Paladin vs Warrior

[Remeran]

I was leveling my WAR yesterday when I witnessed a disturbing conversation. The conversation was regarding WAR's inferiority to the PAL when tanking. Is this true? When I play MMO's I'm a tank by trade and I leveled a WAR because of the aesthetic. Will I have to level PAL after I hit level 50 if I want to raid end game? Thanks in advance for the answer.

[ShinzoPrime]

You should be fine, they are two different types of tank. Paladin has high mitigation and dmg absorption, whereas Warrior has a much higher HP pool and just prefers to absorb dmg rather than deflect it.

Mr Happy from Curse covers the differences quite well here, and in general is a good source for a lot of FFCIV info.

Warrior Versus Paladin

[Nicnevin]

From what I read on this forum, it's a question that keeps coming back. Some believe WAR and PAL can tank equally well, some tend to view WAR as off-tanks, some... I think it all depends on what you want to play and the open-mindedness of the people who play with you.
As a quick summary of what I read here, it seems that WAR has better AoE aggro but lower damage mitigation than PAL. Lower mitigation being compensated for by higher HP and HP leeching skills for the WAR, and lower AoE aggro being compensated for by target switching for the PAL. In the end, it's probably a matter of skill, and your own faith: if you want to be a WAR tank, then just be it and I think you'll do fine.

[Kryzen]

Paladin has high mitigation and dmg absorption, whereas Warrior has a much higher HP pool and just prefers to absorb dmg rather than deflect it.

This sums it up pretty well...

Also PLD is the undisputed king of ST threat. Tested this w/ my PLD and no stance vs a Warrior in tank stance and they could not pull aggro off me for crap ST wise. AoE wise warrior will spank the PLD threat wise. Both generate more then enough threat to hold hate vs DPS without struggle so really just pick what you enjoy the most.

[F87]

I haven't tried PLD, but WAR is a ton of fun so far. Berserk + Overpower is awesome for dungeons or fates.