My Experience as a Warrior Tank in Coils

[AylaYukihana]

Isn't the crafted HQ iLvl 70 weapon and armor with materia pretty good? Looking at the stats they seem to rival the iLvl 80-90 stuff.

[Damun]

Isn't the crafted HQ iLvl 70 weapon and armor with materia pretty good? Looking at the stats they seem to rival the iLvl 80-90 stuff.

It probably is, I haven't done any research on it as its a time-consuming and/or costly venture. Something I'm not too good at.

[Symbiant]

Oh I agree that tanking double dreadnoughts isn't happening for a warrior it was outrageous with just one on me. The only reason pallies can even do that is because of the over abundance of defensive CDs they have.

If you are tanking the first dread it typically has a 4x damage multiplier on it.

When the double spawns they have no multiplier and hit for a lot less damage.

If you can tank the 1st one w/ the 4x on it, you can tank the 2 w/o the multiplier imo.

[Kunkka]

It's been beaten to death but I think it bares repeating. If your warrior tanking in coil, you are only putting more strain on your other tank and healers. PLD is just better at it.

I have yet to see a coil boss that is easier with a war than a PLD. The final phase of turn 4 is nearly impossible without 2 PLDs. One of the adds you tank as a warrior does not build wrath charges. If you don't have a bunch of melee dps to pop the knights to reduce incoming dps, it may just be impossible without luck/kiting. If you run 3/4 physical dps, you can try it but it would still be easier with 2 PLDs tanking.

[Gamemako]

Isn't the crafted HQ iLvl 70 weapon and armor with materia pretty good? Looking at the stats they seem to rival the iLvl 80-90 stuff.

No, it is not. Weapon is useless compared to ilvl80 relic, and is stomped even worse by ilvl90 relic+1. Armor is comparable to Darklight, with potentially better secondary stats with heavy overmelding. It is not comparable to ilvl90 AF+1 or Allagan equipment.

[Damun]

If you are tanking the first dread it typically has a 4x damage multiplier on it.

When the double spawns they have no multiplier and hit for a lot less damage.

If you can tank the 1st one w/ the 4x on it, you can tank the 2 w/o the multiplier imo.

Yeah looking at strategies and what our leader says. He said we should never get double dreadnaughts in the first place. That just means dps are a tad slow. If PLD's didn't have all those CD's they wouldn't be able to tank 2 either.

[RapBreon]

If you are tanking the first dread it typically has a 4x damage multiplier on it.

When the double spawns they have no multiplier and hit for a lot less damage.

If you can tank the 1st one w/ the 4x on it, you can tank the 2 w/o the multiplier imo.

Almost entirely sure the bugs don't have 100% damage buff to the Dnaught. Double Dnaught gibs our Pally, single x4 Dnaught never does.

Yeah looking at strategies and what our leader says. He said we should never get double dreadnaughts in the first place. That just means dps are a tad slow. If PLD's didn't have all those CD's they wouldn't be able to tank 2 either.

We also went the 2x Soldier, 2x Knight, 1Dnaught route. Either way you go one tank is going to be taking a lot of damage. Personally, I'd put the Warrior on the single Dnaught if you go that way. Or you can try to kite the 2x Solider, 2x Knight combo. Either way, you're better having the pally do those things IMO. Regardless, in these super-high incoming damage situations a PLD can sit there and tank for as long as there is CD's, a Warrior just splats if he doesn't attempt to kite.

[calamityz]

I watched 2/8 of my FC's paladins plow through turn 1-4 in a hour. Yea...I'm not sure what to think of coil now.

[Marxam]

are you wearing full af2? cause I think that might have attributed to your success and survival. I'm going to have 900+ myths next week and was wondering if I should grab the relic+1 or wait one more week to get the body and head together. Plus doesn't allagan chest have the similar stats to the af2 (I might hold out for that). I believe it drops in turn 1 or 2 if the xivdb is correct.

[Damun]

I actually only have the AF2 chest, the rest is DL and a Lvl 90 ring. So no. I just have really awesome healers that like a challenge. I was doing turn 1 tonight and we had a SCH healer, they do amazing now that the Eos heals more often. I was kept way higher than in that video I posted.