F-finally did it..

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

From what I'm experiencing with it (currently Lv58), I rely on my Defensive CDs (obviously) and I keep Convalescence 100% of the time, especially if a healer is present. Aside of that, I'm now able to keep "Darkside" up due to "Blood Price". Once that up, I'm able to alternatively spam "Abyssal Drain" and my "Souleater" combo.

How do you tank gritless with it, though? I've been doing it a lot lately since I'm 100% comfortable doing that with either of the other tanks when possible, but as soon as I drop grit I feel like I'm praying for that dark dance parry to proc because I have absolutely no other cooldowns available and I still feel like my HP drops way too fast.

[Jim_Berry]

How do you tank gritless with it, though? I've been doing it a lot lately since I'm 100% comfortable doing that with either of the other tanks when possible, but as soon as I drop grit I feel like I'm praying for that dark dance parry to proc because I have absolutely no other cooldowns available and I still feel like my HP drops way too fast.

Abyssal Drain gives Enmity, and is a aoe. Dark Passenger, while it does NOT generate enmity, hits enemies on a line, so I use this to my advantage. Dark Arts and the Power Slash combo gives Enmity. I drop Grit for Blood Weapon, but put it back up to heal myself with Souleater, though, though. The initial pull of Unmend > Unleash > Abyssal Drain is usually all I need to be able to drop Grit once those activate.

Another thing I do in dungeons, especially The Vault, where the mobs run at me, is throw Salted Earth early. The enemies running up will focus me even if the healer tagged me with Regen and/or Medica II prior to the pull (as long as I have Grit on BEFORE I used Salted Earth).

But you know me, I don't follow rotations; I prioritize. There were a LOT of times where I never finished a Power Slash combo because I Dark Arts > Abyssal Drain unless it was a single enemy. Blood Price and Dark Arts are my key abilities to hold hate without Grit. I haven't tried it on a Primal yet, though; only in dungeons and Praetorium. Two more levels, and I can try it in Alexander Normal.