Reroll as a dk or warden for tanking or become a healer like temps are supposed to be, per zos.

Edit: in the case it wasn't clear, /s.

Revi_Nightfire wrote: »

I know you said /s, I suppose because I'm new to the class and you're referencing something that ZOS has done to the class I don't know how seriously to take that. I guess to be more clear, is the state of Templar tanking so bad that I am advised to roll a different role? or is it just that there not as optimal and the others due to changes ZOS has made? Appreciate the responses again.

Templars only way to get Stam back while blocking, repentance, is tied to dead bodys and stamplar DPS need to repentance as well, repentance can only be use one per dead body, and only gives stam back to the player who casted the skill. That is what makes dk and wardens the best tanks in the game, dks have battle roar, which gives resources on ulti use and helping hands, which gives stam for using a magic ablity. Wardens have the bull netch, which is free and gives stam back and and a natures gift, which gives stam or mag back when an ally is healed with a green balance heal. Those skills/passives are the biggest reason that wardens and dks are simply better then the rest of the classes at tanking. Repentance use to give Stam back to everyone healed by the cast, they made it so that does not happen and killed the skill for healers and tanks.

But all that said, you can tank pretty much everything in the game just fine as a temp, it is just vet trials that will give you problems, if you are good enough.

To directly answer your question in the op, just get the gear that is recommended in those post 300cp builds, they are relatively easy to get, I don't know what builds you have seen but most tanks builds have ebon/alkosh/lord warden as a base and then other sets if they are not main tank. Ebon comes from an easily farm dungeon, crypt if hearts, and alkosh can be farmed from nmaw, blue jewelry is fine. vICP can be a pain but you will be fine.

Hotdog_23 wrote: »

Be a magic based Templar tank. Only use stamina really for blocking. Not the most effective but you can do all the dungeons on vet hard mode with a little practice. I have even seen them in normal trials like CR as the sole tank on normal, but that one was stamina based.

The added benefit is you can just switch gear and do fair dps for placing like Direfrost keep and questing. I don't change my cp at all I just leave it the same for tanking and not dps.

Tanks are basically what you are saying though, they use magic for utility and Stam for blocking. Though in the case of not dk/wardens, you need to use silver leash and that is Stam. Otherwise heroic slash and Pierce armor are likely the only 2 Stam skills on your bar.

Not knowing what the ops set up looks like at all, these are the skills I would run if I was a tankplar-

Front bar s/b

Abosrb magic- radiant ward- repentance(switch out for deep thoughts if playing with a stamplar or bad healer)- heroic slash- pierce armor- ulti empowering sweep/shield discipline

Back bar s/b, maybe ice/lighting staff

Silver leash, time freeze/wall of elements(if staff), luminous shards, power of the light, channeled focus (if using staff)/restoring focus- ulti warhorn

This has everything you need.

That said the only real problem my build would have now is the silver leash since I only had like 16 -17k stamina and silver leash is only a stamina use outside of heroic slash and Pierce armor If they would let it use magic like a DK then that would be awesome

Pull->taunt-> heavy attack. That is what do on both my tanks, granted that is with chains/Device and those are magic but with my warden tank, he only has 10k Stam. So I feel your Stam crunch issues.

On swapping out absorb, absorb is really only great on a couple bosses, mainly lord warden, so I would do what you are saying there, except I would use extended ritual, save magic by not casting as much as it lasts twice as long, your damage with retribution is going to be nonexistant anyways.

I suppose power of the light is Stam too but you need that for the minor debuffs uptime, even with a stamplar in the group they are not 100% and for the ulti regen every 6 seconds.

Pleadr don't use chudan. It is so selfish. Use sentinel of rkugams, it will proc and help you witll Stam and any DPS near you. Restoring focus will be worth using if the changes go through, 8% more healing received and minor protection that you can stack with major if you use deep thoughts will be worth using.

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO wrote: »

Reroll as a dk or warden for tanking or become a healer like temps are supposed to be, per zos.

Edit: in the case it wasn't clear, /s.

Level up advisor offers a build for tanking for each class.