Hey guys. I've been playing ESO a long time. But I've only played with two builds, and one shouldn't count. I want to rebuild my character and play in a different way than I have been, but I've ended up clueless and confused. So I could use some help if you could suggest builds and explain using them like I'm five.

First all the info about what I've been playing as and have felt comfortable with.

Nord DK, 2H sword, DPS with werewolf for the stamina boost. 5 medium, 2 heavy. 5 Hunding's Rage and 3 Ashen Grip, with 3 pieces of Footman on jewelry.. I use(d) skills like Critical Rush, Carve, Executioner, Rally, Green Dragon Blood, and either Take Flight or Standard of Might. My secondary was a bow I only ever used in some vet dungeons where you need a ranged weapon or magic, so I won't go into that weapon at all.

My stats, I don't have the numbers in front of me, but they were mostly stamina with some health. Too much health, to be honest, but I never bothered redoing the attributes recently. Any CP was focused on weapon damage and a few bits of resistance to several things I was low on like spell resist, etc.

Now here's the fun part. The explain like I'm five part. The this is what I want to play part.

I want to use a heavy helmet. I know this seems like a dumb, irrelevant thing to say but it's not. All medium helmets look stupid. It's true. But I needed the numbers for using heavy on chest and legs, and (obviously) needed the rest medium. So I had to hide my helmet and expose my head. And that made me a sad panda.

I have never used sword and board. I know I know. Everyone on the entire internet says use that or dual wield. Well to you I say nay! Or rather, I have. Now's the time to use it, methinks.

So if I've changed weapons, perhaps I should change roles. I've never played a tank in any MMO ever. Just DPS. Hit things with sharp objects, kill them until they die from it. The best defense is a strong offense, right? If they're dead quickly they can't hurt you. Well, I play a lot of solo pve, and I've had difficulty with, you know, living. I beat all the alliances, etc. But I can't solo dungeons or Crag quests (first person to say those are group activities gets their eyeballs punched.)

So. Nord DK. Sword/Shield. Looking to be a tank and/or tanky DPS for solo end game pve. Prefer heavy armor for aesthetic reasons, some pieces negotiable. Don't mind using a little magic and having to use light armor too, but I don't want to be a magic build (fire destro staff I'm looking at you.)

Is anyone patient enough to walk me through not only making a build, but using it?