User blog comment:Tails365/A true tank's role/@comment-5331854-20140122160933

Malphite, Amumu and Galio not being tanks because they can deal damage? Excuse me, sir, but having good damage on someone with good sustain doesn't make it a bruiser by default. In fact, Malphite, Amumu and Galio are more feared for their CC than for their damage. Malphite's Ult can turn the tides of battles in a way damage alone can't, Amumu's kit just screams "don't get CC'd or your life will be living hell" and Galio... He has an AoE taunt, for pete's sake! When that doesn't scream tank, then pretty much no one is a good tank.

The difference between a tanky fighter and a true tank lies in the strong CC and their ability to make both attacking them and attacking heir allies a bad choice. With this in mind, Malphite, Amumu and Galio deserve the title of being tanks.

Lastly, you've used faulty logic when you've talked about Zac. You mention him having percentual damage (you even mention the similarity to Amumu for this point) and able to deal damage while tanking the team. Yet you don't consider Amumu a tank for the same reasons that makes Zac a true tank for you. It's very confusing.

... I also notice that Thresh's a tank for you. I'm not quite agreeing with you, although I can see why you consider him a tank. But, for me, he's more of a support when built defensively, more of a marksman when focusing on damage and more of a fighter when mixing things up.