User blog comment:CCoville/Tankin' ain't easy/@comment-3140234-20110303144748

I play a lot of tanks and I also have the same problem... I die too often. However usually this sets my team up for an ace or at least several kills... or I save a squishie.

First thing you can do is not try to save everyone: If someone is stupid, let him pay for his stupidity. If that squishy however has a huge killing spree or a snowball item... save him, because it benefits your team in the long run.

Secondly, playing a good tank is also very dependent on your teammembers understanding HOW you tank, so going regular tank with some premade friends is awesome... you just need to build experience, not only for yourself solo, but also with people who can fully exploit your tanking champ.

Last but not least, tanking is a job nobody thanks you for. You die. A lot if your team sucks. So make sure you can at least make the enemy suffer for it (thornmail etc)