So, I tried tanking Bardam’s Mettle today, and it didn’t go very well. We were 65 x 3 (including myself) and 66 x 1 (a DPS). I have a full set of augmented shire gear (item level 270) with materia melded, I didn’t check the other players’ gear.

I was of course taking hits harder than previous dungeons, but not too bad. I hate to blame the healer, but they had full MP every time I died... and I had no MP left from spamming clemency on myself.

Does 270 shire gear not last as long for tanks? Does 65 vs 66 make a big difference? Or do you think am I justified in laying most of the blame on the healer?