Quote Originally Posted by Faeron View Post
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Oh - well use the advanced search on the Tank Forum for the term "Dex" it's been discussed and dismissed 2/3 maybe 4 times? (About 15 pages worth of information.)

Sorry if I sound like a dick but even increasing DEX would only increase the potential for you to Parry something - lowering/losing Parry for DEX is counter intuitive. Then for this additional DEX to be effective you'd also need to reach a significant tier of Strength - it also still is a RNG form of mitigation; for instance you don't rely on a Critical Hit of Inner Beast or a Critical Cure to keep you alive. It's an inconsistent method of mitigation.

Tanks are best to stack VIT in the allotment, and Parry/Accuracy (PLD) in their melds - Dexterity is essentially a dead end and a waste to your eHP; DEX only effects rate not how much is reduced - that relies entirely on your STR - STR does not scale high enough to make it worth stacking DEX & STR over VIT & STR.