Whats up with pali?

[Ravor]

I thought DK is the weakest tank of all...... once i lvled my DK i wanna try pally....... is pally that bad at early lvl ???

[Tranquilmelody7]

I thought DK is the weakest tank of all...... once i lvled my DK i wanna try pally....... is pally that bad at early lvl ???

Glossing over DRK'S endgame viability(They are projected to be the worst TNK in most regards, if not by far), DRK is actually one of the better tanks for ARR.

Comparatively at ARR, the tanks fare like this(Excluding all contemporary CDs)



PLD:
Sheltron
Hallowed Ground

WAR:
Thrill of battle
Thorns effect on vengeance
Storm's Path(250 Potency)
Holmang

DRK:
Dark Mind
Soul Eater(300 Potency heal)
...Living Dead(Actually tolerable for ARR)

GUN:
Camouflage
Brutal Shell(200 Potency heal)
Aurora
Superbollide

As someone previously mentioned, Gunbreaker clearly has an advantage over the tanks.

DRK however is also relatively strong, possessing the strongest rotation heal... not to mention spammable OGCD skills in the form of Edge and Flood of Darkness(That you can generally execute with little regard to MP).

Paladin is shaping up to be a fantastic tank this expansion, but mainly for Endwalker content.
Most of the bluffs to their kit manifest in the form of traits acquired at level 82 and above(Including the heals for Holy Spirit and Circle), while Clemency received 2 nerfs(No requisecat buff and a 200 potency reduction).

So yeah, Paladin will be rewarding endgame, but the leveling process will be a bit rough.