Is there a "Tanking fo the Stupid" guide

I am a WHM and getting tired of curing, I want to kill something. Is there any guides out there for a beginning tank ie. lvl 1 and up. I am thinking of going WAR. Can I do WAR to lvl 50 and then do Dark Knight? Any help or advice would be appreciated.


Thanks,


Boo-boo Kitty

Tbh if you want simple tanking I'd start with PLD to get used to dungeons first. Mash Flash, rotate your defensive cooldowns and do 1-2-3 enmity combo. It's mindless and you can focus on learning how to position mobs and such easier.

You could try starting with the Palace of the Dead, that is pretty lax to mess about and learn some of your actions. Alternatively there is the Hall of the Novice training batteries or you could try some easy FATEs. If you've already reached Ishgard then DRK is available from lvl 30.

There was a decent PLD guide written a few months back, would have to dig around on the forums to find it. I'd say PLD is a safe bet for learning the basics of tanking because PLD is pretty straight forward early on, you don't get the extra combos until post 60. WAR will have access to it's 3 combo branches before 50 so it's a bit more involved (but certainly not complicated).

I thought you could start DRK as long as you had any job 50 and access to HW but I could be wrong. Been a while. You can do what you want, but I'd advise trying to stick with one tank until you get it to 70 then start on another.

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Originally Posted by whiskeybravo

I thought you could start DRK as long as you had any job 50 and access to HW but I could be wrong. Been a while.

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DRK is unlocked in Ishgard and you can't get there without being a minimum of lvl 50 anyway because of the MSQ forces it that way.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...blood_edition/

It looks complicated, but give it a chance. It condenses everything down really nicely.

I am not a pro-tank (yet!), but have found this to be very useful: https://i.imgur.com/BlnLLeX.png

I have stared at it lots. :D

Also, having started with paladin, using http://guide-source.com/ffxiv-guide/paladin-tank-guide and https://www.mooglemedia.com/paladin-guide/ as food for thought (it's end game stuff, but not too overwhelming, plus Hall of the Novice for non-harsh basics and freebie gear and, if you have them, the GC squadron for testing stuff.

Plus, if you've been healing, you'll have a general idea of what it is the tank's doing, so think on that, and what you'd ideally want to do in that position.

Hall of the Novice is really handy for learning the basics, since you actually DO it rather than just reading about it. After you get the basics down, perhaps see if some friends would run some dungeons with you to practice.

Three simple starting tips I think anyone can understand.


Hold enemies.
Face enemies away.
Don't stand in AOES bit don't needlessly move mobs either.


Once you grasp the sheer basics, you can dive into more advanced techs

For fun, you can watch this as an example of what NOT to do. The video is satire and not meant to be taking seriously, but it contains just about everything that random tanks do that drive people crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi-aaVejZ9E

any of the Mr.Happy videos tend to fall under that bracket for me.

Yeah as someone said you might want to go pld at first
Its the training wheels tank and can get you used to handling aggro

That said however even that is rough early on as most players will outgear you. Meaning you might need to flash like a pervert to keep hate
Dont feel bad if people rip hate though

You CAN jump right into war. However you need to be sure you pop cooldowns regularly
War depends on them a lot more than the other tanks and cant get away eith ignoring them like they can
And youll have to adapt to using overpower
But if you can handle those its the best tank for killing something lol

All THAT said if youre just tired of cure and not healing grind scholar
It can usually rely on eos and its ogcf heals alone at end game
Just learn eos skills and put her on obay

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Originally Posted by SindiDeVil

I am a WHM and getting tired of curing, I want to kill something. Is there any guides out there for a beginning tank ie. lvl 1 and up. I am thinking of going WAR. Can I do WAR to lvl 50 and then do Dark Knight? Any help or advice would be appreciated.


Thanks,


Boo-boo Kitty

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Hi Boo-boo!

Yeah, tanking can be intimidating. If I may make a small suggestion, go gladiator/paladin first.

It's more beginner friendly and teaches you to basics of tanking. Once you understand the concepts, it's an easy jump to warrior.

I would save dark knight for last. The job has a few issues which make it a more challenging tank, especially when going into content where you don't have all of its abilities enabled.

I made a signature about tanking on a gladiator/paladin which really keeps tanking simple. The only things I don't go into is positioning. Always keep the boss facing away from the rest of your party if you can. The easiest way to do this is to run through the boss or mobs to the opposite side. Oh, and watch for AoE stuff but you know that already.

https://i.imgur.com/kDkv1Ye.jpg

Hi again, I found a good guide for you! Hope it helps! Happy tanking!

Tanking 101

what server are you on i train people to tank if you want to learn i can teach you if you are on the same data center as me

what server are you on i train tanks

I think war would be a good starter tank only because their aoe does strong dmg while keeping hate for large group of trash. I don't know how good flash is before you get tank stance though.

As sHC tank main for 4 years, I agree with Dirwen here. Due to changes to tanks in 4.0, on defensive standpoint GLD and MRD are around equal. MRD AoE aggro gen, Overpower, is a cone but it's quite large one AND it's buffable with Berserk (More damage = more aggro. Flash is magic "damage" so it's not buffed by Fight or Flight). The so dreaded cone is not that bad really and you'll get used to it really quickly.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Three simple starting tips I think anyone can understand.


Hold enemies.
Face enemies away.
Don't stand in AOES bit don't needlessly move mobs either.

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That is indeed the basics - and it is even sufficient for most dungeons in the game.