Second Tank Stance for Dark Knight:

[Nektulos-Tuor]

I would like a second stance for Dark Knight to make it more unique with tanks.

To make room for this spell, I would combine Unleash/Abyssal Drain.

I would change Carve and Spit into the level 56 ability.

This leaves room for a new level 60 ability.

Abyssal Drain level 8.
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to target and enemies near it.
Additional Effect: Increased enmity
Dark Arts Effect: Absorbs 100% of damage dealt as HP.
Dark Arts fades upon execution.
(Mana however is reduced to be the same cost as Unleash, as well as the same potency.)

Carve and Spit level 56
Exactly the same ability as before. Just level 56 instead of 60.

Requital level 60.
HP is slowly drained while lowering damage received by 25% and increasing enmity. Effect ends upon reuse. Cannot stack with Grit.
Costs health to cast instead of mana.
(Soul Eater's Healing component also works with Vengeance!)
(Whilst in Vengeance, Blood Weapon restores 10% health instead of mana.)

It is a more offensive version of Grit but comes with a price. This turns Dark Knight into even more of a resource management class.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Because bad tanks aren't bad enough?

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Because bad tanks aren't bad enough?

Its a middle ground between the warrior stances a bit. A play-style I think fits Dark's well. Dark Knight is an advanced class.

[Awful]

Just...stop we've had enough of these threads Drks are fine the way they are they are the middle ground of tanks but far from useless. We don't need more of these "change their abilities to make them amazing" they literally just need a small tweak in some way not a huge overhaul or "new stance". Honestly i'm tanking all the content just fine no complaints whatsoever and i'm enjoying it as a Drk. Just drop it already i've seen too much want from all these forums.

[Syfer22]

... Not sure I'm seeing the point of this, either. Isn't the point of tanking to not die?

I guess it would be okay as an offtank, but... Eh, not feeling it.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

There really isn't a point to this. A self destroying tank stance doesn't even make sense to begin with. The DRK's stance is just fine as is. If anything give Grit an increased chance to parry while it's active.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

There really isn't a point to this. A self destroying tank stance doesn't even make sense to begin with. The DRK's stance is just fine as is. If anything give Grit an increased chance to parry while it's active.

People "tank" in Deliverance. This is a bit safer then that, just a little different, it also does fit a bit. Depending on what your fighting of course. =)

[Hydrium]

This sounds utterly pointless.

[Ditto]

Drk's could really use an actual stance designed around dealing damage, just as both other tanks have. (Same goes for a 1200 potency heal)

Lets not just leave them excluded from the new tank metas for whatever reason now. A second tank stance however, idk about.

[Galgarion]

What's vengeful about slowly dying while in a tank stance? A move that traded health for mana would be far more useful. Actually, nix that: Tanks are supposed to protect the party, not freak out the healers. Trading health for anything would be dumb.