tanky or main tank witch (barb/cipher) possible or not?

[1TTFFSSE]

Ideally, I would like to make such a toon my main tank, is it possible or sub-optimal not going chanter/paladin/fighter as the tank? If say I would want to go with an aoe interrupter + controller and leave the healing to a different toon rather than my main tank.

 

What stats/ talents and weapons would be best? Thanks for thoughts. I know this combo makes a great dd build (glass) but is it possible to make it "tanky" somehow? 

 

Point is to engage multiple enemies/not die easily/ do a fair amount of dd to build focus and use cipher cc spells to control the battlefield.

 

Combo Berserker/Soulblade is what I would be going for. 

 

All I know in the current state is I'd go with Draining Whip to build focus faster - dps not priority, but focus to use cc abilities is. 

Edited May 17, 2018 by 1TTFFSSE