Quote Originally Posted by Phoenicia View Post
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The mitigation that makes a paladin a mitigation tank is that shield. If not that, the only difference between them and other tanks is 10% on our 180 second cd. That is hardly anything to write home about.

With a tower shield, a successful block is for -28% or 29% damage, which is like having had a vengeance up. So no--that is not over estimating its effects. In fact, if block applied you could very easily not be interrupted when you would have been otherwise, or pop a skill like sheltron before a celemency cast to help tide you through it.