This is a work in progress and I'll be adding more to it as I see fit, so please enjoy and hopefully you can take something from this!

A few notes before we start:

Note 1 - If you're not taking little to no damage (ie you're the OT or the mobs hit weak) PLEASE BE IN SWORD OATH.

Note 2 - When tank swapping, it is actually more net hate to Provoke between Fast Blade and Savage Blade. The best swap in my opinion would ideally be Fast Blade - Provoke - Circle of Scorn - Savage Blade - Spirits Within - Rage of Halone. If you have too much skill speed, then move Circle of Scorn after Savage Blade and Spirits Within after Rage of Halone

Note 3 - If you're the MT and the OT provokes for a tank swap, don't stop attacking, but be smart with your aggro. Swap to Sword Oath, Fracture, maybe do your riot blade combo, and keep dps'ing


Shield swipe… alot. You have 100% uptime until wild charge happens, so you need to be smart with your tp

At 85% / 55% adds will spawn, so stand directly between the two (there is a dot on the ground you can stand on) and flash + circle of scorn. Then either go directly north or directly south of that dot to direct the adds in the proper direction. If done correctly, they'll pretty much be on top of each other

Heat lightning = watch the off tank. if it's followed by a charge, prepare for a swap

SAFE TO SWORD OATH: Depending on gear you could potentially sword oath the entire turn, but its actually safe to Sword Oath during the electrics bursts after adds die


Shield swipe… like in T10, but worse because you have absolutely 100% uptime. This is where you see the skill speed stat hurt you the most.

Keep your camera pointed at the egg at all times during add phase and move when it moves

SAFE TO SWORD OATH: Assuming you picked up the Cube - add phase when you switch to attack the egg


Flash bennus to grab hate without making them move. hitting them with a skill that does damage breaks thier spawn lock and can sometimes lead to a healer taking one to the face

Mark yourself and the other tank so your melee don't tackle you and steal brand unintentionally during last phase

SAFE TO SWORD OATH: Opener if you're not the MT (you can tank the first bennu with foresight np) and after revalations (the auto attacks don't really hurt)


During phase 1, after flattens drag your mouse (or get ready to select really quickly) over your melee dps for earthshakers to initiate Cover quickly.

It's important for everyone EXCEPT the main tank to not be near each other for megaflare-divebombs, so if you find yourself running side by side with a dps or healer while dodging, don't fret too much since you can't hit them when anything

During the final phase, don't be afraid to be more on the defensive side and throw some stoneskins on yourself / raid members. This is a combined mechanics + dps check, so don't overdo it though

Akh Morn 1 - Sentinel
Akh Morn 2 - Convalence + Rampart
Akh Morn 3 - Cover the other tank after the second shot of Akh morn
Akh Morn 4 - Convalence + Rampart + Sentinel
Akh Morn 5 - Hallowed Ground

SAFE TO SWORD OATH: When it's time to take on the 2 Sins of Meracydia since they don't hit very hard.