Swtor Sith juggernaut Tank Rotation Guide

I- Sith juggernaut Tank Rotation – Explanations

A rotation is the sequence of abilities a tank uses to build threat and increase defense.
The Sith Warrior uses rage to make special attacks and will start a pull with little to none of it initially. The Warrior will then concentrate on building rage using abilities such as Assault and the lightsaber form Soresu, then expending that rage using a priority rotation. A priority rotation is where you rank your abilities from most to least effective and use the highest ranked ability you have resources for every time the GCD resets.

Here is a breakdown for the Sith Warrior builds and matching single target rotation at various stages of the leveling process. I start at 14 as this is when you acquire your tanking lightsaber form. Prior to this you are a DPS in heavy armor despite having selected the Juggernaut AC. For multiple NPC target rotations always use Smash immediately after force leap and Sweeping Slash throughout the early stages of the pull while multiple targets are still active. Force choke is listed in rage building priority and is situational.

You should always use Force Scream, Smash and Retaliation whenever they are off cooldown (or close to it) above all other abilities. These three abilities are tied to defensive talents in the immortal tree and maximum uptime is essential. For the most common talent build progression Force Scream grants a damage shield at level 31, Smash applies an accuracy debuff from level 11, and Retaliation grants a 6% defense increase from level 22

Depending on the number and difficulty of the NPCs being fought several varieties of a priority rotation may be used. When fighting single bosses or other NPCs a tank will use a set of abilities designed to do maximum damage to one mob. When pulling large groups the tank will concentrate on using AoE abilities to ensure they have threat on all the NPCs. Both during single target and AoE rotations a tank must decide on the proper threading of defensive cooldowns within their rotation. These abilities are generally on high CDs and must not be used rashly. A Sith Warrior blowing his 3 minute cooldown on “Invincible” 10 seconds prior to a bosses massive explosion ability will be something they quickly come to regret it.

II- Sith juggernaut Tank – Builds for every levels

Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 1 is what I run with. It concentrates on single target and AoE threat through Accuracy and with extra internal and elemental damage reduction with Dark Blood. More of a focused MT single target build.

Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 2 is build that contains a decrease on the CD of AoE taunt in Thrown Gauntlet and a rage builder whenever the subject of CC with Unyielding. More of an increased utility build and would work better than mine in flashpoints and with multi-target pulls.

If you have a build you would like to recommend for PVE tanking, please PM me with a link and an explanation of its benefits and why you took the path you did. The more diverse opinions we can show in this thread the better. Once endgame has sorted itself out at launch I will label one build up as the “Cookie Cutter Spec”

Level 14-24 Sith juggernaut Tank Rotation

Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 1
Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 2

From 14 to 18 your single target threat is pretty good compared to the DPS classes as they have yet to sink many points into their trees. Your AoE is weak compared to classes such as BH, where Death from Above will rip threat off a mob even after 2 applications of smash. Use target priorities and ensure the hardest hitting NPC is aggroed to you. Most pulls contain 1 or 2 hard hitters or elites and 1 to 3 weaker NPCs. Get your sunder up to 5 stacks on the main target as soon as possible and once at full it is extremely difficult for any DPS to take threat. From around 19 onwards the DPS roles start getting more powerful and correct target selection becomes important as you will rarely have all the NPCs sticking to you.

Lead off with Force Leap and immediately Force Scream and Smash (Order dependent on single or AoE pull) followed by Sundering Assault. After that, use a priority rotation for both offensive abilities and rage builders.
Offensive Priority: Force Scream, Smash, Retaliation, Ravage, Vicious Slash
Rage Build Priority: Sundering Assault, Assault

Level 25-30 Sith juggernaut Tank Rotation

Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 1
Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 2

Level 20 to 30 is probably your weakest stage as a tank. The DPS have been accumulating large amounts of damage boosting talents and you are yet to receive backhand for single target threat or sweeping slash as a second AoE. Your rage depletion is decreasing through talents and your survivability is high. The real trick will be trying to get as many NPCs to stick to you as possible. Use target selection to prioritize the NPCs you want to ensure are not hitting the party. Taunting becomes easier when you are given your AoE taunt at level 30.

Enrage first then lead off with Force Leap and immediately Force Scream and Smash (Order dependent on single or AoE pull) followed by Sundering Assault. After that, use a priority rotation for both offensive abilities and rage builders.
Offensive Priority: Force Scream, Smash, Retaliation, Pommel Strike, Ravage, Force Push, Vicious Slash
Rage Build Priority: Sundering Assault, Force Choke, Assault

Level 30-39 Sith juggernaut Tank Rotation

Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 1
Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 2

At this stage you are almost fully developed, your rage depletion is very low and your survivability and threat generation much improved. You will find yourself using rage dumps (Vicious Slash and Sweeping Slash) much more often. Savage kick is acquired at level 34 and does high threat to targets under movement impairing effects or stuns.

Enrage first then lead off with Force Leap and immediately Force Scream and Smash (Order dependent on single or AoE pull) followed by Backhand and Sundering Assault. After that, use a priority rotation for both offensive abilities and rage builders.
Offensive Priority: Force Scream, Smash, Retaliation, Backhand, Savage Kick, Pommel Strike, Ravage, Force Push, Sweeping Slash, Vicious Slash
Rage Build Priority: Sundering Assault, Force Choke, Saber Throw, Assault

Level 40-50 Sith juggernaut Tank Rotation

Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 1
Sith juggernaut Tank Talent Build 2

You are now tanking to your full capacity. Crushing blow is your 31 point talent and becomes your top priority ability when off cooldown. Vicious throw is your execute ability granted at level 46 and does good damage to targets below 20% health. From level 41 onwards you start sinking points into the vengeance and rage trees to further improve threat generation through such means as increased damage, a cooldown reduction on smash, and increased accuracy.

Enrage first then lead off with Force Leap and immediately Force Scream and Smash (Order dependent on single or AoE pull) followed by Crushing Blow and Sundering Assault. After that, use a priority rotation for both offensive abilities and rage builders.
Offensive Priority: Force Scream, Smash, Retaliation, Crushing Blow, Backhand, Savage Kick, Pommel Strike, Vicious Throw, Ravage, Force Push, Sweeping Slash, Vicious Slash
Rage Build Priority: Sundering Assault, Force Choke, Saber Throw, Assault

 

 

Sith Warrior Tank Rotation Guide

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