Quote Originally Posted by Ryahask View Post
WAR - Highest DPS, Least Mitigation, Unreliable Mitigation, Medium Support
DRK - Middle DPS, Equal Mitigation (Magical), Reliable Mitigation, Limited Support
PLD - Lowest DPS, Equal Mitigation (Physical), Most reliable Mitigation, Extreme Support
WAR has the "least" mitigation because of how people play. If tanks are forced to be in tank stance, WAR will come ahead due to frequent IB + Infuriate. It's a trade off of either dealing huge DPS or mitigate damage.