Learning Mitigation

[Guulu]

I'm not a veteran tank but I can share something I've learned from tanking with you.

1. Don't use 3 or more CDs just for a single tank buster. You should be using invuln instead if really needed. (i.e. tank stance is not required to survive in most scenario.)

2. CDs are not just for tank busters. In some stages of the fight healers are under stress of healing, use your CDs/Tank stance to help them. For PLD you can even just invuln when tanking heavy hitting adds.

3. Make max value out of every CDs you pop. When you know boss does heavy AA before or after a tank buster, you should adjust your CDs timing to cover the window as best as possible. You should keep in mind that Rampart lasts 20 second with only 90 second cooldown, make use of that 20 second long mitigation.

4. Tank swapping is better than not to even if it is not needed. It is better to utilize both tanks CD's than just burning ones. Also this trivialize aggro problem (voke shirk can do the same).

5. Tank invuln is very strong that can cheese some mechanics like tank busters meant to shared by tanks or stack markers meant to shared party wide. By doing these you save healers' MP and tanks' CDs.

6. Reprisal can be used as a weak CD too IF you run out of CDs to use.

7. Do NOT use Bulwark/Anticipation as a CD for tank buster, It is RNG dependent.

8. Wisely choose between Awareness and Convalescence for the content. Awareness is much better for heavy hitting boss/adds because it makes you take no spike damage (random crit). But for those do light to moderate damage, Convalescence can be better because of regen.