Xeno's Warrior Tanking Guide

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STR PLD can do about 380 DPS in Sword Oath and STR WAR can do about 400 (forgoing Storm's Path for Butchers Block). The huge huge huge problem a STR PLD has though is that it requires a MT STR WAR to be rotation Butcher Block -> Storms Eye / Repeat. I suppose maybe a VIT PLD can hold off a STR PLD too but then you are losing the Slashing bonus, which means heck, you may as well bring a WAR. Defiance STR WAR does more DPS than Shield Oath STR PLD by a pretty decent margin as well, which further enforces this synergy.

It is also to note that besides for initial threat being slightly wavy, a STR PLD can tank completely in Sword Oath which a WAR cannot tank without Defiance (against people doing 400-500 DPS). But 6500 HP without that 20% innate damage reduction could be scary depending what you are fighting. I've tanked the entirety of Syrcus Tower as 100% STR PLD in Sword Oath, with no one being close on threat at all (400-440 DPS MNK was there)... and that was without a WAR putting up Eye.

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I tank without Defiance all the time, but never tell my healers that haha XD. Its definitely possible to hold threat against dps not in tank stance a WAR actually has much more threat generation than a PLD. in addition to being a higher potency Butcher's Blocks also generates more aggro than Rage Of Halone. Anything PLD can do a WAR can and vice versa, both tanks are very balanced in this game. I think your numbers may be a tad off on the DPS of the tanks. PLD in sword oath actually does identical damage as WAR without defiance if played correctly. With the slashing debuff a pld is capable of slightly higher dps than war. However where the big difference lies in while tanking. A warrior will destroy a pld in terms of DPS while in tank stance. Warriors just have much more offensive abilities while tanking