ESO Tank Gear Guide 2025
Tanking in The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) requires the right gear to support your group in Dungeons, Trials, and Arenas. Whether you're a beginner tank or tackling endgame content, this guide covers the best tank sets for 2025, including Monster Sets, Mythics, Trial Sets, and Beginner Gear.
Table of Contents
ESO Tank Gear Guide
Looking for the best tank gear? This ESO Tank Gear Guide highlights the essential sets you need for survivability, group support, and maximizing team damage.
Essential Tank Sets (Best 5-Piece Sets)
These core tank sets provide the best group support, defense, and debuffs for Dungeons, Trials, and PvE content. Trial sets provide strong buffs for large groups but require 12-player teams to farm.
💡 Tip: Dungeon sets can be farmed on Normal, making them easy to obtain early in your tanking journey.
💡 Tip: Non-perfected versions of these sets are easier to obtain and still highly effective.
| Set | Effect | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson Oath’s Rive | Reduces enemy armor, increasing DPS | The Dread Cellar |
| Turning Tide | Applies Major Vulnerability for huge DPS boost | Shipwrights Regret |
| Powerful Assault | Buffs group weapon & spell damage | Guild Stores or Imperial City Coffer Boxes |
| Set | Effect | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Pearlescent Ward | Boosts group DPS & buffs alive allies survivability when others die | Dreadsail Reef |
| Saxhleel Champion | Grants extended Major Force to increase group crit damage when not using Aggressive Horn | Rockgrove |
| Lucent Echoes | Alternative to Elemental Catalyst, boosts team crit damage and healing | Lucent Citadel |
| Vestment of Olorime | Provides Major Courage for increased weapon & spell damage | Cloudrest |
Essential Tank Monster Sets
Monster Sets (Helm & Shoulder Combos) boost tanking performance by providing defensive and utility benefits.
💡 Tip: Monster Helmets drop from Veteran Dungeon final bosses, while Shoulders are obtained from keys from Undaunted Pledges.
| Set | Effect | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tremorscale | Reduces enemy armor, increasing group penetration | Volenfell |
| Archdruid Devyric | Applies Major Vulnerability to enemies for massive group DPS | Earthen Root Enclave |
| Nazaray | Extends debuffs on enemies for more uptime | Shipwrights Regret |
| Encratis’s Behemoth | Boosts fire damage & reduces fire damage taken | Black Drake Villa |
Essential Mythics & Weapon Sets
These powerful single-piece items offer unique effects that improve tanking capabilities.
💡 Tip: Void Bash is one of the most impactful tank sets, as it lets you pull enemies without chaining them individually.
| Set | Effect | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Void Bash | Instantly pulls enemies to you (meta dungeon tanking) | Vateshran Hollows |
| Spaulder of Ruin | Increases group DPS but reduces recovery | Mythic (Leads) |
| Puncturing Remedy | Heals & grants resistances when using taunt | Dragonstar Arena |
Beginners Traits to Research for Tanking
Traits to Prioritize in Crafting Research:
- Armor Traits: Learn Divines, Sturdy, and Reinforced for your armor.
- Weapon Traits: Infused for Ice Staves, and Decisive, Infused, and Charged for one-handed weapons.
- Jewellery Traits: Infused and Harmony are critical for jewellery.
Beginner Tank Gear (Best Sets for New Tanks)
When reaching Level 50 & CP160, these sets help you start tanking efficiently before farming endgame gear.
💡 Tip: Join a guild to request crafted gear. CP150 is enough until you farm dungeon sets.
💡 Tip: These Monster Sets are easy to farm and effective in all PvE content.
| Set | Effect |
|---|---|
| Torug’s Pact | Increases enchantment strength (great for Crusher enchant) |
| Fortified Brass | Provides high armor for increased survivability |
| Druid’s Braid | Boosts overall stats with a flexible 12-piece set |
| Armor of the Seducer | Increases Magicka sustain |
| Set | Effect | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tremorscale | Reduces enemy armor for DPS boost | Volenfell |
| Bloodspawn | Generates Ultimate & increases resistances | Spindleclutch II |
| Lord Warden | Increases armor for you & nearby allies | Imperial City Prison |
Final Tanking Tips for ESO in 2025
✅ Focus on dungeon sets first before farming trial gear
✅ Combine Monster Sets & Mythics for optimized builds
✅ Use Void Bash for easy enemy grouping in Dungeon content
✅ Prioritize Major Vulnerability sets to maximize group DPS
✅ Join a guild to farm gear faster
