Current state of tanks

[Kabooa]

You can clear anything with everything.

Vitality and Strength grant .45 attack power each. (.9 AP per 'point' compared to everyone else who gets 1 AP per 'point')
You can't 'overmeld' primary stats anymore. (Green slots okay.)
Tanks in general have lost close to 20% of their attack power compared to before. (Give or take 2-3%)

This leads most to meld Strength onto vitality accessories.

Parry is still garbage.

It's generally accepted that it's not worth giving up Vit for Strength based on secondaries.

[CookieMonsta]

You can clear anything with everything.

Vitality and Strength grant .45 attack power each. (.9 AP per 'point' compared to everyone else who gets 1 AP per 'point')
You can't 'overmeld' primary stats anymore. (Green slots okay.)
Tanks in general have lost close to 20% of their attack power compared to before. (Give or take 2-3%)

This leads most to meld Strength onto vitality accessories.

Parry is still garbage.

It's generally accepted that it's not worth giving up Vit for Strength based on secondaries.

The single exception is the Slaying crafted Earring. If the 1000HP is not needed, then its superior in terms of DPS over even the Midan Fending Earring.