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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frankie1969" data-source="post: 5544921" data-attributes="member: 61252">The "easy mode" fighter is the Slayer. Aura defenders may have simpler mechanics than most marking defenders, but their tactical usage is non-trivial, and importantly different. Weaponmaster has more in common tactically with any of the other marking defenders than with a Knight. It sounds like neither you nor your players understood this. They would need to keep a knight in the party for an adventure or two before seeing full value from it. And yes, a dwarf knight has some advantages.In general, marking defenders do well when challenging 1 or 2 key baddies. OTOH, aura defenders are better standing amidst 3 or more standard foes. Locking down a big elite or solo is not easy for a knight, and I agree that this is a weakness of the build. But they are not as bad as you think, if your players know how to use them correctly.</blockquote>