With Warrior being so squishy..

[Dizzy_Derp]

Oh well i see opinions differ here. While Tanking as a Paladin it feels like im getting a lot less damage (no not only because of shield oath) and Healers can do way more dps. As a Warrior. I eat heavy hits even with Defensive CD's and since Tanks have shared gear, this doesnt seem to be the Problem.....

If you are actually tanking in tank stance then that's why. Pld and drk do tank less damage that war in tank stance because shield/grit give 20% damage reduction while war gives 20% increased max health and 20% increased healing receives. So yes you will notice a difference because of it. But war does have 1 more cooldown, they have 4 we have 5 so it can be worked with.

[Araxes]

I know what all the Stuff does, thanks. I tanked 80% of my FFXIV time until Stormblood. People just dont seem to get me. Warrior felt so much more Tanky in HW. Maybe its just me but it feels like im getting more damage since SB but well.... i think we can end this conversation, i only seeked some opinions about melds and all people write is complains about my post..

[Fernosaur]

I know what all the Stuff does, thanks. I tanked 80% of my FFXIV time until Stormblood. People just dont seem to get me. Warrior felt so much more Tanky in HW. Maybe its just me but it feels like im getting more damage since SB but well.... i think we can end this conversation, i only seeked some opinions about melds and all people write is complains about my post..

You could sustain yourself through pulls (and some bosses) without a pinch of healer intervention in HW due to Bloodbath. That's not the case anymore.


That said, the fact that tanks are slightly more healer-depedent in SB doesn't make WAR squishy at all. If anything, by healing through countless dungeons on WHM and SCH I'd say the squishiest tanks for pulls are DRKs, at least pre-70, but it's also probably a case of players not understanding their toolkits or being grossly undergeared.

As for melds, if what you're looking for is feeling less squishy, go for full Tenacity, I guess, since it's the only stat that reduces damage taken.