Old Tank Creed

[brighthammer]

Years ago, when tanks fought for threat and times were good, there was a creed someone thought up. I can only remember part of it and it's bugging me: "I am their shield... they are my sword." I know there's more, but I can't remember more or where it came from. (I actually got more use out of "If the tank dies, it's the healer's fault, if the healer dies, it's the tank's fault, if the dps die, it's their own damn fault.")

If anyone can point me in the right direction to the rest of this creed from the Golden Age (for me, at least) of tanking, I would really appreciate it.

[Lanrefni]

Sorry,the only tank creed I know is "You pull it,you tank it".

[Kikazz]

Years ago, when tanks fought for threat and times were good, there was a creed someone thought up. I can only remember part of it and it's bugging me: "I am their shield... they are my sword." I know there's more, but I can't remember more or where it came from. (I actually got more use out of "If the tank dies, it's the healer's fault, if the healer dies, it's the tank's fault, if the dps die, it's their own damn fault.")

If anyone can point me in the right direction to the rest of this creed from the Golden Age (for me, at least) of tanking, I would really appreciate it.

"Targets with the most threat, tend to get hurt"

[Raugnaut]

For me, the golden age of tanking was MoP, in which tanks would keep threat, top the damage charts, AND be responsible for mitigating and healing nearly 100% of damage taken. And no, there has never been a creed of "I am your shield, you are my sword". Only creed has generally been "You pull it you tank it"

[oplawlz]

Sorry,the only tank creed I know is "You pull it,you tank it".

It's the only creed worth remembering.

[WraithKingOstarion]

this sounds especially cringey and have no idea where it could have originated from. sounds more like some pseudo-RP thing.

[Socialhealer]

Sorry,the only tank creed I know is "You pull it,you tank it".

Thats fine I pull it i pop 800k health earth elemental, i tank it, sadface on tank

[Ghostile]

Never in the 15 years of tanking have I heard other than "you pull it, you tank it"

[Nathanyel]

Sorry,the only tank creed I know is "You pull it,you tank it".

I still enforce that, even in levelling dungeons. I'll taunt if you focus the wrong mob in a pack, but if you pull, I'll watch.

[InfernalDark]

It's the only creed worth remembering.

What about Apollo?

[Lochton]

Sorry,the only tank creed I know is "You pull it,you tank it".

Amen to that.

[cuafpr]

i haven't heard that in a long time but i do recall it as well...... sadly no more than what you remember it seems.

[Nnyco]

Sorry,the only tank creed I know is "You pull it,you tank it".

Only tanks i see that say that are usually the ones with small ego trying to feel strong once in their life.
Otherwise you just waste time killing off dps sabotaging your own group, when all you had todo was press a button that isnt on even on gcd to get agro and i say that as someone who tanks for many years.

[Rhidana]

Thats fine I pull it i pop 800k health earth elemental, i tank it, sadface on tank

Assuming that Shamans have a group spot, which sounds rather bold.

[Throwme]

Thats fine I pull it i pop 800k health earth elemental, i tank it, sadface on tank

That works fine for the first group. What are you going to do for the next 5 minutes?

Besides, most tanks would simply pull the next group(s) and wait for the wannabe tank to catch up, be overwhelmed and die a horrible death that not even a super duper healer can outheal.

Sadface on shaman.

[Bethanie]

I remember back in Wotlk we had a guild tank that enjoyed role playing as a bot in dungeons. He would start every dungeon with something like:

Tank: INITIATING TANK BOT V.16
Tank: LOADING DUNGEON PROFILE
Tank: STANDBY
Tank: GREETINGS FELLOW HUMANS, SHALL WE PROCEED TO KICK AI BUTT?
Tank: PULLING IN 3
Tank: 2
Tank: 1
Tank: #SYNTAX ERROR, DOES NOT COMPUTE!
Tank: OH F*?K IT, KILL EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fellow guildies knew he was messing about, but it was surprising the number of randoms that would leave. He eventually got reported and 'advised' to stop doing it by a GM.

[Justpassing]

Sorry,the only tank creed I know is "You pull it,you tank it".

I went with "you yank it you tank it" but I guess it's essentially the same thing.

[Mirishka]

Sorry,the only tank creed I know is "You pull it,you tank it".

This. Anything beyond that is gibberish.

[Soon-TM]

I remember back in Wotlk we had a guild tank that enjoyed role playing as a bot in dungeons. He would start every dungeon with something like:

Tank: INITIATING TANK BOT V.16
Tank: LOADING DUNGEON PROFILE
Tank: STANDBY
Tank: GREETINGS FELLOW HUMANS, SHALL WE PROCEED TO KICK AI BUTT?
Tank: PULLING IN 3
Tank: 2
Tank: 1
Tank: #SYNTAX ERROR, DOES NOT COMPUTE!
Tank: OH F*?K IT, KILL EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fellow guildies knew he was messing about, but it was surprising the number of randoms that would leave. He eventually got reported and 'advised' to stop doing it by a GM.

Sounds like an awesome macro, I'm really interested in using it myself now LOL

As for OP's "creed", I have never heard of it, and I've been tanking (pally, mostly) since BC. As others have said already, the only tank creed for a long time was "you pull it, you tank it".

[Castration]

"I am their shield... they are my sword." I know there's more, but I can't remember more or where it came from.

It sounds like it was written by a 10 year old.