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Tank / DPS Class and Race Combo
MEBengalsFan2001
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Hi All,
I use to play ESO back when it first came out on the PS4 and never quite made it past level 30. Stuff came up and a prior MMO I was playing kept me engaged long enough that I had little to no time to invest into ESO. Recent events has resulted in me quitting the other MMO game and now I am going to play ESO.
I know support roles are in high demand in most MMO games and tank probably being one where most players sway far away from it. However, my experience in other MMO games I always found myself drawn to the tank role. Knowing how MMO are designed that there are solo content and group content I am planning to create a tank character that can produce some DPS.
I was looking at all of the classes and I honestly like the idea of a DK as a tank, just seems right. Though I am open to other classes as I am always willing to try to play something challenging but seeing as I have not gotten to end I think an easier class to tank would be a good starting point for me and I believe DK are the easiest class to tank in ESO, please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Now as for the race, as I stated I want some DPS behind my tank as I will be soloing quite a bit in the early stages of the game and even at end game. So the races I was looking are as followed...
Breton: This race offers some nice bonuses to magika and that can be helpful for a DK. Lack of Stamina and Health is a concern but Skill Points can be allocated into these areas. Issue I see is a lack of an increase in damage other than through abilities.
Redguard: This class has all the making for a good stamina DPS with increase in stamina and stamina regen. Using Skill Points I can increase the magika and health making this a solid class for a tank.
Dark Elf: This class provides a nice bonus to fire damage which is a blessing to DK. It also is good for an increase in Magika which works well for a magika base DPS build along with a minor incrase in stamina which helps a tank out. Skill points would have to allocated a bit in Health for a tank/DPS build here.
Orc: Bonus to melee damage is an excellent for DPS, increase in stamin and health is ok and health recovry increase is a nice bonus for a melee DPS and tank
Wood Elf: Similar to Redguard, with more recovery for Stamina
Khajiit: Nice bonus to weapon crit and an ok tank bonus for health recovery.
Imperial: Bonus to Health and Stamina. Chance to regain health when using a melee weapon. This is a nice choice but does not really scream DPS increase.
Out of all of these races I have three I believe will help me achieve what I want in my build: Dark Elf, Orc and Khajiit.
I don't know enough about the game to state which one would provide me the best DPS increase so I am asking the community for help here. Of these three classes which one offers the best DPS increase based on racial bonus?
I am open to other suggestion for class and race combo. Please keep in mind I have limited playing time on ESO and I want an easy tanking class and race combo to start off with and than eventually I may pursue more challenging combos.
I use to play ESO back when it first came out on the PS4 and never quite made it past level 30. Stuff came up and a prior MMO I was playing kept me engaged long enough that I had little to no time to invest into ESO. Recent events has resulted in me quitting the other MMO game and now I am going to play ESO.
I know support roles are in high demand in most MMO games and tank probably being one where most players sway far away from it. However, my experience in other MMO games I always found myself drawn to the tank role. Knowing how MMO are designed that there are solo content and group content I am planning to create a tank character that can produce some DPS.
I was looking at all of the classes and I honestly like the idea of a DK as a tank, just seems right. Though I am open to other classes as I am always willing to try to play something challenging but seeing as I have not gotten to end I think an easier class to tank would be a good starting point for me and I believe DK are the easiest class to tank in ESO, please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Now as for the race, as I stated I want some DPS behind my tank as I will be soloing quite a bit in the early stages of the game and even at end game. So the races I was looking are as followed...
Breton: This race offers some nice bonuses to magika and that can be helpful for a DK. Lack of Stamina and Health is a concern but Skill Points can be allocated into these areas. Issue I see is a lack of an increase in damage other than through abilities.
Redguard: This class has all the making for a good stamina DPS with increase in stamina and stamina regen. Using Skill Points I can increase the magika and health making this a solid class for a tank.
Dark Elf: This class provides a nice bonus to fire damage which is a blessing to DK. It also is good for an increase in Magika which works well for a magika base DPS build along with a minor incrase in stamina which helps a tank out. Skill points would have to allocated a bit in Health for a tank/DPS build here.
Orc: Bonus to melee damage is an excellent for DPS, increase in stamin and health is ok and health recovry increase is a nice bonus for a melee DPS and tank
Wood Elf: Similar to Redguard, with more recovery for Stamina
Khajiit: Nice bonus to weapon crit and an ok tank bonus for health recovery.
Imperial: Bonus to Health and Stamina. Chance to regain health when using a melee weapon. This is a nice choice but does not really scream DPS increase.
Out of all of these races I have three I believe will help me achieve what I want in my build: Dark Elf, Orc and Khajiit.
I don't know enough about the game to state which one would provide me the best DPS increase so I am asking the community for help here. Of these three classes which one offers the best DPS increase based on racial bonus?
I am open to other suggestion for class and race combo. Please keep in mind I have limited playing time on ESO and I want an easy tanking class and race combo to start off with and than eventually I may pursue more challenging combos.
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Oreyn_Bearclaw✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭DK's (currently) are certainly the best tanks in PVE content, so your instincts are correct there.
As for race: The first disclaimer is that while racial passives absolutely matter, the role they matter least with is a tank. One of the best tanks in the game plays a Khajiit for crying out loud, and the passives do NOTHING to help him tank. In other words, there really isnt a race that you cant tank with.
On paper the best tank race is imperial, as it gives the biggest boost to two separate stats that you need (Health and Stam). The other nice thing about imperial is that it makes it pretty easy to swap to a straight stamina DPS.
My personal Favorite is Argonian (which I am sure will get pushback), but if you look at the passives, every single one benefits a tank. The potion passive is VERY strong, and basically turns trash pots into Tri-Pots. I rolled one about 3 months ago and could not be happier with it. The resource management is amazing.
I think Dunmer, Orc, and Redguard are all honorable mentions. Some people argue that you should pick your tank race based on the secondary role you want to perform. Dunmer is certainly the best magic DPS race and their stat bonuses and fire resist are certainly useful, especially if you go vampire (which most tanks do for the regen). Redguard is one of your best bets for stamina DPS (better than imperial, but not quite as good as Khajiit in a perfect raid). The Redguard passive for stamina management is awesome while DPS, but pretty lackluster for a tank. I think from purely a tank standpoint, Orc (stats and healing)>Dunmer(stats and fire resist)=redguard (stats).
If I had to pick between the three you mention Orc, Khajiit, Dark Elf, I would go Dark Elf because they are the best magic DPS if you ever need to switch. If you really want to purely optimize for tanking, I would go Imperial or Argonian.Edited by Oreyn_Bearclaw on January 9, 2017 5:37PM1 -
I think Nords would be good for you since they have a damage reduction passive and still have bonus stamina and health recovery. That would be good for a DK tank.
Argonians, Imperials, and Orcs can be good too. With the Orc melee damage bonus it's a really good race for a Tank with DPS.
I'm really liking my Breton Templar Tank/DPS since I have off-heals, which are great for PUGs since you might not get a good healer.0 -
kessik221✭✭✭My main is a nord dragon knight. I rather enjoy being a nord i get max stam hp recovery cold resist abd damage reduction.0
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WalksonGraves✭✭✭✭✭
✭Argonians definitely my top pick for tanks. 12% tri stats on pots and increased healing taken/done matters more endgame than anything else.
Nord 6% isn't noticeable unless you are going max dr, imperial has nice base stats but useless red diamond.0 -
Oreyn_Bearclaw✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Believe it or not, the Nord passive is pretty useless on a tank. The damage reduction it adds is burried in the mitigation formula and barely amounts to anything. There is a ton of testing out there on this. Play a Nord if you want, but they aren't even close to the best tank race.
Also health recovery is the most useless stat in the game.Edited by Oreyn_Bearclaw on January 9, 2017 7:59PM0 -
MEBengalsFan2001✭✭✭✭✭Thank you all for posting.
Since my focus is DPS as my off role, I decied to create a Dark Elf DK.
Tonight I start my journey. I am not sure what alliance to play under...recommendation....0 -
Oreyn_Bearclaw✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭MEBengalsFan2001 wrote: »Thank you all for posting.
Since my focus is DPS as my off role, I decied to create a Dark Elf DK.
Tonight I start my journey. I am not sure what alliance to play under...recommendation....
You definitely did not make a bad choice. Dunmer DK is my my favorote Class/Race combo in the game. You will be able to tank anything in the game, and your magic DPS will be as good as any if you put your mind to it.
Ebonheart Pact for life!!! Dunmer is an EP race.Edited by Oreyn_Bearclaw on January 9, 2017 8:26PM1 -
MEBengalsFan2001✭✭✭✭✭Oreyn_Bearclaw wrote: »MEBengalsFan2001 wrote: »Thank you all for posting.
Since my focus is DPS as my off role, I decied to create a Dark Elf DK.
Tonight I start my journey. I am not sure what alliance to play under...recommendation....
You definitely did not make a bad choice. Dunmer DK is my my favorote Class/Race combo in the game. You will be able to tank anything in the game, and your magic DPS will be as good as any if you put your mind to it.
Ebonheart Pact for life!!! Dunmer is an EP race.
How is the story compared to the other alliance? I only done the other two areas as i was a Breton and High Elf previously.0 -
Oreyn_Bearclaw✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭MEBengalsFan2001 wrote: »Oreyn_Bearclaw wrote: »MEBengalsFan2001 wrote: »Thank you all for posting.
Since my focus is DPS as my off role, I decied to create a Dark Elf DK.
Tonight I start my journey. I am not sure what alliance to play under...recommendation....
You definitely did not make a bad choice. Dunmer DK is my my favorote Class/Race combo in the game. You will be able to tank anything in the game, and your magic DPS will be as good as any if you put your mind to it.
Ebonheart Pact for life!!! Dunmer is an EP race.
How is the story compared to the other alliance? I only done the other two areas as i was a Breton and High Elf previously.
I have always been a fan of morrowind and dunmer lore, so I really liked it. If you haven't done it yet, sounds like you should give it a go.0
