Most important aspect of tanking?

[Vitandus]

NSUI: Most important aspect of tanking?

Andaris: Situational awareness: Veneretio from the Tanking Tips podcast has said, "If you die with cooldowns up, you failed as a tank" and I think that's true. You need to be aware of when to pop them, you need to be aware of what needs taunting and when, of where to position mobs so your raid doesn't have to move and isn't exposed to tail swipes, of where your healers are and where they're going to be, of when to trigger cooldowns and when to take the hit on the chin...You need to know everything, and act on it immediately with confidence. I guess that's a broad answer.

I gotta say "Amen". From nostockui.com. It echoes other posts in this forum and our blog posts.

Tanking is not just rushing in and kiting or standing still and getting beat down.