Okay cool. I went Vit just because I was completely new to the class and it seemed my safest bet to start out with. I haven't had any issues holding enmity, but that could change in later content. The healing aspect does make sense though, as does the extra DPS/enmity generation.

So would you recommend Slaying gear instead of Fending then? The only thing I would worry about is having enough health to take some of the bigger hits, but if my health pool would still be large enough without Vit attributes or Fending gear, then I guess there's no need to use them.