Originally started off as just a couple videos to showcase that magicka sorcerer is indeed a very capable tank even in the hardest content currently in game PVE side. because its garnered some interest in the build itself i am going to write a little about it and why i chose it over my DK, NB, and Stamplar tanks currently. this by no means is me saying that you shouldnt tank on any other class, each has its strong points, and each imho has a place in end game. it is not a dk only tank world. Completing the Sorc tank i now have all 4 classes tank ready. my Stamplar tank, DK tank and Sorc tank have completed everything in game vmol included. Hope to get nb through soon.

A little background on why the sorcerer. Originally my main reason was mobility. having played magicka sorc in pvp i have always been interested in how fast you could move around as a tank on the pve side of things, i finally decided to take my magicka dps and turn it into a tank. after playing around with it for a few days i came to realize something very important, with 1800 magicka regen, the resource management is better than that of a dk. by alot in my OP. Part of me hates to say this: @wrobel was right about one thing, firing dark deal and getting half your stam back with a 9.3k heal is pretty legit. although the idea of a crit tank is still completely useless afaik. But since my pvp build will likely be ruined with the next patch, il be trying to get a heavy armor s/b sorc going for that as well. I always enjoy playing the class that people consider the worst, and lately most of the online forum community seems to think that sorcs have it bad, very unfounded. From the magicka dps side of things sorcerer is the highest achieving class, BUT it also has imho the hardest rotation to get down, mostly because it is not fluent. From the tanking side of things they have alot to offer in passives. ulti reduction, stat recovery increase, stat reduction, passive heals, giving minor buff to allies, to name the more important ones, also, because of boundless you can proc disintegration, this is really cool to see go off from a tank in dailies. From the Active skills, i haven't played with it yet, but you can use pets to help out, the entire dark magick skill line is very useful for a tank aside from frags, and the entire storm calling line is useful as well depending on if you want to add dmg to group or not. sorc tanks are the only ones who can effectively use the skills no one else wants in pve.

the build is pretty simple and standard right now 5 tava 5 ebon 2 bloodspawn, changing to 5 dragon 5 ebon 2 bloodspawn in near future, i believe the extra ulti reduction from dragon (especially on a sorcerer) will outweigh the ulti gain from tava's dodge chance and will allow bloodspawn to work more often. This is up for debate sure, but its rng vs a flat reduction amount, i would rather have the flat rate and not worry about tava and bloodspawn arguing with each other over who gets to proc.

Bars i use mostly are:

1: Bound Aegis, Pierce Armor, Boundless Storm, Hardened Ward, Dark Deal - War Horn
2: Bound Aegis, Inner Rage, Shuffle, Daedric Minefield, Streak - Negate/Overload
Overload Bar: Bound Aegis, Boundless Storm, Dark Deal, Hardened Ward, Streak

On bar 2 Daedric Minefield is a flex spot, for single target i will usually run heroic slash for the ulti regen.

Also the nice thing about streak is it seems to apply a soft taunt similar to chains and sap essence, you if you streak through trash groups, most of them will run straight to you if they are still alive after they stand from stun, i use this skill ALOT in pledges. i intend to start playing around with pets and added damage for daily pledges soon, until then i hope this has been helpful, lmk if you have any questions or feedback.





here is 2 vids of my magicka sorc tank doin work in vmol. this place was made for sorc tanking. The first Vid is the Twins and the Second is me Off Tanking Rakkhat AND running the back room, i came up with this strat about a week ago, and a huge thanks to @hedna123b14_ESO for letting me give it a go in our core runs. also thank you to our guild From The Dust for making it happen and putting in the work! still have some cleanup to do, but its a solid idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1JH9qf9big&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNMi8tKt_o&feature=youtu.be