Tank Specs for All 4 Classes

cjtignub17_ESO

One last point about stamina. All the stamina abilities are based on % of max stamina. So for sorc tank I actually run the lowest possible stamina and the highest possible stamina regen.

The more stamina u have the longer it takes to get X% of stamina back for blocks/interrupt/rolls/....

Xariann

cjtignub17_ESO wrote: »

I'll be brief. But the best tank class for PvE is easily the Sorc. This has been discussed time and time again in alpha but the majority will agree a properly played Sorc is the best tank class in game.

Build Tips:

U really don't need bound aegis, and the 10% nerf to max magicka sucks. Lightning form alone will soft cap armor and spell resis in 7/7 full light armor.

I'm VR3 and running around 2000+ magicka and 2900 HP both soft capped and all 3 of my regens (stamina/magicka/health) are soft capped. This is using food buffs and the emperor alliance +5 HP per level buff (i'm not emperor u get an HP buff if your in emps alliance).

Best armor = light armor

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Ok I am sold. I am going for that.

Something like this with two skills to be decided on the second bar?

cjtignub17_ESO

I'd go more like this:

http://esohead.com/calculator/skills#cMmXevNNgi8AIUM8AIQP8hMZD8A4hI8AISf8AIPV8heaj8dauD8AIOU8A4hi8AISq807068L7JLkLu6cdoQr6MdoQC6MdoQF6MdoQJ6MdoQK8e7Hmaqk6raqS6Mi4bD6Mi4bU6Mi4bX6Mi4b16Mi4b48v7HLanW6Mhy3D6Mhx0n6Mhx0y6Mhx0l6Mhx0B8H7xNzf26NbHm8J7JLziD6rziX6MNUIz8K7JNkg6Lzuu6dzuN6Lzuj6dzun6MANRQ6MANRU6MANRW6MANRZ8O7MrdeF837cLw338zz7068zk7pzvKVv6cvKVB6cvKVD6cvKVO

Few things:

1.) I'd put dark conversion in your ultimate toggle bar and put magelight on all 3 of your ability bars. Then u can just toggle to ulti bar and use dark conversion as needed.

2.) I'd do the same with Conjurered ward so you can swap and cast them as needed fast.

Keep the same ultimate on both weapons this way if u need to swap to your 3rd ability bar quickly you can do it from either weapon.

So ulti bar =
1.) Storm (can put bound armor here if you really want, Entropy may be another good one but I don't have that ability yet).
2.) Conj Ward
3.) Inner beast
4.) dark conversion
5.) Magelight

You dont' really need inner beast on ur main bar. I only cast it when the boss moves away from me and I need a quick way to pull boss back to me.

Also its important to not use your ultimate below 125. Usually I'll let it charge to 1000 and burn it to about 300 ish whenever I use it and then let it charge again. This will allow you to always be able to toggle to your 3rd bar.

cjtignub17_ESO

Other thing i haven't discussed is sword and board is a great 2nd weapon if u dont' wana use resto staff. With a healer u really don't need to have a resto staff for tanking. I"m just so used to it from PvP and beta that I feel naked without casting mutagen and annulment every 10 seconds.

Stautmeister

But how do you tank without the blocking? even with spellresist and armor maxed i feel that blocking is essential to reducing dmg?
Btw i use sword and board +undaunted taunt because some bosses either require ranged tanking,
The armor boost from ransack is on stamina
and youl do a lot of blocking. If you run out of stamina and the taunt wears of you got your secondary skill to get aggro.

cjtignub17_ESO

I do block a lot. Blocking doesn't cost X amount of stamina but rather % of max stamina.

So having a lower stamina with max stamina regen allows you to block more than having higher stamina with the same stamina regen.

steinernein

It's actually not max stamina anymore but flat based on your level.

Rhano

Yes they fixed it. Blocking is a fixed amount of stamina now. Mystborn did a video on it i think.

Xsorus

I always choose pierce armor over Ransack, as its very easy to softcap Armor already with 5 Heavy (2 medium or light)

Also, i've noticed quite a few people have decided to spam that Ransack or pierce armor. Let me go ahead and say, you don't have to do it..Just land it once and then go back to doing your other stuff like DPS... as its a constant taunt while its up.

Xariann

cjtignub17_ESO wrote: »

I'd go more like this:

http://esohead.com/calculator/skills#cMmXevNNgi8AIUM8AIQP8hMZD8A4hI8AISf8AIPV8heaj8dauD8AIOU8A4hi8AISq807068L7JLkLu6cdoQr6MdoQC6MdoQF6MdoQJ6MdoQK8e7Hmaqk6raqS6Mi4bD6Mi4bU6Mi4bX6Mi4b16Mi4b48v7HLanW6Mhy3D6Mhx0n6Mhx0y6Mhx0l6Mhx0B8H7xNzf26NbHm8J7JLziD6rziX6MNUIz8K7JNkg6Lzuu6dzuN6Lzuj6dzun6MANRQ6MANRU6MANRW6MANRZ8O7MrdeF837cLw338zz7068zk7pzvKVv6cvKVB6cvKVD6cvKVO

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Right, thanks for all this (also saw your other post blocking and resto staff). I'm playing sorcerer as main right now and having lots of fun.

Now a silly question (still lowbie as I have been rerolling a lot to see what class I'd like), 3rd utility bar? I thought you only got two once you hit 15, and when I use overload I am getting another, right? Is that the one (toggling ult) or do you get another?

Iaitoo

Do you have any issues holding aggro with these builds? I still don't understand how aggro is built, besides the sword and board skill.

cjtignub17_ESO

The first ability of SnB and the undaunted ability automatically lock aggro on you for 15 seconds. Just keep those up.