Thread: [Guide] Paladin Tanking Compendium 2.0.1

Hello Everyone,

Happy New Year everyone,

I am getting back into the swing of things after visiting family and what not for the holidays. So there are a few updates and fixes coming soon.

1/8/2014

• After reading a post that Awareness is fixed and doing some testing, it seems that awareness is now working as intended

12/19/2013

• I see that I messed up on the BiS pic. I have updated the picture.
• I put some work into Jahaudant's Spreadsheet. Please check it out.
• Comparison Worksheet link added explanation is located here.
• I have updated the BiS pic again to avoid confusion and provide additional information.

12/17/2013

• Changed up some wording on the items pages to reflect item type in game (i.e changed ears to earrings)
• Changed up item order so that it is the order of equipment layout in game (necklace->earrings->bracelet->rings)
• More item additions
  1. Added more Lord's Equipment
  2. Added rings
  3. Added Necklaces
  4. Added Earrings

12/16/2013

• Item additions
  1. Curtana+1 renamed to Curtana Zenith
  2. Allagan Blade level/stat increase
  3. Onion Shield added
  4. Morbid Mogblade updated
  5. Light Armor added
  6. Changed BiS Picture
  7. More Light Equipment added
  8. Lord's Sabatons Added
  9. Certain lower level gear removed due to the addition of better ilvl60 gear
• Shield Oath enmity increase updated
• Cover distance increased from 6y to 10y

12/15/2013

• Updates for 2.1 are coming.

12/4/2013

• Added a video of Caduceus fight from Paladin POV in Videos section.

11/26/2013

• Updated Awareness skill info with Bug Warning.
• taken down Under Construction Sign. I feel it is go live time.

11/25/2013

• I want to make sure everyone knows that I did not create this guide. My goal is to ensure that it is updated with the most current and correct information.
• For the future of this guide; I cannot promise where the patches and updates to FFXIV:ARR will take us.
• Please feel free to message me in regards to updates or corrections on information as I like to play a lot more than I like to write .

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Abilities
III. Rotation
IV. Macros
V. Gear
VI. Videos
VII. References
a1. Archived Updates

I. Introduction

I would like to touch on something that Pixelshader mentioned. I too am not a theorist, I am an implementer of knowledge.


I will add more in the future once I have the layout all completed.

Originally Posted by Pixelshader

Background:
I have been tanking for 12 years now. I started on FFXI as a Paladin, very little data was at my disposal since and I was also very young. I then moved onto Warhammer, as a Chosen still no awareness of min/maxing. When I discovered World of Warcraft my world began to open up as I was introduced to many theory crafters such as Theck, as well as pro gamers like Kungen, Sco, and Riggnaros. There was a ton of data at my disposal such as Noxxic and Icyviens. WoW is also where I decided it is best to level all tanks to make myself more of a future proof tank. I wanted to be resilient to new content and rebalancing of tanks. Later I played swtor, theory crafters there were KeyboardNinja and Dipstik. Tera had the theory crafter Eziel. I also played Rift, which had tons of information stored on Riftscene.

Assumptions:
This is written with for a level 50 Paladin with the intent to min/max for tanking end game content. Given that, you must also have the basic understanding of what a tank's role is in a party. This guide could be useful at any level, but it will not be a perfect fit. I am in no way a theory crafter, I am an implementer. I gather information, create a general consensus of best practices, test them then draw my own conclusions. These are my findings.

II. Abilities

All abilities listed below are with the bias of enmity generation rather than damage.

Gladiator:

Fast Blade - Combo starter. Just does damage with no enmity multiplier, a necessary evil.

Rampart – 20% damage reduction for 20 seconds. 90 second cool down. Use this often, typically when a healer is resurrecting a player or you took a big hit, I pair this with Convalescence

Savage Blade – Builder with x3 enmity multiplier. Another necessary evil.

Fight or Flight – Increases physical damage dealt by 30%. 90 second cool down. Use this on cool down to maximize threat generation.

Flash – AOE enmity ability, also blinds the target.

Convalescence – Increases heals done to you by 30%. 120 second cool down. Pair this with a damage mitigation cool down or if you are really low on HP and want to make those big heals count.

Riot Blade – Finisher, restores Mana.

Shield Lob –Highest ranged enmity ability with x3 enmity multiplier. If a mob is running away and provoke is down, spam this until the mob is back on you.

Shield Bash – Stuns the target for 6 second. Affected by diminishing returns. On the GCD and also invokes the GCD. Resets Halone Combo. Hard to use to its full potential due to all the caveats attached, but it has its place.

Provoke – Matches top enmity player +1 enmity point. 40 second cool down. Since this does not deal damage and only gives you 1 enmity point more than the person at the top of the list, I strongly recommend you macro Rage of Halone (Highest melee enmity single GCD ability) and Shield Lob (Highest ranged enmity single GCD ability) to execute after you hit this ability.

Rage of Halone – Finisher, the highest melee enmity abilty, combo’ed or not.

Shield Swipe – Very high TP to damage ratio ability. No cool down. No enmity modifier. On the GCD and also invokes the GCD. Additional effect Pacification. With all that being said, I do not even have it on my bar. Bosses are rarely affected by the extra effect and it slows down your Halone Combo generation, simply not worth it in regards to maximizing enmity per GCD. On the flip side it does increase your DPS and extremely TP efficient so just know this move is in your toolbox. Use it if you like.

Awareness – Cannot be crit* for 25 seconds. 120 second cool down. Defensive cool down great for AOE tanking. Use this in a big pull so you take steady incoming damage.

*Awareness does nullify you chances of receiving a crit heal as well. Acknowledged bug

Sentinel – 40% damage reduction for 10 seconds, 180 second cool down. I use this when I know a huge hit is going to happen or Rampart is on cool down. This can easily change the course of a fight when used correctly.

Tempered Will – Nullifies Bind and Heavy instantly. Making you immune to Knock Back or Draw In effects for 10 seconds. 180 second cool down. Use this when applicable.

Bulwark – increases block rate by 60% for 15 seconds. 180 second cool down. Defensive cool down that should be used during high rate of high physical damage.

Marauder: Requires level 26 to gain all cross-class moves.

Foresight - Increases defense by 20% for 20 seconds. 120 second cool down. Use this often, the same way you would use Rampart, just note the cool down is 30 seconds longer and it is not as effective as Rampart.

Skull Sunder – Do not cross this over.

Fracture – High TP to damage ratio DOT. No cool down. No enmity modifier. On the GCD and also invokes the GCD. Resets your Halone Combo. This will add to your DPS overall but lower your enmity output.

Bloodbath – Converts 25% of physical damage done into HP for 15 seconds. 90 second cool down. I macro this into my Fast Blade. The extra heals are nice, the fact you used the ability creates very small enmity, and it’s on a relatively short cool down.

Mercy Stroke – Attack that is off the GCD and doesn’t invoke the GCD. Can only be used when the target is below 20% HP. Heals you for 20% of your HP if you kill the target with it. 90 second cool down. Basically this will cause you to generate even more enmity towards the end of the fight. Macro this into your Fast Blade to use it on cooldown.

Conjurer: Requires level 34 to gain all cross-class moves.

Cure – Heals. Have this on your bar until your HP is high enough to make Stoneskin better. Overall lackluster, but a tool in your toolbox none the less.

Protect - Buff. Increases physical defense. Really only needed for soloing.

Raise – Resurrects a player. Cannot be used during combat. It has its place.

Stoneskin – Buff that absorbs 10% of targets HP. When your HP is high enough this ability has better EH potency than cure. On the GCD, invokes the GCD, also resets Halone Combo. Use this during boss casting or a known mechanic that causes healers to move such Imminent Catastrophe from Anatoboga in Amdapor Keep.

Paladin: Requires level 30 Gladiator and 15 Conjurer. You gain a skill every 5 levels via quests.

Sword Oath – DPS stance buff. Does not persist through death so verify you have this before a pull if you are supposed to be DPSing.

Cover – Transfers physical damage from targeted player to you. 12 second duration. 120 second cool down. Must be within 10 yalms of the targeted player. Cast this on a player if your provoke is down and you are trying to gain aggro.

Shield Oath – Tank stance buff. Does not persist through death so verify you have this before a pull if you are supposed to be tanking. Path 2.1 reports that the associated enmity increase has been boosted

Spirits Within – Highest damaging attack. No enmity multiplier, but it is off the GCD, does not invoke the GCD, and does not reset your Halone Combo. Has a 1 second silence attached so it can potentially be used to interrupt casted spells. You should use this every time its up if you have high HP.

Hallowed Ground – Invincible for 10 seconds. 420 second cool down. This move does not work on mechanical one shot moves such as a Primal enrage explosion.

III. Rotation

There is something I will call the "Halone Combo" it is Fast Blade (Macro) -> Savage Blade -> Rage of Halone.
Based on the data from http://valk.dancing-mad.com/?page_id=231 this is the highest enmity per global cool down you can do. You do not want to do anything to slow down the generation of this combo, otherwise you are simply slowing down your enmity generation.

There is also a "Riot Combo." it is Fast Blade (Macro) -> Riot Blade. This is how you get Mana back. It is not a high enmity generation combo, but it will help you balance your resource pools.

Always pull with the Fight of Flight buff to maximize initial enmity generation.

Single-Target:

Opener: Shield Lob while running towards the mob -> Spirits Within -> Circle of Scorn (Macro) -> Halone Combo
This will allow you to hit 4 moves within 1 GCD. Creating some solid starting enmity

Upkeep: The following is a priority system not a step by step rotation. If you see something earlier in the list not on cool down, use it.

1. Spirits Within (On cool down at high health, this does not break your Halone Combo so use it ASAP)
2. Circle of Scorn (On cooldown, this does not break your Halone Combo so use it ASAP)
3. Mercy Stroke (On cooldown, this does not break your Halone Combo so use it ASAP)
4. Flash (If not applied)
5. Halone Combo

Thought process: The opener allows for a very high threat with 2 moves not invoking the GCD. It also debuffs the boss. During the upkeep phase overhead is kept to a minimal. This allows the tank to react faster to movement or hitting cool downs. As a tank all you have to remember is; keep Spirits Within and Circle of Scorn on cool down, if they are, Halone Combo. Obviously try to keep the Flash debuff up, but that is mitigation not threat.

Multi-Target:

Opener: Mark (Macro) -> Spirits Within -> Circle of Scorn (Macro) -> Flash until about half Mana
This will allow you to hit 4 moves within 1 GCD. Creating some solid starting enmity while also conveying to your party which mob to focus kill first.

Upkeep: The following is a priority system not a step by step rotation. If you see something earlier in the list not on cool down, use it.

1. Spirits Within (On cool down at high health, this does not break your Halone Combo so use it ASAP)
2. Circle of Scorn (On cool down, this does not break your Halone Combo so use it ASAP)
3. Mercy Stroke (On cool down, this does not break your Halone Combo so use it ASAP)
4. Riot Combo -> Flash

Thought process: The opener allows for a very high threat with 2 moves not invoking the GCD. It also debuffs mobs while creating AOE enmity. One important thing to note, in FFXI the application of a debuff does not add threat. When you see "Blind/Flash Resisted," it means nothing. During the upkeep phase you want generate as much enmity as possible on multiple targets, but flash spam is not enough to do that. Auto-Attack, Spirits Within, and Riot combos on the marked mob allows for DPS to focus, while the upfront barrage of flashes and a flash every 7.5 seconds allows you to achieve your goal in most cases. Understand this requires coordination. If a DPS chooses to attack the non-marked, they could very well pull aggro off you. The reason I only spam Flash to half Mana is in case something happens, such as a second wave or a pat that needs snap aggro. With this rotation you should not run out of Mana or TP, and with a bard cool down or general Mana regeneration you may be able to throw in an extra Flash.

IV. Macros

These are purely to lower the overhead required to play the job and to allow more overall survivability. These are by no means required to play but can be extremely helpful.

To get rid of chat log spam:

1. Navigate Character configuration option menu
2. Click the Log Windows Settings icon on the left pane
3. Select the desired log you would like to filter
4. Click the Announcements tab
5. Uncheck "Error Messages"
6. Apply then close all dialogs

Note: Currently I do not think there is a way to get rid of the “Not yet ready.” spam at the top of your screen.

Please note that when using copy and paste, BBcode translates the quotes into double apostrophes, so you must manually change them in game.

*I hope to have found all of the BBcode mis-translations, please let me know if I missed any

Marking:
/marking attack1 <t>
/ac "Shield Lob" <t>
Use case: Quickly mark the target while pulling.

Fast Blade:
/macroicon "Fast Blade"
/ac "Fight or Flight" <me>
/ac Bloodbath <me>
/ac "Mercy Stroke" <t>
/ac "Fast Blade" <t>
Use case: To keep Fight or Flight on cool down thus upping your enmity overall. Keep Bloodbath on cooldown to add extra healing over the course of the fight. To add an extra non GCD attack during the end of a battle. Should all variables be satisfied it will then Fast Blade.

Provoke:
/macroicon Provoke
/ac Provoke <t>
/ac "Rage of Halone" <t>
/ac "Shield Lob" <t>
Use case: Only use this when you do not have aggro and should. This will shoot you to the top of the enmity list (+1 enmity point above #2 on the list), then depending on if the mob is at range or in melee distance it will automatically Rage of Halone or Shield Lob. This will reset your combo progress so use this carefully if at all.

Circle of Scorn:
/macroicon "Circle of Scorn"
/ac "Circle of Scorn" <me>
/ac Flash <me>
Use case: This is to create as much AOE enmity in the smallest amount of time. Since Circle of Scorn does not invoke the GCD it will appear that you Circle of Scorn and Flash at the same time. This is also a good way to Flash more often should you have trouble keeping Blind up.

Cover:
/macroicon Cover
/ac Cover <mo>
/ac Cover <tt>
/ac Cover <t>
Use case: This allows you the option to cast Cover using mouse-over for those that leverage the Party frames, while not losing the ability to also click on a target and cast the ability.

Cure:
/macroicon Cure
/ac Cure <mo>
/ac Cure <t>
/ac Cure <me>
Use case: This allows you the option to cast Cure using mouseover for those that leverage the Party frames, while not losing the ability to also click on a target and cast the ability. If you are targeting an enemy target it will cast Cure on you.

Stoneskin:
/macroicon Stoneskin
/ac Stoneskin <mo>
/ac Stoneskin <t>
/ac Stoneskin <me>
Use case: This allows you the option to cast Stoneskin using mouseover for those that leverage the Party frames, while not losing the ability to also click on a target and cast the ability. If you are targeting an enemy target it will cast Stoneskin on you.

Miscellaneous Macro Commands
/p Hallowed Ground Activated! 10s of God Mode <hp> <hpp>
Use case: This casts Hallowed Ground and informs the desired chat channel and healers of your invulnerability status and prints your current hp values and hp percentage.

/recast "Fight or Flight"
Use case: This outputs the remaining time on a cooldown into chat.

V. Gear

Gear Choices:
This was created with the understanding that you are wearing full gallant and looking for upgrades.

VIT vs STR
Currently from the data I have gathered, VIT is all you want. This may change later in the game. STR will increase the chance of physical mitigation and generate more threat. So if it’s physical, it will give you a chance of mitigation. Chances are not reliable. Threat is nice, but a better weapon will give you more bang for your buck than stats will. Stacking VIT scales with abilities like Stoneskin, Lustrate, Mercy Stroke, Benediction, etc. Also there is a health generation during the fight that happens every 3 seconds based on your overall health. Larger health pools allow for a healer to ignore you and possibly resurrect someone. Your life is generally less spikey.

Block Strength vs Block Rate
Following the methodology of taking less damage consistently and appearing less spikey, stick to buckler’s and kite shields. As you approach the Block Rate cap you can start walking into tower shields.

Best in Slot

This is absolutely best in slot if you are focusing on maximizing parry while still satisfying the 475 accuracy requirement:

By popular demand here is a shopping cart for the best in slot gear pre Turn 5. This set maximizes parry while still satisfying the 475 accuracy requirement:

Gear is currently weighted, but subject to change:
Accuracy to 475 -> Item Quality -> Item Level -> Defense (If armor)/DPS (If weapon) -> VIT -> STR -> Resistance -> (Determination = Parry) -> Skill Speed -> Crit

Drop Locations:
These are listed in highest tank points to lowest.
Caution: If you blinding pick the top item of every slot you will not have enough accuracy.

Item Stat Allocation - aligned from more to less

A = Accuracy
E = Enmity
M = Mitigation

Weapon:

95MA - Allagan Blade - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 5
90AM - Curtana Zenith - Relic Report quest reward upgraded using 600 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology
90EA - Break Blade - 2 Rowena's Tokens
80AM - Curtana - Quest, The Weaponsmith of Legend from Nedrick Ironheart in Vesper Bay
75ME - Morbid Mogblade - Good King Moggle Mog XII
70EM - Garuda's Gaze - Garuda Hard Mode
60ME - Ifrit's Blade - Ifrit Hard Mode
70ME - Mailbreaker - Crafted
55ME - Darklight Macuahuitl - Tonberry King in Wanderer's Palace (Last boss)
55ME - Flame Lieutenant's Katzbalger – Immortal Flames Quartermaster in Ul’dah (7040 Flame Seal)
55EE - Storm Lieutenant's Cutlass – Storm Quartermaster in Limsa Lominsa (7040 Storm Seal)
55EM - Serpent Lieutenant's Longsword – Order of the Twin Adder Quartermaster in New Gridania (7040 Serpent Seal)

Shield:

90ME - Holy Shield Zenith - Relic Report quest reward upgraded using 300 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology
90MA - Allagan Round Shield - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 1
80ME - Holy Shield - Quest, The Weaponsmith of Legend from Nedrick Ironheart in Vesper Bay
70ME - The Wall of Crags – Titan Hard Mode
55ME - Darklight Kite Shield - Tonberry King in Wanderer's Palace (Last boss)
90ME - Onion Shield - 1 Rowena's Token

Head:

90MA - Allagan Helm - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 5
90AE - Valor Coronet - Revenant's Toll (495 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
80ME - Crown of Light - Crystal Tower
60AM - Lord's Celata - Copperbell Mines HM
60AM - Hoplite Circlet - Psycheflayer in Amdapor Keep (First boss)
55MA - Vermilion Chain Coif - The Wanderer's Palace
52AM - Red Onion Helm - Aurum Vale

Body:

90ME - Valor Surcoat - Revenant's Toll (825 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
90AM - Heavy Allagan Armor - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 1
80ME - Armor of Light - Crystal Tower
70ME - Heavy Darklight Armor (Cannot equip Head) - Revenant's Toll (1320 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
70ME - Heavy Darksteel Armor (Cannot equip Head) - Crafted
60AE - Lord's Curiass - Pharos Sirius
60AE - Hoplite Tabard - Anantaboga in Amdapor Keep (Last boss)
50EM - Herklaedi (Cannot equip Hands, Legs, or Feet) - Vendor, Aelina in Revenant's Toll (5 Odin's Mantle)

Hands:

90AE - Heavy Allagan Gauntlets - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 4
90ME - Valor Gauntlets - Revenant's Toll (495 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
80MA - Gauntlets of Light - Crystal Tower
70AM - Heavy Darklight Gauntlets - Revenant's Toll (495 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
60MA - Lord's Gauntlets - Pharos Sirius
60MA - Hoplite Gauntlets - Psycheflayer in Amdapor Keep (First boss)
52MA - Spiked Armguards - Aurum Vale

Waist:

90MA - Allagan Plate Belt - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 2
90AE - Hero's Belt Of Fending - Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
70MA - Belt of Light - Crystal Tower
70MA - Heavy Darklight Plate Belt - Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
60MA - Lord's Plate Belt - Copperbell Mines HM
60MA - Hoplite Belt - Amdapor Keep
52MA - Explorer's Belt - Coffer in Aurum Vale

Legs:

90EM - Heavy Allagan Cuisses - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 2
90MA - Valor Cuisses - Revenant's Toll (825 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
80MA - Breeches of Light - Crystal Tower
70AM - Heavy Darklight Flanchard (Cannot equip Feet) - Revenant's Toll (1320 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
70EE - Heavy Darksteel Flanchard (Cannot equip Feet) - Crafted
60ME - Lord'sTrousers - Copperbell Mines HM
60ME - Hoplite Trousers - Demonwall in Amdapor Keep (Second boss)
55MA - Vermilion Skirt - The Wanderer's Palace

Feet:

90ME - Heavy Allagan Flanchard - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 1
90AM - Valor Sollerets - Revenant's Toll (495 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
80EM - Sabatons of Light - Crystal Tower
60EA - Lord's Sabatons - Copperbell Mines HM
60AE - Hoplite Sabatons - Demonwall in Amdapor Keep (Second boss)
55MA - Vermilion Sollerets - The Wanderer's Palace

Necklace:

90MA - Allagan Choker Of Fending - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 1
90EM - Hero's Necklace Of Fending - Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
70MA - Ultima Choker of Fending - Ultima Weapon Hard
70MA - Darklight Choker Of Fending - Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
70EM - Hoplite Choker - Amdapor Keep
70EA - Gryphonskin Choker - Crafted
70ME - Rose Gold Gorget - Crafted
55ME - Militia Choker - Crafted

Earrings:

90EM - Hero's Earrings Of Fending - Vendor, Auriana in Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
90MA - Allagan Earrings Of Fending - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 2
70ME - Darklight Earrings Of Fending - Vendor, Auriana in Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
60AM - Hoplite Earrings - Coffer in Amdapor Keep
70ME - Rose Gold Ear Cuffs - Crafted
52AM - Stonewall Earrings - Unknown

Bracelets:

90AM - Allagan Bracelets Of Fending - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 4
90ME - Hero's Bracelet Of Fending - Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
90ME - Inferno Bangle of Fending - Ifrit Extreme
70AM - Darklight Bracelet Of Fending - Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
70EM - Rose Gold Bracelets - Crafted

Rings:

90ME - Allagan Ring Of Fending - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 2
90AM - Hero's Ring Of Fending - Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
90AM - Vortex Ring of Fending - Garuda Extreme
80MA - Ultima Band of Fending - Ultima Weapon Hard
70MA - Darklight Band Of Fending - Revenant's Toll (375 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
60AM - Hoplite Ring - Coffer in Amdapor Keep
70AM - Rose Gold Ring - Crafted
50EE - Ring Of Lasting Shelter - Revenant's Toll (5 Behemoth Horn)

*Food:

634MA - HQ Finger Sandwich - 19 Vitality(3%), 27 Parry(4%), 11 Accuracy(2%)
750MA - Finger Sandwich - 15 Vitality(2%), 22 Parry(3%), 9 Accuracy(2%)
375ME - HQ Eft Steak - 15 Vitality(4%), 10 Accuracy(2%), 26 Skill Speed(5%)
350MA - HQ La Noscean Toast - 14 Vitality(4%), 23 Parry(5%), 7 Accuracy(2%)
400ME - Eft Steak - 12 Vitality(3%), 8 Accuracy(2%), 21 Skill Speed(4%)
367MA - La Noscean Toast - 11 Vitality(3%), 18 Parry(4%), 7 Accuracy(2%)
200ME - Knight's Bread - 8 Vitality(4%), 13 Parry(6%), 5 Skill Speed(2%)
150ME - Cornbread - 6 Vitality(4%), 10 Parry(7%), 4 Skill Speed(2%)
150MA - Acorn Cookie - 6 Vitality(4%), 10 Parry(6%), 4 Accuracy(2%)
*Ordered with the assumption that you are at the accuracy cap prior to consuming. The preceding number is the Vitality requirement to gain full potential of the food.

VI. Videos

These are a few short videos that supplement information found in this guide.

User Interface and Macros - Extremely extensive. Gives some suggestions on how to layout your interface to maximize both raid awareness and as well lower player overhead during battles. Also discusses uses of certain abilities that may be controversial.
Single Target (Boss) Tanking - Last boss in AK. Discuss best practices for single target threat, positioning, mitigation, and maximizing raid awareness.
AOE Tanking and Chain Pulling - Dungeon crawling through AK. Tank 8+ mobs, mention halone splitting which is not found in this guide, as well as resource management.
Wanderer's Palace Speed Run - Very detailed explaination on how to be very time efficent when farming Allagan Tombstones of Mythology. Content by: Zeus Laser
Coil Turn 1 Tank View - A nice Paladin POV of Turn 1 Caduceus fight by Zeus Laser

VI. References

These are simply links where a lot of my data was gathered. Feel free to visit them and draw possibly draw your own conclusions.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/f...657-Tank-Roles - Information to build a general consensus on how the Paladin community is tanking
http://www.bluegartr.com/forums/155-...Theorycrafting - Information to build a general consensus on how the Paladin community is tanking
http://www.daevaofwar.net/index.php?...sjob-analysis/ - Another great guide that beginner information this guide assumes you already know.
https://pay.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...flash_testing/ - Discussion on what affects flash, also contains diminishing returns on stacking STR.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...LD-Bonus-Stats - a discussion on STR vs VIT
http://valk.dancing-mad.com/?page_id=231 - A table that contains abilities along with their enmity multipliers
http://xivdb.com/ - An item database that sometimes contains comments on drop locations.
http://mooglebox.com - A now decommisioned database that contained loot drop locations.
http://www.ffxivinfo.com/ - A what appears to be an up and coming resource site for FFXIV.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...ob2hnWHc#gid=1 - Information on accuracy caps.
http://chocobro.com - great theorycraft website.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ipment-Planner - Jahaudant's Paladin equipment planner.
Comparison Worksheet A modification of Jahaudant's Paladin Equipment Planner.

a1. Archived Updates

Below I will list old/outdated updates.

Originally Posted by Pixelshader

Announcement
As of 11/04/2013 I have canceled my subscription. The game itself is lackluster and somewhat boring. I also found myself losing reaction time, rapid eye movement, and other skills due to the game being so slow and simple. I will keep updating this post until, I believe Dec 4th, after that my account will be canceled. If you wish to follow me into other games, feel free to PM me on www.youtube.com/pixelshader.

Updates:

11/22/2013:

• Griever has reached out to me about taking this post over. When he makes a thread under his name I will link it here so that information can still reach the community.

11/13/2013:

• Corrected a typo in the BiS chart on the gear post as found by Altimis

11/08/2013:

• Added a really helpful speed run video for Wanderer's Palace to the videos post. It will help you get those mythos ASAP. This video was made by Zeus Laser, tons of thanks to him for submitting this content.

11/03/2013:

• Updated the link to Jahaudant's Paladin equipment planner in the references post. This post has a lot of great work in it. It helps you be very precise your spending and rolls on gear.
• Fixed some formatting issues in the abilities post as found by Segoris.
• Added a new section in the macros post called "Miscellaneous Macro Commands". Saw some good input from Segoris and Nonlinear314 so that information is documented in this location.
• Added turn locations on Binding Coil drops to the gear post as notified to me per Soulburn32.

10/27/2013:

• Added a video on User Interface and Macros in the videos post.
• Added Jahaudant's Paladin equipment spreadsheet to the references post. This spreadsheet is an extremely useful tool that can help you select gear and see the repercussions of said gear choices. Many thanks to him for creating this.

10/23/2013:

• Updated the drop location of Allagan Legs in the gear post as submitted by Viray.

10/22/2013:

• Heavy changes done to the gear post.
• Replaced "Your first Allagan Tombstones of Mythology" section with "Best in Slot"
• Added some awesome tables created by Jahaudant . Many thanks to him.
• Raised the accuracy requirement from 472 to 475.
• Added a caution when looking at the tanking gear list. Please take note of it.

10/21/2013:

• Been MIA a bit. I plan to upload more videos asap. Interface one is about half way done.
• Updated the macros post to note that you must manually replace the apostrophes with double quotes when using copy and paste.
• Fixed a typo on the abilities post as found by MutantMonkey. You only need to be level 26 to gain Mercy Stroke, not 28.
• Also changed the verbiage on Provoke within the abilities post to prevent any unintended misinterpretation as brought up by Gopher113
• Added Chocobro.com as a resource in the references post. Some great theorycrafting can be found here.

10/11/2013:

• New post type added! There is now a Videos post. I would like to thank Gray Spy for giving me direction on how to make these videos.
• Added a video on AOE Tanking and Chain Pulling
• Added a video on Single Target (Boss) Tanking.

10/10/2013:

• New item type added to Gear post!
• Consumables are slowly being added, currently I have added Food. The ordering has some requirements so please read carefully. Massive thank you to Viray for contributing this information in a well formatted list so it can quickly and easily be added to the compendium.
• I added a "Your first Allagan Tombstones of Mythology" section that answers the reappearing question of "Where should I spend my Allagan Tombstones of Mythology?" It is very opinionated and fits into my play style, but perhaps it will give you some sort of direction should you question your own path to becoming an endgame tank.
• Updated the Cover macro in the Macros post to have a better targeting mechanic as reported by PiedPiper

10/09/2013:

• Complete overhaul on the Gear post. Found some hard data on accuracy.
• Updated the stat weights in the to include my findings. Due to these changes, I augmented the gear list to have letters signify it is an accuracy/mitigation/enmity piece.
• Quoted the source in the References post where I found the accuracy cap data.

10/07/2013:

• Finally got Conjurer to 34 and personally verified the use of Stoneskin.
• Updated the Abilities post to include further elaboration and a use case for Stoneskin.

9/17/2013:

• Gear post items now link out to their respective listing on http://xivdb.com/.
• Reordered some gear to better match Paladin stat weights.

9/16/2013:

• Fixed some gear ordering errors in the Gear post as reported by OptimusPrime.

9/10/2013:

• Updated the drop location of Darklight Macuahuitl in the Gear post as reported by Carth.
• Many other drop locations have also been updated.

9/8/2013:

• I received tons of feedback in regards to Fracture and Shield Swipe. I elaborated on them a bit in the Abilities post.
• More information on when to use certain cool downs was added to the Abilities post.

9/7/2013:

• Added Allagan tome prices in the Gear post.
• Added a source link on where I drew a concensus to choose VIT over STR on the References post.

9/6/2013:

• Added Cross Class level requirements on the Abilities post per smokingbluntsallday's request.
• Added a "Use case" line items to the Macros post to answer the question raised by Raen Ryong.
• Completely changed the layout of the Rotation post to show that Paladin uses a Priority system rather than a step by step script as requested per Churchill and Irvy.
• Added information on what data I gathered from the websites stated on the References post.
• Corrected a typo on Foresight in the Abilities post as found by Kuishen.

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