Quote Originally Posted by Anyndel View Post
WAR MT deals less DPS than WAR OT, you won't put him MT. So it would be more PLD vs DRK, and WAR's mitigation is nowhere close PLD's.
WAR MT deals more DPS that any MT
WAR OT deals more DPS that any OT
The calculation is what combination of any tanks makes you lose the less DPS.

WAR is the tank with the least gap between MT DPS and OT DPS, thanks to Unchained, skills that ignore damage penalties and its ability to stance dance on the fly to pop some Fell Cleaves.
PLD is the tank with the most gap between MT DPS and OT DPS, since RoH is its weaker combo and Sword Oath adding a lot of damage.
So PLD MT+WAR OT deal less damage than WAR MT+PLD OT

And yes, WAR's mitigation is really close to PLD when mitigation really matters (i.e mitigating tankbusters). In heavy magical fights, WAR is actually better than PLD since Sheltron and Bulwark are useless.