I am a new ESO player leveling as a tank and your content has really helped me get a grasp on the game and things to look out for. Thanks man, keep it up
Thank you for the well informed video, been trying to find something like this for a few days while i try and get back in to the swing of things. Keep up the good work
Hey man just wanna thank you for saving me a lot of gold. Before Morrowind hit I bought plague doctor set pieces for like 2.5k-5k a piece because of this video. Now they're 50k+ each lmao.
HAHA no problem, glad you noticed that this was PRE morrowind so for that you get a "thank you" in return. Pre morrowind 30k hp alkosh tanks gave me SO much abuse because apparently "health tanks are terrible?and i duno what I'm talking about...".....now look at what is required lol...I was already there! Appreciate the support and good luck with the tank. This is due for an update by the way in the next few days so keep your eyes peeled! Patreon early access guys will of course get it first for 2 days but after that it will be live for all to see on youtube:)
Awesome build! I praise you for not using Alkosh, every other tank build is just a copy/paste of each other with different glyphs to favor either Stam or Health. This game needs variety to show the elitists there's more than one road to victory. Awesome job!
I've been thinking of building a tank but I haven't even maxed one toon yet. I'm fairly new obviously and its been a long time since I've played an mmo. Been leveling a stam templar but kind of just for solo play right now. Once I get more into the mmo aspect of the game I'll probably go tank rather than dps. I just feel like dps is probably the most forgiving because other people can hopefully pick up the slack, bad tanking and bad healing though and everyone is fucked. Nice video dude this looks easy to understand thanks for putting in the work
thank you very much !! And yes tanking is a lot of fun when you get into it :) You would be surprised however, dps isn't always so forgiving in all situations, some mechanics require a lot of co-ordination:)
Plague doctor greaves are bugged at the moment, they only drop from Deshaan chests. Advanced and master difficulty chests guarantee 1 piece of the 3 sets that are in Deshaan, so keep your fingers crossed on getting legs, good luck to people trying to farm it. The legs go for 200K+ blue quality on PS4 NA traders, although you might be able to catch one at 100K. Hope this information helps.
Awesome, thank you for the heads up. I got mine purple quality reinforced for 75k, but yeah they are expensive. Best we get out lock pick skills out then i suppose:)
awesome, look forward to seeing how you get on with it. Your CP's are fine, they will come with time and you can already get the max level gear(farm the max gear at cp160+). Good luck and ty for watching!:)
You can wear ANY gear at ANY level so long as you can get your hands on it. BUT the best piece of advice I can give you is to farm the "good stuff" once you are 160cp. That is the highest level gear can get to get the most out of your stats. You CAN of course get the gear earlier, but you will out level it and sods law will kick in where you get the GOOD traits on your low level gear and then bad traits on the high level gear haha. Well at least that is how it works for me. Don't tempt RNG, farm the stuff you want at the right level and then you will always hit max performance for the set. While levelling...honestly....i slap on ANYTHING... HOWEVER, if you are looking for something specific and you are levelling properly and not power levelling. I would advise for a tank levelling up, the "death wind set". This has a 2 trait research requirement so 99% of the players can make it for you. It is a very nice tank set with good resists, hps etc and also if you get in trouble...at low hps, you do a big SHOCKWAVE attack which knocks down all enemies around you, giving you time to recover. Very cool set!:)
question though, I've heard that aggressive warhorn hasn't changed itself but has changed with crit builds, the more base crit damage multiplier, the less effective warhorn is
Other sets would mean it isn't the same build BUT what you can do if you cannot get the sword and board of hulking...is use sword(defending) and board(reinforced) of "agility" :)
AWESOME! no problem at all Chad thank you for the support! Not exactly a rotation as such but the play style is explained in the video briefly. I am working on a website to release after the 2k subs mark so more info will be posted soon:)
Xynode PS4 right, did see the video twice about the champ points. just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything. great video by the way. i had to sub and like. my first time playing the game. got guild mates that wish there were more tanks. so i decided to take the role as one. just dont know where to start. saw your video and gave this a shot. getting nice results. oh almost forgot, are there any other suggestions for head piece? or is this the only one that makes this set work? also thanks and keep up the good work. :)
You can use any head piece really which ever you prefer but this particular set-up is done deliberately for the stats. But yes you are open to options of course. Thank ou very much for the sub and like, really appreciate the following, glad to help:)
Hey brother at what level do you start concentrating on the set up you have shown here? I C that you obviously start your health and stamina from the get go. But what about spell etc.? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
champion point 160+. 160 is the gear cap level meaning you are safe to farm whatever you need for your character without fear of out leveling your stuff:)
Great build!! Iv been really struggling with good tank build and trying to get the gear from dungeons but if I can get them like you said that's perfect. My question is if I want it to replace the helmet and shoulder with the monster set what would be ideal to use?
If it worked properly (although apparently it does if you have the skeleton polymorph on), FULL pirate skeleton all day long:) the 30% reduction to damage when it pops is crazy. "Built in nova" lol
Thank god, been looking for a build to where I have an idea as to what I am doing as well as not worry about having a lack of experience especially at the lower levels like I am. Also does this build work with Crafted Sets, I like to have appearance control :)
Nice video and build! I want to use this build but I can't get the hulking draugr set, I've done the dungeon ten times now, is there a different set I could use because my RNG is crap
Hi there thank you for watching and your comments. The build is specific to that set. Do the vet version for the jewellery and the regular normal mode for the weapons and such. I do feel your pain, took me about 40runs to get the pieces i needed, my RNG is awful lol but a guildy got his within the first 10 runs...i want his dice lol
Hi Xenode ps4 I was wondering if you could run Leeching set with Hulking Draugr? (has i found the low stamina from your other build is tricky to use and have to know bosses and sometime difficult to see the heavy attack coming in with all the spells from the dps)
yup of course, anything to adapt to the way of play that suits you is always fine. However take into account that your igneous in a few days(morrowind release) will actually be giving you back 990 stam per cast, rather than the current 500 with this build, also heavy attack resources have been altered so you gain more....and in that build as you know...we heavy attack a lot!:) So of course try it out but the warrior will be buffed a bit in a few days:)
Just came across your channel searching for dk champion points glad I did lol I'm at 25khealth and 30k Stan no buffs bit this helps me alot to what I need to work at I'm only 60champion.points ATM but nice vid
No problem at all, I am glad you found this useful. Push to that 160cp before you farm the main gear it will be worth it and the first 160cp's are quite fast, then you can wear ANY max level gear:)
use what you like but the sword and board ulti is a QUICK oh shit button. And for bosses such as AA where you are no where near your team, you block for free and taunt again for free. It's personal choice its not set in stone. Magma shell is an oh shit when inside the bunch
neither is better, just depends on play style, and optimizing for YOUR particular setup. However my personal preference is Imperial. I prefer the higher max stats and the ability to heal from my own light and heavy attacks based off of max health. the only real reason people are argonian is for the potion passive and to be honest i am more than comfortable with my own sustain to not need it.
Hi there, sorry I'm still new to this game. Just wondering, how do you level up your char with this build ( I know this is a tank build)? because most of the skills are tank or protective skills , the dps is really low.
Two ways to level as a tank. Quests OR group play where you hold the boss and the dps do the dps. Dungeon finder is some nice exp and snce you are a tank you should find groups pretty fast:)
As im leveling im still trying to figure out this game. I have s&b both bars and one all attack skills on 1st bar and the other all defense heal skills. Im only level 25 and im trying to get to your build level. Is this a good way to get there?
this is the best self tank ive seen, but I wouldn't run it as very low support and a lot of tanks can be unkillable and still offer great support to the group, I know all these gear set are meant to be easy to get but isn't there a easy to get supportive set? also you should run 1 of the most fastest ways to regen ult as a tank, 2 rings and 1 neck of blessing of potentates (10 percent ult reduction) back bar dragon guard shield sword and 3 body pieces (15 ult reduction) then sword shield and 3 body pieces for tava. for class you get nb regens most ult then sorc already has 15 ult reduct so you can stack that. in theory you could have a perm warhorn so I would love for you to try it! like
Thank you Abdul much appreciated!:) I do think however you miss the point of the build. I am fully aware of support and ulti regen and the fact there are 100+ sets in the game to argue about. BUT The simple fact is I cannot fit them all on one tank and please everyone's play style (which I did note in the video). This particular build however was to stop the divide between "stam tank" and "health tank" and have BOTH at the same time. Ulti management is down to the player in this build making sure they have their skills used efficiently along side the cool down timers to generate the ulti at a decent pace. Ulti building tanks work yes, but this is not supposed to be a pure ulti tank, it's an all rounder, and in terms of support, this thing can pump out igneous shields and bone shields left right and centre (igneous shields are bigger because of the max hps) and with high magicka recovery can shield the group all the time taking the stress off the healers and keeping the group up to keep smacking the boss:) I already have a support tank on my channel and he can pump out warhorns all the time especially if he is on off tank (example, AA wraith boss, I have a warhorn EVERY add phase, guaranteed). I appreciate your input none the less and sounds like your could have a lot of fun with the set-up you already have so of course stick with it. This build i think is just not for you. Thank you very much for your comment and thank you also very much for watching, i fully appreciate the support. Keep your eyes open on the channel if you are on PS4 EU, nice shiny giveaway video coming shortly for hitting 1k subscribers:)!!
werewolf makes zero difference to your stats unless you have the ultimate on the bar (15% stam recovery) But vampire, all you have to do is BE a vampire with no skills slotted to get 10% mag and stam + the reduction to incoming damage bonus. You can be which ever you personally prefer of course but for overall tanking, vampire all the way. Werewolf is more for "fun":)
Xynode any update on your stam dk build? Alcast updated his venom build and now runs twice fanged snake just like what you ran before instead of tbs meta.
I will update the DK build once ps4 hits the patch, I'm sure I probably wont change from 5x 2 fanged, 5x tbs and 2x infused maelstrom, BUT we shall see. The Dk is my main so dam sure I'm going to be messing with that on Tuesday and see what I can get out of it. HOWEVER I do have some other builds for the dk which do not consist of either of the two above sets and NO maelstrom also on a couple, possibly I shall post them in the future, just need some more testing:)
Can I use this to level as well If I get the skills along the way? I don't like the idea of leveling with a different build and switching end-game to a tank.
I am not 100% sure how close this is to now, although i am pretty sure it mostly still applies but hpefully this helps esoacademy.com/armor-spell-resistance/
So I just started playing eso and I wanted to make a tank. So far I've invested 6 points into both stamina and magika. Should I just quit putting points into magika or should I just start a new character? I'm only level 10 but it took my 5 hours to get there
entirely up to you to be honest whichever you are more comfortable with. At level 10 you have a lot to see and a lot to do so i wouldn't worry TOO much about where points should or shouldn't go right now, just put them where you think you are lacking at the moment :)
Xynode PS4 OK thanks. How do I equpit the shield? The options are Main hand, off hand, Main hand back up, off hand back up. I tried equiting it and IRS on my back but he didn't use it.
The skin is "dro'mathra" the achievement for completing veteran maw of lorkaj. But the costume is in fact from the crown store - Battlemage tribune armour:)
Nice to see a new and useful video for me :) I was going to use 5 ebon (3 jewels, 2 small items with impen) 4 hist bark for sword (defending), shield (nirn) and chest legs with infuse. Should I try that what I was planning to do? To farming all of these seems really hard 😅
The video suggests certain sets to make the build work the way it does. However if you want to try something else then by all means please do so. :) The parts are not hard to farm and i showed all the locations in the video. It's just down to a dice roll whether the right pieces drop or not:)
Yes i noted in the video you can switch to another shoulder. Maybe something with more hps or magicka recovery on it. The choice is yours. In fact a magicka recovery shoulder would be pretty strong for sustain if you cant get the dlc piece.
Thank you Berkay much appreciated:) Some more are on the way, pretty quick actually since the ps4 gets the patch on tuesday, and also i just hit 1k subs so i will be doing a give away for the PS4 EU server:)
You can stay werewolf if you choose to of course, but it wont benefit you like the vampire does as a tank. PVP it would be fun for sure, but even slotting werewolf wont benefit you enough. Vampire however you don't need to slot a skill to get the passives. (10% magicka recovery, 10% stam recovery and up to 33% damage reduction at low hps (under 50% hps and lower, the lower the hp the stronger the bonus).
many many sets, i did an update for this build actually where some of the alternate setup maybe a little easier to get if you dont have the full 5 piece hulking. th-cam.com/video/t5dBsIJ70YQ/w-d-xo.html
Noob question I am new player and thinking about leveling with this build. Can you do a VMA with us I mean not hitting leader boards but can you complete it
Could you post this build in an online builder as well as leveling strategy? I would like to make a new character and I don't want to waste any skill points etc. Thanks
You won't waste skill points since you can respec at a later level but yes i will be making a levelling guide very soon since this seems to be a big question for a lot of people :)
is that vmol u are in? Is that vmol skin can't I get that stuff from vmol oh well I'll just have to go where u said it drops I don't feel comfortable outside of vmol but I'll go there jokes aside great build again m8 😁 luv the fresh ideas now to go get the stuff to make the build keep up the good work !!! rakkhat what is alkosh
The armour style is actually a costume, the weapon and shield are already in the description, they are hulking dragur. I am unsure of the crafting style however.
Levelling as a tank is slow. You CAN level as a dps then change later but personally I level up a tank as a tank. That way your skills are all maxed at the right time rather than grinding them out later. It takes a little while but its worth it. Take a friend to a grind spot and level fast or spam daily dungeons. your call really:) one tip as a dk tank btw, level up earthen heart asap, most important skill line for the class.
Yes you are but I would wait till 160cp's so that you don't get the good loot at the wrong level and then struggle to get the max level versions later. More efficient to get your best gear at the max cp requirements. :)
at 300 you are probably looking at about half way split with everything that is already I the video, although a new update for the build will be coming once Morrowind hits console (6/6/17). The only thing i would be sure to do is, don't use any points in magicka and stamina reduction to cost(put them in magicka recovery and tenacity instead) This will get you used to the new cp system in a couple of weeks and get you in the habbit of timing your heavy attacks to get back resources if you need to:)
You could probably use the same sets and get similar stats but as far as "build" goes. It would be completely different so i couldn't tell you without testing it to be honest:)
Xynode PS4 what pve sets should I use for tanking trials, in about to tank vet AA but I'm not sure what sets to use on my stam DK cuz I have one of those
Tank leveling IS slow, but if you are in dungeons etc you can generally get decent exp for completions in a group. It is currently double exp so that will help a lot (anniversary cake). But you can also put dps skills on to help you speed up the killing, and/or put a 2hander on the back bar
No problem at all:) I will announce on facebook when the build is ready, patreon members will get their hands on it first of course due to early access but 2 days after it will be released on youtube. I shall be doing the video either tomorrow or Friday so worst case scenario, it will be live for ALL to see by Sunday:)
Another amazing build. Absolute best in the build bizz right here folks. Pay attention. Congrats on 1k subscribers!!
Thank you +Brandon Short, much appreciated! keep your eyes open for the 1k subs give away vid coming soon:)
I am a new ESO player leveling as a tank and your content has really helped me get a grasp on the game and things to look out for. Thanks man, keep it up
no problem at all glad to help, thank you very much for your support!:)
Just got ESO your the first youtuber to actually help me, thanks!
No problem at all, glad to help:):)
Thank you for the well informed video, been trying to find something like this for a few days while i try and get back in to the swing of things. Keep up the good work
No problem at all glad to help, thank you for watching:)
Sick build bro! No meta repost, but a proper tank build :-) awzm :D lolz
much appreciated ty lolz:)
NorwegianGamerINC what do you guys mean by meta?? what does meta mean?
basically everyone using exactly the same setup. Rather than actually trying stuff out and using what other options there are in the game
Xynode PS4 lol i try to build what i like. people are always saying build like this or that as long as ur having fun who cares
EXACTLY! :):) play your own game, you paid for it after all:)
Looking forward to seeing this bad boy in action next time you allow me in on a trial 😉 lol x
HAHAH nice one cheers Miles:)
Cool!! I tank with Morihaus, because "bowling" into mobs is just FUN! But this is a good build!
That is fun!!!! love that set:)
kudos to you for playing the game the right way and enjoying it!
It's good to see other Nord DK builds out there.
thank you:)
Hey man just wanna thank you for saving me a lot of gold. Before Morrowind hit I bought plague doctor set pieces for like 2.5k-5k a piece because of this video. Now they're 50k+ each lmao.
HAHA no problem, glad you noticed that this was PRE morrowind so for that you get a "thank you" in return. Pre morrowind 30k hp alkosh tanks gave me SO much abuse because apparently "health tanks are terrible?and i duno what I'm talking about...".....now look at what is required lol...I was already there!
Appreciate the support and good luck with the tank. This is due for an update by the way in the next few days so keep your eyes peeled!
Patreon early access guys will of course get it first for 2 days but after that it will be live for all to see on youtube:)
Thank you first build for a player who likes to look around and will make me strong enough to beat the odd villain.
most welcome glad you like it:)
Awesome build! I praise you for not using Alkosh, every other tank build is just a copy/paste of each other with different glyphs to favor either Stam or Health. This game needs variety to show the elitists there's more than one road to victory. Awesome job!
Thank you Xenian89 MUCH appreciated:):)
Great video!Tested the build ( all purple gear btw) it works perfectly !Tried ebon , don't like it much.Thanks for sharing this great build !
AWESOME! no problem at all, enjoy and thank you:)
If you want to use a sturdy trait, you wouldn't want it to be on the shield. You would then lose a bunch of armor due to the shield expert passive.
1) correct however my resists are already very high
2) honestly my RNG sucks and I didn't get a reinforced lol
Pick it up, it only requires 30 points. That will make this great build even better :)
Oh you mean shield expert passives in cp?s I have it already it's in the resists tree:)
I've been thinking of building a tank but I haven't even maxed one toon yet. I'm fairly new obviously and its been a long time since I've played an mmo. Been leveling a stam templar but kind of just for solo play right now. Once I get more into the mmo aspect of the game I'll probably go tank rather than dps. I just feel like dps is probably the most forgiving because other people can hopefully pick up the slack, bad tanking and bad healing though and everyone is fucked.
Nice video dude this looks easy to understand thanks for putting in the work
thank you very much !! And yes tanking is a lot of fun when you get into it :)
You would be surprised however, dps isn't always so forgiving in all situations, some mechanics require a lot of co-ordination:)
Plague doctor greaves are bugged at the moment, they only drop from Deshaan chests. Advanced and master difficulty chests guarantee 1 piece of the 3 sets that are in Deshaan, so keep your fingers crossed on getting legs, good luck to people trying to farm it. The legs go for 200K+ blue quality on PS4 NA traders, although you might be able to catch one at 100K. Hope this information helps.
Awesome, thank you for the heads up. I got mine purple quality reinforced for 75k, but yeah they are expensive. Best we get out lock pick skills out then i suppose:)
Indeed. :) *puffs pipe*
As a new player this is the first video I've seen that is easy to follow along. Thank you!
No problem at all, you are most welcome:)
hey nice video, i just wanted to ask u, if the ebon armory set is stil viable? or should I go the plague doctor?
ebon is fine because it boosts the groups hp. you can even stack it WITH plague doc
New to tanking builds, I've always just done my own thing but needed to get better, gonna give this a go and hope for the best being only lvl 225
awesome, look forward to seeing how you get on with it. Your CP's are fine, they will come with time and you can already get the max level gear(farm the max gear at cp160+). Good luck and ty for watching!:)
Xynode PS4 whag lvl do u have to be to get the plague doctor heavy armor set
you can get it at ANY level, but i strongly suggest getting it at level 160cp :)
Xynode PS4 any armor sets for lvls 40-50
You can wear ANY gear at ANY level so long as you can get your hands on it. BUT the best piece of advice I can give you is to farm the "good stuff" once you are 160cp. That is the highest level gear can get to get the most out of your stats. You CAN of course get the gear earlier, but you will out level it and sods law will kick in where you get the GOOD traits on your low level gear and then bad traits on the high level gear haha. Well at least that is how it works for me.
Don't tempt RNG, farm the stuff you want at the right level and then you will always hit max performance for the set. While levelling...honestly....i slap on ANYTHING...
HOWEVER, if you are looking for something specific and you are levelling properly and not power levelling. I would advise for a tank levelling up, the "death wind set". This has a 2 trait research requirement so 99% of the players can make it for you. It is a very nice tank set with good resists, hps etc and also if you get in trouble...at low hps, you do a big SHOCKWAVE attack which knocks down all enemies around you, giving you time to recover. Very cool set!:)
question though, I've heard that aggressive warhorn hasn't changed itself but has changed with crit builds, the more base crit damage multiplier, the less effective warhorn is
Nope, warhorn is a buff, the more base stats you have the the more you will get from it.
Quick question love the build you have, what other sets would you use then hulking or Plague doctor
Other sets would mean it isn't the same build BUT what you can do if you cannot get the sword and board of hulking...is use sword(defending) and board(reinforced) of "agility" :)
Xynode PS4 ok thx:) i just dont like the way Play doctor looks thinking of using ebon but the 5th perk is not to good
the 5th perk is awesome for you and the group, you can use it along side plague but have to tweak your attributes and be a lot lower stam:)
Xynode PS4 ok man thanks for your insight
no problem at all, thank you for watching:)
Love your builds. Gonna try this one next. Is there a rotation guide or play style video for this one?
AWESOME! no problem at all Chad thank you for the support!
Not exactly a rotation as such but the play style is explained in the video briefly. I am working on a website to release after the 2k subs mark so more info will be posted soon:)
Have a question about CP here. I'm sitting at 340 right now. Any advice of allocating those to maximize effectiveness with this build?
balance your resists, heals and crit heals. reduction to cost and additional points in the ones already mentioned will come in time.
hmm, I'm not sure. but on the champion tree; the steed. was that mentioned in the guide? if not, what would you recommend?
I dont use any points in the steed, champion points where in the video.
Xynode PS4 right, did see the video twice about the champ points. just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything. great video by the way. i had to sub and like. my first time playing the game. got guild mates that wish there were more tanks. so i decided to take the role as one. just dont know where to start. saw your video and gave this a shot. getting nice results. oh almost forgot, are there any other suggestions for head piece? or is this the only one that makes this set work? also thanks and keep up the good work. :)
You can use any head piece really which ever you prefer but this particular set-up is done deliberately for the stats. But yes you are open to options of course. Thank ou very much for the sub and like, really appreciate the following, glad to help:)
Hey brother at what level do you start concentrating on the set up you have shown here? I C that you obviously start your health and stamina from the get go. But what about spell etc.? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
champion point 160+. 160 is the gear cap level meaning you are safe to farm whatever you need for your character without fear of out leveling your stuff:)
Great build!! Iv been really struggling with good tank build and trying to get the gear from dungeons but if I can get them like you said that's perfect. My question is if I want it to replace the helmet and shoulder with the monster set what would be ideal to use?
If it worked properly (although apparently it does if you have the skeleton polymorph on), FULL pirate skeleton all day long:) the 30% reduction to damage when it pops is crazy. "Built in nova" lol
Ok thanks one last question do you need to be a vampire? Is there a substitute?
vampire is amazing!:)
Thank god, been looking for a build to where I have an idea as to what I am doing as well as not worry about having a lack of experience especially at the lower levels like I am. Also does this build work with Crafted Sets, I like to have appearance control :)
No problem glad to help and yeah certain crafted sets would work but not all:)
Awesome work man
thank you:)
What's the best race : Argonian or Breton or Nord or Orc or Other - For a Tank Build 2020 ?
Nice video and build! I want to use this build but I can't get the hulking draugr set, I've done the dungeon ten times now, is there a different set I could use because my RNG is crap
Hi there thank you for watching and your comments. The build is specific to that set. Do the vet version for the jewellery and the regular normal mode for the weapons and such. I do feel your pain, took me about 40runs to get the pieces i needed, my RNG is awful lol but a guildy got his within the first 10 runs...i want his dice lol
What are the main skills u need to focus on starting out as a new character
Noob here. Love the setup. What potions do you use and do you use poison on weapons? Thanks!
I use magicka potions (trash pots) But you can use tri pots if you like. No i don't use poisons they are generally for pvp :)
Hi Xenode ps4 I was wondering if you could run Leeching set with Hulking Draugr? (has i found the low stamina from your other build is tricky to use and have to know bosses and sometime difficult to see the heavy attack coming in with all the spells from the dps)
yup of course, anything to adapt to the way of play that suits you is always fine. However take into account that your igneous in a few days(morrowind release) will actually be giving you back 990 stam per cast, rather than the current 500 with this build, also heavy attack resources have been altered so you gain more....and in that build as you know...we heavy attack a lot!:)
So of course try it out but the warrior will be buffed a bit in a few days:)
nice job ! what is the race ?
excellent video and build, great content.
Thank you very much much appreciated!:)
Just came across your channel searching for dk champion points glad I did lol I'm at 25khealth and 30k Stan no buffs bit this helps me alot to what I need to work at I'm only 60champion.points ATM but nice vid
No problem at all, I am glad you found this useful. Push to that 160cp
before you farm the main gear it will be worth it and the first 160cp's
are quite fast, then you can wear ANY max level gear:)
Xynode PS4 yeah I'm using crafted gear ATM 5pice hiskbark 4 piece tavas favor
very nice:)
also what belt was you talking about for this build I couldnt understand what you said other then something about jabba the hut lol
also what belt was you talking about for this build I couldnt understand what you said other then something about jabba the hut lol
Why do you use sword and shield ultimate instead of using magma shell which also provides a huge shield to your team..?
use what you like but the sword and board ulti is a QUICK oh shit button. And for bosses such as AA where you are no where near your team, you block for free and taunt again for free. It's personal choice its not set in stone. Magma shell is an oh shit when inside the bunch
Great build love it. Would it work in pvp or not really?
Thank you!, it's not really designed for pvp but yeah you can go there and not die very easy with it:)
Really good information thank you.
no problem at all:)
Which would you say is a better race for tanking? Imperial or Argonian?
neither is better, just depends on play style, and optimizing for YOUR particular setup. However my personal preference is Imperial. I prefer the higher max stats and the ability to heal from my own light and heavy attacks based off of max health. the only real reason people are argonian is for the potion passive and to be honest i am more than comfortable with my own sustain to not need it.
Hi there, sorry I'm still new to this game. Just wondering, how do you level up your char with this build ( I know this is a tank build)? because most of the skills are tank or protective skills , the dps is really low.
Two ways to level as a tank. Quests OR group play where you hold the boss and the dps do the dps.
Dungeon finder is some nice exp and snce you are a tank you should find groups pretty fast:)
Alrighty. Thank you
no problem:)
Love watching your video's
Thank you!! :)
nice work as usual 😉
thank you:)
As im leveling im still trying to figure out this game. I have s&b both bars and one all attack skills on 1st bar and the other all defense heal skills. Im only level 25 and im trying to get to your build level. Is this a good way to get there?
Im a completely green noob. Just bought it 30 minutes ago. Is this a orc with dragonknight?
this is the best self tank ive seen, but I wouldn't run it as very low support and a lot of tanks can be unkillable and still offer great support to the group, I know all these gear set are meant to be easy to get but isn't there a easy to get supportive set? also you should run 1 of the most fastest ways to regen ult as a tank, 2 rings and 1 neck of blessing of potentates (10 percent ult reduction) back bar dragon guard shield sword and 3 body pieces (15 ult reduction) then sword shield and 3 body pieces for tava. for class you get nb regens most ult then sorc already has 15 ult reduct so you can stack that. in theory you could have a perm warhorn so I would love for you to try it! like
Thank you Abdul much appreciated!:)
I do think however you miss the point of the build. I am fully aware of support and ulti regen and the fact there are 100+ sets in the game to argue about. BUT The simple fact is I cannot fit them all on one tank and please everyone's play style (which I did note in the video).
This particular build however was to stop the divide between "stam tank" and "health tank" and have BOTH at the same time. Ulti management is down to the player in this build making sure they have their skills used efficiently along side the cool down timers to generate the ulti at a decent pace.
Ulti building tanks work yes, but this is not supposed to be a pure ulti tank, it's an all rounder, and in terms of support, this thing can pump out igneous shields and bone shields left right and centre (igneous shields are bigger because of the max hps) and with high magicka recovery can shield the group all the time taking the stress off the healers and keeping the group up to keep smacking the boss:)
I already have a support tank on my channel and he can pump out warhorns all the time especially if he is on off tank (example, AA wraith boss, I have a warhorn EVERY add phase, guaranteed).
I appreciate your input none the less and sounds like your could have a lot of fun with the set-up you already have so of course stick with it. This build i think is just not for you.
Thank you very much for your comment and thank you also very much for watching, i fully appreciate the support.
Keep your eyes open on the channel if you are on PS4 EU, nice shiny giveaway video coming shortly for hitting 1k subscribers:)!!
Hey Xynode would u still suggest this build if I'm playing a Nord and werewolf ???
werewolf makes zero difference to your stats unless you have the ultimate on the bar (15% stam recovery) But vampire, all you have to do is BE a vampire with no skills slotted to get 10% mag and stam + the reduction to incoming damage bonus.
You can be which ever you personally prefer of course but for overall tanking, vampire all the way. Werewolf is more for "fun":)
Xynode PS4 thanks I think I'll use the werewolf
Good tip on the roots
thank you
its all good but 1 thing, there is no critical resistance... you can be one shoted by and axe in vet AA
PVE enemies do NOT crit. Critical resistance is only for PVP
Xynode any update on your stam dk build? Alcast updated his venom build and now runs twice fanged snake just like what you ran before instead of tbs meta.
I will update the DK build once ps4 hits the patch, I'm sure I probably wont change from 5x 2 fanged, 5x tbs and 2x infused maelstrom, BUT we shall see.
The Dk is my main so dam sure I'm going to be messing with that on Tuesday and see what I can get out of it. HOWEVER I do have some other builds for the dk which do not consist of either of the two above sets and NO maelstrom also on a couple, possibly I shall post them in the future, just need some more testing:)
and I'm already wainting for it! Good job. Good Builds.
no problem at all , most welcome!:)
Can I use this to level as well If I get the skills along the way? I don't like the idea of leveling with a different build and switching end-game to a tank.
you can but i would get the gear at 160cp + else its a pain to farm it again.
I got a full set of PD's but they are all divides.could I use those? Or is reinforce is a must?
Yes of course, you will have a little less resists but im pushing cap anyways, that will be fine:)
did they ever patch the pirate skel that you were talking about?
they did, but on pts its a little tricky so we shall see
how much does extra armor actually reduce? just made a dk with intentions to tank, but dont know exact reasons for certain affixes on armor
I am not 100% sure how close this is to now, although i am pretty sure it mostly still applies but hpefully this helps
esoacademy.com/armor-spell-resistance/
I will definitely be trying this, when I saw 45k health AND 30k stam I nearly shit my pants.
LOL! awesome
I'm doing this build with an Orc, is that good?
orc is fine, different passives but still a very strong choice for a tank:)
Is this build a nord- DragonKnight? :)
Where can I find those abilities? You should have show because I can’t find them.
WOAH YOU ARE GOOD AT THIS GAME
lol thank you! :)
What's the race you started with before becoming Vampire?
The race is nord as stated in the video. Vampire doesn't matter what race you are though you can have it no matter what so long as you get bitten:)
Somehow I missed that. I'm a newbie to the game, less than a week playing.
No problem at all, plenty to see:)
So I just started playing eso and I wanted to make a tank. So far I've invested 6 points into both stamina and magika. Should I just quit putting points into magika or should I just start a new character? I'm only level 10 but it took my 5 hours to get there
entirely up to you to be honest whichever you are more comfortable with. At level 10 you have a lot to see and a lot to do so i wouldn't worry TOO much about where points should or shouldn't go right now, just put them where you think you are lacking at the moment :)
So you have to use a shield for this build or does it work with any weapon?
sword and shield, because of the abilities, they require sword and board
Xynode PS4 OK thanks. How do I equpit the shield? The options are Main hand, off hand, Main hand back up, off hand back up. I tried equiting it and IRS on my back but he didn't use it.
Off hand is where the shield goes but you must have a 1handed weapon in your main hand
Xynode PS4 ok thanks!
no problem:)
Loving it so far, waiting for you to update it in a few days. :)
awesome glad you like it keep your eyes peeled in the morrowind release:)
Thanks for the reply. One thing though, it seems pirate skeleton is shit after all, so some changes in that regard are in order as well it seems. :)
I'm not using the full 2 piece so, meh 1 piece of each is still fine:)
But yeah a little upset about that one haha
Yeah, seems like a few different sets for different circumstances is to be used.
I'm new to eso because i bought it with the morrowind dlc . So what is your class because I want to know the right skills :)
It is a dragonknight. welcome to ESO!:)
Xynode PS4 Thanks:)
so is this like a skin? or how can i get my guy to look like this? i like the cosmetic style of it, It looks like a skin from dungeon defenders 2
The skin is "dro'mathra" the achievement for completing veteran maw of lorkaj. But the costume is in fact from the crown store - Battlemage tribune armour:)
And for an Imperial Templar? What build skills and weapon? Are they similar
This is specifically for a DK for PVE tanking, but there is no reason why this wouldn't work stat wise on a templar tank. And imperial is awesome:)
Nice to see a new and useful video for me :) I was going to use 5 ebon (3 jewels, 2 small items with impen) 4 hist bark for sword (defending), shield (nirn) and chest legs with infuse. Should I try that what I was planning to do? To farming all of these seems really hard 😅
The video suggests certain sets to make the build work the way it does. However if you want to try something else then by all means please do so. :)
The parts are not hard to farm and i showed all the locations in the video. It's just down to a dice roll whether the right pieces drop or not:)
The problem is I do not have the dlc for the monster set for shoulder part. Probably I can find another alternative
Yes i noted in the video you can switch to another shoulder. Maybe something with more hps or magicka recovery on it. The choice is yours. In fact a magicka recovery shoulder would be pretty strong for sustain if you cant get the dlc piece.
Let's see what I'm going to do. I'll be waiting for your next videos. Your videos are really helpful for me :D
Thank you Berkay much appreciated:)
Some more are on the way, pretty quick actually since the ps4 gets the patch on tuesday, and also i just hit 1k subs so i will be doing a give away for the PS4 EU server:)
What's the difference between this build and the health build you did
Different play style:)
is it really important to be a vampire or could you stay a werewolf?
You can stay werewolf if you choose to of course, but it wont benefit you like the vampire does as a tank.
PVP it would be fun for sure, but even slotting werewolf wont benefit you enough.
Vampire however you don't need to slot a skill to get the passives. (10% magicka recovery, 10% stam recovery and up to 33% damage reduction at low hps (under 50% hps and lower, the lower the hp the stronger the bonus).
is this build still good for the Dragonbones DLC? Is still good currently?
yup works just fine, a new update is coming very soon, but it is still just as strong:)
doesn't polymorphing into a skeleton fix the pirate skeleton bug?
Not tried it but if it does, go pirate it's god mode:)
I'm trying to get into tanking, is there another set I can use besides hulking
many many sets, i did an update for this build actually where some of the alternate setup maybe a little easier to get if you dont have the full 5 piece hulking.
th-cam.com/video/t5dBsIJ70YQ/w-d-xo.html
Noob question I am new player and thinking about leveling with this build. Can you do a VMA with us I mean not hitting leader boards but can you complete it
This doesn't have damage as it's pure tank so it wont be suitable for VMA:)
Could you post this build in an online builder as well as leveling strategy? I would like to make a new character and I don't want to waste any skill points etc.
Thanks
You won't waste skill points since you can respec at a later level but yes i will be making a levelling guide very soon since this seems to be a big question for a lot of people :)
1:21 what are caps?
Sqaure Eyes39 32k spell and phys is the cap.
The maximum so you dont have 100%phys/mag resistance
is that vmol u are in? Is that vmol skin can't I get that stuff from vmol oh well I'll just have to go where u said it drops I don't feel comfortable outside of vmol but I'll go there jokes aside great build again m8 😁 luv the fresh ideas now to go get the stuff to make the build keep up the good work !!! rakkhat what is alkosh
LOL fire tyvm :):)
Whats the race you use? I would like to try this.
The race is IN the video! BUT, this is a Nord :)
wow, this is amazing
thank you!!
what armor/weapon/shield style do you have on ?
The armour style is actually a costume, the weapon and shield are already in the description, they are hulking dragur. I am unsure of the crafting style however.
Xynode PS4 draugr style ;)
^^ there you go, ty james :)
Question i want a tank so bad but it's terrible to lvl up you have any tips on that?
Levelling as a tank is slow. You CAN level as a dps then change later but personally I level up a tank as a tank. That way your skills are all maxed at the right time rather than grinding them out later. It takes a little while but its worth it. Take a friend to a grind spot and level fast or spam daily dungeons. your call really:)
one tip as a dk tank btw, level up earthen heart asap, most important skill line for the class.
Xynode PS4 my dk tank is lvl 23 now but i'm also leveling as a tank same reason as you. Does daily dungeons work to level up? Thanks for the tips
The first one each day gives a huge boost to exp, the rest are less but still pretty good:)
subbed. Are you on EU?
thank you! and yes :)
aren't their some vet bosses that elusive most would be helpful for?
the mist form skill doesn't work on main bosses, but it DOES work on the axes in AA:)
Nice stats man!
Thank you, hopefully this will satisfy both hp tanks AND stam tanks since now you can have both:)
You can run a magic tank it's a kite banter and Easter to run
lol
BK tank build
Burger king?:)
Xynode PS4 is this good with a imperial build or is it not as good
Imperial is awesome:)
Xynode PS4 alright thx :D
I guess its good i mean red diamond is a good replacement for that 6% armor ill miss
Oh yes:)
Where can i find the absorb magic?
Does ' plague doctor" still drop at these bosses ? , I've done all 4 twice n haven't seen a drop ??
yup but its all rng:(
Xynode PS4 whays rng? 😂
Xynode PS4 whats
random number generator. basically, luck of the draw:)
Xynode PS4 Oh lol , cheers 🖒
Am I able to get to level 50 and then go and farm for the gear straight away?
Yes you are but I would wait till 160cp's so that you don't get the good loot at the wrong level and then struggle to get the max level versions later. More efficient to get your best gear at the max cp requirements. :)
This might be a dumb question, but what costume is that?
Battlemage tribune armour
i only have 300cp were would you recommend i allocate them?
at 300 you are probably looking at about half way split with everything that is already I the video, although a new update for the build will be coming once Morrowind hits console (6/6/17). The only thing i would be sure to do is, don't use any points in magicka and stamina reduction to cost(put them in magicka recovery and tenacity instead) This will get you used to the new cp system in a couple of weeks and get you in the habbit of timing your heavy attacks to get back resources if you need to:)
thanks mate.
no problem at all
Hi, That armour you are wearing is not Plague Doctor, Are you wearing a costume?
it is a costume yes, i don't recall which one it is but it is battlemage something or other, havent used it in a while:)
Just did this .. and can tank any vet dungeon as far as i can tell hehe dont even have the gear and its still good
lol awesome
Can I tank a vet trial using this build and I'm a templar?
You could probably use the same sets and get similar stats but as far as "build" goes. It would be completely different so i couldn't tell you without testing it to be honest:)
Xynode PS4 what pve sets should I use for tanking trials, in about to tank vet AA but I'm not sure what sets to use on my stam DK cuz I have one of those
You can use whatever suits you best but this particular setup i and other guild members have used a LOT in AA and it works "VERY" well:)
Awesome vid
thank you!
Do you lvl up as a tank? new to eso and i tried lvling as a tank and ohmergawd is it boring and slow. lol
Tank leveling IS slow, but if you are in dungeons etc you can generally get decent exp for completions in a group. It is currently double exp so that will help a lot (anniversary cake). But you can also put dps skills on to help you speed up the killing, and/or put a 2hander on the back bar
How do you get the dark skin and blue tats
That is the dor'mathra skin achievment
Well now that morrowind is out and screwed up the champ points, what should i do?
All new cp will be in the new video. Will be released within a week.
Xynode PS4 ok perfect thanks man!!!
No problem at all:)
I will announce on facebook when the build is ready, patreon members will get their hands on it first of course due to early access but 2 days after it will be released on youtube. I shall be doing the video either tomorrow or Friday so worst case scenario, it will be live for ALL to see by Sunday:)
hi I'm new to this game and I like your build and I'm copying it lol is there a written version ok this guide like skills passives and stuff thanks
thanks man another question is the second set of skills are for adds? I mean when you change your weapon
what skill line is absorb magicka from
1hand and shield, defensive posture
Is this build still viable in 2019?
Yes it has a new update for murkmire, check the builds playlist for "Easy Tank" and it will be there
Do you have or can you make a build break down on this for leveling and combo etc where to put skill point into first (for new user/tanks)
That's a levelling guide rather than a build video, but sure I'll see what I can do for you once I finish getting the builds out. :)
That would be great thanks a lot.
thank you for replying.
no problem!:)