Platecense Guide
Platecense
One of the proper usages of Wisdom of the Platebearer in BA is referred to as the Platecense build. This is where Wisdom of the Platebearer is used in tandem with Incense L to allow a Healer or DPS job to act as a tank.
Recommended trays (config to the right)
Wisdom of the Platebearer + Incense L
Protect L + Shell L (Someone else can bring this)
How to play
Cast (or have someone else cast) Protect L and Shell L on yourself.
Crack Platecense tray and activate it.
Magicite set to 5 defensive.
When tanking mobs, be sure to continually use incense L to maintain your aggro generation lead. If mobs are about to die, you may wish to hold incense L so that you have it for the first 15 seconds of the next pull.
Use Protect L + Shell L tray first to pre-cast on yourself, then use platebearer.
Proper Uses In BA
During Rooms when there are fewer than six tanks in BA.
During any Twins, Raiden, AV when all the Tanks are dead.
During Ozma as a last resort to survive when the MT and ST both die.
During Ozma if there are too few MTs and you want to give it your best shot anyways.
Special Considerations
Aggro generation is considerably lower than tanks. Unlike current tank stances which use a 10x aggro generation multiplier, Incense L only provides 3x aggro. Typically this will only be an issue during the pull, so be sure to notify your party that
{ DPS } { Wisdom of the Platebearer } { Incense L } { Watch your Aggro! }
Incense L only gives you a 1 point aggro lead. Unlike Provoke which provides a hefty amount of aggro in addition to placing you at the top of the enmity list. Incense L only places you at the top. It is possible if you do not immediately follow up with another attack that you will immediately lose aggro again.
Incense L duration is 15 seconds while cooldown is 20, it is important to be thoughtful about when you pull mobs so that you don't end up losing aggro and be unable to do anything about it for 5 seconds.
Lack of Personal Mitigation depending on your job, you will varying levels of personal mitigation. You will be more reliant on healers to keep you alive than you would otherwise.
Strict Trays while the trays are cheap, there is no option for additional logos actions, you must have Platebearer and Incense L. No exceptions.