Hello there, I made this thread to generate ideas to assist DRK in ways to make the class better.

Problems:

Damage mitigation: Worse than PLD

Self Healing: Worse than War

Utility: Less than both classes

Dark Mind: Even when buffed with Dark Arts only lasts for 10 seconds. That is almost worthless. That especially needs to be buffed.

Suggestions:

Capitalize on an anti-caster tank class: Give the DRK more utility that weakens spells done to the DRK or to the party. Perhaps take a page from the Death Knight and give them an anti-magic field to throw on the ground. Except make it useful in this case.

Parry: Give the DRK the ability to Parry spells from casters as well. This may or may not give the DRK his own niche and role in the tanking world.

If anyone else has suggestions or comments feel free to post them. Thanks for reading!