What Does a Best In Slot Tanking Set Do?

Personofsecrets · April 2016

lolo_01b16_ESO · April 2016

Make it as smooth as possible for your group to complete whatever you are doing.

But what a set actually does that job depends on your group, the enemies and your tanking strategy. It could be a set that provides a lot of survivability and sustain, so the healer can focus on other things than healing you, it could be a set that buffs everyone else, it could be a set that protects your group members from taking damage, or maybe a set that allows you to do some damage while tanking.
So I don't think there is a general best in slot set for every tank in every situation.

DocFrost72 · April 2016

The things you'll want for "BiS" are high health and high armor/spell resist and other forms of mitigation. Unlike damage dealers, there's a pretty good variety here to choose from, and as long as you meet the above goals you'll be okay tanking. As @lolo_01b16_ESO said, however, there is a great deal of skill involved in tanking well.

Oompuh · April 2016

http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Hide+of+the+Werewolf+Set

This in heavy v16 armor

Health
Stamina
Physical Resist
Ultimate

What more could this one want?

Personofsecrets · April 2016

Forgot about werewolf

Liofa · April 2016

What I suggest for end-game PvE , there are 2 options . If DPS is low , go with Armor Master or Hist Bark ( I prefer Armor Master ) . If boss is just melting , you won't be getting much damage so you can focus on Ultimate Regeneration and for that purpose I recommend Tava's Favor + Blood Spawn . What I mean by melting is , everyones DPS is off the charts and boss will die in 30 seconds or less . You can run a tanky build even when DPS is high . If you are doing it correctly , every class can generate enough Ultimate to use Warhorn in 1 minute . You are reducing it to 40-45 seconds if you run a Ultimate regenerator build .

Whatever you do , make a build that sustains itself . If you get used to Templar Healers , you gonna have a bad time when your healer is not templar .

actosh · April 2016

Powerfull Assault! Yep, medium set but the only content where u MAY need heavy is mol vet and 20k resistances were enough for the second boss and the first, since there are so many ways to mitigate dmg.

Im a fan of HA but i still wait long till they make it worth again.

paulsimonps · April 2016

If I had the pieces for it I would use either Imperium or Lunar bastion, bastion would be my choice if I could choose. Something that helps me protect the team. Would be cool to do a boss with the lunar bastion and using your synergies right have the Dmg shield up the entire fight.

actosh · April 2016

Would use lunar+ powerfull assault. Buff dmg for the team (sadly only 4members) and shield them ^^

nordsavage · April 2016

A true tank protects and buffs the group and does it completely if not mostly self-sufficiently while maintaining aggro, building ultimate and crowd control. Ebon, Lunar Bastion, Imperium, Warden etc. make good use of that practice. Tanks should not be a third dps or second healer (Cake runs like vWayrest would be an exception) but instead allow others to do their jobs more efficiently. Take off the Werewolf and slot Aggressive Warhorn so the Dps can get low when the whistle go.

Yeah you just read that. By the way that 30% major force bonus is my damage from my ultimate it just comes out of the other players.

actosh · April 2016

nordsavage wrote: »

A true tank protects and buffs the group and does it completely if not mostly self-sufficiently while maintaining aggro, building ultimate and crowd control. Ebon, Lunar Bastion, Imperium, Warden etc. make good use of that practice. Tanks should not be a third dps or second healer (Cake runs like vWayrest would be an exception) but instead allow others to do their jobs more efficiently. Take off the Werewolf and slot Aggressive Warhorn so the Dps can get low when the whistle go.

Yeah you just read that. By the way that 30% major force bonus is my damage from my ultimate it just comes out of the other players.

True stuff. Sometimes i feel as a tank as if i would play a pure Buff/Support Class like the Bard in Eq2. Its ok.

Personofsecrets · April 2016

Interesting thoughts so far.

Zyle · April 2016

Oompuh wrote: »

http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Hide+of+the+Werewolf+Set

This in heavy v16 armor

Health
Stamina
Physical Resist
Ultimate

What more could this one want?

I wish they scaled everything

Silver_Strider · April 2016

Anything that buffs the group while not handicapping your ability to tank.

For Trials, I like using Ebon and Worm Cult as they offer more group utility than most other sets that are limited to 4 people.

Septimus_Magna · April 2016

5pc Wormcult isnt bad for a tank/support build either.

Oompuh · April 2016

paulsimonps wrote: »

If I had the pieces for it I would use either Imperium or Lunar bastion, bastion would be my choice if I could choose. Something that helps me protect the team. Would be cool to do a boss with the lunar bastion and using your synergies right have the Dmg shield up the entire fight.

I used Imperium through ic and orsinium. Pretty cool set. Saved my groups many times

RinOkumara · April 2016

Things like ebon and powerful assault etc. Basically buffing the group as much as possible

Ariisen · April 2016

If powerful assault had jewelry...

ThatNeonZebraAgain · April 2016

DocFrost72 wrote: »

The things you'll want for "BiS" are high health and high armor/spell resist and other forms of mitigation. Unlike damage dealers, there's a pretty good variety here to choose from, and as long as you meet the above goals you'll be okay tanking. As @lolo_01b16_ESO said, however, there is a great deal of skill involved in tanking well.

I would disagree. Don't really need more than 27k-ish health (maybe 30 for Trials, but still not necessary). With the armor cap somewhat easy to reach, even resist bonuses aren't all that great compared to other things.

What I pay attention to are things that benefit group, proc when hit, or proc/scale with decreased health. Then as a magicka NB tank, I look for things that make up for class weaknesses, accentuate my stengths, and cater to my playstyle; for example, I like things that buff my healing power and survivability, so I use 5pc Juggernaut, 2pc Malubeth, 3pc Willpower. I am also in the minority that likes +healing received (however I think the +4% value that is on 2-4pc set bonuses is too low).