Suggestions for holding hate (WAR)

[Areic]

For large packs of mobs, first thing is first, don't worry about optimal DPS. Don't take the time to try and get your storm buff on. It'll make it a big pain in the ass. I never used flash even since ARR as it was always kinda garbage of a GCD.

Try to stay a few steps ahead of your party, see if you can get all viewable enemies in a cone and open with an overpower and hope you catch them all, if not, click/tab on who you missed and overpower while trying to fit the rest of the mobs in your cone. Once they're all around you, infuriate and steel cyclone. I usually like to continue overpower til I'm around 500-600 TP. At this point try and get your storm buff up, do so on a mob that your DPS may be focusing. Rotate a few butcher's block combos between the mobs you see your DPS primarily focusing, in pugs they often focus separate targets as they want maximum benefits from their DoTs/debuff timers. The emnity between your overpowers/cyclone should buy you enough time to butcher's block between these mobs.

Sometimes you're gonna lose aggro for a second or two, or take a few to get aggro. IE: Red Mages have absolutely retarded opening burst so it may take a second to pull off. Mobs may spawn midway through a pack and not be easy to gather without cyclone. Don't worry much about these, your DPS/healers can take hits for a couple of seconds, just try your best not to let that happen if possible. With trash mobs your first priority is hate over DPS, always remember that.

For single target boss fights a tomahawk+butcher's block combo in tank stance is usually enough to hold hate while you do anything else.