Quote Originally Posted by Sawamura View Post
Mnk and drg and nin is pretty much the best melee at moment with instant burst damage and escape ability.
Also at high rank samurai is hard to play during sam has no escape ability and shield require cast time + 2 target and chiten 25% reduce 5s is bare any use during how high damage output is from rest of dps. So sam can only join middle of fight instead dive in at begin or after burst damage from enemy team.
How is Samurai not as tanky? Samurai is literally the tankiest melee job we have. You can bind someone to guarantee landing your skills on multiple targets for the chiten and shield spam rotations. Sam is still king of contesting crystal, probably only outdone by Paladins. Paladins is just bullshit tier at the moment. Too much sustain, cc and overall tankiness.