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Why I don't tank anymore

Ash Lockheart··3 votes·754 views

Yesterday my friends asked me why I don't tank anymore? It's been so many seasons and you still don't tank. why? I use to be great as rammus.

I use to enjoy tanking. Trying to time that sweet engage on the enemy, but after doing great dives, and seeing no teammates go in with me, and I just ended up being free gold over and over. Being tank support and watching the enemy poke me down as my adc farms. It just felt pointless. Tanks are mostly 100% teambase. Unless your team reacts correctly all you really are is gold for the enemy team to pick off of. [slayer-jinx-unamused]

So I stopped tanking because I got tired of hoping for players to react when I see a opening. Plus tank comps are not what they use to be. Nowadays all you really need is full armor pen, or magic pen, and watch those tanks drop like flys. Sure you have that 4% or 6% damage reduct, but your health still drops to fast in team fights for the fights to be worth tanking for.

Anyways. Those are my reasons why I don't tank any more. What about you? Do you still enjoy tanking?

14 Comments

Requiemsfire2 votes

I saw a naut in worlds build 4 whole armour items against a full AD comp and went down in seconds every team fight :l

Catastrop1 votes

That happens when you get focus fired regardless of role, why this is a bad thing I'm not sure because it probably means the enemy team blew everything killing him.

Requiemsfire1 votes

Not really, because Nautilus is supposed to be a frontline initiating tank, his kit was designed around the whole concept of throwing his hook into the frontline. It's not to say that tanks are useless or are generally bad but at the moment the current meta favours damage dealers over true tanks.

https://youtu.be/xO-wZyO7KQM?t=2577

Ralanr2 votes

I still enjoy tanking. Hell I don't think I can stop.

Yeah it sucks when people don't follow up on an engage, but no matter how many times they don't, I get that one time that makes it all worth it.

TyrekGoldenspear2 votes

This

Marshbouy1 votes

I don't enjoy tanking because im usually the only one on my team who actually defends lanes and i don't have the damage to pull that off when im full tank.

rtbf2349624751 votes

item 3748 Waveclear for Tanks

Marshbouy1 votes

And if you are playing an AP tank or support? Alistar Braum Blitzcrank Gragas TahmKench Thresh Taric etc

rtbf2349624751 votes

My teams are worse than yours I have to waveclear as Braum so I takeitem 3748

Marshbouy1 votes

Sure is a nice world where you are getting enough gold to buy that item as a support, and not having your teams rage at you.

rtbf2349624751 votes

well, when the majority of your games are 45+ min besides, I'm generally by far the poorest person

Mecha MaIphite1 votes

I still enjoy tanking very much. I just have to be a little more cautious, but I can still do what I always did before as a tank. As long as I don't dive in 1v5 or something stupid like that, I typically last for a decent amount of time in teamfights.

TyrekGoldenspear1 votes

I used to feel the same way.

Now I go halfway between tank and damage and play Juggernauts.

Unstoppable Monk1 votes

Or even worse you find out your ranked duo that plays ADC is secretly toxic and flames + removes you because you died a bunch of times because you decided to play support for them twice since they invited the person that plays the SAME ROLE.

Well, I didn't want that guy who plays early aggro Kalista into a Jhin anyway. But hey what do I know, I was just running a passive buff nunu for midgame instead of watching some tilted adc main running it down bot expecting miracles like some noob.

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