Which DPS is the Tankiest?

[Rithy255]

Reminds me when I tanked as sam in variant dungeons ;3 was actually pretty fun!

Most melee dps are pretty tanky I'd say reaper or Monk, reaper generally got "TBN JR" with small regen, while in avatar mode bloodbath is great also, Monk got riddle of earth which is amazing.
Dragoon also is pretty tanky for melee dps.
Samurai got a very frequent defensive.

Ninja likely least "tanky" melee but even Ninja got shade shift, just very infrequent how often it's up, also bloodbath doesn't work with your big hitters I believe.

Overall all melee dps have some form of reduction, which is great for your Healers & Tanks, keeping mind of what support even if its on yourself goes a long way to help them keep you alive.

[MagiusNecros]

So, what do you guys think? What DPS job have the most survivability?

It's Blue Mage. It's the only DPS with Tank CDs and stats via Tank Mimic. Could probably be quite survivable with Healer mimic too given the party bites it and you pop Basic Instinct for some mega heals.

For the limited jobs out there it's gotta be Monk between Arm's Length, Second Wind, Bloodbath and Riddle of Earth's 20% DR across 9 GCDs.

Reaper would be up there at 6.0 launch with Arcane Crest being a super HoT. You could face tank trash pack bosses with Bloodbath and AC as well as do ok against weak lvl90 bosses and probably take off 10% of their health before a Tankbuster ended you.

[Argyle_Darkheart]

MNK because of Riddle of Earth's higher mitigation and effective duration paired with access to Bloodbath.

[VictorSpoils]

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...alive-the-most

I think MNK won.