Healers: Your heals are NOT more effective on WARs than they are on PLDs.

[PlayFair]

If you are taking 1k damage or more then its something like a mountain buster. In this case WAR is a better tank because of Storms Path and Inner Beast which will reduce the MB by 30% where a PLD will only reduce it by 20%.

Also, WAR will get topped up much faster because not only did the MB hit for less, WAR have 20% increased healing. In the games current state i think PLD are better for AoE tanking and WAR for single target tanking.

[Kal-El]

If you are taking 1k damage or more then its something like a mountain buster. In this case WAR is a better tank because of Storms Eye and Inner Beast which will reduce the MB by 30% where a PLD will only reduce it by 20%

I didn't realise a PLD's CDs couldn't be used for mountain buster?

Wish people would stop making arguments like "Aww yeah if I used all these skills and you didn't use any then I'd be better". There is no "Better tank". Only better players and if you're not gonna use CDs on MB as a PLD then sadly you're not one of these.

[PlayFair]

lol innerbeast only lasts 6 seconds.

What is that got to do with anything? Inner Beast will still be up during those big hits (mountain buster, wicked wheel) if you can not manage your Inner Beast timing for these important attack then you shouldn't be playing a WAR.

I didn't realise a PLD's CDs couldn't be used for mountain buster?

Wish people would stop making arguments like "Aww yeah if I used all these skills and you didn't use any then I'd be better". There is no "Better tank". Only better players and if you're not gonna use CDs on MB as a PLD then sadly you're not one of these.

I didn't realise a PLD's CDs could be used for every mountain buster?

Wish people would stop making arguments like "Aww yeah my CDs are up when ever i need them so i am a much better tank".

I agree that there is no "Better tank", in fact, i think the best setup is to bring 1 PLD and 1 WAR this way the PLD can benefit from Storms Path and a WAR can benefit from Rage of Halone.

[Nalou]

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Are you sure stoneskin/Aldo shields benefits from personnal damage reduction buffs (like shield Oath or Vengeance) ?

I see these as shields, so something that proceeds before our characters are hit, as if someone else was hit instead of me. So while my stoneskin is damaged, why would my own damage reduction buff apply to it ?

I could see abilities lowering monster damage like Storm's Path or Rage Of Halone lower damage done to stoneskin/shield.

[xAlice]

Wanted to offer my thanks for the in-depth analysis on the why it seems that way.

It's probably one of the first things I picked up, healing my tank partner back when he had lower level gear on his PLD and WAR. Why? Cause I was allowed to be lazier healing his PLD.