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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8388596" data-attributes="member: 7030563">An optimized bladesinger can tank very effectively in tier 2 and absorb elements with a high dex takes care of most (not all but most) high damage AOE spells.&nbsp; The toolbox to do this effectively are mostly spells - shield, mage armor, protection from good and evil, absorb elements, blur, mirror image, counterspell and misty step.&nbsp; At the upper end of tier 2 - greater invisibility, fire shield, contingency and false life.&nbsp; That along with proficiency in acrobatics through a background or race and Bladesong for 3 fights a day and they can tank very well.The problem with Barbarians IMO is their AC is not good enough to be a regular tank.&nbsp; They can do it for a battle or two, but you have to have a crap ton of healing on hand if you expect them to do it all day because they lose half their hps in every battle.&nbsp; Aside from bladesingers, I think fighters, specifically either a Eldritch Knight or a Rune Knight make better tanks than most Barbarians.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 8388596, member: 7030563"] An optimized bladesinger can tank very effectively in tier 2 and absorb elements with a high dex takes care of most (not all but most) high damage AOE spells. The toolbox to do this effectively are mostly spells - shield, mage armor, protection from good and evil, absorb elements, blur, mirror image, counterspell and misty step. At the upper end of tier 2 - greater invisibility, fire shield, contingency and false life. That along with proficiency in acrobatics through a background or race and Bladesong for 3 fights a day and they can tank very well. The problem with Barbarians IMO is their AC is not good enough to be a regular tank. They can do it for a battle or two, but you have to have a crap ton of healing on hand if you expect them to do it all day because they lose half their hps in every battle. Aside from bladesingers, I think fighters, specifically either a Eldritch Knight or a Rune Knight make better tanks than most Barbarians. [/QUOTE]

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