Looking for tank-oriented guides on raids/trials/etc

[JimboTCB]

Just hit 50 PLD the other day and I'm starting on gearing up now... I've already run through more or less everything short of coils and EX primals on my DRG so I've got a decent enough idea of how things work, but what I could really use are some guides that focus on the tank-specific aspect of encounters - like, tank this dude in this position, interrupt that specific skill, and so on.

Most of the guides I've seen so far only really deal with general mechanics and don't get into much detail about positioning and stuff, are there any that are especially good for the tank perspective on fights?

[SpookyGhost]

https://www.youtube.com/user/TyrantPox/videos

Knowing the general mechanics of fights is basically the biggest chunk of things you need to know in any fight. Sometimes there are specific places you need to place the boss, but usually it's just "away from your other party members". Watching tank PoVs will help you more than any general guide, so I'd recommend checking out Xeno's channel (the one I linked).

There aren't any real... PLD PoV heavy guides/videos since you're basically going to just be pressing 123 ad nauseam, but I guess Mizzteq is one and she goes over the general mechanics as well:

https://www.youtube.com/user/MTQcapture/videos

[repoe]

when looking for sources to learn, In the end you go with what works best for you and your groups party make-up. You can also mix match sources if certain phase mechanics dont mesh well with your group.

As far as dealing with mechanics, its always good to learn the bosses ability rotation to prepare for the tankbusters.as rhey are scripted.

Positioning, as their are multiple sources for learning the mechanics, their are also multiple ways to do the fights. Use the guides and POV to gain a general understanding and then communicate with your group to plan . This a MMO afterall

[Kuurei]

One thing that's really helpful in the 8 mans like the MSQs or Primal HMs I've learned is to watch the better geared/more confident tank and get a feel for what they're doing, if it seems applicable repeat it yourself on the next run if you end up main tanking.