The fighter’s abilities have a decent job of tanking and looking at the class you can understand why.
Warding Maneuver lets you add a d8 to you or an allies AC or resistance to the damage if the attack still goes through.Parry lets you reduce damage based on your superiority die roll + dexterity.Evasive footwork gives you a bonus to AC based on your superiority die roll while you are moving.indomitable lets you reroll an additional saveįighters also have a few archetypes that can help you out.the defense fighting style gives you one additional AC.second wind which lets you heal health in combat.Other things fighters give you for tanking abilities are However that’s when they start to fall off. However with a very easy way to gain high AC, natural resistance to damage, and two archetypes that can increase your tanking ability makes barbarians a great choice.įighters are often considered good tanks because they get good health can wear any armor or shield. Most people don’t think of barbarians as being good tanks. You get the health and resistance to piercing, bludgeoning and slashing damage along with a strong AC in great health. The best choice for a tank barbarian is a tundra storm herald. storm soul gives you resistance to fire, lightning or cold damage depending on what you choose.The storm herald is where the tank abilities are. This was mentioned above but it’s the only ability from the totem warrior that helps. While core abilities are strong what gives barbarians their tanking power is from their archetypes. This can be increased by selecting the bear from that totem warrior archetype.Rage gives you resistance to piercing, slashing, and bludgeoning damage.The benefit of unarmored defense is that it uses Constitution which also gives you a high health.īesides the high health and the unarmored defense here’s what else barbarians give you as a tank. With a 18 in dex and con can give them a 18 AC and that’s before you add a shield because unarmored defense works of shields. They can get ridiculously high armor class even without wearing armor. However that’s not all they can do if you’re trying to turn one into a tank. Barbarians are mostly thought of as damage sponges since they have the highest hit die out of all the classes.