Raiding Tanks

[Kuwagami]

For those times where only one tank is needed.

I'm curious to know which raid needs only 1 tank. T2 enrage ? I can see only that. And even with that turn, my static did it with 4 healers 2 tanks 2 dps. We started the enrage with 2 tank 3 healers and 3 dps (I had no lv50 dps at that time) and now we use 1 tank and 2 healers, with me alterning iL81 bard and iL66 drg depending on how many bards we have...

to put it simple, changing job is NOT necessary

[Delorean]

I think I am the main tank, so i don't get asked to switch to DPS class for anything

I think Noel has a better selection of classes for that sort of thing, but I could always play MNK if we needed it.

[Versiroth]

I am curious as to what other job do you run to help out your raids? Is there a job that a tank should have as a necessity? For those times where only one tank is needed.

Thank You!

I don't have a static, but I pug turns 1 and 2 every week (I haven't done turns 4 and 5 yet, mainly because most groups want experience and I've been too lazy to start a learning group). Since I also have a WHM, I'll normally tank turn 1 and then offer to be the third healer in turn 2. I'll also asked the turn 2 tank if he'll greed with me for tank gear and I in turn forego any need roles for healing gear to make it fair. Which obviously mean a healer item has dropped in turn 2 for the last 3 weeks, haha. I lost the only tank drops to a healer that ninja greeded after everyone agreed that only the MT and I would greed on tank drops....

[SpookyGhost]

I'm curious to know which raid needs only 1 tank.

You can solo tank every turn of Coil, as well as Garuda EX and Titan EX. So... a lot of the hardest content you don't need 2 tanks. :P Of course it's gear dependent on your tank and healers, as well as a partial amount on your DPS (though you'll have more of them with just one tank).

[WARCR1ME]

I'm a warrior 99% of the time and I normally use my DRG as my 1% melee DPS. However, I do like what Traek is saying about being ranged. Maybe I need to gear up my BRD...

[Bardo]

If you are a PLD and have already leveled CNJ to 34 for stoneskin and MRD to 26 for Mercy Stroke but haven't leveled anything else then I think the most logical answer would be to take Arcanist to 50.

You could level WHM from 34-50, but you'll want to level ACN to 34 for Eye for an eye and THM to 26 for Swiftcast. And that leaves you grinding out 76 levels to end up with just a Tank and a Healer class at 50.
If you level ACN to 50 and THM to 26 instead (and archer to 4, but that takes so little time it can be ignored), then suddenly for the same amount of EXP earned you have a Tank, a Healer, AND a ranged DD class at 50.



*however it looks like you already have BRD at 50?
Being able to swap to BRD should already handle the vast majority of situations where you want to swap a tank out for another class.
It's almost always better to take an extra DD than an extra healer in those single tank situations.

So in your specific situation, I wouldn't worry about leveling anything else unless you just hate BRD or really find yourself enjoying another class.

[Vactus]

I main WAR and it's i90. I made DRG second cause jump. However, I alt SCH for raids. I use SMN when I'm bored, but thinking of gearing it more for ranged happy fights.