ESO Beginner Tank Build
ESO Beginner Tank Build Information
Welcome to The Tank Club: ESO Beginner Tank Build for The Elder Scrolls Online!
This is a beginner Tank setup for players who are new to The Elder Scrolls Online.
This is a very good, affordable build to get into Tanking dungeons and content, with the main objective being to use easy to obtain, useful Tank gear that will help you on the road while you learn how to Tank.
This builds focus entirely on the Tank and has minimal group benefit or support. This is absolutely fine when you are a beginner going into content for the first time. It’s much more important that you are alive, have enemies taunted, and have sustain to perform your Tank duties.
This build would be used so you can begin farming other useful Tank sets from dungeons and start doing daily pledges for Undaunted Keys. This setup is capable of doing Normal Dungeons, Normal Trials and none-DLC Vet Dungeons.
The strengths of this build is sustain and survival, both are vital components to Tanking. Sets like Leeching Plate have not been included here since we believe they hinder your ability to develop as a Tank so we have opted for gear sets that don’t completely carry you through content and give you the opportunity to develop as a Tank and learn all of the fundamentals required for Tank progression.
Once you have developed some experience within the content you are doing you’ll want to collect the important gear listed in the Tank Gear and Monster Set pages and combine them for more useful builds such as the Dungeon Tank Build.
As a Tank it is your responsibility to assist your group by using group buff and enemy debuff gear but you need to obtain the required experience before you need to worry about that!
Check out our Beginner Tank Guide and YouTube channel for information on how to start out with Tanking in the Elder Scrolls Online.
Race
Redguard
Nord
Imperial
Mundus
The Atronach
Attributes
64 Health
Potions
Essence of Health Potion
More Info
ESO Beginner Tank Gear
Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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Head | Druid’s Braid | Medium | Sturdy | Stamina |
Shoulder | Druid’s Braid | Light | Sturdy | Magicka |
Chest | Druid’s Braid | Heavy | Sturdy | Stamina |
Hands | Druid’s Braid | Heavy | Sturdy | Magicka |
Waist | Druid’s Braid | Heavy | Sturdy | Magicka |
Legs | Druid’s Braid | Heavy | Sturdy | Stamina |
Feet | Druid’s Braid | Heavy | Sturdy | Magicka |
Necklace | Armor of the Seducer | Jewellery | Robust | Magicka Recovery |
Ring | Armor of the Seducer | Jewellery | Robust | Magicka Recovery |
Ring | Armor of the Seducer | Jewellery | Robust | Magicka Recovery |
Main Hand | Armor of the Seducer | Any 1H | Charged | Poison |
Off Hand | Armor of the Seducer | Shield | Sturdy | Health |
Main Hand Backup | Armor of the Seducer | Ice Staff | Infused | Crusher |
Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head | Engine Guardian | Medium | Sturdy | Stamina |
Shoulder | Engine Guardian | Light | Sturdy | Health |
Chest | Torug’s Pact | Heavy | Sturdy | Stamina |
Hands | Torug’s Pact | Heavy | Sturdy | Health |
Waist | Torug’s Pact | Heavy | Sturdy | Health |
Legs | Torug’s Pact | Heavy | Sturdy | Stamina |
Feet | Torug’s Pact | Heavy | Sturdy | Health |
Necklace | The Worm’s Raiment | Jewellery | Arcane | Magicka Recovery |
Ring | The Worm’s Raiment | Jewellery | Arcane | Magicka Recovery |
Ring | The Worm’s Raiment | Jewellery | Arcane | Magicka Recovery |
Main Hand | The Worm’s Raiment | Any 1H | Charged | Poison |
Off Hand | The Worm’s Raiment | Shield | Sturdy | Health |
Main Hand Backup | The Worm’s Raiment | Any Staff | Infused | Crusher |
Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head | Engine Guardian | Medium | Sturdy | Stamina |
Shoulder | Engine Guardian | Light | Sturdy | Magicka |
Chest | Pearlescent Ward / Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Stamina |
Hands | Pearlescent Ward / Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Magicka |
Waist | Pearlescent Ward / Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Magicka |
Legs | Pearlescent Ward / Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Stamina |
Feet | Pearlescent Ward / Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Magicka |
Necklace | Saxhleel Champion | Jewellery | Healthy | Magicka Recovery |
Ring | Saxhleel Champion | Jewellery | Healthy | Magicka Recovery |
Ring | Saxhleel Champion | Jewellery | Healthy | Magicka Recovery |
Main Hand | Puncturing Remedy (Masters) | Any 1H | Charged | Poison |
Off Hand | Puncturing Remedy (Masters) | Shield | Sturdy | Stamina |
Main Hand Backup | Saxhleel Champion | Any Staff | Infused | Crusher |
ESO Beginner Tank Skills
Dragonknight
For other useful skills and passive check out the Dragonknight and General Skills pages.
Nightblade
For other useful skills and passive check out the Nightblade and the General Skills pages.