Tank build help

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I'm in the process of creating a tank, specifically an argonian dk. I previously played a warden tank a long time ago but eventually turned it into a dps before it hit level 50, back then i used ebon and can't remember what else. What gear before level 24 (can't do crypt of hearts until then) after and champion rank, i saw a crafted set with cwc called brass or something that gave a lot of resistances is this a good 5 piece while levelling or something else maybe?

PlagueSD

For leveling, you''ll want to use 5pc Hist and 4pc Alessia (Both crafted sets) You'll want sturdy trait on armor/shield and infused for weapon (defending if you're using a frost staff since you won't have a shield). I did a mix of max stam and max health enchants for armor and crusher enchant on weapons. Then just focus on keeping aggro on the boss and mitigating as much damage as possible. Don't worry about taunting EVERYTHING for trash pulls. You just need to taunt the mobs that can potentially oneshot your group. Oh and ALWAYS face the boss away from the group...ALWAYS.

VaranisArano

BuyMe500Pugs_Please wrote: »

It's been a nightmare so far, i just use group finder to do dungeons and almost all times there's either a dps heavy attacking with a frost staff then dieing and blaming me or a high rank pvp 500 cp in one dungeon just light attacking and every minute dropping a lethal arrow, struggling with sustain at the moment only level 13 so haven't unlocked that argonian passive yet. The hist bark set is pretty cool though

I usually respond to those frost-staff-heavy-attacking DPS with "You do realize that ice staff heavy attacks taunt the boss?"

They either apologize because it was an accident or they didn't know, and we're fine, or I tell them "You taunt it, you tank it."


As for the bad yet high CP DPS, there's no help for that. That's the part that sucks as a tank because you can stay alive but you can't carry the group through high DPS yourself.

BuyMe500Pugs_Please

Thank you, also how many attribute points into health, stamina, magicka?

Loc2262

BuyMe500Pugs_Please wrote: »

Thank you, also how many attribute points into health, stamina, magicka?

That depends on the rest of your setup. Generally you want slightly more stamina than magicka, so that spears/bubbles restore stamina. You need that for blocking. Can't really speak for leveling up, but for a finished tank I go for 20-22k stamina and 18-20k magicka, the rest into health. Make sure to have 25+k health and okay resistances. Should be fine for normal dungeons.

Loc2262

PlagueSD wrote: »

Oh and ALWAYS face the boss away from the group...ALWAYS.

Yeah, tell that to that species of DPS that likes to always weasel around in my back.

PlagueSD

Loc2262 wrote: »

PlagueSD wrote: »

Oh and ALWAYS face the boss away from the group...ALWAYS.

Yeah, tell that to that species of DPS that likes to always weasel around in my back.

Hey, If DPS wants to stand behind you and eat the cleaves, that's on them. Chances are they're going to be out of healing range anyways. The healer I always run with has no problem letting stupid DPS die.

As far as attribute points, I actually split mine evenly between stam and magica with most in health since I'm playing a "hybrid" tank. I think my level 50 end build is this:

Health: 40
Stamina: 12
Magica: 12

Nestor

Me, I leveled my Tank, and my Healers for that matter as a DPS until they got to Champ Ranks, then i geared them and specced them as a tank. It's very difficult to level a pure tank in this game, same for healers. Unless you just do group content.

As for builds and gear, I always defer to Woeler for most of my inspiration and ideas (with slight tweaks as I do all my builds)

https://woeler.eu/

BuyMe500Pugs_Please

It's been a nightmare so far, i just use group finder to do dungeons and almost all times there's either a dps heavy attacking with a frost staff then dieing and blaming me or a high rank pvp 500 cp in one dungeon just light attacking and every minute dropping a lethal arrow, struggling with sustain at the moment only level 13 so haven't unlocked that argonian passive yet. The hist bark set is pretty cool though

munster1404

BuyMe500Pugs_Please wrote: »

It's been a nightmare so far, i just use group finder to do dungeons and almost all times there's either a dps heavy attacking with a frost staff then dieing and blaming me or a high rank pvp 500 cp in one dungeon just light attacking and every minute dropping a lethal arrow, struggling with sustain at the moment only level 13 so haven't unlocked that argonian passive yet. The hist bark set is pretty cool though

I don't belong to a guild nor do I pug much. That leaves me with normal non-DLC dungeons for me to solo in order to level undaunted. I picked up a pledge for Banished Cells 2 the day before and realised I couldn't tank Keeper Imiril's adds due to low dps. So I used a dungeon finder to get some assistance. It was an OK experience mostly. Wiped once at High Kinlord Rilis because some of us forgotten how to nullify the curse. Even as a tank, I contributed to nearly 25% DPS. The group didn't break, no complains, no screams.