Who's the best dungeon tank now?

[DWolfwood]

DRK was the worst in 4.00 and 4.01, but since the changes, it's actually a contender for best again. Quietus now gives MP per hit on large packs, so it's pretty amazing.

That said, I ran WAR so far since 4.05 and it's incredibly strong too. Pulled literally everything in Rhalgr's Fist or w/e. Tons of CDs and Steel Cyclone is pretty nice now.

PLD is back to being worst at dungeons though imo, unless you plan on doing some kind of weird strat that involved the PLD healing, like maybe 3 DPS and 1 PLD.

[aqskerorokero]

Yea, pld+rdm+ 2 other dps 4 man is not hard to do, pld as tank and healer. If someone dies, rdm can rez.

[whiteblade89]

I don't see how Unleash affects DRK in end-game dungeons aside from the initial pull. Once the mobs are set, you should be using Abyssal Drain for more potency and it's self heals. And with the mp return on Quietus now, DA+AD spam is within our grasp again. So as far as DRK is concerned, it's fun in dungeons again. Don't know if it's the best because I only tank on DRK. Honestly, any dungeon below 68 is a drag to play in. Especially because our mitigation isn't quite up to snuff.

[basketofseals]

Thanks everyone for replying. I didn't really know about Quietus, but DRK AoE sure does seem reliant on it.

I think I'm seeing WAR for leveling, PLD for 50/60 and MSQ, and DRK for expert. Maaaaaaaaaaaybe WAR for trials to guarantee I have slashing debuff, but not sure.

Anyone have any disagreements?

[DacienSanderon]

Thanks everyone for replying. I didn't really know about Quietus, but DRK AoE sure does seem reliant on it.

I think I'm seeing WAR for leveling, PLD for 50/60 and MSQ, and DRK for expert. Maaaaaaaaaaaybe WAR for trials to guarantee I have slashing debuff, but not sure.

Anyone have any disagreements?

Most people ignore the fact that much of the dungeon experience is pre70 thanks to leveling trial and 50/60 roulettes. Pld seems the best to me at all levels. Decent AE damage with slightly more mitigation that allows for more healer dps. Also has most of its complete tanking package before 50 unlike drk and war.

[Shurrikhan]

They seem really close. DRK is probably the clunkiest, and PLD the most reliable insofar as mitigation, periods of healer AoE DPS, ease of gather, resource inexhaustibly, etc., but as some of its "AoE" toolkit is actually self-heal spamming while the healer AoEs, technically the least damage. WARs still, even at best play, take their healers for a wild ride. 7-Decimate Zerks feel really good, though.

If I could only recommend one, and you're looking for combined reliability and performance, and even being able to survive a while if the healer disconnects, definitely Paladin. But they all seem decent contenders now, as long as DRK doesn't piss you off too much.

[Shinkyo]

PLD imo is the best for Dungeon pulls. Not necessarily by a large margin but it is the tank that will draw out the most Healer DPS which should be superior to Tank DPS.
Their AOE is a bit lower that DRK/WAR but it's very sustainable and you'll always have a strong enough CD for big pulls.
Just being able to Hallowed ground on 2 pulls per dungeons is very powerful as you're giving 12 sec of free healer DPS.

Really, all 3 of them are good in dungeons.
Personally, I do all my dungeon runs on PLD but raid on WAR/DRK.

[bswpayton]

If you wana play it the most safe for your healer Id say pali , hg in a dungeon beats, living by far to me but I love drk because its fast paced and has lots of aoe

[Ogulbuk]

I would say PLD. The utility is just what you need to patch the holes left by inexperience players in random roulettes. Being able to heal yourself and others can save many groups from wipes due to a new healer or players stepping over all the AoE, sadly that only applies to 58+ dungeons.

[Bonbalon_Burcaso]

I personally do lower level dungeons as Warrior and 64+ dungeons as PLD for the reason that if my tanks dies, I can keep healing and fighting.

I've maxed PLD and DRK and if when raid, I'll take whichever is needed.