5.3 Warrior for me. I never felt more comfortable playing a tank then I did when storm's eye got a 60 maximum timer. And Nascent not having to target another player and I could just be self sufficient in healing myself. Warrior is beastly and I love that it can throw out DPS level burst every 90 sec.

2.0 + Paladin as I actually miss Flash, and that I could actually Raise during that time. Paladin has slide down for me and it just can't compare to WAR's bombastic level of RAWR. Paladin feels delicate when it does it's burst phase and not as tanky. My hopes are that SE will double down and lean into the whole block chance/value more and give paladin a real mitigation it can use. Give us some more Oath spenders, rework cover, rework attonement to be oGCD so I can weave it . Fix Paladins feedback loop to where I also gain oath when I block. IDK maybe endwalkers will give PLD much needed love since it's the poster child now.

3.0-4.0 DRK I miss dark arts and scourge. I liked choosing when I wanted to buff an attack or wait for MP regen. DRK was pretty complex and liked it a heck of a lot more then what we have now.

5.0 + GNB. *sigh* super flashy, very DMC, and was very complete when it was released. I honestly don't know what they could add to this class to that already isn't there. It's my least played tank.