Thread: [Guide] Paladin Tanking Compendium 2.0

Originally Posted by Eightbit

Grembo, I believe your macro is missing a wait time in between, otherwise the game views it as "if CoS is available -> CoS, if CoS is unavailable -> flash". Could be wrong going off memory from the one macro I have made.

This is correct. Without a wait time this macro won't work. Essentially, if CoS is available, it will always use CoS. If its on CD, it will use flash. The way to fix this is by putting a /wait # between the two abilities. The exact value to use might vary person to person due to latency/skill speed. What you will need to calculate is the time it takes for the CoS animation to complete, and then add a small buffer for latency. I.e. if it takes .5 seconds to finish the CoS animation, then make it .6 or .7 for the wait time.

Originally Posted by Grembo

2. Can anyone give an example of how and when Stoneskin should be used? I hear all the time it's one of the better cross class abilities for PLD but I have never saw an example of it's usage.

Some examples of when I use Stoneskin:
Titan
- During Jump phases - This works nicely as my group stacks on tank for touchdown. As long as you are positioned inside the safe zone, can get stoneskin off before Titan moves again.
- Mountain Buster (Table Flip) - Titan has a set pattern that he does before this hit. Can get stoneskin off in conjunction with a defensive CD and negate alot of the attack. (Getting MB to deal under 2k dmg is not hard with this method)

Coil Turn 1
- Caduceus - Once the boss has split, my group has all dps burn 1 boss to ~5% and then switch. Off tank keeps the new clone where we started, and MT moves the original to new location. Hate is already established for MTs target, and MT can just rotate Stoneskin and other Defensives to cut down on healing requirements

Coil Turn 2
- If PLD is currently not active tank, can chain Stoneskin the other tank to help cut down on dmg. I.e. my group uses 2 pld here. I start as 1st tank and OT casts SS on me throughout. Once we switch off mid fight, I start SS spam on him.

Coil Turn 4
- Wave 6 - Once hate is established on both Dreadnoughts, can rotate stoneskin and defensive CDs to cut down on dmg intake while remaining adds are dealt with.