Tank Aggro (Sword + Shield + Constitution Stack)

Notes

Co-op aggro role, and Update 8 pushed it into the top defensive bracket. The mitigation cap moving from 60% to 80% cuts incoming damage to a trickle once you stack Constitution and heavy armor, and heavy-attack interrupt immunity means a wind-up swing no longer gets cancelled by chip hits. Spine of Dalszul carries the health-leech and retaliation perks; Guard of the North set stacks Constitution. Pair it with a shield (Pikemead's Bulwark or Sunpiercer Shield in-game). Healer crossover for Water Aura sustain. Solo damage is still the slowest in the game, so a pure Tank grinds bosses, but as a defensive build it outlasts anything that used to demand a damage race.

Weapons

Skill Tree Allocation