Weapon: whatever you can get with ee (prefer swords since they can be used through pally.
armor: ee scale/leather with vitality if possible
charm: stat charm, either str or dex.

as for stat points, try to get dex to about 100 (after the charm is equipped and stat points allocated) the rest of the points should go to strength.

you could also consider going pure dex to lessen the crits that you take. it's up to you.

This post was edited by MirageMage on Jul 21 2010 05:46pm

I agree with most of this. Really all you need to be a effective tank character is a very high EE armor (preference to scales and leathers). You
can increase your defense by putting your stats into Vit and Int but if your armor is good enough that could be overkill on SC imo.