Quote Originally Posted by Zkieve View Post
Drk is a damage dealer and a stunner.NOTHIN MORE.75 maxed gear with a kraken club.
I've tanked plenty of NMs as my DRK inside and outside of Abyssea. Stun is useful, however most NMs as of late resist it flatout or has such a high resistance rate you're better off just sucking up the damage and recovering at times, especially if tanking.

DRK has the benefit of being the better tank than PLD even lacking full dmg mitigation -- You can also deal high damage, especially with Quietus which will let you hold hate better than a PLD can ever dream of holding -- Some NMs, say Smok, you'll do better with a PLD tank, but other NMs? My DRK tanked just about every NM including Iratham inside of Abyssea -- on the outside I'm always ending up tanking NMs even if I don't try it -- DRK isn't designed as a tank, but it takes a skilled player to play as one.

DNC is a great tank, curer and soloer, which is what a hybrid is, PLD? I don't think it's so much of a hybrid but it is a DD/Tank, since Sanguine Blade can be pretty powerful, even for holding hate which does include beating out Atonement.