First time ESO Tank, how and where do i start? (pve)

Joxer61

Ok, have settled on class for which to tank with (Warden,looks fun enough) and while tanking as a role is not new to me tanking in ESO is. Biggest "fear",if you will, is how do I start if I don't know the fights? Are the low dungeons easy and noob friendly enough for one to cut their teeth on? I have looked for guides but all that I can find is stuff related to end game trials and the like, and that's waaayy off. I need tips or advice on stepping my armored toes in for the first time, telling the group as much and hoping to not get an insta kick. Or at low levels do people not care as much how new you are? Also, tanks usually lead but if I am clueless to the dungeon do I just holler "follow me" and hope for the best? Cheers all!
(or maybe Ill just give healing a go?)

Dosuul

Hi,

here's a good guide: https://woeler.eu/tanking-eso-beginners-guide/

At the end you need to taunt, taunt and taunt and try not to die

raj72616a

tell the group you're new and ask them to explain the mechanics.

Narvuntien

Join a supportive guild.
They will want tanks for content, because there isn't enough of them.
Hopefully they will be patient as you learn and help you.

Waffennacht

Build a selfish tank - it's better to be successful at survival and doing your job than buffing allies. If you can't live you can't help. This will really help you learn

Do normal dungeons first, just to get a feel, should be easy to clear and will help build confidence

Run in and taunt everything - this way you won't miss your most important job

Focus on keeping aggro and survival. Then try to keep enemies facing away from allies.

How I've been doing a dlc dungeon pug style is: do normal version about 6 or so times, get so familiar with the layout, enemies and try to learn mechanics.

With PuGs you may get a really good group and won't learn much about mechanics or a mediocre group and can learn mechanics. - I've been prepping March and each time I PuG I've noticed new things.

Once you're comfortable start getting into more difficult content. Your own nervousness is probably more difficult to get around than the actual dungeon (was for me lol)

Have fun, if you have fun you'll actually do better and learn more

Tanking can be a very rewarding experience.

My current Warden tank:
Grace of Gloom x5
Bloodspawn x2
Plague Doctor x5

SnB, lightning staff (using infused staff + stamina return glyph - really helps blocking cuz blockade will keep triggering Stam return)

SnB bar: Heroic Slash, Pierce Armor, Gripping Shards, Artic Blast, Leaching Vines - shield wall
Staff bar- blockade (also concussion/off balance), blue betty, bone shield, inner rage, and deceptive predator - Permafrost

Health and Stam/mag regen food (bear Haunch if you have the money/items)

x3 mag regen Glyphs
as many sturdy traits as you can have

Serpent Mundus

Selfish AF - but really reduces the need for a good healer, you deal some damage (something like 7k dps.... Does help) had everyone die during a marches run last night and I could survive and rez while tanking bosses (kinda important for a PuG)

Remember, have fun!

AcadianPaladin

What my DK main tank did to prepare for group dungeons was tank world bosses. Focus on the single ones first - to hold them and live. Then work up to the WBs that are two or three bosses which flex your ability to hold more than one big threat and live.

I found dolmens also helped to stress the 'wild and crazy' factor of a lot happening at once as you try to pull some and hold them down.

I second the advice on building a 'selfish' tank initially. Mine sports Plague Doctor + Seducer. Some monster shoulder that boosts dual resists I think. My swords are traited to give me more resist and enchanted to absorb health. I am slowly gathering Ebon Armory set and may gradually begin trying to work in more 'supportive' aspects into my tank. Right now though he is what I would call intermediate and still focused on the basics (taunt & hold the boss, stay alive, try to pull in a few bigger adds).

raj72616a

i suggest all 64 stats in stamina, then use Plague Doctor and Whitestrake set.

a bigger stamina pool allows you to be slightly more wasteful. you need it to block, to bash, yo break free, in additions to all the skills.

plague doctor set is for compensating your stats allocation. with full heavy armor and plague doctor set you can push your health up to abt 30k.

whitestrake gives you a free damage shield when your health get low. so if you run out of stamina for blocking, or are too late to block a heavy attack, you will have a thick shield to buy you some time before you recover.

RavenSworn

Waffennacht wrote: »

Build a selfish tank - it's better to be successful at survival and doing your job than buffing allies. If you can't live you can't help. This will really help you learn

Do normal dungeons first, just to get a feel, should be easy to clear and will help build confidence

Run in and taunt everything - this way you won't miss your most important job

Focus on keeping aggro and survival. Then try to keep enemies facing away from allies.

How I've been doing a dlc dungeon pug style is: do normal version about 6 or so times, get so familiar with the layout, enemies and try to learn mechanics.

With PuGs you may get a really good group and won't learn much about mechanics or a mediocre group and can learn mechanics. - I've been prepping March and each time I PuG I've noticed new things.

Once you're comfortable start getting into more difficult content. Your own nervousness is probably more difficult to get around than the actual dungeon (was for me lol)

Have fun, if you have fun you'll actually do better and learn more

Tanking can be a very rewarding experience.

My current Warden tank:
Grace of Gloom x5
Bloodspawn x2
Plague Doctor x5

SnB, lightning staff (using infused staff + stamina return glyph - really helps blocking cuz blockade will keep triggering Stam return)

SnB bar: Heroic Slash, Pierce Armor, Gripping Shards, Artic Blast, Leaching Vines - shield wall
Staff bar- blockade (also concussion/off balance), blue betty, bone shield, inner rage, and deceptive predator - Permafrost

Health and Stam/mag regen food (bear Haunch if you have the money/items)

x3 mag regen Glyphs
as many sturdy traits as you can have

Serpent Mundus

Selfish AF - but really reduces the need for a good healer, you deal some damage (something like 7k dps.... Does help) had everyone die during a marches run last night and I could survive and rez while tanking bosses (kinda important for a PuG)

Remember, have fun!

this is the best advice imo, dont go in trying to do everything a raid tank can do. take one aspect, do it good then add value to your tanking.

raj72616a

right don't try to imitate a raid tank
especially if you would tank dungeon pugs lol

Skullstachio

Sets wise, some good ones to use for beginners would be fortified brass (craftable in the clockwork city, west of the brass fortress) it grants a huge chunk of Physical and Spell resistances, The hatchlings shell set found in shadow den is another good tanking set as every 15 seconds, you gain a damage shield that absorbs damage equivalent to 20% of your Max health for 15 seconds. And much more.

You can view many different sets here at the Uesp (unofficial elder scrolls page) just be wary the link is a type of disambiguation page as there are many different sets that drop in various instances, such as overland sets, dungeon sets, etc. (you’ll see what I mean.)

http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Sets