User blog comment:Deshiba/Solo Queue: Skewed perceptions./@comment-8053512-20130730232338/@comment-4022742-20130731103523

"is just about taking the bulk of spells for the team then getting out alive."

But that's not it. A tank has to be able to control a team fight. If you just build bulky, that doesn't make you a tank. Because they can still ignore you and focus your carries when you do.

However something like Alistar doesn't have to be built bulky at all and can still work the tank role. Soaking the damage, initiating fights and protecting the carries all in one.

Why bring a CC tank into the team? Because a CC tank can actually go in their face and apply the CC without fear of retaliation. When you rely on your carries to CC, you're not gonna have a good time. Since they can just ignore the xin, or apply 1 cc spell on him, then CC the shit out of your carries that can't use their own CC to counter it, since you can't stun when you're stunned.

At the end of the day, Xin and Aatrox are good assasin/fighters. Not even bruisers and certainly not tanks.