Consider also a tankazon -- while you probably won't kill as quickly in most areas (barring a high level lightning fury), the tanking abilities of this gal are at least on par with the barb or bear. Sure, you'll never have the life or physical damage capabilities, but the D/A/E skill tree gives you the ability to avoid, if you really pump them, more than half the attacks that get by your shield block. In most cases, that is FAR superior to the higher defence a barb or druid will have.
Add to that the valk and decoy skills; sure, they're not directly "tanking" skills, but used properly they'll take easily half or three quarters of the heat off you -- and if that doesn't help you tank, what will?
gekko
<<edit: missed that occhi already mentioned the tankazon completely. I must be going blind.>>
Add to that the valk and decoy skills; sure, they're not directly "tanking" skills, but used properly they'll take easily half or three quarters of the heat off you -- and if that doesn't help you tank, what will?
gekko
<<edit: missed that occhi already mentioned the tankazon completely. I must be going blind.>>
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