A Sprout's Guide: Tanking

Whether you started as a Marauder or Gladiator, or you’re just looking to learn a new role, there are a few things to learn before you take on Eorzea with your new kit. This video covers the basics someone would need to know to start tanking in FFXIV.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Aggro Management
02:32 - Positioning
03:20 - Defensive Cooldowns
06:17 - Running Dungeons
07:03 - Duty Support
07:23 - Large Group Content
07:56 - Outro

[@Tandychu]

Awesome guide !! I think the only thing I would add is with positionals that facing bosses/enemies away also keeps the dps/healers from getting cleaved 'cause a LOT of enemies/bosses cleave in this game (which is something all new players should know anyway). And for folks who get tank-xiety, if you have friends or FC mates who are more experienced, I'm certain they'd be more than willing to go with you on some dungeon runs or be asked questions ! As the vid said, there are many helpful folks in FFXIV and love to help sprouts♥

[@misscupcake9212]

not a sprout here, but tankxiety takes the best of me. That said, great video! I feel way more confident now!

[@MegastarFFXIV]

As someone who's currently making guides that are tailored towards newer players, this is a very good video. It covers all the basics and the little nuances, and having a good flow to it as well. Keep up the great work! 👍

[@crimsonpotemkin]

I'd add a couple of things. First of all, Low Blow (tank stun) is king. You can interrupt abilities, aoe's and just mitigate damage with it. It even works on some early bosses, as well as the last boss in the 3rd Void Ark raid. Very useful in dungeons. You can quickly see which enemy is casting an ability in your threat list, click on it and kick it. Second is that not many people, even gunbreaker mains, seem to know this, but you can mitigate superbolide (GNB invuln) with heart of corundum. Shirk, as the ability says, only works on party members. Tanks from other parties in alliance raids are not your party members.

[@BideOnHush]

Sprout here and still new to the game, Ninja main and now trying to get into tanks cause I plan to level Dark Knight and I can't thank you enough for making this video, gets straight to the point and very informative!

[@NovaStella_]

Amazing guide! Glad to see you're back :D

[@hearty-ooo3376]

As someone that teaches classes, mainly tanking (as that is something majority of my friends and people I come across have the hardest time with) I approve of this guide, simple and to the point. Most people do not know about the perks of arms length nor interupts or basic stuns, so those and positionals and telling them to aoe tends be the things I teach the most. Wish they had more guide like this in game with their already class teaching guides in general, but glad see more people coming out with these.

[@BaronAzazel]

amazing video, thank u so much for this!!

[@RoxiieReadsLore]

Yay welcome back!

[@valvadis2360]

Cool guide, will you do one for each role? As a Conjurer Sprout i hope Healer is next.

[@sproutgarden]

I do plan on making a healing guide! However, I'm going to need help from some of my healer main friends and we're going to wait until after Dawntrail comes out in case there are any significant changes.

[@Siinwu]

you forgot 1 important thing that i've sadly witnessed more and more. HAVE APPROPRIATE LEVEL GEAR FOR THE DUTY!!! Tanks are as useful as wet tissue paper if not. just today i had a tank in lvl 20 gear in a 40 dungeon duty... pain is an understatement, the dps tanked and me as healer, tank did absolutely nothing, not tanking, didn't do damage, didn't hold aggro. please people if you encounter this report it, its griefing and is against TOS, don't bother try tell them, they are without fail 100% of the time toxic narc.

[@Sweetmint5619]

Loving these guides!