Materia / secondary stats for ShB tanks?

[Zhamkyong]

Question: how much is the minimum DH noticeable for tanks?

[ArianeEwah]

Question: how much is the minimum DH noticeable for tanks?

Your base value for DH is 380 without melds, which is equal to 0% DH.

DH melds and party buffs like Battle Voice increase your DH rate.

For GNB a "comfy" SkS is 2.39-2.40 GCD to get your Gnashing/Continuation opener + DoTs while still able to weave in 3 Cartridge Burst Strikes in, I'm currently at 2.40/2.41 and I'm not having any issues with it with mostly DH in all my gear.

Afaik the lowest SkS you should've is 2.43s GCD. I played WAR during Creator back in 3.x with the old 20s Berserk. It was possible to do with 2.43s, but almost no "breathing room". 2.4s looks perfect for a 60s rotation (25 GCDs).

What would one define as "comfy SkS?" For Warriors, it's been 5 FC in an IR window... for DRK, it's the same for Bloodspiller... for Paladin, it's useless. What SkS would GNB aim for -- furthermore, to what means would SkS serve? Is there a threshold for Gnashing Fang and Sonic Break that we should be meeting? Given the vagueness of "comfy," I'm not certain how to apply this.

A comfy SkS for WAR is 2.38s GCD and faster, but not below 2.35s. WAR and DRK don't really "want" to have the same SkS. While their Delirium and IR is on same GCD, their Gauge generation differs. You can also hold your combo and start Delirium without losing it, since 5.0 has its combo follow-up duration increased to 15s.