The biggest challenge with Aurum Vale, as a tank, is learning where you can run in and where you have to stop and wait for particular enemies. There are places where you'll be fine if you proceed with caution and target the right group of enemies first (eg. roaming groups), or it can turn chaotic if you target a stationary group and then the roaming ones arrive mid-battle.

And the first room is deadly and should always be approached with extreme caution. Slowly and carefully. Watch the toads.

I don't enjoy it, but I can see it's something you need to learn to handle properly.


Quote Originally Posted by Felime View Post
Nearly everything is "Aetherial", unrepairable trash.
Is aetherial gear unrepairable? I've never noticed it being a problem, and some pieces from earlier dungeons have lasted me a long time.

Aurum Vale gear is in an awkward spot generally. It comes after you've (hopefully) picked up your Lv45 relic gear and only has a few levels of use before it gets replaced at Lv50, so it wouldn't need to last that long anyway. It's only going to be really valuable for the Heavensward classes that don't get Lv45 gear.