Shield plus embers plus inhale I do the same on normal but I can solo them too

Also you say mdk have no self heals? They have a ton of very strong heals built into their attacks. Almost everything heals a dk XD

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I just completed a normal dungeon of Tempest Island.
I saw a Vampire DK Tank wearing white color robe (it looked like light armor) and I was wondering WTF ?..Vampire. and wearing light armor ?
I mentioned this in the grp and she (DK tank) just LOL and did not reply further.
I looked like a clown after the first pull as she literally took no damage !
Throughout the instance (trash, groups of mobs, bosses does not matter) her HP was more than 95%.

She was 660 CP though.
My question how come light armor wearing DK (who has no mentionable self heal) and that too with vampire was able to tank whole instance without taking more than 5% of dmg on her HP ???

Can anyone explain ?

My man.. that is what a tank is built for. It doesn't matter what race or hp level, a tank is built with very high spell/physical resistance in the higher 20s and even 30k bracket. It is built to take and withstand high amount of incoming damages; particularly a DK tank. A DK tank just have some good damage mitigating passives and buffs. You can throw on the Volatile or Hardened Armor and get additional 5k spell and physical resistance added on. Plus, the higher hp a DK tank has, the better the Igneous Shield gets for the tank and allies. Yeah, certain things have been nerfed that tweaked tank down a bit, but it's still strong (although not as strong as before.)

I have 2 tanks (1 stam and the other majicka) among my arsenal of toons, and although, the weapon/spell damage aren't all that strong, I can still practically solo all PvE contents (minus Stoneskins and the Mad Ogre wb pits; I need just one more other toon for these two. Ha ha) because of the damage mitigating passives and abilities afforded to a tank. Oh, don't get me wrong. A tank is not at all indestructible (if built right, very close to it, though,) and it will take damages, particularly when soloing. However, a tank just have good hp and resources regen capabilities, especially with HA passives. The fight may take longer, but (aside from trials), you can practically solo any PvE contents, even vet dungeons, with a well-built tank and a bit of know-how.

So, this vamp DK you're mentioning. First, it sounds like the Black Hand Robe costume dyed in all white; many are wearing that in all white. Second, yes, being maxed CP, you tend to have more CP to throw on the Champion tree and its branches; thus, further having better damage mitigation and resources managing abilities. Since it is a vamp, it is likely a majicka DK tank with higher amount of majicka pool. With all vamp, doesn't matter what class, they got that blood sucking ability that wreaks havoc on the target stealing the life force and rejuvenating the vamp's hp. Dammit, I forgot the name of that skill. It's been a while since I was a vamp. Damn, it's the only skill worthwhile for a vamp. So, I'm sure, like all vamp, this vamp tank is probably spamming that to keep its hp from depleting. It's like every time a vamp takes any damage, bamm, they hit the target with that skill and rapidly boost back up their health. However, the vamp DK really doesn't need to spam that bloodsucking skill; particularly in a normal dungeon. That could also be a reason why its hp is seemingly not depleting.

Majority of tanks are also HA-based, but there are a few hybrid types that may sport MA, but overall, it is HA. You're not going to see a tank wearing mostly LA. Ha ha.. suicidal there. I'm sure the vamp tank has HA. A tank, with HA built in general, just have good damage mitigating abilities; particularly a MagDK tank. Spam Burning Embers and you're hardly going to run out of hp. Well, Burning Embers is mostly effective for MagDK, since it's majicka-based. Still works fine for a stam-based tank, but not as effective. However, why are you even complaining about it?! The vamp tank is in your team; it's not like it's in PvP and the tank is your enemy. You should be glad that the tank is as capable as this vamp tank is. You guys should have rolled through the dungeon very easily. Also, tanks like that make rolling through higher end endgames more easily.