tank warrior

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

if your a pure tank would you get

+19hp

or

+2 strength

lambda the great

lambda the great

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

here

Almost a Guild

W/N

+2 Strenght for Buffer Dolyak!

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

ok thanks and can you help me out here im a tank and need some tweaks

Defy Pain (Elite)
Endure Pain
To the Limit!
Flurry Unlinked
Healing Signet
Orison of Healing
Restore Life
Essence Bond

lambda the great

lambda the great

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

here

Almost a Guild

W/N

Take out Orison of healing replace with Dolyak sig or Watch yourself!
Replace Restore life with Rebirth
Replace Essence bond with Balths spirit(For more Adren)

evulfuson

evulfuson

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Toronto

None

W/

As a tank, you should focus more on absorbing damage rather than healing it. Especially if you're in a group, where I think it's the monk's jot to heal. And the best compliment to a tank is a healing monk who's bored to tears because they have nothing to do.

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by evulfuson
As a tank, you should focus more on absorbing damage rather than healing it. Especially if you're in a group, where I think it's the monk's jot to heal. And the best compliment to a tank is a healing monk who's bored to tears because they have nothing to do. ok...what skills do i need to change?

evulfuson

evulfuson

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Toronto

None

W/

Just pack skills that increase armor. Dolyak + Watch yourself give u 50-60 unstrippable armor, which really helps. Shields up is good agaisnt ranger mobs. Just look at what you will be taking on, know how they do damage, and think of the ways it can be countered. If you go w/me, u get elemental and physical resistance, which are both awesome stances for tanks.

wheel

wheel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Topeka, Kansas

Tyrian Fo Lyfe [word]

Why on earth would you use Healing Signet on a tank? Your job as a tank is to absorb damage, not amplify the reception of it.

Murder In China

Murder In China

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2005

/B/Chan

Looking for one

W/

Place in Mending then you're golden.

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

wheres a good place to test this build?

wheel

wheel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Topeka, Kansas

Tyrian Fo Lyfe [word]

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Flash
wheres a good place to test this build? Anywhere there's lots of enemies? Just go to Deldrimor War Camp and start advertising yourself as a tank.

lzlz

lzlz

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

LA, CA

R/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Flash
if your a pure tank would you get

+19hp

or

+2 strength Do you mean a pure tank for Solo PVE farming or Party PVE (with monk)?

For Solo PVE, choose Strength if your foes' attack is frequent and hard. Choose Tactics if your target's attack is less frequent and you will have time to heal yourself constantly

Whenever you have a Monk in a Party, you can just go for 2 more Strength (if your monk is reliable)

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

its Party PVE (with monk) like in uw and fow...should i put a monk skills? or just all warrior skills

evulfuson

evulfuson

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Toronto

None

W/

Heal sig is an excellent skill for a warrior, and even a tank. You use it only when you have dolyak + watch urself on you.....the damage doesn't get amplified.

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

who should i listen?


Quote:
Originally Posted by wheel
Why on earth would you use Healing Signet on a tank? Your job as a tank is to absorb damage, not amplify the reception of it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by evulfuson
Heal sig is an excellent skill for a warrior, and even a tank. You use it only when you have dolyak + watch urself on you.....the damage doesn't get amplified.

Murder In China

Murder In China

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2005

/B/Chan

Looking for one

W/

Using Healing Signet gives you a spike drop of -40 armor for 2 seconds.

If you're in a farming group, you should have a monk to heal you.

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

ill probably in uw, fow with monks...so no heal sig?

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

any monk skills that will be a big hepl if im a pure tank? and whats the best armor for tank?

strength 16
tactics 13

dolyak signet
to the limit
endure pain
defy pain
shield stance
watch youself
flurry
bonetties defense

Wretchman Drake

Wretchman Drake

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Charr Carvings and [BeeR]

Imagine someone using a tank build in PvP...

*shudders*

Murder In China

Murder In China

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2005

/B/Chan

Looking for one

W/

Does a Paladin come close?

Silent Kitty

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by evulfuson
As a tank, you should focus more on absorbing damage rather than healing it. Especially if you're in a group, where I think it's the monk's jot to heal. And the best compliment to a tank is a healing monk who's bored to tears because they have nothing to do. I can keep a good tank alive forever. No matter how many aggro he draws. As long as he doesn't draw me into this. Tanks tend to run to the monsters, instead of drawing them. When you run to them, you draw your healer with you. Some monsters will ignore you and attack the healer. When that happens, your built doesn't matter anymore. You're dead meat :P

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

for a pure tank what pommel should i get

Pommel of Defense +5

or

Pommel of Fortitude +30hp

Turbobusa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

By the Luxon Scavenger

The Mentalists [THPK]

N/

+5 def: use defy pain to gain health and armor

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by wheel
Why on earth would you use Healing Signet on a tank? Your job as a tank is to absorb damage, not amplify the reception of it.
Sometimes the monk is just too busy and not all tanks are wammos. I run a W/E tank that soaks damage like a sponge. Between obsidian flesh and armor of earth and watch yourself even Aataxes have a hard time doing significant damage to me. Just the two ele armor buffs up my knight's boots and superior absorb the most I've ever seen them hit me for was 30 points and that was because I was using healing signet. With the proper armor buffs 40 armor isn't going to make that much difference.

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

which is better or you prefer...this is the tank that absorbs damage like a sponge...thanks

rune of minor tactics
+75 hp
shield stance = 18 seconds
bonnetis defense = 10 seconds
"to the limit" = 5 foes maximum
"watch yourself" = 10 seconds

or

rune of superior tactics
-75hp
shield stance = 20 seconds
bonnetis defense = 11 seconds
"to the limit" = 6 foes maximum
"watch yourself" = 11 seconds

The Fenixxor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Mo/Me

Mending and live vicariously. With that skillset your invincible... apparently

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fenixxor
Mending and live vicariously. With that skillset your invincible... apparently if im in underworld and fow?

The Fenixxor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Mo/Me

I was being sarcastic.