Why is DRK so squishy and how do I stop it?

[Krissey]

in theory, the only difference between a DRK and a PLD is blocking, and with low level scaling that doesn't even happen very much. If you're rotating CDs properly, it's just a matter of mindset. I think there are a few dungeons that hit relatively hard around that level, most of the time healers are required to do a bit more than just regen. So if that makes you feel squishy, you might be overthinking.

In Temple of Qarn on the 3 spider monsters and the blue ghost blob right before the Golem boss I dropped dead both times. Both times the healers said "I wasn't expecting the squish" despite using the -20% inc damage CD (Shadowskin?) and also the Parry Buff (Dark Dance), then after those went off I would use Bloodbath in addition to +healing received (convalescence?)

They did say they were in Cleric Stance both times...perhaps they just weren't prepared because those monsters hit harder than normal monsters?

However on the same pull after the boss we didn't die - so maybe they were just in cruise control mode and those are special monsters they were surprised by at first