I have my Nord Sorc Tank that I absolutely love. It's tanked norm and vet dungeons as well as some vet craglorn trials.

Since we got silver leash to use like a DK's chains or a Wardens portals I feel that the gap between them thinned a little until you start pushing for harder content (trials, vet HM DLC dungeons etc)

One thing Sorc Tanks give you is additional damage as our armour buff deals shock damage which can proc status effects like concussion and off balance without specifically needing to run a shock staff (although I still do as mine is themed around being an "Elemental Guardian")

Another interesting thing is a cheaper warhorn/other ults, which makes the heroism buff from Heroic Slash amazing, as well as pairing well with sets that reduce Ultimate costs.

The most wonderful passive we have is that after blocking an attack the next ability has a reduced cost, which is so good for overall sustain on Sorc Tanks.

Our major flaws atm is probably the lack of a good immobilize to put on the bar, as Restraining Prison while useful is hard to justify a slot on the bar really.
Also, having to double bar the pet and Minor Aegis is BRUTAL on bar space. Like, the 8% max health and the heal is worth running the Clannfear for, but man does it make skill slots at a premium.

My current build spec I have planned for the new update is this:

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Special:EsoBuildData?id=326886

This build for the longest time was running Alkosh but I decided to shelve that for now on this setup

As for NB Tanking, it's been a long time since I've looked at them to make a tank.

Be careful when youll use dark deal on sorc, because its a channel skill and you drop block for a ~second

TheUndeadAmulet wrote: »

OneKhajiitCrimeWave wrote: »

I have my Nord Sorc Tank that I absolutely love. It's tanked norm and vet dungeons as well as some vet craglorn trials.

Since we got silver leash to use like a DK's chains or a Wardens portals I feel that the gap between them thinned a little until you start pushing for harder content (trials, vet HM DLC dungeons etc)

One thing Sorc Tanks give you is additional damage as our armour buff deals shock damage which can proc status effects like concussion and off balance without specifically needing to run a shock staff (although I still do as mine is themed around being an "Elemental Guardian")

Another interesting thing is a cheaper warhorn/other ults, which makes the heroism buff from Heroic Slash amazing, as well as pairing well with sets that reduce Ultimate costs.

The most wonderful passive we have is that after blocking an attack the next ability has a reduced cost, which is so good for overall sustain on Sorc Tanks.

Our major flaws atm is probably the lack of a good immobilize to put on the bar, as Restraining Prison while useful is hard to justify a slot on the bar really.
Also, having to double bar the pet and Minor Aegis is BRUTAL on bar space. Like, the 8% max health and the heal is worth running the Clannfear for, but man does it make skill slots at a premium.

My current build spec I have planned for the new update is this:

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Special:EsoBuildData?id=326886

This build for the longest time was running Alkosh but I decided to shelve that for now on this setup

As for NB Tanking, it's been a long time since I've looked at them to make a tank.

Basically this. Sorc tanks have ungodly sustain thanks to the conbination of persistence and dark deal, on top of great healing too. But compared to other tanks they have serious lack of bar space and Tankyness compared to more meta tanks like DK's.

I dunno my Sorc tank feels pretty tanky. Cleared all vet trials with it. Bound Aegis makes heavy attacks a joke, and you get your minor resist buff from slotting it along with extra mag. People make a big issue out of the bar space, but really it's one less slot and in exchange you get one of if not the best heal any tank has, along with an increase to your health along with 20% health/stam recovery just for having it slotted.

You also have access to major vitality from restraining prison, which will buff you with it whether or not the target can be immobilized and your class resistance buff also gives you a boost of speed on pull when you need it along with aoe lightning damage.

All your abilities cost 6% less, and your ultimates are 15% less. Oh and you can shred an extra 1000 armor if your group needs the extra pen.

I've cleared some things on a NB tank and while they have excellent overall passive mitigation, you're somewhat more reliant on your healers if you get in a pinch because your main heal is a heal over time. That can make trials like cloudrest pretty rough also.

Been running Pirate Skeleton on my sorc tank lately when I need to be extra tanky. Our burst heal is so good the minor defile or whatever it puts on you is negligible since you're overhealing yourself all the the time anyways.

The only real weaknesses I can speak of for a sorc tank is that you do need to be careful using Dark Deal, and the bar space/lack of magicka based chains is a minor inconvenience.You're also doing a little less to help the survivability of your group since you don't have igneous shields, however the option to swap in your bird instead of the clanfear to heal your group is nice to have.

GatheredMyst wrote: »

Hello there!

Been a while since I've played the game on any of my tanking characters, and with all the changes that they've made, I figured i'd reach out to the community to see if they can help guide me on what the strengths and weaknesses of a Sorcerer and a Nightblade as a tank. What do they bring to the table? Where to they struggle?

One thing to note: I'm not looking for which is better than the other. This is entirely experiential. What do they play like? Strengths and weaknesses. Not "the meta says..."

I intend to play this character in Dungeons/Veteran dungeons. I don't have a Trial Group that I'm running with, nor is raiding really on the table for me right now.

Appreciate everyone's help

StamSorcs are completely self- sustaining tanks. They don't need anyone. That's why some raids have started using them.

But don't forget the most important point: You can RP as conjuration sorc as a StamSorc Tank, and that's why this is my main class Also, your clannfear is a passable off- tank.

All great stuff so far! I'm loving the examples. Keep them coming!

Also appreciate how people are being very civil. Making me appreciate the community quite a bit.

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

I think that if you are thinking of a PvE tank, I would pick sorc. They are just more tanky.
NB only "unique" feature as a tank is... providing invisibility to your group with an ultimate's synergy (that gets broken sooner than you will even notice lol). On my NB I pretty much do not use any of my nb's skills (ok, sometimes I use Leeching Strikes for sustain). But other than that, I use a mixture of weapon / guild / world skills, as those provide better tools than what NB has to offer. Literally any class is a better choice for a tank.

Then you are doing it very very wrong...