Difference Between Tank and Bruiser

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A dev briefly discussed why Dehaka isn’t a tank a while back

@AZJackson

Back in the day we also originally intended for Dehaka to be a main tank, and he had a similar issue in that he could reliably take a lot of damage, but his ability to CC was primarily tied to his Drag ability which wasn’t consistent enough to have him be a main tank due to its range, wind-up, and ability to only CC 1 target.

Imperious - Wrong Classification?

There are a few heroes that walk the line between Tank and Bruiser and can act as one or the other in a pinch, and I think Imperius can walk this line when necessary. However, I don’t think he’s classified incorrectly. Tanks have to check a number of boxes in order to be effective in their role, and Imperius doesn’t check some that are fairly important. Some of those are: Reliability and consistency of CC Ability to survive being focused by the enemy team Back in the day we also originally…