Best 10th lvl Melee "Tank"

[Jmacc]

Monk with VoP is pretty tough. So are Barbarians with leap attack progression.

I have had pretty good luck with my Crusader though. Even though they are tricky to play at first. When you get one to lvl 10 you have some pretty tough abilities.

 

[Starbuck_II]

He didn't say SRD did he?

So I say Totomist 10 or Incarnate 10.
They fit Criteria of few or cheap magic items (soulmelds make up for lack of magic items).
They can tank if built right (well Totomist is more damager, but can tank some).

 

[Theroc]

An arms race with your DM is bad. For example... Just make a group of pixie's each with one level of warlock added on. Now you've got 5-6 always invisible small creatures who can attack your touch AC for small damage, slowly killing your uber tank because he can't even find them because they can fly.

Anyways, Totemist can be pretty awesome if you have access to Magic of Incarnum.