User blog comment:MethodicMockingbird/Vocation Builds/@comment-76.89.88.49-20130111034332

a build ive been working on very similar with variations to be more dfensive prone.

MK tank- first off obviously u wnat high levels of defense. it is also recommended to have high magic defense to prevent as much damage as possible. good possiblities include the abyssinal gear (obviously ) the crimson armor, the red dragon scale has pretty decent armor. for shields the dark buckler or lustrous greatshield.

sword abilities- ruinous sigil, vortex sigil and the third is preference

full moon slash or stone forest fit best for "tank" personality, this vocation should've had an abilitie like warcry to make the riposte moves even more devastating. the fighter has no riposte skills to make warcry useful. the invulnerable skill shouldve also been in this vocation, it includes a way better skillset for defensive manuevers

shield abilities-, holy grace, holy wall, and again third is preference

elemental riposte or abyssal anguish for reflection damage, or holy furor

holy furor is evil and awesome but consumes all the stamina of the entire party. for a brief moment, while the spell is active your stamina is in a state of liquid vim stasis, meaning use as many skills as possible before it depletes. ex. i'll use holy furor then vortex sigil then ruinous sigil and watch the madness commence.

the elemental riposte to use is obviously specified to the enemy, but the biggest difference between those and abyssal anguish is that anguish grows in power with consecutive blocks. very handy

i realize our builds are nearly identical but mine is more based on defense and counters while yours could be specifically classified as a holy/dark knight with your choices of either all holy or all dark moves. the affinity moves are more offensive than defensive and should be handled by a mage/sorc pawn