Guild Wars 2

Has anyone tried tanking in raids as a condi – vipers necro with rabid or some other semi-tanky trinkets? Do you have any advice / opinions?

Yes. I’ve tanked on gorse with both Condi and power. I used death magic for the toughness. So I lost blood. I could have kept it if I went base necro Condi. But I think even with blood you lack sustain as Condi tank. I was very reliant on our druid. Whereas on power I was completely self sufficient as berserker tank (didn’t use death, just had food or toughness infusion).

I wouldn’t recommend it for anything but well coordinated players and a healer that has the freedom to heal you a little more than usual.

Edit: It depends on your healer.

spoj.9672:

Yes. I’ve tanked on gorse with both Condi and power. I used death magic for the toughness. So I lost blood. I could have kept it if I went base necro Condi. But I think even with blood you lack sustain as Condi tank. I was very reliant on our druid. Whereas on power I was completely self sufficient as berserker tank (didn’t use death, just had food or toughness infusion).

I wouldn’t recommend it for anything but well coordinated players and a healer that has the freedom to heal you a little more than usual.

Well, I’d be running this with a guild group, most of whom run phalanx, condi warrior, condi engi, or tempest. Im assuming the problem with a condi tank would largely be that the tempests would end up needed considerable healing as well, leaving me hurting for heals, or vice versa?