Paladin advice required

[Hierro]

cooldowns, cooldowns, cooldowns!

An effective tank will keep a rotation of defensive cooldowns going.

By now, you know the layout of the dungeon. Use rampart for the parts that hurt the most. Remember, it's got a refresh timer of 90 seconds, and if brayflox takes you 20 minutes, that's 13 theoretical times you can use it throughout the dungeon.

Keep in mind low blow, stun things whenever possible, and try stunning the largest creature in a group as they tend to be the hardest hitting.

[Peace-Division]

cooldowns, cooldowns, cooldowns!

An effective tank will keep a rotation of defensive cooldowns going.

By now, you know the layout of the dungeon. Use rampart for the parts that hurt the most. Remember, it's got a refresh timer of 90 seconds, and if brayflox takes you 20 minutes, that's 13 theoretical times you can use it throughout the dungeon.

Keep in mind low blow, stun things whenever possible, and try stunning the largest creature in a group as they tend to be the hardest hitting.

Indeed. I should have mentioned the cool downs more in my OP now that i have use more in the dungeon level i now find myself in. I have the defensive Cds key bound to my ALT+ 1 , 2, 3 keys (Rampart, Reprisal, Sentinel which isn't unlocked yet but there ready to be used) I use these key binds across class types as my quick use instant action keys. So on my WHM they are the oGcd heals for example. They are easy to use any i have hours of muscle memory on those key binds so i find they work well for the tank def cool downs keys.

[Cyatheales]

PLD was my first tanking class and I had the same problem around the time I got to Brayflox. I can't really pin down why, but PLD especially really seems to struggle 30-50. Luckily dungeons seem to (ironically) get easier and easier in higher levels. From level 50 and up wall-to-wall pulls should be no problem if you know how to cycle cooldowns (and you definitely should-- make sure to get a feel for your defensives and when to use them) but until then I'd recommend making sure you're always equipped with the best gear for your level. I'd even recommend grabbing some level-relevant tenacity food for dungeon runs if you're still having trouble staying alive. And stock up on HQ max-potions! People get them by the hundreds from potd so they should be cheap on the marketboard, and you can weave one in between gcds for a heal up to 2400 with no dps loss every minute and a half.

As far as tactics, in level 1-49 dungeons I always start with a pull of 2 groups to see how the healer handles it. If they're undergeared and/or new and have to spam heals to keep you alive, keep it slow, but otherwise feel free to pick up the pace as much as you both can handle.

[magdahmhara]

Set healer to defensive. It helped me.

[ItMe]

OP, have you also tried running Brayflox with other players?
And if so how did that change things for you?