User blog comment:Deshiba/Solo Queue: Skewed perceptions./@comment-5605969-20130801022811

You described a tank as someone with aoe cc, innate resistances and tank steroids, and a kit centered around tanking and counterplay. This is my opinion.

There area lot of champs that, if build right, can fit that criteria. First of, any champ with a shield, innate heal, or defense increase (or damage reduction) fits the first one. Any champ with aoe cc fits the second one. The third one is harder to describe, since a kit that revolves around tankyness is kinda subjective. Also, single target cc is good nonetheless, as most AoE cc are either ulti or the only purpose is to disrupt the channeled abilities, which result in small aoe or extreme cooldowns. Take Aaatrox and alistar for example. Ali has a knockup with a bigger aoe than aatrox, yet more CD, aatrox also has a slow. His W is a heal (self) and his passive is a GA without defenses. Also, champions like Nami fit the criteria a well, as heals count towards tankyness, and she has great disruptors.

Honestly, there are many champs that if tanks, will still make great plays. If you have an Irelia top and a Varus Zyra bot, the she can easily go tank, as the CC is provided by others. Of course tanks has specific niches, but not counting xin as a tank if he goes full tank is a mistake in my opinion. He has counter engage, target lockdown, and he has sustain. Seems to work for me.