Keep eyes peeled for a cheap shield in EC. Banded armor is fine but definitely be using sword+board in groups when tanking for the extra AC.
Remember your primary role is to absorb damage and hold aggro, good AC/HP is going to help...and all healers love a meaty tank
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Good call on a magic weapon. If you're ever around Unrest/Befallen that'll come in handy ^