Advice for My Nord Tank

Sugram22 · August 2018

Ebon set is W8 for my tank, but i don't have second set yet, that can W8 more, new the question is For solo PVE a second set is Leviathan crit rate is good (that i have, sword shield & jewels)? or i should get set with Wep dam, or that low crit is pointless (one set wont give enough)? or should i get second set that has bit for both damage & Tanking (or both sets that have damage & tanking stuff)? by that i mean Ebon Leviathan Combo or is lev crit to poor cause its just 1 set & not enough crit?

but ofc i like a set that would be good for awry-thing so i could PVE & PVP i don't have enough space to deal with changing sets when ever i decide to go to PVP, i like to be universal that's why my damage dealer chars also have sets with crit rate, not all, but planning to get for all of them & with cp also increasing crit damage (so if i go to pvp with some chars i just need to change some slotted skills/spells or maybe not cause for example sorc has staff 1 single target spells & staff 2 restro staff with AOE sorc spell, so for him i just need to use 1st staff skills & second staff maybe for support to add heal buff), that my damage dealers, but i like to know what should i do with tank to be universal when it comes to sets i think mane set i got Ebon & it seems good, unless u have better idea about what set to farm when the time comes to make my tank universal

RoseVex · August 2018

I think Ebon/Alkosh is still the preferred sets for tanks in group pve, I don’t know about pvp as I don’t tend to go out to Cyrodiil. You’ll probably find it quite hard to do solo pve using sword and shield as there’s not much damage there. If you want to stick with Leviathan I’d suggest either getting another sword or taking the one off your back bar and duel wield.

For solo pve I put my tank in medium armour and duel wield and run 5 Hunding’s Rage and 5 Darkstride, if I’m planning on farming mats Hunding’s gets swapped for Fiord or if stealing, it’s Night’s Silence instead. For group pve, I’m currently wearing Plague/Pariah but I have a set of Ebon I can switch into if needed and I will be replacing Pariah with Alkosh once I’m done fixing the bad traits in it

Stinkyremy · August 2018

Really for PvE tanking, same as healing, you need to have a few versatile sets so you can swap out for what is needed at the time.
For example if you are doing a trial you don't want both tanks with ebon, or if you are doing a dungeon, you don't need to wear ebon, it's a waste of potential.
I understand you want to have 1 universal set so you can use in any situation, so I would suggest (assuming you are a nord DK) ebon and akaviri dragon.

RoseVex · August 2018

Sugram22 wrote: »

Stinkyremy wrote: »

Really for PvE tanking, same as healing, you need to have a few versatile sets so you can swap out for what is needed at the time.
For example if you are doing a trial you don't want both tanks with ebon, or if you are doing a dungeon, you don't need to wear ebon, it's a waste of potential.
I understand you want to have 1 universal set so you can use in any situation, so I would suggest (assuming you are a nord DK) ebon and akaviri dragon.

is akaviri dragon harder to find then ebon?

oh boy i can imagine grinding it from world bosses in Eastmarch days just to get 2 pieces, cause usually sets from world bosses are more rare

or from Delves it is better?

bdw my Nord DK has stam build

there’s a Delve boss in Eastmarch that drops a unique shield of Dragonguard (Stormcrag Crypt) so it easy enough to get two of those off him it does reinforced trait on it so you may want to transmutate it to infused (my preferred trait for shields) jewellery drops off dolmens then you would either have to farm world bosses or public dungeon bosses for the weapons or get lucky with a treasure chest

SoLooney · August 2018

ebon, torugs, alkosh, dragon are the main staple sets for end game tanking

you can try to get powerful assault as well

Stinkyremy · August 2018

Sugram22 wrote: »

Stinkyremy wrote: »

Really for PvE tanking, same as healing, you need to have a few versatile sets so you can swap out for what is needed at the time.
For example if you are doing a trial you don't want both tanks with ebon, or if you are doing a dungeon, you don't need to wear ebon, it's a waste of potential.
I understand you want to have 1 universal set so you can use in any situation, so I would suggest (assuming you are a nord DK) ebon and akaviri dragon.

is akaviri dragon harder to find then ebon?

oh boy i can imagine grinding it from world bosses in Eastmarch days just to get 2 pieces, cause usually sets from world bosses are more rare

or from Delves it is better?

bdw my Nord DK has stam build

as rosevex suggested. Stormcrag drops a unique shield. I have one (which I bought) when reinforced was the only trait to use. Other than that, it is the usual, hang out and farm chests in eastmarch, kill delve and world bosses, farm the jewellery at dolmens, or do as I did, buy crap loads of cheap treasure maps.
Depends on how much cash you have. I prefer to buy most of my overland gear I need, saves time farming it myself.

Raraaku · August 2018

Ebon Armory is the gold standard due to it's group health buff. Second Set is more versatile in terms of choice. Roar of Alkosh is a popular secondary choice due to the spell/physical debuffs it applies whenever you activate a synergy, which will happen a lot. For those beginning to tank for the first time, I think cheap overland sets like Plague Doctors and Green Pact are good choices due to the massive health buffs they grant; which allow for a greater margin of error in veteran content. Ultimately, tanks are in a relatively good spot in terms of flexibility of gear choices compared to DPS. Mix and match and see what you like.

Also, many tank overland sets are cheaper than their dps counterparts; so you can get them at reasonable prices.

Porter_H · August 2018

Depends on what you want to do with the tank. Plague Doctor and Green Pact are good for health builds paired with Ebon or used together. Hist Bark (craftable) is great for non- NB tanks starting out. 15% dodge while blocking (NB have Mirage that gives it with a skill). Dragon for Ult builds.... Warhorn is so powerful!!!

I use Livewire with Ebon on my sorc and backbar a lightning staff. Usually only tank non-dlc vet dungeons on that character. I just like the lightning on the Sorc so don't use that setup on my DK or Warden.

Sugram22 · August 2018

Stinkyremy wrote: »

Really for PvE tanking, same as healing, you need to have a few versatile sets so you can swap out for what is needed at the time.
For example if you are doing a trial you don't want both tanks with ebon, or if you are doing a dungeon, you don't need to wear ebon, it's a waste of potential.
I understand you want to have 1 universal set so you can use in any situation, so I would suggest (assuming you are a nord DK) ebon and akaviri dragon.

is akaviri dragon harder to find then ebon?

oh boy i can imagine grinding it from world bosses in Eastmarch days just to get 2 pieces, cause usually sets from world bosses are more rare

or from Delves it is better?

bdw my Nord DK has stam build

Sugram22 · August 2018

SoLooney wrote: »

ebon, torugs, alkosh, dragon are the main staple sets for end game tanking

you can try to get powerful assault as well

for starter, but for future i think after this trial where this drops, trial drops it i was thinking of mixing Ebon with Defending Warrior when u block damage it does 4000dam to enemies + heals u 100% it can happen after awry 10sec (or am i overestimating tanks?), i think this would set will make any tank immortal

if ur resists are good there is no way any1 can kill tank with 10 sec

, but also this is for PVE if i just want to Tank (but i prefer to be universal) & also if i one day am able to get it, its stats seem awesome if i am not wrong, that's why i am discussing this

but how to be universal is cp build enough or should i get second set with wep dam+ tank stats?

@RoseVex
looking at alkosh stats this could work even in PVP cause some of the thing it does work awry-where not just dung like the damage + increased wep dam

oh boy in future i need to do trials raids

Sugram22 · August 2018

Porter_H wrote: »

Depends on what you want to do with the tank. Plague Doctor and Green Pact are good for health builds paired with Ebon or used together. Hist Bark (craftable) is great for non- NB tanks starting out. 15% dodge while blocking (NB have Mirage that gives it with a skill). Dragon for Ult builds.... Warhorn is so powerful!!!

I use Livewire with Ebon on my sorc and backbar a lightning staff. Usually only tank non-dlc vet dungeons on that character. I just like the lightning on the Sorc so don't use that setup on my DK or Warden.

i like to be universal also get more damage then i currently do, but i ask about that when i get lvl 50, then i am bit over 370, cause i don't know how much will change til then, right new lvl 36 & i struggle with Stam train, to bad light attacks don't restore stam, i rather do light then heavy attack, that struggle is the reason i sometimes either run or die, i hope it will get better later on, but 30 is usually the point where it starts to get easier, well even from 20 with some classes

that's why i like to lvl up faster, 2 bad it isn't like year ago that when i was away from 1char long time then the purple daily dung reward i got more then once & that helped me lvl fast, new it seems it has been changed new u can be away long time & still get purple one time, i have 10 chars so i m bit sick of being low lvl (like to skip right to 50)

, hes not last lower lvl char i still have, not whining just saying how this makes me feel (sick of being below 50)

dam magic users have it easy switch to restro staff & heavy attack what is better then melee heavy & restores MP quite fast, but ofc when i am solo with sorc i cant waste time with staff attack or i die

(but ofc solo with sorc this isn't usually a issue if i don't try to take world boss on solo

)

but i would like a new class that focuses on sword & shield, who has fast & good fighting stile, so u could even make sword & shield DPS guy, so ur choice either tank or DPS of even as Tank he has better DPS then u would as any other class as Tank & as DPS he is tougher then Med armor 2h guy, tank PDS hybrid, even if hes not so good as tanking he is good DPS & really good for beginners cause he stays alive better/easier

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