So you want to be a tank?

[Gist]

So from what I understand, to learn tanking I need to start with PLD, then when I'm comfortable, go to WAR and if I get bored with either of those, play DRK?

[Phoenicia]

So from what I understand, to learn tanking I need to start with PLD, then when I'm comfortable, go to WAR and if I get bored with either of those, play DRK?

Simply put, PLD is the best place to learn about tanking because it's simple. It makes you worry less about your rotations and more about mechanics, aggro and damage reduction.

DRK is closer to PLD with some added in complexity. But it follows a similar skill set.

WAR is the more complex tank because of how its rotations work and how its mitigation is different. WAR is the only tank that isn't press-and-forget when it comes to mitigation CDs. Most of its skills are two sided offensively and defensively.