Templars are one of the least used classes for tanking in The Elder Scrolls Online. This doesn’t mean they can’t tank effectively, but they are often overshadowed by other classes.

When evaluating the Templar Tank, they fall just below par compared to other classes. Other classes can handle tanking more efficiently while providing more useful group benefits. The Templar has one unique group buff, but many groups now choose not to utilize this buff, often excluding Templars from their lineup. This makes long-term progression with a Templar Tank potentially less viable.

On a positive note, Templars can tank quite well in dungeon content. They have access to multiple healing-over-time skills and a strong damage shield. Sustain can be managed by repenting corpses for stamina and providing a burst group heal. Templars are among the easiest classes to play when activating gear sets that require placement or healing on group members, thanks to their large AoE heal and Shard skill.

For those new to tanking, Templars can be fun and are suitable for niche situations. However, they are more challenging to play, offer fewer buffs and benefits than other classes, and may not have much potential for endgame content progression. If you’re focused on tackling harder group content, investing time in another class might be more beneficial.

• Decent Sustain: The reduced ability cost passive and Restoring Focus allow you to gain Stamina back every second, even while blocking.
• Strong Damage Shield: Access to a powerful Magicka cost, Health-scaling class damage shield.
• Group Utility: Provides group utility with Minor Sorcery, Purify Synergy, and increased recoveries and healing for the group.
• Versatile Role: Functions well as an Off Tank/Support role if there are no other Templars in the group.

• Lack of Burst Healing: Relies on damage shields and healing over time, lacking strong burst healing options.
• Easily Replaced: One other Templar in the group can provide the same benefits, making the Templar Tank less valuable.
• Magicka Sustain Issues: High-cost Magicka skills can create sustain problems.
• Limited Unique Group Buffs: Only offers one unique group buff, which is less commonly utilized nowadays.

• Illuminate – Group Minor Sorcery
• Power of the Light – Minor Breach
• Radiant Aura – Group Minor Endurance, Minor Fortitude, and Minor Intellect
• Extended Ritual – Group Purge/Synergy
• Hasty Prayer – Minor Endurance
• Repentance – 3000 group heal per corpse
• Light Weaver – 2 Ultimate to group members
• Luminous Shards – Alkosh/sustain synergy

Nord

The Atronach

64 Health

Orzorga’s Red Frothgar

Essence of Health Potion

• • Aedric Spear: Spear Wall, Balanced Warrior.
  • Dawn’s Wrath: Enduring Rays, Prism, Illuminate, Restoring Spirit.
  • Restoring Light: Mending, Sacred Ground, Light Weaver.
  • One Hand and Shield: Fortress, Sword and Board, Deadly Bash, Deflect Bolts, Battlefield Mobility
  • Destruction Staff: Elemental Force, Ancient Knowledge, Destruction Expert
  • Light Armor: Light Armor Bonuses, Light Armor Penalties
    Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding
  • Medium Armor: Medium Armor Bonuses
    Dexterity, Wind Walker, Athletics
  • Heavy Armor: Heavy Armor Bonuses, Heavy Armor Penalties
    Resolve, Constitution, Juggernaut, Revitalize, Rapid Mending.
  • Fighters Guild: Intimidating Presence
  • Undaunted: Banish the Wicked, Undaunted Mettle
  • Support: Magicka Aid
  • Racial: All
  • Alchemy: Medicinal Use

Templars can make reasonable use of the scribing system, most notably by gaining access to a Magicka pull skill, significantly improving sustain.

The Templar class script adds a short burst of resistance, which can be doubled, but its 5-second duration makes it less appealing.

Wield Soul can be transformed into a Magicka-costing chain ability, eliminating the need for Silver Leash for fast chaining. This skill allows a Templar to gain 1000 Magicka and Stamina, effectively regaining Stamina while blocking, similar to how Dragonknights use Igneous Shield to proc the Helping Hands passive. Additionally, a major buff or debuff can be added to enhance its effectiveness.

Signature Script: Class Mastery
For 5 seconds, you gain 1320 Armor and 150 Weapon and Spell Damage. If Sacred Ground is active on you, these values are increased by 50%.

Focus Script: Pull
Deals ? Magic Damage to an enemy, pulls them to you, and taunts them for 15 seconds if they are not already taunted.

Signature Script: Druid’s Resurgence
Restores 1000 Magicka and 1000 Stamina.

Affix Script: Vitality
Grants Major Vitality for 10 seconds, increasing healing received and damage shield strength by 12%.

• Ironclad
• Duelist’s Rebuff
• Bulwark 
• Enduring Resolve (DoT damage fights)
• Unassailable (AoE damage fights)

• Boundless Vitality 
  
• Fortified
• Rejuvenation
• Bracing Anchor / Ward Master (Bosses)
• Celerity (Adds)

1. Precast Restoring Focus and Radiant Ward.
2. Run at the enemies and initiate combat with a light attack, followed by placing Elemental Blockade.
3. After 2 seconds, cast Power Slam to proc Void Bash, pulling all enemies onto your Blockade.
4. Cast Pulsar twice to immobilize all enemies.
5. During an add pull, ensure that Elemental Blockade, Extended Ritual, and Restoring Focus are active. Taunt all ranged enemies. Every time 2 or more enemies die, cast Repentance for Stamina sustain. While taking damage, recast Living Dark and Radiant Ward for healing and shields.
6. With Extended Ritual and Living Dark active while standing inside Restoring Focus, you should receive around 8k healing per second. Additionally, you can add a 10-20k damage shield with Radiant Ward.