Just wondering if running without a shield or frost staff is viable as a vet dungeon tank. Do some mechanics make decent blocking absolutely essential?
I keep looking at Gaze of Sithis and dreaming of a badass tank with a 2 handed sword who doesn't care much for blocking. I'm wondering if damage shields could help make up for the loss of block mitigation, especially with Brawler and then an additional 10k shield available on command with the Psijic passive and the CP option (two 5k shields activated on blocking). And then perhaps making use of the Psijic ult with the passive 5% damage reduction, and Revealing Flare for the passive 10% damage reduction.
I just don't want to risk trying to build this out if it's completely impractical
And I still wince in pain when I remember how ZOS noticed players were using Mist Form as an alternative to blocking and said
"NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT!"