Negate Magic
(Unnecessary)
A decent Ultimate until you obtain Warhorn. It can stop enemies from using AoE abilities and cleanse ground AoEs, but it offers no passive benefits. One morph adds a heal and stun, but it is generally unnecessary compared to Warhorn. Negate Magic is less effective in harder content like trials, as it doesn’t work on many enemies and AoEs.

Crystal Weapon → Morph of Crystal Shard
(Situational)
Crystal Weapon can be vital for groups under the 18200 penetration cap. Activating this ability followed by a Light or Heavy Attack reduces the enemy’s Armor by 1000. It can be used by a Sorc Off Tank, but it’s difficult to maintain due to its frequent reactivation, stamina cost, and the need to drop block to attack. Many groups don’t need this if they have an Alkosh user or Tanks using Crimson Oath’s Rive or Tremorscale.

Shattering Spines → Morph of Encase
(Optional)
This skill immobilizes enemies in front of you, making it particularly useful for 4-man dungeons, arenas, and some trial situations. It also applies Major Maim to enemies, reducing their damage output. While less effective than the immobilization options available from the scribing system, it serves as a suitable alternative until those are accessible.

Defensive Rune→ Morph of Rune Prison
(Unnessecary)
You might use this as a precast skill when going into add pulls. It stuns an enemy that hits you, but the stun is delayed. Since stuns don’t work well alongside pulling or chaining enemies, this skill isn’t particularly effective overall.

Dark Deal → Morph of Dark Exchange
(Vital)
This skill trades Magicka for Health and Stamina, providing a steady Stamina recovery over time. It’s a crucial tool for sustaining as a Sorcerer Tank. However, it drops your block, so timing is critical—use it when you’re not dealing with major mechanics or heavy attacks. Additionally, this skill procs the Exploitation passive, granting the group the Minor Prophecy buff.

Dark Conversion → Morph of Dark Exchange
(Optional)
This morph trades Stamina for Health and Magicka, the opposite of Dark Deal. While Dark Deal is generally more useful, there are situations where this morph can be beneficial, such as fights where you’re using a double Staff build or leveraging the Tri-Focus passive. It can serve as a valuable Heal/Magicka sustain option when needed.

Daedric Mines
(Not Needed)
This is an expensive skill used as a delayed immobilization tool or a way to provide a group shield, depending on the morph. While there are better immobilization options in the scribing system and better group shield options, this skill could be useful in arena content where enemies spawn in specific locations and you want to root them in place for some reason. However, it’s generally not needed for most Tanking scenarios.

Unholy Knowledge
(Vital)
This sustain passive helps manage resources more effectively, reducing the cost of abilities, which is crucial for maintaining skills during fights.

Blood Magic
(Vital)
This passive provides an additional heal that activates when you cast any Dark Magic ability with a cost. The heal scales with your max health, making it an excellent source of supplementary healing for a Sorcerer Tank.

Persistence
(Vital)
An excellent Tank passive that reduces the cost of your next ability by 15% after blocking, making it easier to manage resources and cast skills more efficiently.

Exploitation
(Vital)
This is the Sorcerer’s unique group buff that increases group DPS by providing Minor Prophecy. Cast a Dark Magic ability every 20 seconds to maintain this buff, usually done with Dark Deal.