What is the best end-game tanking classes and why

Could someone help me out with the above question for a friend of mine.

Thanks !!

Paladin, Temple Knight or Dark Avenger.

Dark Avenger has more attack skills and a summonable kitty, so it's better for PvP. (For a tank)

Paladin has some pve, small party/solo friendly skills, and fits in the middle of tank offense and defense.

Temple Knight just has more personal Defensive skills and highest shield blocking rate. So as a 'pure tank' for Raids and big groups w/healer and such the TK works well. (You'll probably want that Health SA weapon though.)

SKs can tank the end game raid bosses, and I've yet to hear of a group area (including PI) they can't tank. Why are they not on your list?

I heard SK with some good setup (+con +wit tats, additional magic weapon) can be very devastating in PVP.

If your friend is not going to buy an endgame toon (which is illegal and potentially bannable), it will take a huge amount of time to level a tank. Noone (not even NCsoft developers) can say now which tanks whould rule then, and why.

There is no BEST, they are all EQUAL in their primary role. Just pick one which looks sexiest !

/hint hint

Regards,
Ellyrion Fiallathandriel
7X Eva's Templar
Kain

Paladins? :p

SKs can tank the end game raid bosses, and I've yet to hear of a group area (including PI) they can't tank. Why are they not on your list?

>_< Brainfart mostly. But I still look at them as more of a Hybrid.

They have so many attack skills (Cubics, Debuffs, Direct attacks) that it's hard to think of them 'just as tanks'.