Maxxed out trickster and it really is the tank class. i find it really fun but you gotta be so ok with not doing damage yourself. Its basically this games summoner class with your pawns acting as your summons. The damage boost you can give them is honestly ridiculous.
Once my pawn maxes out the sorcerer vocation im gonna try a team of three of them do see how much damage i can get.
It sadly lacks much to use til rank 3 or 4. Also enhancing your censor is a must. Did you grab dragon delusion from the maister? It can help keep things off of you
Early on i would the summon the mimic, throw up a wall and then taunt because it forces mobs to run around to get to it. The most frustrating part of trickster is if you get hit, your mimic disappears and you have to resummon so getting quick with repositioning it helps. You can also run around with it on your back to lure mobs around.
I usually run
Sweeping/suffocating shroud - your aoe taunt, the ugrade has massive range.
Aromatic rally/resurgence - this is the pawn buff and is a must imo
Latching/binding effigy- you launch your mimic to possess a mob, everything aggrod will attack this mob.
Dragons delusion- with max enhanced censor this is basically a huge aoe stun/knockdown/fear. Knocks gryphons out of the sky (havent tried it on drakes yet) trips ogres and cyclops etc
Fickle floor is another fun one. On clIffs it makes mobs jump off but if you place it on the ground it makes them trip.
Also it seems like your magic and strength score both matter? I believe strength effects how strong your taunt is and magic determines its health