User blog comment:Tails365/A true tank's role/@comment-5331854-20140122160933/@comment-5605969-20140124014421

If we follow a simple logic, we can say true tanks are a hybrid of support and off-tanks. They have the CC and the tankiness, while regularly having 1 dmg only skill.

You make good points on the 3. For me, a tank can deal dmg. Provided it comes from his kit's sinergy with his role. Hence why I put rammus. However, malph is a bit different, as his kit lets him duel effectively vs other bruisers and come out on top. For me a tank should be someone who could lock a target or more. Aid in dmg but barely. Not be able to 1 vs 1 except another tank. Amumu's dmg is preety good tbh, and many I see even go for Rilay's for CC. He is a tank, but since W and E are solely focused on dmg, and his passive as well, i consider him an off tank/tank hybrid, strongly leaned to the tank. Galio does suit the tank role, but he gains dmg on Q and E for defense. And his main role is mid to counter other AP mids (support is also highly picked, but to less of an extenct). Malph is an off-tank.

The thing about true tanks should be that their damage acumulates, rather than hurts almost immediately. They should also be the ones that tank the team while barely dying, or if ignored CC them to hell. Support differs as most offer only the CC, and why I put Leo and Thresh here. Also supports can peal, and most tanks can't.

Finally, different builds that are effective work on many champs, but that doesn't mean you get to call them that, I don't see Tristana (Marksman Mage)