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    HappyHubris's Avatar
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    Pocket Hubris
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    Leviathan
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    Bard Lv 94

    What are the "Styles" of Each Tank in Endwalker

    I'm looking to max one of each class for Endwalker and am curious about the different playstyles of each tank (e.g. more combos, more oGCDs, more resource management, etc.).
    Less worried about relative power than playstyle, as every tank can cover all content. Thinking about the ex trial and raid experience; less worried about dungeons.

    More complex rotation is better than simple. Fewer buttons on my bars is better than more. Thank you in advance for your help!
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    Last edited by HappyHubris; 12-18-2021 at 09:31 PM.

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    Undeadfire's Avatar
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    Character
    Nova' Dragon
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    Phoenix
    Main Class
    Paladin Lv 92
    Gunbreaker is 60s tank, full burst during No Mercy Window, can delay if needed.

    Warrior is 60s tank now, spam 1 button during Inner Release, use Inner Chaos on Ninja Trick Attacks, or raid cooldowns, can delay if needed.

    Paladin is a situational 61-63s tank, does not adapt with raid cooldowns, than skipping a GCD for Ninja Trick attack, twice, the job cannot delay cooldowns.

    Dark Knight is a 2 Min tank, unloads everything during the 2 mins massively surging it's DPS, can delay cooldowns for sync.
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    Yubie Rensora
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    Cactuar
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    Arcanist Lv 81
    Quote Originally Posted by HappyHubris View Post

    More complex rotation is better than simple. Fewer buttons on my bars is better than more. Thank you in advance for your help!
    I think you are looking for gunbreaker then. Warrior is probally the easiest to execute relative to the other tank jobs. Dark knight has some nuance but in terms of buttons it has probably the most buttons of any tank job followed by paladin.
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    Last edited by Yubie; 12-19-2021 at 01:22 PM.

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    Zordiark Darkeater
    World
    Omega
    Main Class
    Dark Knight Lv 90
    Warrior - faceroll the keyboard with more selfhealing then a healer for 0 effort

    Paladin - Casual Tanking experience like in most RPGs

    Gunbreaker - If you want a bit more complex and fast-paced gameplay

    Dark Knight - a DPS in tank Skin play it if you like being a walking tissue paper and give the healers a Hard time.
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    Leviathan
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    Bard Lv 94
    After mapping out abilities I've decided to go WAR for now to minimize hotbar bloat and capitalize on axe aesthetics. Thanks all!
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    Dugu Qiubai
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    Midgardsormr
    Main Class
    Marauder Lv 90
    Wars have the best aesthetics
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    Leviathan
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    Bard Lv 94
    Quote Originally Posted by NyneSwordz View Post
    Wars have the best aesthetics
    I feel like it's tied:
    -Warriors have those badass axes.
    -Paladins get the glowy shields and lightsabers.
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    Gemina Lunarian
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    Siren
    Main Class
    Scholar Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by HappyHubris View Post
    I feel like it's tied:
    -Warriors have those badass axes.
    -Paladins get the glowy shields and lightsabers.
    It's not just the weapons. From an aesthetic appeal, meganormous axes can look a wee bit impractical on my 100lbs Midlander, so this choice is actually a little difficult. However, a huge aesthetic I do enjoy about WAR is their armor (according to lore). The combination of the fur, leather, and plates/scales really brings out that beast. It's a very fun job to seek out glamours for.
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