Paladin is a hate machine. I was initially suspect of it after using it just two times for Miser MNK burn and for such a fight still consider WAR to be the superior tank (which is fine) but for Chimera, PLD has demonstrated it has no equal.
Some of our Black Mages are triple melded from head to toe and have to work to put themselves in red hate with a PLD tank on this fight. With BRD ballad they are able to go on an all out, unrelenting manaburn and not pull hate. This is not possible with WAR.