make Onslaught free to use outside of combat. As it is, it's not fair that we have to actually walk up to the boss after zoning into a...