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Tanking pointers

poidem#8212 poidem
poidem#8212
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in The Guard Barracks
wondering if anyone can give me any tanking pointers, what encounters do you use? at-wills and daily powers? i know i need to respec, because looking at my feats i had no idea what the hell i was doing leveling up haha. Any GF's wanna contribute to my training id appreciate it :D

Hephaestus@silithian feel free to send me a tell ingame also

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  • gfalconiogfalconio Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 150 Arc User
    mmmm the more basic for all gf is have enforce threat, Knigth valor ,into the fray. and the daily figther recovery. the others depend of your build and play style.
    PVP GF Sword Master Dominion Champion :3
  • kemi1984kemi1984 Member Posts: 849 Arc User
    Above mentioned is a standard, pure tank skill setup.

    If you want to give the party more buff from ITF, you can slot Lunging Strike (or any other encounters that give's us temporary DR buff eg. Bull Charge).

    The idea is to have both Lunging Strike and Into The Fray available.
    You start an encounter with LS and than hit ITF.

    LS give's you 50% DR for few secs so for these few first seconds of the encounter you're giving your party a hefty buff to DPS the ugliest guys down.
    Nancy - Dragonborn, SM Guardian Fighter
    A proud member of "mythical horde of DPS GFs"

    1). Is SW more dps or tank based?
    2). Yes. I am panzer!
    3). Get ACT if you want to celebrate your epeen.
    4). Horniness will not stand between me and what I believe - "MM"
  • oliboypholiboyph Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 627 Arc User
    Into the fray, Knight's Valor are must haves. I like iron warrior for epic runs, if you have enhanced mark, you get to keep mobs hitting you while keeping your resistance up. And you really need steel defense and any daily that casts fast, like fighter's recovery. I don't know the logic of having steel defense active after daily animation, but that seems to be the case, so have quick animation dailies to activate your steel defense.
    "As the good archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself." -Danilo Thann[/quote]
  • oliboypholiboyph Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 627 Arc User
    kemi1984 said:

    Above mentioned is a standard, pure tank skill setup.

    If you want to give the party more buff from ITF, you can slot Lunging Strike (or any other encounters that give's us temporary DR buff eg. Bull Charge).

    The idea is to have both Lunging Strike and Into The Fray available.
    You start an encounter with LS and than hit ITF.

    LS give's you 50% DR for few secs so for these few first seconds of the encounter you're giving your party a hefty buff to DPS the ugliest guys down.

    I don't think any bonus resistance from skills or boons will add up to ITF. From what has been clarified, ITF will only give your resistance from AC and Defense as buff.
    "As the good archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself." -Danilo Thann[/quote]
  • poidem#8212 poidem
    poidem#8212
         Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    Is steel defense a Swordmaster Daily?
  • oliboypholiboyph Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 627 Arc User
    silithian said:

    Is steel defense a Swordmaster Daily?

    No, it's a swordmaster class feature. Everytime you cast a daily you are immune to damage for a couple of seconds.
    "As the good archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself." -Danilo Thann[/quote]
  • kemi1984kemi1984 Member Posts: 849 Arc User
    oliboyph said:

    kemi1984 said:

    Above mentioned is a standard, pure tank skill setup.

    If you want to give the party more buff from ITF, you can slot Lunging Strike (or any other encounters that give's us temporary DR buff eg. Bull Charge).

    The idea is to have both Lunging Strike and Into The Fray available.
    You start an encounter with LS and than hit ITF.

    LS give's you 50% DR for few secs so for these few first seconds of the encounter you're giving your party a hefty buff to DPS the ugliest guys down.

    I don't think any bonus resistance from skills or boons will add up to ITF. From what has been clarified, ITF will only give your resistance from AC and Defense as buff.
    Hmm...care to link me to where it has been confirmed.
    Nancy - Dragonborn, SM Guardian Fighter
    A proud member of "mythical horde of DPS GFs"

    1). Is SW more dps or tank based?
    2). Yes. I am panzer!
    3). Get ACT if you want to celebrate your epeen.
    4). Horniness will not stand between me and what I believe - "MM"
  • oliboypholiboyph Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 627 Arc User
    edited September 2015
    kemi1984 said:

    oliboyph said:

    kemi1984 said:

    Above mentioned is a standard, pure tank skill setup.

    If you want to give the party more buff from ITF, you can slot Lunging Strike (or any other encounters that give's us temporary DR buff eg. Bull Charge).

    The idea is to have both Lunging Strike and Into The Fray available.
    You start an encounter with LS and than hit ITF.

    LS give's you 50% DR for few secs so for these few first seconds of the encounter you're giving your party a hefty buff to DPS the ugliest guys down.

    I don't think any bonus resistance from skills or boons will add up to ITF. From what has been clarified, ITF will only give your resistance from AC and Defense as buff.
    Hmm...care to link me to where it has been confirmed.
    http://forum.arcgames.com/neverwinter/discussion/1194131/into-the-fray-bull-charge-ludging-strike#latest

    I'm also looking for the reddit thread but I can't find it at the moment. You can also try this out, if you cast LS or BC then ITF you have the same damage as you would if you cast ITF alone.
    "As the good archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself." -Danilo Thann[/quote]
  • kemi1984kemi1984 Member Posts: 849 Arc User
    Thanks, looks like it was confirmed.

    A bit disappointed to be honest. I would like to see some of personal skill synergy.

    But again, adding temporary DR to the buff that ITF gives now will make it really strong. Maybe this is what a GF need?
    It would be even better than a KC set which is a long forgotten tale.

    Anyway, thanks for taking your time to find the answer.

    Cheers!
    Nancy - Dragonborn, SM Guardian Fighter
    A proud member of "mythical horde of DPS GFs"

    1). Is SW more dps or tank based?
    2). Yes. I am panzer!
    3). Get ACT if you want to celebrate your epeen.
    4). Horniness will not stand between me and what I believe - "MM"
  • oliboypholiboyph Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 627 Arc User
    No problem, I used to thing that LS or BC would add to ITF too.
    "As the good archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself." -Danilo Thann[/quote]
  • lantern22lantern22 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,111 Arc User
    edited September 2015
    I'm no tanking expert, but this is how I normally set up. I'm a Tactician, Vanguard I think.

    For solo, I run

    Class Features - Combat Superiority and Shield Warrior's Wrath
    Encounters - Lunging Strike, Anvil of Doom and Frontline Surge (generates lots of AP)
    At Wills - Cleave & Threatening Rush
    Dailies - Fighter's Recovery and Villain's Menace

    For Dungeons (No Healer)

    Class Features - Enhanced Mark & Shield Talent
    Encounters - Lunging Strike (get to the fight first), Enforced Threat & Into the Fray
    At Wills - Tide of Iron & Threatening Rush
    Dailies - Fighter's Recovery and Villain's Menace

    For Dungeons (with Healer)
    Class Features - Guarded Assualt & Shield Talent
    Encounters - Lunging Strike (get to the fight first), Knights Valour & Into the Fray
    At Wills - Tide of Iron & Threatening Rush
    Dailies - Fighter's Recovery and Villain's Menace

    If I'm having trouble controlling aggro then I might bring Iron Warrior in instead of ITF to help grab aggro and hold it.
    Post edited by lantern22 on
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