Tanks, please use buffs

[FateAudax]

As a part-time DRK tank, I will never turn off Grit if I'm not in a pre-made party. I play it very safe and I usually gauge the healer's capability and the time it takes for dps to kill of the first pull of the dungeon.

I've met lazy dps who takes forever to kill the first group of mobs in Doma castle. It screws with the defensive cd timings.
Therefore, it really depends on the party as a whole as to which cd to use and whether the pull (if small) warrants the use of a precious cd. I'm quite liberal with Anticipation though.
For Rampart and Shadow Wall, I'll only pop them during large pulls/hard hitting mobs/tank busters.

If it's a level 70 dungeon, I'm very liberal with The Blackest Night.

That said, I love to run with WHM. Holy stun saves me a cd + increase in dps.