Tank - Necro or Warden

Eniredir · August 2019

Heyo guys! So I have a warden in cp range that I don't use anymore and my main has been a stamina redguard necromancer which is about to hit 50. I am mainly going to be dpsing with him but I also want to get into tanking (changing some attributes and morphs of course), although I don't know if instead I should build my warden for that role or if I should just build him to be an healer. Keep in mind I don't really want to be the best tank ever, just want to be viable to run some harder content than daily dungeons.

For those of you who have played both tanks or have had runs with them, which one did you guys like the most (more fun, viable etc)? Also, do you think I should just use my warden to heal and use my necro to tank sometimes?

Thank you for your insight!

zvavi · August 2019

At the end it is your choice. I for example despise stam tanking, and therefore my dk tank, that is barely being touched. While my sorc likes to put on some tanking gear and head out, and i like my nb too, therefore, you should do whatever you enjoy more, since all tanks can be fun, or boring, it is your taste.

Hexvaldr · August 2019

If you plan to play a tank for harder content where extended blocking may be required and plan to build to block primarily with stamina as most tanks do, warden has easier built-in stam sustain while blocking (bull netch).

Necro tanks genwrally bring more built-in offensive support than wardens but less than dk. They bring less defensive support, group mitigation, and healing than wardens but arguably a very different form of support in the res ult (if you use it).

None of these are deal breakers and I would also encourage you to try them both and pick the one that feels the best and most fun in its flavor and abilities.

Gundug · August 2019

As long as you put some thought into your setup, either can be viable in the tanking role. I suggest playing around with both and seeing if one or the other feels like a better fit to your personal play style.

You can always run all stamina / all magicka with a setup and function well as a tank in any normal difficulty content. This would leave the flexibility of being able to switch to DPS or healer by switching gear and skills.