Quote Originally Posted by Mysterion View Post
Dang the beta forums are gone. Someone had posted a comparison of wardens to guards in the warden thread. It quickly pointed out the differences in number of targets and differences of our threat tools. Oh well, you guys will find out tonight (hopefully). I do remember looking at it and wondering which class was supposed to be the premier aoe tank. Something like max 10 mobs vs 13. I wish I had copied it.
To briefly recap the other person's post from memory:

gambits: max 10 targets / Guardian: (max) 13 targets
-5% damage debuff affect 1 target / 3 targets +1% morale heal on crit
1 threat match-up / 2 threat match-ups
1 panic button / 4 panic buttons
0 ranged threat gambits / 2 ranged threat skills
0 pure threat gambits/skills / 4 pure threat skills
DC (20s cd): 5 targets with no forced taunt / Challenge (30s cd): affect (max) 13 with a 15 second forced taunt
Single target mitigation caps at 56% / caps at 82%-92%
Need tons of finesse so dps (threat) is not BPEd / guard shield attacks leave opponents unable to BPE (translating in much more reliable threat)