Hey @max_only !

It's too early to say anything. Let's see the patch go live first. Currently, there are insane ideas in my head that I am sure will work very nicely but it's all about the enchants and how they work. Can't say anything yet, sorry!

BlazingDynamo wrote: »

Was trying to get back into this game for a little bit as I can see NB tanks are still in a terrible spot but I was wondering if this build was still relevant or have there been significant changes?

Hey!

Sadly, I don't have much time to prepare written guides but you can find my up to date builds on my Youtube channel. Just click here, it should take you there.

What sets would you recommend getting all together? I know priority ones are ebon, alkosh, and torugs. What about dragon, powerful assault, and galenwe?

Throwing in my two cents on tanking, I do have to say I think they did a decent job with Wardens as far as tanking goes. For what they lack in pure 'oh crap' survivability vs a DK, they make up for in other ways with a lot of group utility or more interesting abilities. I've been trying to make my templar tank feel as solid as my Warden and it just comes up a bit short in harder content. Hoping they do a good job with Necromancers for tanking where even if they don't offer all the tools of one class, they make up for it in other ways. (And still hoping the same for other classes one day like my poor Nightblade tank from the first couple years of the game that feels bleh now).

I do think the hardest content feels more challenging on a Warden (and really even more so on other classes) than on a DK, but if you have a decent healer and solid dps it's fine. (And warning for new players: If you do not have a solid group - then any content an end game tank shows you will be much much harder for you. Any of us that have done a new HM dungeon run with our normal group vs. a pug group can tell you how much the team makes your job easier. So expect a challenge if you pug newer stuff a lot, even on a DK really. But as team skill ability goes down, the difference in classes for tanking rears its head a bit more. With that being said, I do think Warden is the best choice after DK if you want something different.)

Side-note: Does anyone else think its funny that we bother showing gear for tank builds? I mean, it's always Ebon/Alkosh/Warden for everything - maybe spice it up with a different boss head or Torug's if your group doesn't want the health. Just saying ZoS - gets a bit boring putting the same gear together for every tank. Not that end-game DPS don't have similar problems, but I do feel like I have a little more variety on my DPS builds, especially as when you go down in group meta level just a notch, the variety widens a lot for dps build gear setups, but everyone still expects the tank to have Ebon/Alkosh. Hope we get something good with Elswyr when they add more sets.

Kaisoul wrote: »

Question for the open world mobs do you mainly kill them with 1h & shield or the lit staff? having a rough time trying to kill mobs in the open world with the tank setup.

I use Bash Cancelling to kill them fast. Light Attack > Pierce Armour > Bash combo takes care of mobs fast and easy.