Gears and Key skills

Bit late, but may I offer my 2 cents on the skills and combos for 1h/Shield tanks.
1 - Keep combos short so you can stay mobile and dodge boss AOEs
2 - Spam Binding Strike for aggro (i.e. astute -> hard hit -> warcry/save -> binding strike/swift)
3 - If you need to use Guardian, use it quickly (i.e. shield bash -> guardian/save -> binding strike/smite ender, burning up all the saved mp immediately)
4 - Quick CC combo: Hard Hit -> Shield Bash (con) (and then start running around the boss to tap break points)
5 - P. Defense is awesome.
6 - Protection/Aegis is good to have up (i cast them immediately after a stun and while tapping break points)
7 - Trigger Slash is great for the AMPR and Swifted next skill
8 - Quick Charge & decent AMPR/ASPD helps to maintain MP

 

Ty

Sir , i use short combo to
Bash - guardian(save) - sactuary (swift)- rage sword (swift)-triger slash (cons)

Keeping agrro hard hit-warcry(save)-binding(swift)-rage sword ( cons)