Tanking info

Actives

1. (Blade Tier 2) - Crimson Theatre
2. (Chaos Tier 2) - Reality Fracture
3. (Chaos Tier 1) - Escalation
4. (Blade Tier 2) - Art of War {E}
5. (Turbulence) - Provoke ((Turbulence) - Mass Provoke)
6. (Chaos Tier 1) - Martial Discipline
7. (Blade Tier 1) - Illusion ((Chaos Tier 2) - Helter Skelter/Chaotic Pull)((Blade Tier 2) - Trial of Swords)

Passives

1. (Rifle Tier 2) - Shoot 'Em Up
2. (Blade Tier 2) - Flight of Daggers {E} ((Blade Tier 2) - Sixth Sense {E})
3. (Chaos Tier 2) - Inevitability
4. (Shotgun Tier 2) - Hardcase
5. (Chaos Tier 1) - Intensity
6. (Turbulence) - Fuel the Fire // ((Chaos Tier 2) - Fever Pitch)
7. (Turbulence) - Agitator


This build trades Bloodsport for a more powerful and relaible Affliction; Shoot 'Em Up. The other skills are pretty much the same but switch out skills are added to the list of useful skills. If your aggro is fine and you prefer a small self heal; or to hold aggro on bosses that you can't reach (Dr. Klein) Sixth Sense is quite strong. Helter Skelter/Chaotic Pull/Trial of Swords when another impair is needed. Fever Pitch is not really needed; because RF and CT do not miss - however if you feel like you glance too much put it in. I did not find it necessary.



[Itemization]

This is where most tanks and tanking guides split apart; everyone has their own way of gearing and prefer this and claim this to be the superior way; I will simply state the way I gear up; what worked best for -me- and tanks I know, also which helped me to do Masterplanner in the 3 early Nightmares in full blue gear.

Tank Items:
1 Head
2 Major Talisman
2 Minor Talisman

DPS Items:
1 Major Talisman
1 Minor Talisman

Required Stats:

There's no real formula on how to split them up, but your best bet is getting slottable gear and getting half of it with +Defense and the other half with +Block. If you really want to make sure it's perfectly even, use 50/50 Runes! Once you reach 800 in both, Defense and Block, start putting the rest into +Physical or +Magical Protection.

Why?

The most painful hits in TSW are Penetrating and Critical hits. By ensuring a High Block and Defense you minimize the chance of being hit by those, adding protection ontop of this ensures that your overall damage is reduced. It's the simplest and most logical explanation I could come up with.

In blue gear you won't reach anywhere near those numbers, but roughly a 400/400 Split - if you also add those defensive stats on your blue weapons. I was lucky enough to find 2 items with 347 Damage (Maximum for Blue) with Glyph Slots.