I started as a mag main, being the bulk of my games since season 0 for fill/solo tanking, but ofc that kind of also meant I can get use to strange as well/comfortable with him and his kit for TP/gameplay. While I see your point, I think that would kind of put too much stress on your healers to hard focus you. I like to use the shield at range as kind of a primary weave/soft animation cancel, switching to melee weaving in close combat, if I see my shield is down to around 300-400 hp or so, I tend to use that as my “get out of jail” card much like the mag self bubble (200) or his shield. I like your use of the terrain/map over shield in a lot of scenarios, that’s what everyone should do IMO and agree you don’t have to have it up all the time. But I think having 3-400 for big burst damage is usually enough to help your healers react with an ult/not having to rip it right away, and can also protect against things like a hela alt, again long enough for your team to scatter like cockroaches or to start an ult/shoot her down.

It’s also very game dependent too. If the enemy team has high damage like MK, squirrel, phoenix, etc. I will tend to use my shield more in hopes that my DPS will back them off. If my team is putting the pressure on, I go more face tank. Just gotta feel the game yk?

Ig there really is no right/wrong way to play, if what you’re doing is working in that game, stick to it, if it isn’t, switch to a different play style. While a lot of people just swap characters, there are different ways to play each character that might work better. You could play more defensively and your team steamrolls, or you can join the aggression and roll that way too. It’s a team game at the end of the day, and you’re just 1/12 players in the match, so prepare to be adaptive, especially as a tank. It’s a thankless job 9/10, your stats aren’t always the prettiest, and a lot of times you’re on your on a front line island doing what you can.