Tanking Troubles - HELP!

[PetiteMalFleur]

Hi, I hope I can help you out. I looked over your loadstone and all your accessories are for melee dps. At your level you should have the heliodor jewelry. This has vitality and will help with survivability. While normal quality gear is decent, high quality gear is optimal and if you can find a crafter they may be willing to make a set for very cheap. The easier you are to heal the less aggro your healer will generate trying to keep you alive.

When entering a dungeon check to make sure you have your oath up. Use shield oath for dungeons over level 40. Every pull needs to start with shield lob.

Simply running in and flashing is usually not enough. Always use fight or Flight for pulls if it is up. You can also use it mid fight for am emnity buff or extra damage. It really helps.

For pulling packs of trash use Shield Lob to pull then Flash 2-3 times then start rotating your combo on each mob. Keep in mind only Savage Blade and Rage of Halone actually generate threat so keep track to make sure you are using those on mobs you are losing to dps. You may need to adjust to reach party and if you are still losing mobs increase the number of flashes you use or weave in a flash every rotation then Fast Blade > Riot Blade to recover mana before your next pull.

For single target pulls, such as bosses, use Fight or Flight > Shield Lob then immediately start your combo rotation.

If you happen to lose hate on something shield lob is not enough to get it back. If your party is good they will know to bring the mob into range for you to flash it off whoever has it. If they run away prioritize keeping threat on the other mobs. It is much better to let a dps or healer tank a single mob than for you to lose threat on the remaining 2-3 while you chase them around the room. You can try to Provoke > Shield Lob it back but if you lose it again before you can flash there isn't much you can do.

Provoke does not immediately establish threat. It places you +1 above the highest person on the aggro table. It must be followed up with something to gain you a solid lead.

Always try to position mobs in front of you. You take more damage when getting hit from behind.

Read the tooltips carefully for all your skills.

Good luck and I hope this helps.