tanky
Absorbs lots of damage
Tanky describes something or someone able to absorb a lot of damage or punishment, from the video game role of a tank—a character built to take hits while teammates deal damage.
A tanky build prioritizes defense over offense: That champion is super tanky with all that armor.
Outside gaming, tanky can describe anything unusually durable or sturdy: This phone case is pretty tanky.
Solidly built, durable
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- toughDurable and strong
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- indestructibleImpossible to damage permanently
unbreakable · reinforced · solid · heavy-duty · rugged · fortified · bulky · beefy
sturdy
Solidly built, durable
indestructible · unbreakable · reinforced · solid · heavy-duty · rugged · fortified · bulky · beefy · hefty
health pool
Character's remaining life
- aggroHostile, provocative conduct
- meat shieldPerson absorbing incoming attacks
- frontlineCombat's forward position
dungeon · raid · boss · taunt · threat · cooldowns · mitigation · sustain · peel · engage
breastplate
Metal torso protection
mail · greaves · gauntlet · helm · pauldron · vambrace · gorget · brigandine · sabaton · plackart
tankysquishy
Soft and easily compressed
fragile · glass cannon · frail · brittle · flimsy
- tank topSleeveless casual garment
- gas tankVehicle's fuel storage
- fish tanksEnclosed aquatic habitats
- in the tankCovertly loyal to another
- oxygen tankPressurized breathing gas container
- water tankContainer for stored water
tanks, tanked, tanker, tank, tankard, tanking, tankful, antitank, tanklike