User blog comment:CCoville/Tankin' ain't easy/@comment-3342434-20110305100347

I can only share my experience as a hardcore tank. I started tanking within my first 100 games as mordekaiser(way before the buff) and cho gath. The common mistake I did was rushing warmogs and thornmail and stuff. A tank MUST orientate his build with the opposing team. A tank mustnt run from a fight whatsoever. And the most important advice is: Youre a tank, therefore sturdy, therefore concentrated! Always keep your eye on your teammates AND on your enemies. When you understand you dont have 9 eyes, calm down and think: Who has the most potential to own this teamfight and focus on that champion. If your teammate is focused, defend him, and if your enemy carry is feeling lucky, be sure to show his place, the death timer. Also, not to forget, players you play against will ignore you in the teamfights. If that happens, dont be affraid to trade some durability for damage. Tanks are there to absorb as much damage as they can, not to be ignored. If you get some attack damage or AP(depends on the tank) there is high probability that anyone you focus will die. Use that popular belief of tanks having no damage to your advantage! One more thing, you are cool, and in all your coolness as a tank, you are not allowed to be greedy. Greed=fail, your only concern is to be alive, and to keep your teammates alive, remember, kills are a reward, but you want assists. Intentional letting your carry or mage to grab that kill will lead to their domination over the enemy team. I hope you can understand my average English and that this post help =)