Quote Originally Posted by Phoenicia View Post
Snap Enmity? Need I remind you of DAPS? Yes, when WAR really wants enmity no one is taking it. Still DAPS is not a big DPS loss. DADP is stronger than Equilibrum (280x3 vs 600, refer to heal enmity). DA Plunge is unique to DRK where we can sustain enmity at neutral DPS, unlike WAR or PLD.

Hardest hitting attack? Really?! Check your Bloodspiller tooltip and WAR's Fell Cleave tooltip, account for buffs if you like.

Most powerful AoE? That's a new one. All those people screaming "DRK king of AoE" out there? Granted IR Decimates is, well, decimating. DRK has Salted Earth which is 500 potency oGCD. DP is 140, boostable by DA and oGCD. Quietus is 160/210. AD is 125. All of these are buffed by 20% darkside. If you play it right, you will throw out way more AoEs than WAR. It isn't as simple as press IR and spam 1 button, but you can do more than that.
I'd also like to add the following to this:

Snap enmity - DRK has 2 oGCD skills that can provide massive enmity. Both Plunge and Dark Passenger boosted with DA are insane. Also, with being oGCD that means they can go along with another high enmity skill and thus spend all of 1 GCD to deal massive Enmity. Talking about WAR with Unchained and Equilibrium suggests the WAR is sitting in Defiance for several GCD's to actually make use of Unchained. While DRK can just pop their 2-3 skills and then they're usually done enough to get the frontloaded burst enmity up, given they can then bolster Enmity over time with more DAP/DADP in DPS stance too.

Hardest hitting attack is quite funny. Fell Cleave 520 potency with 5% bonus damage from Deliverance = 546 potency. DA Bloodspiller = 650 potency with 20% bonus damage from Darkside = 780 potency. Goring Blade is even 670 potency (Not accounting for FoF which would push it up to 804 potency). Even if accounting for WAR having Slashing debuff vs the other 2 not it still only puts FC up to 600 potency... The only reason FC seems the strongest is because IR makes it DCH while active, while both other tanks will not see DCH's for their hardest hitting attacks so frequently.

"Most powerful AoE"... Well, if you compare to specifically a 10 second window in which WAR can spam DCH Upheaval... Sure WAR wins. But outside of that? They need to spam ST combo's to access Upheaval and otherwise are left with just Overpower for 130 potency (136.5 with Deliverance damage boost). DRK has Salted Earth (525 potency, boosted by Darkside to 630), Abyssal Drain (120 potency boosted by DS to 144) and Quietus (160/210 potency boosted by DS to 192/252) none of which require them to ST if they manage their mana and blood well. DRK are the kings of AoE damage for tanks, it's just not very relevant in much of raiding...

Honestly, it sometimes feels like all these "WAR is so OP" people haven't even played all 3 tanks... Or are playing with half their skills not on their action bar...