That Which He Does Not Play

[ronibosch]

My personal opinion would be that GNB is the best tank overall. It's got good damage, some self-sustain, strong mitigation tools, and some nice utility besides. DRK dominates in terms of damage and raw mitigation, but those are all it has. It ends up feeling terrible to play (and heal) in dungeons due to its seeming hyper-focus on those two things, while GNB can perform all content at all levels without issue.

Thank you! I'm still leveling my GNB, but I agree with you overall. It's been a fun class to play so far, although I'm still learning my rotation.

WAR is crippled in high-end content by its low damage, and PLD is crippled overall by a combination of not fitting the current two minute burst meta (although this is likely to be fixed with the upcoming rework), lack of self-synergy (hopefully also to be fixed), and the weakest personal and group mitigation out of all the tanks.

That's fair. I enjoy the feeling and healing of WAR, but I see how its low dps can become a hindrance in high-end content. It's my go-to for MSQ content.

PLD...well, I don't hate it, but it feels clunky. I leveled it while trying to learn tanking (since it is considered to be the easiest tank job to learn), but I stopped after a while.

Once again, thank you for your input! If I ever start playing high-end content, then I know which tank I'm going for (GNB).