After getting dark knight 60 and playing it for a while

[Phoenicia]

SoulEater w/o Dark Arts is not as good as IB.

SE w/o DA: 260 * 1.15 (DS) * .8 (Grit) = 239
IB :300 * 1.2 (maim) = 360
SE w/ DA : 400 * 1.15 * .8 = 368

Overall I don't think DRK is bad, but is more difficult to play optimally than the other tanks. Maybe increasing SE's heal % can be good. With DA it heals for almost the same amount as IB does.

Yes, in raw potency DA SE barely beats IB. but what Faytte is saying is that while a WAR needs to stack 5 wrath stacks (roughly 8 GCDs, less if CDs used) to pop IB (infuriate for a second), all DRK needs to do is SE every 3rd GCD. Putting SE ahead in raw HPS.