Strength Tanks

[Syzygian]

(and yes, I'd also support the above that Paladin has such innate natural defenses that they dont need the Vit)

Where do these arguments come from? What innate natural defenses do they have that make a marked difference in how they take damage to the extent that how much Vit they do or do not have makes a difference? I'll bet my next paycheck that the difference in "innate natural defenses" (passive mitigation, I'm assuming) between PLD and DRK/WAR doesn't even add up to the eHP of a single i180 fending accessory.

[SwordCoheir]

Where do these arguments come from? What innate natural defenses do they have that make a marked difference in how they take damage to the extent that how much Vit they do or do not have makes a difference? I'll bet my next paycheck that the difference in "innate natural defenses" (passive mitigation, I'm assuming) between PLD and DRK/WAR doesn't even add up to the eHP of a single i180 fending accessory.

I think people are still hung on the notion that Shields still offer extensive mitigation strength, but haven't come to realize how hard it got nerfed when 3.0 hit. But your right, PLD's mitigation doesn't hold weight since they revamped Shields and Parry.