PLD any better than WAR?

[RiceisNice]

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Doesn't rampart have the same recast and duration as foresight, on top of it reducing overall damage after defense calculations? In your example you have the tank with protect taking 59 damage, -20% and they take 41 damage in total.

Don't forget that paladin has blocking as well. As random as it is, it's still an extra layer of overall mitigation.

Then you factor in the healers; they both heal differently depending on the tank whether if its to synergize with paladin's better mitigation (scholar shields and lower healing output) or warriors higher hp pool (stink skin and lustrate).

I would not say they are equals as far as capability, but it doesn't matter for 4 man content or the like. It's very evident when you're pushing content or doing coil however. Having a double paladin setup makes no storm's path to mitigate damage, having double warrior cuts down on available cooldown stacking, 10% halone debuff and utility from cover.