Tanking Class

Runefang

In the current meta is DK the only real viable class for tanking? Or could I play a tank with another class?

I won't worry about vet Trials as its my first character so I just want to be viable for vet Dungeons and normal trials.

Sap Tanks look like they'd be fun but it seems they've been nerfed into oblivion now? Leaving DK and maybe Warden/Templar as viable tanks?

paulsimonps

Wardens and Sorcerers I would say are #2 and #3 in terms of tanking for Trials. Wardens can with no trouble tank veteran Trials or anything below that. All classes can but its just a lot harder for some classes.

Megabear

As much as I love to tank with my two Wardens, I'm forced to admit that DK's still make the best trial tank.

kichwas

I am about 3 weeks into being here now so I think the OP and me are in a similar space with me just ahead but a bit.

I had read that Templar and DK were nearly matched as tanks. But I now feel that was outdated advice. Check the daye on any guide you read.

My three tanks are in the mid twenties and at this levem I can really feel the difference. The DK and the Warden always have tanking tools to go, the Templar struggles and I use self healing spam a LOT.
But even between the DK and Warden I feel the difference and I don't see anything in the Warden skill lines that will close the gap. While all three still have tanking mitigation tools left to unlock, even there the DK has 2 for every 1 the warden has left, and the Templar... has maybe 1 or 2 left total... yet by this level the DK has already unlocked a full tanking suit of tools and what is left is just "giving me a choice between ice cream and cake".

Whe I hit hot moments in big dungeon pulls...

Templar feels like: "OMG it burns, burns, /scream"
Warden: "Ouch its hot in here, I am sweating up a storm. think I'll move."
DK: "hey guys I brought sun tan lotion and a bikini, are we going to beach yet. Oh... what's that? Hey I got some marshmallows too for that. /nomnom"

Megabear

kichwas wrote: »

I am about 3 weeks into being here now so I think the OP and me are in a similar space with me just ahead but a bit.

I had read that Templar and DK were nearly matched as tanks. But I now feel that was outdated advice. Check the daye on any guide you read.

My three tanks are in the mid twenties and at this levem I can really feel the difference. The DK and the Warden always have tanking tools to go, the Templar struggles and I use self healing spam a LOT.
But even between the DK and Warden I feel the difference and I don't see anything in the Warden skill lines that will close the gap. While all three still have tanking mitigation tools left to unlock, even there the DK has 2 for every 1 the warden has left, and the Templar... has maybe 1 or 2 left total... yet by this level the DK has already unlocked a full tanking suit of tools and what is left is just "giving me a choice between ice cream and cake".

Whe I hit hot moments in big dungeon pulls...

Templar feels like: "OMG it burns, burns, /scream"
Warden: "Ouch its hot in here, I am sweating up a storm. think I'll move."
DK: "hey guys I brought sun tan lotion and a bikini, are we going to beach yet. Oh... what's that? Hey I got some marshmallows too for that. /nomnom"

Seems accurate I'd like to just add that Wardens are capable of being a main tank in all contents, including vet trials, but DK will always pull ahead in terms of pure survivability.

paulsimonps

Megabear wrote: »

kichwas wrote: »

I am about 3 weeks into being here now so I think the OP and me are in a similar space with me just ahead but a bit.

I had read that Templar and DK were nearly matched as tanks. But I now feel that was outdated advice. Check the daye on any guide you read.

My three tanks are in the mid twenties and at this levem I can really feel the difference. The DK and the Warden always have tanking tools to go, the Templar struggles and I use self healing spam a LOT.
But even between the DK and Warden I feel the difference and I don't see anything in the Warden skill lines that will close the gap. While all three still have tanking mitigation tools left to unlock, even there the DK has 2 for every 1 the warden has left, and the Templar... has maybe 1 or 2 left total... yet by this level the DK has already unlocked a full tanking suit of tools and what is left is just "giving me a choice between ice cream and cake".

Whe I hit hot moments in big dungeon pulls...

Templar feels like: "OMG it burns, burns, /scream"
Warden: "Ouch its hot in here, I am sweating up a storm. think I'll move."
DK: "hey guys I brought sun tan lotion and a bikini, are we going to beach yet. Oh... what's that? Hey I got some marshmallows too for that. /nomnom"

Seems accurate I'd like to just add that Wardens are capable of being a main tank in all contents, including vet trials, but DK will always pull ahead in terms of pure survivability.

DKs do not pull ahead cause of surviability, they pull ahead cause of increased support and sustain. A warden has better self heals and can survive far longer on their own than a DK, see all these super tanky Wardens in PvP as an example.