ESO Maw of Lorkhaj Trial
Welcome to The Tank Club: ESO Maw of Lorkhaj Trial Guide for Tanks.
Maw of Lorkhaj is a DLC 12-person trial located in Reaper’s March. It was the fourth trial that was introduced into The Elder Scrolls Online with the Thieves Guild DLC in March 2016. This was the first max level trial (VR16/CP160) and the first trial to have a Normal, Veteran and Hardmode version. The trials release prior to this were the 3 Craglorns that only had Normal and Hardmode, and they were scaled at Vet Rank 12-14 (CP120-140).
This trial contains 3 boss fights, with a Hardmode on the last boss than can be turned on and off and was the first trial where this was possible.
This guide will focus on the Tank role and the mechanics and strategies for successfully completing this trial.
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ESO Maw of Lorkhaj Trial Tank Builds
Main Tanks
This is the gear you might be asked to use for this trial as the Main Tank:
- Sets: Claw of Yolnahkriin, Crimson Oath’s Rive, Pearlescent Ward, Turning Tide.
- Monster Sets: Archdruid Devyric, Encratis’s Behemoth, Nazaray, Tremorscale.
Off Tanks
This is the gear you might be asked to use for this trial as the Off Tank:
- Sets: Crimson Oath’s Rive, Pearlescent Ward, Powerful Assault, Saxhleel Champion.
- Monster Sets: Archdruid Devyric, Encratis’s Behemoth.
- Other: Spaulder of Ruin.
ESO Maw of Lorkhaj Trial Skills
Essential Skills for this Trial:
You need a chain/pull on the first and second boss for the adds that spawn. Using Caltrops to snare and debuff these adds can also be good alongside Pulsar for the Minor Mangle.
On the second boss and the last boss there are purgeable effects, on second boss its the Reflective Light from the light boss that it shoots at 3 people and on the last boss its to remove the debuff when you get hit by the splashing AoEs from the main boss kite mechanic.
The Main Tank on last boss should also use a projectile shield or reduction skill, DK and Warden have great abilities, all other classes can use Absorb Missile.
General skill setup can be found here: