For me it is Jarvan. I am amazed more people don't play him as a pure tank. Most Jarvans focus on DPS and I think that is a mistake. His tanking abilities are so great for the team.
Shen is pretty awesome as well though. Probably the best pure tank for any team. I love grouping with one.
Shen is pretty awesome as well though. Probably the best pure tank for any team. I love grouping with one.
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As far as pure tanking goes (pure, defined by not caring about damage output or self preservation...at all), Shen obviously wins.
Where damage output and CC are concerned, Amumu is untouchable (AoE). He can play mostly AP and still stand against anybody.
As for the one champion that can take more damage than anybody else, Mordekaiser is unquestionably god.
Where damage output and CC are concerned, Amumu is untouchable (AoE). He can play mostly AP and still stand against anybody.
As for the one champion that can take more damage than anybody else, Mordekaiser is unquestionably god.
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I think it also depends on how people define a tank. I have 3 criteria myself in this order:
1) Have the Ability to save team mates effectively and consistently, specifically carries (Preferably a not an ult.)
2) Have A Great Initiate
3) have Survivability
That is why I never consider heroes like Morde or Mundo as tanks. Shen has all of those. As does Jarvan.
Most other tanks have 2. But few have all 3.
Morde and Mundo have 1 each.
1) Have the Ability to save team mates effectively and consistently, specifically carries (Preferably a not an ult.)
2) Have A Great Initiate
3) have Survivability
That is why I never consider heroes like Morde or Mundo as tanks. Shen has all of those. As does Jarvan.
Most other tanks have 2. But few have all 3.
Morde and Mundo have 1 each.
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Some tanks can force focus (taunt) but the enemies can always jump to others when the effect is over. I like to think of Amumu as being able to do that quite well. He can run into the fight. Either the enemies focus him and take forever to kill him and die to your carries. Or they don't focus him and die to his awesome damage output. Mordekaiser can nearly do the same thing.
After all, think about it this way: Enemies focus the person on your team that does a lot of damage, correct? Haven't you ever thought about giving your tank a lot of damage? For the most part, it's not even that hard to add defensive capabilities to your damage output.
Simple as
Mercury's Treads +
Archangel's Staff+
Frozen Heart +
Abyssal Scepter = Everything you have increases damage dealt and reduces damage taken. I have roughly the same amount of armor and magic resistance.
If my tank can destroy the enemy team, who do you think they don't have a choice to go after either way?
After all, think about it this way: Enemies focus the person on your team that does a lot of damage, correct? Haven't you ever thought about giving your tank a lot of damage? For the most part, it's not even that hard to add defensive capabilities to your damage output.
Simple as
Mercury's Treads +
Archangel's Staff+
Frozen Heart +
Abyssal Scepter = Everything you have increases damage dealt and reduces damage taken. I have roughly the same amount of armor and magic resistance.If my tank can destroy the enemy team, who do you think they don't have a choice to go after either way?
Personal habitual activites? Utilizing gargantuan idioms to fabricate intelligence.
"It's a colloquial shorthand that means the paradigm exists because of how the game works mechanically. Hence, "the Meta." Stop being a useless pedant." - PlayGooYa
"It's a colloquial shorthand that means the paradigm exists because of how the game works mechanically. Hence, "the Meta." Stop being a useless pedant." - PlayGooYa
Well that is exactly my point, maybe not those items but my point.
My cho build for example:
RoA
Boots
FoN
Abyssal
Hourglass
You will be a beastly tank, and being able to nearly 1 shot there squishys with your combo.
Aggro, it is not just in WoW
My cho build for example:
RoA
Boots
FoN
Abyssal
Hourglass
You will be a beastly tank, and being able to nearly 1 shot there squishys with your combo.
Aggro, it is not just in WoW
Exactly! Thank you, Potatis!
Personal habitual activites? Utilizing gargantuan idioms to fabricate intelligence.
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I'm a bit concerned with malphite's ability to tank nowadays. Shield nerf hurt him quite a bit. Does he do alright in the jungle now instead of laning?
A bit more on the topic of this thread. I'll be honest, the idea of the tank to be able to be focused is just nonexistant. The idea of tanks come from RPGs such as dungeon siege, where the npcs simply aggro to the closest members of the team. Well, humans apparently simply can choose not to right click you and you run into some issues. The way I judge my tanks are 1. Amount of CC. and 2. Initiation. On those terms,...I'm quite partial to amuumu. He has an incredible offensive edge and a simply gamechanging ultimate. Rammus comes close behind him, and Shen does his job of saving carries very well. Still, I don't want a bodyguard for my carries, I want someone who can win(by giving the team the advantage) the teamfights.
A bit more on the topic of this thread. I'll be honest, the idea of the tank to be able to be focused is just nonexistant. The idea of tanks come from RPGs such as dungeon siege, where the npcs simply aggro to the closest members of the team. Well, humans apparently simply can choose not to right click you and you run into some issues. The way I judge my tanks are 1. Amount of CC. and 2. Initiation. On those terms,...I'm quite partial to amuumu. He has an incredible offensive edge and a simply gamechanging ultimate. Rammus comes close behind him, and Shen does his job of saving carries very well. Still, I don't want a bodyguard for my carries, I want someone who can win(by giving the team the advantage) the teamfights.
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