Originally Posted by
Kazela
There was a recent patch that massively buffed the threat/enmity generation of all of the tank's basic AoE abilities (Flash, Unleash, Overpower), which has gone a long way toward smoothing out tanking, which could be really frustrating for new tank players (especially GLA/PLD). PLD now also gets their tank stance at 30 (previously didn't get it until 40) and not long after, they get an AoE attack that deals damage (at 46, I believe).
With the 4.05 changes, the only thing I think DRK would even want/need would be a shorter cd on Shadow Wall. The Blackest Night is one of my favorite abilities in the game, and in combination with the buff to Quietus, AoE pulling in dungeons is fun as fuck. You basically become a whirlwind of edginess, lol. Deal a shitload of damage and look great doing it!
PLD is still the best overall tank, though, but compared to when the OP was posted 2 weeks ago and change, the gap between the tanks has been closed up fairly significantly. I think most bleeding edge progression guilds favor PLD + DRK currently, but for the average player leveling up or in general, that sort of thing is very much irrelevant.