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2h tanking - living the dream
shugg
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Hello
I have cleared all vet dungeons s&b but i prefer 2h tanking so i have started modifying my nb tank. I cleared vet wgt a few min ago and had no issues, checked with the healer to make sure it was still easy for him. however my question is:
Does dizzying swing work on bosses?, im on ps4 so hoping some one with a boss mod will know. I was using dark shades for the debuff but its only 4sec where swing is 10..
Thanks
I have cleared all vet dungeons s&b but i prefer 2h tanking so i have started modifying my nb tank. I cleared vet wgt a few min ago and had no issues, checked with the healer to make sure it was still easy for him. however my question is:
Does dizzying swing work on bosses?, im on ps4 so hoping some one with a boss mod will know. I was using dark shades for the debuff but its only 4sec where swing is 10..
Thanks
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lolo_01b16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Actually dark shades work for 20 sec, as the debuff gets reapplied every time the shade hits the boss.
But dizzying swing should work aswell since it's exactly the same debuff (minor maim).0 -
shugg✭✭✭lolo_01b16_ESO wrote: »Actually dark shades work for 20 sec, as the debuff gets reapplied every time the shade hits the boss.
But dizzying swing should work aswell since it's exactly the same debuff (minor maim).
Didnt know that, thats good to know. I could stick with shades then as i wasnt looking forward to the cast time on swing0 -
Forestd16b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No idea but don't go for minor main you want something that does minor or major fractor and weakening there armor. Be sure to have CC and DOTs slotted too to control the minions when there summoned so that the other players don't have to focus to much on the boss and you'll want rally and vigor combo so the healer doesn't have to focus on you and believe it or not put points into blade expert in the antronach tree or was it ritual either way put points into that cause you'll want stamina back and want those heavy attacks to hurt. Trust me been 2H tanking since beta almost 2 years ago.1 -
shugg✭✭✭Forestd16b14_ESO wrote: »No idea but don't go for minor main you want something that does minor or major fractor and weakening there armor. Be sure to have CC and DOTs slotted too to control the minions when there summoned so that the other players don't have to focus to much on the boss and you'll want rally and vigor combo so the healer doesn't have to focus on you and believe it or not put points into blade expert in the antronach tree or was it ritual either way put points into that cause you'll want stamina back and want those heavy attacks to hurt. Trust me been 2H tanking since beta almost 2 years ago.
I have mark reapers mark for that, i have no issues with tanking mobs or bosses im in the process of refining the build - had vigor on my off bar but never needed it for my self, only time i had to proc it was falling from lord wardens portal on vet to buff all.
Think i will stick to the shades and supprise attack combo, if low on stam i spam health funnel with syphon attacks up as well as caltrops
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Forestd16b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Forestd16b14_ESO wrote: »No idea but don't go for minor main you want something that does minor or major fractor and weakening there armor. Be sure to have CC and DOTs slotted too to control the minions when there summoned so that the other players don't have to focus to much on the boss and you'll want rally and vigor combo so the healer doesn't have to focus on you and believe it or not put points into blade expert in the antronach tree or was it ritual either way put points into that cause you'll want stamina back and want those heavy attacks to hurt. Trust me been 2H tanking since beta almost 2 years ago.
I have mark reapers mark for that, i have no issues with tanking mobs or bosses im in the process of refining the build - had vigor on my off bar but never needed it for my self, only time i had to proc it was falling from lord wardens portal on vet to buff all.
Think i will stick to the shades and supprise attack combo, if low on stam i spam health funnel with syphon attacks up as well as caltrops
Right NBs have there siphoning. The vigor was just for self and allies heals give some support to the healer and the reduce armor too for the DPS since that is the tanks job is to support the other players.0 -
Akinos✭✭✭✭✭
✭lolo_01b16_ESO wrote: »Actually dark shades work for 20 sec, as the debuff gets reapplied every time the shade hits the boss.
But dizzying swing should work aswell since it's exactly the same debuff (minor maim).
Tanking non DLC vet dungeons isn't too hard. I've tanked them all wearing whatever I wanted to wear basically, be it light, medium or heavy with 2 hand or duel wield or any weapons for that matter, all you really need is inner fire and some good DPS and most of the content is pretty easy to clear.
As for debuffing bosses, I'm pretty sure any debuff can work on any boss, aside from things like slows, stuns, snares and knockbacks. Anything that limits the movement of a boss from won't work.Edited by Akinos on December 6, 2015 11:07PMPC NA | @AkinosPvP 1vX/Small Scaler, Raid Leader, Youtuber and Twitch.tv Streamer.MAGICKA MELEE IS LIFE!Magplar, MagDK, Magden, Magblade, Magsorc & Magcro PvP/Build videos & moretwitch.tv/akinospvp0 -
shugg✭✭✭
well im tanking vet imp city with my 2h spec and took about 30min to clear prison only a few deaths by an unlucky dps. My set up is:
Bar1
Ranged taunt un morphed
Swallow soul
Surprise attack
Brawler
Syphon strikes
Bar2
Caltrops
Rally
Shades
Execute
Blur
Running 5 white strikes and 3 song 251 cp on ps4 - works fine 20 points in health rest in stam
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Forestd16b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭well im tanking vet imp city with my 2h spec and took about 30min to clear prison only a few deaths by an unlucky dps. My set up is:
Bar1
Ranged taunt un morphed
Swallow soul
Surprise attack
Brawler
Syphon strikes
Bar2
Caltrops
Rally
Shades
Execute
Blur
Running 5 white strikes and 3 song 251 cp on ps4 - works fine 20 points in health rest in stam
Hmm that works pretty well from what I can tell. Heals to help the healer and debuffs and snares to help the DPSers and that is the moral of the story kids. Tanks are meant to control the battle and give support for his/her allies while weakening the enemies defenses.
To bad this doesn't work in PVP at all thanks to purge.rapids and burst damage being much better than anything in the game.0 -
Nikkor✭✭✭Forestd16b14_ESO wrote: »well im tanking vet imp city with my 2h spec and took about 30min to clear prison only a few deaths by an unlucky dps. My set up is:
Bar1
Ranged taunt un morphed
Swallow soul
Surprise attack
Brawler
Syphon strikes
Bar2
Caltrops
Rally
Shades
Execute
Blur
Running 5 white strikes and 3 song 251 cp on ps4 - works fine 20 points in health rest in stam
Hmm that works pretty well from what I can tell. Heals to help the healer and debuffs and snares to help the DPSers and that is the moral of the story kids. Tanks are meant to control the battle and give support for his/her allies while weakening the enemies defenses.
To bad this doesn't work in PVP at all thanks to purge.rapids and burst damage being much better than anything in the game.
Kudos.should be a mandatory read for anyone calling them self a tank0 -
nordsavage✭✭✭✭✭I hope you intend to run a shield if you end up tanking trials and the few harder four man dungeons.I didn't choose tank life, tank life chose me.0 -
shugg✭✭✭nordsavage wrote: »I hope you intend to run a shield if you end up tanking trials and the few harder four man dungeons.
Yer after tanking AA last night i used bone armour and brawler when i had 3 axes no issues as its v14 but was nice to have to adapt
As for 4 man i dont think u can get harder hhan vet prisonEdited by shugg on December 7, 2015 10:04AM0