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Vamp DW Tank Theory Crafting.
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I was doing some testing on veteran final bosses to try out some skills that I found had some interesting properties. Being a vamp I had to try out the Mist form line on boss fights.
On many bosses the AOE skills they use are instant kills if you're not a tank. For example, Tempest Island last boss. Playing as pretty squishy DD During the fight i popped baleful mist instead of roll dodging away, and..... i got knocked over, but I hardly took any damage at all. Recovering from the knockback was faster than roll dodging away and getting back in to fight. I didn't slot deadly cloak, which negates another 20% area damage which would give me 95% damage reduction from Area effects.
You can break out of Baleful mist, by simply switching bar, or blocking, so you don't have to wait the full 4 seconds.
I know there is some sets that give pretty good damage reduction as well.
Any one tried any approach like this for tanking?
On many bosses the AOE skills they use are instant kills if you're not a tank. For example, Tempest Island last boss. Playing as pretty squishy DD During the fight i popped baleful mist instead of roll dodging away, and..... i got knocked over, but I hardly took any damage at all. Recovering from the knockback was faster than roll dodging away and getting back in to fight. I didn't slot deadly cloak, which negates another 20% area damage which would give me 95% damage reduction from Area effects.
You can break out of Baleful mist, by simply switching bar, or blocking, so you don't have to wait the full 4 seconds.
I know there is some sets that give pretty good damage reduction as well.
Any one tried any approach like this for tanking?
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