Why is DRK so squishy and how do I stop it?

[Jpec07]

I still feel really squishy as a DRK though. My PLD is only 24 so I can't compare to GLD really. Only WAR (60) and DRK so far. DRK feels much squishier/takes more spikes in damage than WAR. Not sure why it seems that way. Perhaps I have just forgotten the late 30's feeling on my WAR but it was the exact same?

This post isn't really bashing or blaming healers - more just wondering why I feel so "light" as a DRK compared to my WAR and how can I fix it, or is it all just mental?

It seems like you got a bad SCH - that's when they actually have to start taking a more active role in healing, and can't really rely on the fairy 100%.

I also think it's a mentality thing. WAR is technically more spiky because of how they use self-healing as a part of their mitigation. The second boss of Qarn also hits a good bit harder than either of the other two, and can be something of a gauntlet for healers (in addition to medium-to-high tank damage, there's also a lot of AoE healing needed). If you want to get a feel for it, try queueing on your WAR a few times. That should give you a good baseline for how the jobs behave.

Also, you don't have Souleater yet in Qarn, and so are missing the slight extra mitigation it provides. It's a level 38 ability, so you'll have it in everything past Qarn, but Qarn unfortunately misses out on it.