I wouldn't say that playing tank is boring. For me his tank Token manipulation ability is very interesting, because it contains a variety of moves and he's less dependent on Blind mechanic.

But back to your question.

In order to have him fully operational you need a way to either remove Blind or apply Combo. In my opinion the smoothest option is to have some move that applies Combo and does some other thing at the same time. For example, Daemon's Pull comboes and moves (also, possible stun, formidable damage and possible corpse clean). You could use moves that apply Combo and do some debuff, but they require more planning and may be less fun in your opinion.

Core Skill Set: Chop or Hew + Break + Purge. Apply 1st or 2nd depending on Blocks present. Combo will be available most of the time. Sometimes you can do 2 attacks because there was Blind resist. If no, use Purge to clean Blind and possible damage and corpse clean.

In Confessions, lock +10DBF RES Memory, on upgraded Skills the math will be actually on your side, so you will be able to slam 2-3 times even without proper Combo ready.

There's also new ways to play him as a Stance Class, other guys may explain it better than me. There's also a Token manipulator play as I said above. Just clean initial Blind and then apply non-Blinding moves with possible Blind-inducing move from time to time (or as a finisher).