Rdm/nin HNM Tanking Advice Can I Haz It?

Ok so im new to tanking HNM's on any job, and since rdm is my only one til pld goes from 60-75, i'd love some advice.

So far i have a basic idea on what to cast, gear, and so on. However, gearing up and making macros is far from actually doing it.

I am going to post my macro's and gear sets, meaning this will be a slightly long read, so stop now if you dont care.


The reason for this is i joined a new HNM shell and have been asked to co tank HNMs on my rdm/nin, so please bare with my ignorance and just give constructive tips or just feel free to rip my gear apart lol.



I have windower, but do not use spellcast, someone is going to help me set it up soon hopefully as im clueless there.


My macro setup looks like this

control 1-10

1- refresh me, 2- blank, 3- haste me, 4- cure III me, 5- Stoneskin, 6- cure IV me, 7- convert, 8- sleep1, 9 sleep2, 0- dispel.

ALT 1-10 is
1- blind, 2- ichi, 3- Ni, 4 blank, 5- slow II, 6- phys dmg taken set, 7- idle set, 8- mag dmg taken set, 9- blank, 0- blank


At first i thought to make blind, sleep 1/2 and dispel very close to each other, and i still might change that, but sleep 1/2 are in the same spot as all my other rdm macros, so im familiar with it, so is ichi/Ni, so again, familiar.

Blind is in alt1 because i figure ill be casting that at least 6-7 times per minute, more if i can, but hopefully at least that many times.

As you can see, im missing several macro slots, so please let me know if im missing some important spells, i thought about aquaveil in there, not sure though.


Ok, gear

for blind, sleep 1/2, dispel (cure III and 4 a bit different but not much) i cast in this

main/sub - Macuahuitl +1 x2
range
ammo - there is a ammo slot with enmity+1, cant remember what its called.

Head - af+1 head (when spell cast is done ill start in af+1 and end spell in turban)

neck - harmonious torque

ear1 - loquacious

ear2 - eris'+1

body - relic (same with head, when spell cast is done, ill be starting in this and ending in goliard)

hands - dusk gloves, (fairly clueless as to what else is out there that would benefit me)

ring1 - mermaid's ring

ring2 - another clueles slot for this, any tips are appreciated

back - cerb mantle

waist - swift belt (doubtfull the 3 enm from warwolf will outweigh 4% haste, however blinds recast isnt long at all, so maybe warwolf for blind, and swift for sleep 1/2 and dispel?) not sure

legs - another duh slot, havent made my ASA legs yet, so might go haste here, if not just an idle piece?

feet - dusk

i have +4 enmity merits for when pld hits 75, if im doing that wrong let me know, other slot is 4/4 crit hit, i dont have a spell interuption set, and hadnt planned on making one due to inventory (have satchel and all other avail, just have 7 75's)

That is my blind, sleep 1/2, and dispel macro list, it gives me +16 enmity, 18% haste (when spellcast is working), and 21% fast cast, gear wise.

For ichi/ni you can pretty much see my gear, will be all the FC and haste i got.

For phys dmg taken set, i have darksteel body, hands and legs+1, umbra, jelly, terras. I figure tp isnt that important, so if im in a O shit moment and need to actually use this set, wont be the end of the world to swap to terras.

for MDT and MDB i will be using this

ranged- lamia kaman+1
head - coral visor+1
neck - errm, any ideas?
ear 1/2 - mermans
body - coral scale mail +1
hands - coral finger gaunt +1 ( or i can use relic hands)
ring 1/2 merman's
back - lamia mantle +1
waist - dont have anything here yet, ideas are appreciated
legs - coral cuisses +1 or crimson legs
feet - coral greaves +1

that puts me at -25% MDT and an additional 6 MDB, any more ideas also appreciated.


Ok, few questions. How often are you able to actually use composure and rebuff mid fight, cause i was thinking maybe when shaddows just go up pop it, fresh/haste and back off, but thinking and actual execution are different things.

Aquaveil, is it worth it w/o any gear/merits to back it up, i mean recasting it past the first time it wears.

Stoneskin, when its broken, should i recast it mid fight? with fast cast gear its not horrible, and im hoping with a co tank ill have time, but ya, hope schmope.

Cure IV cheat set. I have been looking at a similar set ill use on pld, +hp, cure, back to normal for some quick hate, however from what i understand, thats mostly a pld thing, enmity wise we dont need to do that because of slp 1 and 2/dispel. Also more inventory than i have i think, but ya, maybt its worth it.

idle set, i will probably wont be idling a lot when tanking, i plan on blinking like a christmas tree, but ill still probably slap on PDT and refresh/regen pieces and chill.

I had a few other questions, but now im forgetting them. Please bare in mind im very new at this, but am willing to go the extra mile to make it work, or eat dirt trying :)

I also need more practice as far as cancelling Ni for ichi. I know that sounds dumb, but with so much fast cast, and after playing nin, thf, mnk for so many years, its hard to get used to. What % are you usually cancelling your last Ni for ichi at? It seems like with just casting ichi with no shaddows up, it was firing at around 45%, maybe a bit more.

However, it seems like thats waaaay too late to cancel my last Ni shaddow. Optimal idea is to have the mob take the last one, but im going to say i think im in for a lot of double attack. % you guys are canceling at?

Ill be co tanking mainly Khimi, faff/nid, behemoth, turtle, stuff like that, im very new, so please, tips hints tricks, gear suggestions are greatly greatly needed.

Thank you if you read this whole wall O text, sorry if your eyes have fallen out.