Comparing All Tanks in FFXIV Dawntrail - Job Picking Guide

In this video, I'll tell you all you need to know about each of the four tanks in FFXIV Dawntrail - Warrior, Dark Knight, Paladin and Gunbreaker - to help you pick one to play. We'll go over some key actions, playstyle, difficulty and quirks that make each job unique. This video is NOT A TIERLIST that's ranking the jobs by how strong they are, but simply a comparison of their core playstyle.

00:00 Introduction
00:11 Warrior
03:55 Dark Knight
08:10 Paladin
12:19 Gunbreaker
17:03 Conclusion

[Jolsn]

Note: You can weave Passage of Arms by instantly cancelling it with excellent timing as the effect persists for a few seconds on allies even without losing damage

[astrealove]

GNB for Explosions
WAR for consistency
PLD for sustainability
DRK if you want to feel pain and be sad that you're no longer as good as you were back in Stormblood.

[retzerbil]

9:17 its also very worth mentioning that intervention and sheltron do not share a cooldown like bloodwhetting and nascent flash does. This makes it so that paladin can sheltron themselves and intervention someone else at the same time.

[Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama]

Been a fan of Dark Knight throughout all of its appearances in the Final Fantasy series, including in FFXI, and when HW dropped I switched from Paladin to Dark Knight and it's been my main job since (along with Scholar). It feels very satisfying, and while the job has been overhauled to hell and back, it's still my favorite job overall. It may not have the sustainability of WAR or PLD but it will always be the most fun tank in my eyes. And Jesus Christ, you can't beat the storyline. The post ShB DRK quest is one of a handful of times this game has legit brought me to tears.

[osuracvlb]

I picked Gunbreaker as my main because I want to be squall, I just lucked out and found it super fun and engaging. getting Lion Heart was of course a huge surprise and I was exceedingly happy.

[maxducoudray]

As someone who has been a DPS main in MMOs for years, I will add that Gunbreaker is my favorite tank because the part about optimizing the rotation to keep damage maximized is a skill I already have. It feels familiar to play for a DPS player imo.

[incronaut]

This is legit one of the best tank comparison videos I've ever seen. You should have included the "what kind of person you would be to play that job" at the beginning of each tank section and not just Warrior and DK, that was my favorite part haha

[raarasunai]

Despite Gunbreaker admittedly being punishing for mucking up the rotation, it’s actually the first job for which I was able to become competent with a rotation and burst. Maybe that makes me a bit weird, but I’ve always thought weird is good.

[oberonion]

Dark night has the best aesthetic ✨️ and I love the job quest storyline

[daykeyboard]

TARGET YOURSELF WHEN USING HOLMGANG
if the enemy you chain to dies, holmgang ends, and if you're in the middle of using it, you'll probably die

[riot_of_flowers]

I started with PLD, but fell in love with DRK, which is what I currently main. Funny thing is before FFXIV I had severe tanxiety, but this game made me actually fall in love with tanking.

[craigpridemore]

I liked that you tried to be as objective as possible and give both the strengths and weaknesses of each. Good video.

[slawbunnys]

Thank you for the video :3 Would you consider making a guide for what healer to pick?

[BeckyScottFairley]

Before DT released I levelled all tanks to 90 but after doing all of them I really started enjoying the feel of Paladin more than anything, there is something about sword and boarding which just hits my brain good. I have only once so far had to Solo Tank a dungeon boss because everyone died on it and using Clemency saved my life a lot during the slow times between hard hits.

[iveyyewitt]

I like to keep it simple when tanking, so the Pally is my favorite.

[keiyangoshin]

I love the ‘if you’re this type of person this is the tank job for you’ intro sentences. 😂

[Itachiflameamaterasu]

I want them to completely rework DRK. Revamp the boring ass 123 spam, update their animations or add a stack of abyssal drain right after soul eater like PLD with holy spirit, bring back dark arts and power slash. So many things this job needs man...

[ObscenumLoL]

The only tank I've leveled to 90, prior to DT, is warrior... And man, it feels good to heal up with bloodwhetting. Like, extremely good.

[arililithh]

I leveled dark knight first because I thought it looked cool. Now leveling warrior and it's so fun

[susanharrison]

Thank you. I like the really good explanations you give on the pros and cons of each. I capped all my DPS but now want to go to Tank or Healer, so I appreciate this as a way to see where or which tank to go for.