Stance Tank

[Pios]

This really is just something that any warrior Primary utilizing either Axe or Sword can do with a few seconds notice and the necessary skills, but here is a very simple, constant 75% chance to block stancer, who can put out some damage against his enemies when necessary.

Attributes:
12 (11+1) Strength
12 (10+2) Tactics
11 (10+1) Swordsmanship

Skills:
1. Gladiator's Defense (Elite Stance) 5/0/30
For 10 Seconds you have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks, and whenever a melee attack is blocked in this way the attacker takes 29 damage.
2. Defensive Stance (Stance) 5/0/45
For 10 seconds you recieve +24 armor and have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Defensive Stance ends if you use a skill.
3. Disciplined Stance (Stance) 10/0/60
For 10 seconds you recieve +24 armor and have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Disciplined Stance ends if you use an adrenaline skill.
4. Shield Stance (Stance) 5/0/60
For the next 18 seconds, if you have a shield equipped, you have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks, but move 33% slower.
5. Bonetti's Defense (Stance) 4A/0/0
For the next 10 seconds you have a 75% chance to parry incoming melee attacks and arrows. You gain 5 energy for each attack blocked in this way. Bonetti's Defense ends if you use a skill.
6. Healing Signet (Signet) 0/2/4
You heal yourself for 130 health. You have -40 armor when using this skill.
7. Dolyak Signet (Signet) 0/0/20
For the next 18 seconds you gain +40 armor and cannot be knocked down, but move 75% slower than normal.
8. Endure Pain (Skill) 5/0/20
For the next 18 seconds your health is increased by 258 points.

A quick note on endure pain:
This skill will cancel Bonetti's Defense as well as Defensive Stance. Be sure to time it carefully or cast Bonetti's before using the spell, then use Defensive stance.

Simply Put on this Stancer:
1. Use Gladiator's As OFTEN AS POSSIBLE!
2. Use whatever stance is open as the current stance starts to flash!
3. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF BONETTI'S DEFENCE!!!
4. Remember: This tank will ALWAYS be stanced and WILL ALWAYS need to spam Dolyak Signet.
5. DONT BE AFRAID TO USE HEAL SIGNET! If you are phobic of using it at the wrong time you can always use Bonetti's right before you fire the signet.
6. Wild Blow will kill this build if you aren't careful. Remember to cover with a quick bonetti's if you get WB'd.
7. Monks are your best friend. We keep the enemies off of them, and they keep us alive. We put out some nice damage, they make sure we see the EXP. It's a give take relationship, but a necessary one. Do not mistreat your monk.

Equipment Reccomendations:
As stated above we are always stanced, so HP while stanced from a shield is a good idea.
Use Gladiator's Armor from Drok's, and possibly 15k Glad's later on if you charge to be a tank in the later areas of the game.
Use the 1.5k Captain's Helm w/ a minor rune of tactics so we can cap out strength elsewhere.
Runes would ideally be Superior Absorption and Superior Vigor, With a minor rune ofeach of our three focus attributes: Tactics Strength and Sword.
Sword Wrapping of Defence is the way to go.
Use a tactics based shield... you twit.

This isn't the be all end all stancer, but it is pretty effective and can easily 'solo' several areas with only the support of a healer henchman

[FeralBanana]

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