I have read the whole thread, but I'm not sure what you want to achieve.SilentMorbus wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 9:53 am ty all for your help,i can't manage to make my IB a decent snb tank. so R.I.P.
So far I understand you want to break up the line to get to the squishies.
But for that you don't use the Tactic "Powered Etchings"
You like your shield but don't want to use the Middle Mastery and you don't want to melt immediately.
Middle Path is FULL of great stuff to not die.
Build in +10% Block in Shield Mastery plus -5% enemy damage, 4 guaranteed Blocks in Oathstone, Oathbound to get +25% parry for 10 secs without cooldown.
And if you put there some mastery points all these Shield hits get more Damage and Buffs they give are also increased.
With that you will simply not die.
Gwelthaz runs a heavy Stone Setup and is still alive after Destro has killed the whole dwarf warband. Sometimes he then walks back to the respawning warband.