Learning to Tank

[Teroril]

If an archer pulls aggro off you, let them tank the mob, and focus on keeping aggro off the healer. People who don't wait a few hits before unloading don't cooperate with the tank. It's the same with people who focus mobs out of order.

As long as the healer doesn't have aggro, and someone else doesn't have multiple mobs on them (unless they aoe small packs that are not supposed to be aoe'd), you're doing fine.

One of the principle I always group with no matter my role is this: Respect the other roles, and do what you can, to alleviate their stress. This includes the following, for the following roles:

Tank: Mark - keep aoe aggro - position mobs properly - don't turn mobs unless necessary - dodge aoe - use mitigation cds on reasonable cooldowns on groups that have more than moderate damage.

DPS: Manage aggro - kill mobs in order - dodge aoe - if you do get aggro, stand still.

Healer: Manage aggro (if you dps) - don't overheal - once a fight starts, give the tank some time before healing, unless the tank will die otherwise - don't dps multiple target, unless you are certain the tank can handle the aggro. WHM specific: When you use Regen, know that it generates a lot of aggro, and do ask the tank to click it off after a fight, since it will draw you aggro on the next pull. (this is the role I've played the least, so I have the least things to add about it)