User blog comment:CCoville/Tankin' ain't easy/@comment-3076920-20110304133827

I am actually a big fan of tanking. However, to be a successful tank, you need a good laning partner who will be able to restore your health and/or support you extremely well. Karma, Soraka, Sona and Zilean are on of those champions that will back you up while you farm minions and/or play aggressive. You will be able to save your supporter with your tanking abilities and he will be able to support you by increasing your speed/healing you/reviving you. One of the best combinations I've tried is Mordkaiser (myself) and Sona laning together. She can provide him great support, while he can farm minions and harass his opponents with full health all the time. However, if you want someone more aggressive as well, and not just a person with all support abilities, you should consider bringing either Nidalee (can heal) or Taric (heals aswell) with you. Nidalee can build up Ability Power, increasing amount of heal and damage of her Spear which is great for harassing (long range). Taric, however will be able to stun enemies and still keep both of you alive, even in hard situations. Good tank will take Teleport as a Summoner Spell in most situations, if he is needed somewhere else on the map quickly. However, warding he area can prevent this, as map awareness is one of most important things you should look out for. You die too often? Your teammates aren't attacking the same target, you're just weak, or your opponents are strong. It's good to always have both Armor and Magic Resistance items with you. As a tank, you should always be in front of your team, ready to charge into the battle, hoping that they will watch your back, just like you are watching their. If a gank occurs in a middle of a teamfight, you should be where most of the enemies are, but most important thing is not to scatter around.

That's my knowledge on tanking. There is one sentence that I repeat to my teammates which I would like to share with you.

"It is YOU who can make my tanking perfect, NOT ME."