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Warhammer has taken the tanking experience to a whole new level. Tanks are built around RvR instead of PvE. Not only  are they meat shields with a lot of hp, they are a full package of utility and protection. No longer are you to just keep “aggro” and soak up damage. Those days are over. As a Chaos Chosen you are protector of many, and a killer of few. With the ability to “hold the line”, supply auras that debuff enemies and buff your allies, take insurmountable damage, supply knockbacks and pushbacks, and deal out damage, your enemies will have to either acknowledge your existence and fight, or run away.

“My name? Long ago, such worthless details fell from memory. I know only the lust for glorious battle – for blood, for victory! I seek only the Eye of Tzeentch – his favour, his grace, his Dark Gifts – that through them, I may be remade – reborn! Why do we raid your lands? Why do we burn your homes? Why do we flay your flesh? To serve the Lord of Change and his magnificent designs.”
- An unknown Chosen of Tzeentch

For those deciding to play a Chosen for the purpose  pure damage, then you are in for a real surprise. While the Chosen are capable of dealing good damage with 2 handed weapons, this is not where the Chosen excel. They are the lifeblood of a group. With the ability to protect allies around him, he is able to deal damage, shield group mates, and outlast most other classes with a large health pool. If you are looking for a melee dps class, you should consider the Marauder.

“The Chosen have been blessed by Tzeentch with several dark gifts, powers of Chaos which they can grasp and pull into this world through their very bodies. These powers pour forth from within their massive armor, and spill out as profane auras. In addition to causing an immediate effect when they first burst out from the Chosen’s grasp, these lingering effects will continue to empower the player for several moments, allowing them to unleash melee attacks fueled by the unholy power of Tzeentch himself.”

Chosen Masteries

Path of Strife
The Path of Strife is focused on directly and brutally crushing your foes. A master of Strife will be likely to favor a Greatweapon instead of a shield, greatly increasing their offensive power at the cost of sacrificing the protections that a shield would otherwise offer. They will be easily capable of picking up a shield when the situation calls for it…but they won’t be happy about it.

Path of Retaliation
The Path of Retaliation is a cunning Mastery for those who prefer to outlast their enemies, letting their foes beat in futility on a massive shield until they’re exhausted, and then crushing them with deliberate and vicious attacks. A specialist in Retaliation will be the person who defines where the lines of battle will be drawn, since they -are- the front lines.

Path of Discord
The Path of Discord is one that delves more deeply into Tzeentch’s gifts, and masters of Discord more fully understand how to manipulate the Chaos forces that swirl within them. They can unleash blasts of magical power, or twist the magical energies to unnaturally enhance their melee attacks. Their understanding of the nature of magic is still relatively shallow, however, and they can not hope to approach the skill or power of a true magus, but even their brief flashes of otherworldly energy are enough to empower them as potent melee combatants.