Quote Originally Posted by Aana View Post
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Your analysis is correct in a theoretical context, but it's a bit different when look at how it generally meshes in actual fight.
With how fights are currently designed with scripted TB, short period of high sustained damage, and scratch damage, WAR has equivalent option available (sometimes better) than PLD/DRK.

WAR mitigation strength is in the fact that they always have a medium/strong CD or Invul available when we need them, without even relying on IB.
You can achieve stronger mitigation with the other tanks but:
- you have to juggle your CD a lot more using Sheltron/TBN to fill gaps in CD uptime
- WAR mitigation is typically "enough" and stronger is only better if it saves a healer GCD

WAR CD suite only shines when you overlay it to how fights are designed.