Tank

Tanks use Defense to protect their allies and disrupt enemies.

Tank Mechanics: Stall, Poison, Frost.

Primary stat: Defense
Also scales: Max HPMagicMana Regen

Heroes

Rank upgrades

One of these 15 is offered at rank A, and again at rank S

Second Wind
- Stall
After Stall (35), heal 100% Max HP, gain 100 Mana, and gain +20% Defense.
Stall Certainty
- Stall
- Backup
Stall abilities trigger 6 seconds faster. Backup.
Stalled Defense
- Stall
On Stall trigger, gain 45 Defense.
Resolute
When auto attacked, gain 1 Defense.
Distraction
- Stall
After Stall (10, Stall 20, Stall 30, Stall 40, and Stall 50): Taunt all enemies.
Freezing Presence
- Frost
- Backup
Tanks gain +33% Defense against damage from enemies with Frost. Backup.
Spiked
When auto attacked, deal 0+50_Defense damage to adjacent enemies.
The Best Offense...
- Backup
Tanks gain 1 Attack and 1 Magic per 3 Defense they have. Backup.
Freezing Aura
- Frost
When auto attacked, inflict 1+1/100_Defense Frost on the attacker (Max: 6).
Freezing Restoration
- Frost
When auto attacked by an enemy with Frost, gain 2 HP/S.
Poisonous Aura
- Poison
When auto attacked, inflict 1+1/250_Defense Poison on the attacker (Max: 3).
Poisonous Restoration
- Poison
When auto attacked by an enemy with Poison, gain 2 HP/S.
Poisonous Presence
- Poison
- Backup
Tanks gain +33% Defense against damage from enemies with Poison. Backup.
Protector
This Hero gains +20% Defense for each enemy targeting it.
Rear Support
At start of combat, if this Hero is in the back row all Heroes gain +75% Defense.

Class relics

Relics that name the Tank class

Tank's Readiness BannerTank's Stall abilities trigger 6 seconds faster.
Tank's Patience BannerAfter Stall (15), Tanks permanently gain 5 Defense.
Tank's Poisonplate BannerWhenever a Tank is auto attacked, they apply 1 Poison to the attacker.
Tank's Frostplate BannerWhenever a Tank is auto attacked, they apply 2 Frost to the attacker.
Tank's Resilience BannerWhenever a Tank is auto attacked, they gain 2 Defense.

Items offered to this class

From the item pools that name this class (D37)

Tank's GlyphThe holder counts as a Tank during combat. If they were already a Tank, they gain +15% Defense.
Vanguard's GlyphThe holder counts as a Vanguard during combat. If they were already a Vanguard, they gain +25% Max HP.
Scroll of Perseverance
Cleansing CharmEvery 5 seconds, remove 33% of all Debuffs from the holder.
Catalyst of PatienceThe holder gains 1 Defense and 1 Magic per Stall trigger this game.
Crown of HasteThe holder gains 1 Attack and 8 Max HP per Rush trigger this game.

Glyph

The item that makes any hero count as a Tank

Tank's GlyphThe holder counts as a Tank during combat. If they were already a Tank, they gain +15% Defense.