Why are Darks considered "Parry" tanks?

Warrior:
Defiance
Permanent 10% Parry.

Raw Intuition
100% Parry
Duration: 20 seconds.
Reuse: 90 seconds.


Dark Knight:
Dark Dance:
30% Parry
Duration: 20 seconds.
Reuse: 60 seconds.

I don't see why we are considered parry tanks. When one tank class parries much much better. . .

Supposedly it's due to DRK Repriesal only being available right after you parry

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Originally Posted by aerolol

Supposedly it's due to DRK Repriesal only being available right after you parry

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That doesn't increase their parry. =(

Who called them that? I thought they were the magic defense tanks. XD

I believe drks dont have one thing they excel at. Not to the overwhelming degree that forum min maxers think matter.

If anything, I'd call them magic defense tanks too.

Nah, DRKs are RNG tanks.

I think it's more that DRK has abilities that revolve around parry, reprisal and low blows. So it gets benefits from stacking the parry stat to get more use out of them. WAR doesn't have any mechanics that revolve around it parrying attacks.

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Originally Posted by Cabalabob

I think it's more that DRK has abilities that revolve around parry, reprisal and low blows. So it gets benefits from stacking the parry stat to get more use out of them. WAR doesn't have any mechanics that revolve around it parrying attacks.

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And it makes no sense that wars get a boost in it.

Ive never heard them called Parry tanks....but I imagine its for the same reason they are called magic defense tanks.....one or two skills that have something to do with it.

I mean look, the only reason people call them magic defense tanks is because of Dark Mind....a 15-30% magic reduction for 10sec on a 1min timer.

Really? ONE skill that affects only magic damage and they are suddenly a magic defense tank?

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Originally Posted by Dererk

And it makes no sense that wars get a boost in it.

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Makes perfect sense, they don't have a shield to mitigate damage like Paladins do.