Warden tank vs dk tank
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Onefrkncrzypope✭✭✭✭✭
✭DK is more user friendly and is most widely accepted as BiS.-Immortal Redeemer-
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Verbal_Earthworm✭✭✭✭✭
✭I have 5 tanks , one of each class and if i had to put them in order of who i preferred playing it would be:
Warden Tank
Sorc Tank
Templar Tank
DK Tank
NB Tank
This really only applies to tanks in normal and vet dungeons, as that is all i use them for.1 -
Lightspeedflashb14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Verbal_Earthworm wrote: »I have 5 tanks , one of each class and if i had to put them in order of who i preferred playing it would be:
Warden Tank
Sorc Tank
Templar Tank
DK Tank
NB Tank
This really only applies to tanks in normal and vet dungeons, as that is all i use them for.
How could you put a tankplar over a dk tank?3 -
Gluedog✭✭✭EvilAutoTech wrote: »I like them about the same. My preferred tank is a Templar.
I heard templar tank wasn’t very good/as good as dk or warden0 -
stevenyaub16_ESO✭✭✭✭They both have their strengths and weaknesses. DKs have good offensive group buffs. Wardens have good defensive group buffs.
DK has a strong defensive ulti and Wardens have a free spammable self purge.
Ideally in a trial environment you'd want one of each. DK tank skills are better designed than the warden ones too.
Better to go with a class that you like the gameplay of more, tanking is more about boss knowledge than the class itself.4 -
Itzmichi✭✭✭✭✭Warden might be a bit tricky to start with, but definitly a good choice as well. Personally i prefer warden.Here, have a chill pill 💊!0 -
Verbal_Earthworm✭✭✭✭✭
✭Lightspeedflashb14_ESO wrote: »
How could you put a tankplar over a dk tank?
It's my personal preference, you don't need to understand it.
Edited by Verbal_Earthworm on May 1, 2019 8:18PM2 -
Lightspeedflashb14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Verbal_Earthworm wrote: »
you are right, i dont need to, i want to understand it. you have peaked my interest. you could provide insight to the classes i have somehow, that the rest of the people playing the game, have missed. again, i implore you, what makes you rank tankplars over DK tanks?1 -
SoLooney✭✭✭✭✭Dk tank is vastly superior as it gives the group minor brutality, engulfing flames, chains which use magicka, amazing self heal with green dragon blood, amazing mitigation, amazing sustain through passives. Very beginner friendly and the most used class for end game tanking
Wardens make good off tanks though6 -
GimpyPorcupine✭✭✭✭✭They all have advantages and disadvantages, and it can depend on what content you're doing, and group composition.
If your DPS are stamina or fire heavy, the Minor Brutality from Mountain's Blessing and the debuff from Engulfing Flames are good, as @SoLooney noted, and Chains is a better pull than Frozen Gate. The AOE Minor Maim from Choking Talons is also good. And the extra 10% block mitigation from Iron Skin is clutch in some Vet Trials.
Frozen Device is harder to use than chains, but it places Major Maim on the target, which is nice. And you have a good chance to get Minor Maim from Chilled via Gripping Shards, Frozen Device, Permafrost, and Arctic Blast. Plus, there's a good chance that you'll be throwing out heals to the group, thereby providing Minor Heroism Toughness for +10% max health. (Thanks @Verbal_Earthworm for the correction)
For dungeons, IMO, Wardens make better healing tanks with 3 DPS. I ran Ebon, Werewolf Hide, and Bloodspawn, with Permafrost on front bar and Enchanted Forest on the back. Between Leeching Vines and Green Lotus, I could generally keep everyone at pretty high health, with the trees as an emergency burst.
Sorc tanks are probably the most underrated. Bound Armor gives the best block mitigation in the game, if you time it right. The synergy from the Atronach gives Major Berserk. Negate is a long-lasting AOE stun that isn't used enough in dungeons. Restraining Prison is the best root in the game, much better than Talons or Gripping Shards. Clanfear gives you your own off-tank, self-heal, and 8% max health.
Edited because I was wrongEdited by GimpyPorcupine on May 2, 2019 4:05PM8-hr/day casual on Xbox NA. 20 Characters, all DC, all Level 50. +2600CP4 -
Verbal_Earthworm✭✭✭✭✭
✭GimpyPorcupine wrote: »Plus, there's a good chance that you'll be throwing out heals to the group, thereby providing Minor Heroism for +10% max health.
It's Minor Toughness and can be a heal to self or ally to trigger.0 -
Verbal_Earthworm✭✭✭✭✭
✭Lightspeedflashb14_ESO wrote: »
you are right, i dont need to, i want to understand it. you have peaked my interest. you could provide insight to the classes i have somehow, that the rest of the people playing the game, have missed. again, i implore you, what makes you rank tankplars over DK tanks?
You're not ready.1 -
EvilAutoTech✭✭✭✭✭
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I heard templar tank wasn’t very good/as good as dk or warden
Templars are not as easy to learn tanking with. DK is the best class to learn to tank on. It just has so much tanking utility built in. Wardens are probably the second easiest class for learning tanking.
When you are no longer learning the role but exploring the different flavors of tanking, Templars really shine. Besides the normal taunting, buffing and debuffing I also help heal and often add DPS to the fight.
It is true you have to go outside your class abilities for some of the utility baked into other classes, but there is utility from a Templar that you can't get anywhere else.
If you're learning to tank, I'd recommend you start with a DK. I believe they were designed for it even though the game was marketed as play as you want.
If you're an outside-the-box kinda player though, Templars can do it all with very few changes for different types of content.1 -
Ertosi✭✭✭✭✭
✭Lightspeedflashb14_ESO wrote: »
How could you put a tankplar over a dk tank?
Like Verbal_Earthworm, I have tanks for all classes and I'd also put my tankplar, and even my NB tank, over my dk tank. I'm certainly not saying one is always better than the other, but it's a matter of what you know. My first character was a Templar, my second was a Nightblade. I've got four alts of each of those classes; I know them much better than the other classes. I like them, no matter the role each is built for. After those, I tried Sorcs and admittedly
'em. No matter their role, stam or mag, they feel like they have a really smooth rotation. I've only recently tried Wardens and DK's and still don't fully "get" either class, hence why I'd personally rate them lower.
So it often comes down to what you know and are comfortable with.
For the OP, between Warden Tank or DK Tank, if you're wanting to go meta, go DK. Between the two, I'd personally pick Warden Tank. My DK Tank is sturdy as all heck, but my Warden Tank swiftly became my favorite tank to play! Working some sort of theme into your build will certainly help breathe life into a character, which is probably why I like the character so much, but don't do so if you're the type to worry over BiS.
If I had to rate my tanks over what they excel at for my personal play style and preferences, this is what I'd go with:- Most Sturdy/Meta Tank: DK Tank (mine main one is a Hybrid Argonian build, but my HP Nord DK Tank is fun, too)
- Most Offensive Tank: Stamsorc Tank (mine is an Orc and can really tear through some stuff while still tanking!)
- Most Well-Rounded Tank: Templar Tank
- Most Fun Tank: Warden Tank (mine is a Stam Khajiit build with an all-bear theme)
My Warden Tank:SpoilerName: Bearly-Tanks
Role: Barely Tanking
Her monster set is Selene's for even more bears!
Gets whispered lots of bear jokes.
One of my DK Tanks:SpoilerRace: Nord
Role: The Dark dragonKnight
To truly be a superhero, she needs to be invincible. As a Nord with Green Pact and Beekeeper's, damage slides off of her like water off a duck.
Gets whispered lots of Na na na na na na's.Edited by Ertosi on May 1, 2019 11:14PMPC NA @ErtosiSpoiler♠♦ My Team ♥♣
Goan – Jabsplar [Grand Master Crafter, Master Angler, Tamriel Hero, Explorer]
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Tickles – Healplar
Dixie – Magplar
Figs – Stamblade Sneakthief [Master Thief]
Sir Price – Stamblade Bow Ganker [Daedric Lord Slayer]
Maya – Stamblade Speedster
Ahmed – Magblade Bomber
Balzar – StamSorc Blitzer
Winnie – PetSorc Thunder Mage
Tanks – StamDK Tank
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Dawn – HPDK
Bearly – Stamden Tank
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Katahdin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I run both DK and warden tanks.
Both work, but I find DK to be easier and better because of the skills available to them.Beta tester November 20131 -
xenowarrior92eb17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
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I heard templar tank wasn’t very good/as good as dk or warden
nothing is as good as dk...dks are demigods and next patch will only enforce that.0 -
Aznarb✭✭✭✭✭
✭Don't pick the easiest one.
Just pick the one you enjoy the most.
I mean, it's what game are about : fun
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ccfeeling✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No doubt, DK tank is just too poweful in PVE.
ZOS also stated that DK is the best tank ever.
In trials, its doesnt matter, other class tanks can be carried.
They just have to slot the correct gears
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Cerra✭✭✭Sorceress Tank. And I mean a real Sorceress, not one of those stamina ones. I play a high elf lightning/ice staff tank and it's fun as heck, lots of aoe damage while tanking. Did you know that High Elves now get damage reduction while shooting the lightning staff heavy attack?2
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david_m_18b16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭OP ask about easiest tank to use. Everyones reply about who is the best tank...1
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MrGraves✭✭✭✭I think DK is easier but it might just be that my DK tank has better gear and his skills leveled and my warden..................... Does not.0 -
Joxer61✭✭✭✭✭Onefrkncrzypope wrote: »DK is more user friendly and is most widely accepted as BiS.
Best in Slippers??0 -
phileunderx2✭✭✭✭✭
✭Bis best in sandwiches 😛
I tried tanking first on a dk and my tank never made it past level 36. Do tanking didn't get with me very well and I vowed to never make another tank ever.
A couple of months ago I decided to try tanking again but this time with a stamden that was collecting dust. So I converted him to a tank and really like tanking on the warden so much so that I made a second.1
