Why are Paladins usually on stun duty? I'm confused.

[Sakasa]

On ifrit hm warrior can solo stun while tanking the eruptions are time in a way that if you do not hit a plume by mistake you can stun every eruptions but you will get a resist on the 4th i believe the one right before the nails, I have done it in duty when the tank is just on "MUST DPS" fog of war it isn't to bad as you have all the time in the world to stun as long as your not in the BB animation lock that prevents brutal from going off. If you look across the map out door mobs, fates, dungeons the timer for brutal fits the time table for the moves (For specific mobs the stun is in time with stoneskin not other aoes such as snurble boss fates or the sahagian fate near the levi crystal). But for stun locking war can not lower his brutal cd in anyway so it isn't possible with war.

[Lemuria]

Pretty much the only downside of PLD stun is that because it is on the GCD, it might be unavailable if you've recently use Savage Blade or something. Also kills combos. Other than that, it's pretty much a staple for stuns as far as I'm concerned.

I actually prefer having a role besides spamming Halone combos in boss fights. Keeps me on my toes, and makes the job more fun. Siren and Chimera are good for that since you can alternate between Spirits Within and Shield Bash to silence/stun their more annoying skills. Who needs a bard?

[Remn]

@Arrius, I think they talking about the stun lock situation where you have to stun mob back to back (T5 Dread and Levi Ex caster add. for example )

[Zoeila]

worth noting that brutal swing can cancel other attack animations so animation lock shouldnt be a problem.

[Dano]

properly timed chain stuns can last as long as 10 seconds. Thats where PLD's shield bash becomes important when in a fight it's absolutely important to stop something from doing stuff. ie: Super sahagin in Levi EX, dreadknights in T5 or even PVP..etc

[Sakasa]

worth noting that brutal swing can cancel other attack animations so animation lock shouldnt be a problem.

While this is true it doesn't work on butcher's block at the beginning of the animation, but butcher's can cut through brutals animation.