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title: Tankbuster and target handoff
summary: 'After a costly hit, the group hands boss attention to another defender.'
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title: Tankbuster and target handoff
description: 'After a costly hit, the group hands boss attention to another defender.'
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sourceFrameSeconds: 145
credit: Square Enix; gameplay capture by Rainesama
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visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from
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caption: 'Final Fantasy XIV: Hephaistos prepares Flameviper in P8S'
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label: Tanks hand off aggro between hits to split the vulnerability
tips:
- >-
Show the target, aggro handoff window and the status making the previous
target vulnerable.
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- title: Final Fantasy XIV
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---
# Tankbuster and target handoff
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-tank-swap
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-tank-swap
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-tank-swap/
After a costly hit, the group hands boss attention to another defender.
## At a glance
[Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk&t=145s) · Game graphics © Square Enix. Gameplay recording by Rainesama. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk), 145 s
1. Tanks hand off aggro between hits to split the vulnerability
- Show the target, aggro handoff window and the status making the previous target vulnerable.
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk&t=145s)
## How it works
After a costly hit, the group hands boss attention to another defender.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- After a costly hit, the group hands boss attention to another defender.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Tankbuster and target handoff (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/tank-swap/) (id: source-985f4910d31a1b26)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Tankbuster and target handoff (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/tank-swap/) (id: source-16a794382bc21bb0)
- [Kokytos · Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnKHQtYCuAk&t=240s) (id: source-2df7dda760e3dc6c)
- [Festergut · World of Warcraft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fquh1Dl98YE&t=49s) (id: source-1d48e2da81222c01)
- [Swine Prince · Darkest Dungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcm6H1-ZRzQ&t=83s) (id: source-d0744211327a75c4)
- [Kokytos and Ascendant Fist — Final Fantasy XIV Community Wiki](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Anabaseios%3A_The_Ninth_Circle_%28Savage%29) (id: source-011a247d3cdbfb08)
- [Festergut and Gastric Bloat — Warcraft Wiki](https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Festergut) (id: source-e0b50c57740d5fcd)
- [Swine Prince and Wilbur's marks — Official Darkest Dungeon Wiki](https://darkestdungeon.wiki.gg/wiki/Swine_Prince) (id: source-03fbe373b91c0435)
- [Guard redirects direct attacks — Official Darkest Dungeon Wiki](https://darkestdungeon.wiki.gg/wiki/Guard) (id: source-811b7ad0bb1bb69a)
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk&t=145s) (id: source-0eb5f8b20f6226dd)
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