As is, we have 2 "normal" mitigation CD's and then everything else we -have- to use TBN, which makes healing DRK's very...spikey in terms of incoming damage. Bloodspiller isn't particularly interesting, and it costs a GCD to use as well.

Compare Shadow Wall, Rampart, and TBN to PLD's arsenal of Sentinel (better than shadow wall), Rampart, Bulwark, Hallowed (LD isn't mitigation), and Passage/Divine Veil if you're desperate (with magic blocking this is pretty decent as a CD now.)

Let's not even mention that rampart synergizes with intervention. Playing PLD now almost feels like playing Pre 4.0 DRK with loads of party utility, and Post 4.0 DRK feels like 2.0 Paladin..boring and flavorless. (especially because we lost shadowskin and therefore some of our flavor and class identity, even if rampart is identical).

I didn't mention dark mind, but that will only really be relevant if tank busters in the new raid are magic oriented. Sheltron is arguably better.

(more in next post)