DPS Stance vs Tank Stance Including Healer DPS

[Naryoril]

so you are saying it doesn't matter at all in terms of time spent on healing if a tank takes 20% less damage or not?

[Fernosaur]

so you are saying it doesn't matter at all in terms of time spent on healing if a tank takes 20% less damage or not?

I say this as a career raid healer. No, it really doesn't, haha. What makes a difference is if the tank knows how to use cooldowns or not. If you're in DPS stance and using Rampart/Intuition/Bulwark/constant TBNs, hell, even Anticipation, that's what matters. If you don't use any of those, then by all means, please go back in tank stance, cause I don't wanna deal with baby-sitting yo ass over there (this isn't directed at you specifically, but a general "yous").

A tank that properly (or even remotely decently) manages their CDs makes it so whether they are on tank or DPS stances makes no difference to the amount of healing GCDs you invest in them. A good healer will find a way to circumvent excess damage by using their tools to their benefit, whether it's by buffing HoTs with Largesse, popping Fey Union, using Excog, Synastry, etc.

Believe me, the impact of tank stance is more of an overkill when you know exactly what's coming. Tank stance is nice in progression when you're still gauging how hard the tank busters and auto-attacks hit, but after that it's out the window.