Sparr0w wrote: »

Just apply on cooldown & taunt every 10 seconds (major breach/fracture doesn't last the full 15 seconds). Keep in mind that block drops for a second when you swap bars so it's fine to recast a little early or let it drop off should the boss be winding a heavy attack.

Also the passive from earthen heart called 'helping hands' restores resources when you use a skill from that skill line.

If you've got ebon jewellery I'd look into crafting a set of torugs & go infused weapons, it's like 300 difference between this and alkosh which isn't much at all.

I personally run 2x mag recovery monster sets (e.g. chokethorn) as I'm in the same boat of coming from a DD character, or 1pc mag recovery 1pc resistances.

Thanks for your response! I’m new to tanking endgame content so it’s a little more of a challenge when in a PUG group. So i’ll Need to pay more attention to the timers on my buffs/skills I assume? And just apply accordingly so my resources don’t poof away?

BozzyTheDrummer wrote: »

Sparr0w wrote: »

Just apply on cooldown & taunt every 10 seconds (major breach/fracture doesn't last the full 15 seconds). Keep in mind that block drops for a second when you swap bars so it's fine to recast a little early or let it drop off should the boss be winding a heavy attack.

Also the passive from earthen heart called 'helping hands' restores resources when you use a skill from that skill line.

If you've got ebon jewellery I'd look into crafting a set of torugs & go infused weapons, it's like 300 difference between this and alkosh which isn't much at all.

I personally run 2x mag recovery monster sets (e.g. chokethorn) as I'm in the same boat of coming from a DD character, or 1pc mag recovery 1pc resistances.

Thanks for your response! I’m new to tanking endgame content so it’s a little more of a challenge when in a PUG group. So i’ll Need to pay more attention to the timers on my buffs/skills I assume? And just apply accordingly so my resources don’t poof away?

Yep, admittedly I do over cast a bit, but most of the time you can weave in a heavy attack with a skill to get your resources back. Plus argonians can pop a potion and be back to full resources.

You can mostly time everything from the debuff placed on the enemy, if you get a rotation to go through every time you need to taunt that should be fine, the rest of the time either heavy attack or block this sort of makes it a DPS rotation but without the spammable

Also look into your skills to see which ones are 'priority' and which wont be needed all the time, I form the rotation on taunt, buff resistances, buff group then the healing etc is applied when needed.

I can only give generic info tho since I run a NB tank when tanking... my DK is still levelling.

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

If you're having resource issue, you're probably overcasting.

Let your taunts and debuffs run out, or close to it. Get some heavy attacks in between big hits, and remember you don't have to permablock once you identify the blank spots.

Atronach mundus will help, as will sturdy gear and block cost redux enchantments.

I'd be reserved with Baleful Mist (Evasive would benefit you more) and Flame Lash shouldn't really be necessary in most cases. You won't be doing large damage, and your heals should be coming from your healer, your potions, GDB when necessary, and resource return from Ult.

This seems to be my issue as of now. I've actually been having to make myself aware that I am doing this, kind of a hard habit to break. I feel like I should be doing more, end ultimately end up shooting myself in the foot when I am drained of resources.

I tanked through my first vet dungeon on this character as soon as I hit 50. It was crypt of hearts. I have blazed through it on my sorc, but on my tank it was slightly different as I'm not used to support roles. At the start, I was overcasting and ran out a few times. Felt kind of dumb, but towards the end, we did hard mode, and I seemed to get a good rhythm down and managed to keep the ilambris twins focused on me 90% of the time.

I can create tri-stat potions on my crafter, but theyre not as powerful as I want as I am still leveling alchemy on that toon, but I do have cp 160 tri-stat food that is helping.

Once you learn to slow your roll, resource management is not hard on tanks. I have tanked in pugs in vet dungeons for 30 minutes on a boss, more than once. Never ran out resources. Keep Tripots handy and between the Heavy Armor and the Argonian passives, you can almost fully restore in a single potion. If you ever need it.

Woeler has an excellent tank guide from beginning to end game, find his site and study it.

When you're first learning, your primary focus is going to be keeping taunt on the boss, and not dying. That's it.

As you improve, you'll be able to pull in more adds, time other skills, reposition things, help with rez's, etc.

But initially, you're going to be semi-bored, and that's ok. Also, don't worry about the disdain for 'selfish sets,' while you're learning. When you advance your skill and your survivabilty, you can advance your set options.

No doubt it's different from the tank perspective. A lot of healers and more DPS never get to experience it, so they don't know when it's hard, and often don't appreciate it when you make it look easy.

I'm a firm believer that everyone should do every role at least once. Gives you a whole new appreciation for the other roles and you'll do things to make their life easier. As a result, your total group play experience will improve dramatically.

Get used to the Vet dungeons, practice on normal if you need to. Then move on to the DLC's which take it up a notch. When you're done there, you can try trials tanking and (initially) get your ass handed to you on a whole new level.

Each of these things will improve your skills, and humble you in the process.

I can create tri-stat potions on my crafter, but theyre not as powerful as I want as I am still leveling alchemy on that toon, but I do have cp 160 tri-stat food that is helping.

You can probably get away with trash pots for many encounters, picking the one that you need the most in a given setting.

Something to bear in mind, as an Argonian, every pot is a tri-pot. (Resourceful). And tri-pots become supercharged.

Last thing, where possible, I try to have a couple copies of jewelry, usually one with Block cost reduction, and the other with Mag Recovery. You can swap out one or more pieces as needed to help your resources level out based on the fight.

Absorb Magic is good, but not always necessary - it works out to be the equivalent of a single piece of sturdy armor, basically. Everything doesn't have to be perfect trait, but try to pick traits that benefit. Divines, infused, sturdy, even well fitted will work as worthy substitutes until you have the trait you want.

Anyway, welcome and good luck. There are lots of tanks out there. There are far fewer good ones! You're well on your way.

EDIT: One last thing, don't forget to Heavy attack, don't forget you can dodge multiple hits, and sometimes you can simply move. (reposition). It's easy, at first, to go into perma-block tunnel vision.