Most complex tank class?

[sbvera13]

Rangers are definately the most complex.

Wait, what? Rangers are tanks? Well, to be fair, a ranger is not a meatshield, which is not quite the same thing. One of the purposes of a tank is to control the fight. A task which the (properly played) ranger excels at. Root, snare, VERY high aggro spells, archery, all allow the ranger to position and control multiple mobs simultaneously, while maintaining aggro on them all as well so that when the control breaks they don't head for the casters, and unlike an enchanter or bard, being able to take enough hits to do this safely. This is the ranger's mitigation- you never have to take hits from more then one mob at once.

Wait a Ranger can NOT do is pure damage mitigation. This means they will never be the MT in raids, and are far less effective when up-killing by a significant margin (5, 6 or more levels above you). They should never be tanking multiple mobs at once, but fortunately get the abilities needed to make sure they never do. In single groups, dungeons, camps, as offtanks, catching mobs that escape to the backline and bringing them back to the melee line etc, they are ideal.

But of course, everyone hates them, and you will be laughed out of groups before you join them. However, anyone I've ever grouped with invites back without hesitation.

If you want a meatshield type of tank, SK is probably the most complex. After all, they ACTUALLY get more then 2 useful, active abilities. Whoa. Hint- use a slow 2hander, and time spell casts between swings. That goes for all 3 hybrids, actually.