Psychic Tank Build

Little suggestion from Hell_Cat_Jay: I have built a psychic to level 81 now, and from what I've experienced, psychics can be best described as magic barbs. Psychics have massive damage which allows them to pull aggro too easily for their own good, and without many interruptions can hold it quite well. Psychics are best suited with a vit build to keep themselves alive and allow them to tank most occurrences. The best way to build a Psychic is to keep in mind that you need 30% base vit compared to your base magic. (i.e. 90 magic = 30 vit) But be sure to check ahead on upcoming weapons and armors to know when to add str points and build that str gradually. Dex is not required of a psychic, but personally I would suggest a gradual build to 20 dex MAX. Because psys have no physical attacks they need no accuracy, but some evasion comes in handy against melee enemies. As a psy levels, so do rival barbs with skills meant to hold aggro, if a psy is faced with tanking they will need the extra crit percentage to hold aggro as well.

As far as gear goes, a psychic needs to look for the highest vit or hp gear available as well as a few crit % gears for better aggro holding.

It is also helpful to carry two sets of necklaces and belts, one set of elemental and one set physical to swap for engaging different targets.

With the 1 base crit and 1 crit from dex points, you will need to find around 3% more in gears. A psy with 5% crit tends to land a critical hit 1-2 times every 5 hits, any more crit points in gears is overkill and should not be wasted money on.

Garnet shards, don't even think about it. Garnets add to your physical defense but not much. Even if your character had 4 sockets on every Armour with pure flawless garnets, that would still only equal to an extra 960 physical defense. Given the fact that a psychic is not about to go out and grind on physical mobs an extra 960 hp sounds a little more helpful right? Never buy gear already sharded with garnets if you can get one with citrines, even if its a little cheaper the HP is more useful and will save you more often. A vit tome would be a good addition to your gear set.

For a little perspective on the vit build here is my current stats on my own 81 psychic:

Without gear add-ons: Vit=89 Mag=266 Str=45 Dex=20
With gear add-ons: Vit=151 Mag=271 Str=45 Dex=20

REMEMBER check your upcoming gear frequently so you can add stats where you need them!