Tanking stat priority?

[Tenkenkobra]

you definetly want Vit for you HP base. Then u have to play around with ur STR for ur blocking rate and you MND for ur magic Def. Cap for stats is 174. Have fun ^^

[DeadlySwordz]

you definetly want Vit for you HP base. Then u have to play around with ur STR for ur blocking rate and you MND for ur magic Def. Cap for stats is 174. Have fun ^^

cap stat is for rank50? and what do you think about evasion?

[Stufoo]

I use 174 VIT, 126 STR, and 40 MND, and use traits to get 10 more VIT and STR even though you can never notice it. On gear you are looking for defense, damage cuts, and HP, which makes the platemail set the best to wear for gladiator. VIT is only important for getting a large HP pool, defense and damage cuts are the real difference maker it seems. STR isn't so important since you should be doing Deflection->Aegis Boon->Sentinel->Deflection for melee mitigation (using 12 wield rate and self-preservation.) MND isn't so important since nothing can one hit kill you and the cures your mages have are so strong and cheap, and Emulate is a thousand times more convenient and effective.

That said, you want STR as your second highest stat for normal guarding outside of your boons, and for your heavy stabs. The 40 MND I have is really just left over points.

I always get mad when I evade because it's a wasted phalanx opportunity and any melee attacks coming at you should be doing 0 damage, getting absorbed, or be guarded with -66% damage taken. It's not really worth wearing goofy gear or using featherfoot to aim for evading attacks when gladiators mitigate so well and have no problem with enmity anyway. If you want to use cheap abilities for enmity look for Raging Strike, Ferocity, Hawk's Eye, and Foresight.

And yes, the cap for point allotment is 174 at rank 50.