One of the Strongest and Most Self-Sufficient Tanks in ESO
The Werewolf Tank has always been a viable and surprisingly powerful playstyle in ESO, but the recent Werewolf refresh has pushed it to a completely different level. With improved animations, updated visuals, stronger passives and a much smoother overall gameplay flow, Werewolves are now genuinely one of the strongest and easiest Tank setups in the Elder Scrolls Online.
What makes the Werewolf Tank so unique is its ability to survive almost anything while requiring very little support. This build offers exceptional self-sustain, powerful defensive tools, effective crowd control, useful group buffs and impressive survivability, all packed into a simple and highly effective one-bar setup.
The main downside is the lack of a ranged taunt, which makes Werewolves less desirable in highly optimised endgame trial groups. However, for almost every other type of content in ESO, including Dungeons, Veteran content, Arenas and general group play, the Werewolf Tank is an incredibly fun, durable and fully viable option.
If you want a Tank that feels aggressive, durable and easy to play while still being capable of handling difficult content, the Werewolf Tank is one of the most enjoyable builds in ESO right now.
Let’s take a look at how to build and play the Werewolf Tank in The Elder Scrolls Online.
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Understanding Werewolf Mechanics
Before playing a Werewolf Tank, there are a few unique mechanics you need to understand.
To become a Werewolf, your character must first be infected with Lycanthropy and level up the Werewolf skill line to unlock its full range of abilities and passives.
Transforming into a Werewolf requires slotting the Werewolf Transformation Ultimate, building enough Ultimate points and then activating the skill. Once transformed, you can manually return to normal form at any time by pressing the Ultimate again.
While in combat, your transformation slowly drains Ultimate over time, meaning you need to keep generating Ultimate to remain transformed. Outside of combat however, you can stay in Werewolf form indefinitely, making it possible to remain transformed almost permanently during normal gameplay.
Every transformation costs Ultimate, so repeatedly shifting in and out of Werewolf form should generally be avoided unless necessary.
Fury and Enduring Rampage
The Werewolf also has two unique combat systems built into its gameplay.
The first is Fury, shown as a small blue metre underneath your Magicka bar. Fury is generated by using specific Werewolf abilities and once the metre is full, your Werewolf Ultimate changes into Enduring Rampage.
Recasting the Ultimate while Fury is full activates this empowered state, massively increasing your damage output, movement speed and survivability. During Enduring Rampage, all Werewolf abilities become free to cast for 20 seconds and you gain an enormous 4000 Health Recovery boost, making you incredibly difficult to kill.
Be careful though, if you press your Ultimate again before Fury is fully charged, you will instead cancel your transformation completely.
One important limitation to understand is that activating Enduring Rampage does not count as a normal Ultimate cast for many set and passive effects. This means things like Saxhleel Champion, the Dragonknight passive The Storm’s Voice, and some other Ultimate-based effects will not activate when entering Rampage.
Blood Hunger
The second mechanic is Blood Hunger, which functions similarly to the Arcanist Crux system.
Certain Werewolf abilities generate Blood Hunger while others consume it for stronger secondary effects and increased power. Fortunately for Werewolf Tanks, the system is fairly simple to manage since the build primarily uses multiple Blood Hunger generators alongside only one main spender ability.
Best Werewolf Tank Class
Choosing the best class for a Werewolf Tank is a little more complicated than a normal ESO Tank build because only certain passives continue working while transformed.
Werewolves retain passives from their class, race, Armor skill lines, Undaunted and Alchemy, as long as those passives do not require class abilities to be slotted or activated. Weapon passives do not carry over into Werewolf form, although your weapon choice still matters for traits, enchants and Champion Point interactions.
Class Masteries also play a major role in determining the strongest Werewolf Tank classes.
The Arcanist is one of the best overall choices thanks to its ability to provide extremely high uptime on Major Force through Class Mastery interactions with the three Werewolf healing skills. Necromancer is another powerful option since it can combine with sets like Turning Tide or Archdruid to maintain permanent Major Vulnerability uptime on enemies with it’s Class Mastery. Warden also performs exceptionally well by providing high uptime on Major Brittle through the use of an Infused Frost Staff and Frost Enchant combined with their Class Mastery.
Because of this, Arcanist, Necromancer and Warden are generally considered the strongest group-focused Werewolf Tank classes. However, their value drops slightly if another player in your group is already providing the same Class Mastery bonuses.
For pure survivability, Dragonknight is arguably the strongest option. Its defensive passives make the Werewolf significantly harder to kill and provide some of the best self-focused benefits available for Werewolf Tanking.
Overall, the Arcanist offers the best middle ground between survivability, utility and group support, making it the strongest all-round class choice for most Werewolf Tank builds.
Core Setup – What You Need to Make This Build Work
Attributes
- 64 Health
Mundus Stone
The Lady is the best overall Mundus Stone choice for Werewolf Tanking, especially in Veteran and Hardmode content where survivability becomes much more important. Pure Arcanist setups in particular sit well below the resistance cap without it.
For Dragonknight Werewolf Tanks or easier content, The Atronach is also a viable option if you want additional Magicka sustain. However, since Werewolves only use one primary Magicka skill, the extra sustain is usually less valuable than the defensive benefits from The Lady.
Food Choices
Bewitched Sugar Skulls is the strongest overall food option for this build thanks to the large boost to all three Max stats.
I tested sustain-focused foods like Red Frothgar, Jewels of Misrule and Smoked Bear Haunch, but the additional sustain simply wasn’t as valuable as the extra Max Health, Magicka and Stamina provided by Sugar Skulls.
Potions
Essence of Health (Tri-Stat) potions are the default choice for Werewolf Tanks, restoring all resources while also providing valuable sustain.
Race Selection
Nord is the strongest all-round race for a Werewolf Tank thanks to its bonus resistances and Max Stamina.
If you are struggling to reach resistance caps or want the tankiest possible setup, Nord is usually the best choice.
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Attributes
All 64 attribute points should be placed into Health.
Many Werewolf Tank abilities scale directly from Max Health, meaning higher Health increases both your survivability and the strength of several core abilities.
Stats to Aim For (Fully Buffed)
These are the approximate stats you should aim for when fully buffed:
~40,000+ Health
Provides enough survivability to comfortably handle most boss mechanics and incoming damage.
~20,000+ Stamina
Supports blocking, dodging, break free and your primary Werewolf abilities, which are mostly Stamina based.
~18,000+ Magicka
Ensures you can consistently cast your key healing and sustain ability.
25k+ Resistances
Reduces incoming damage significantly. Higher resistances are recommended for harder Veteran and Hardmode content.
~1,000+ Magicka Recovery
Important for sustaining your Werewolf heal, which is one of the most important skills in the build for both survival and resource sustain.
Under 1,500 Block Cost
Werewolf Tanks naturally suffer from a much higher block cost because weapon passives do not carry over into Werewolf form. Lowering your block cost as much as possible is extremely important, especially when tanking multiple enemies, since blocking can quickly drain your Stamina. While Werewolves do have access to incredibly strong Stamina sustain, reducing your block cost still makes the build feel significantly smoother.
ESO Werewolf Tank Gear Setups
Building a Werewolf Tank is slightly different from a traditional ESO Tank because the Werewolf skill line lacks several important utility tools that normal Tanks usually have access to, particularly ranged control, enemy grouping and AoE debuffing.
Because of this, your gear setup plays a huge role in filling those gaps.
For add pulls, we focus heavily on enemy chaining, AoE debuffs and group utility to compensate for the limitations of Werewolf form. Boss fights require a more defensive and consistent setup, while Trials need additional consideration to avoid overlapping buffs, debuffs and group support sets already being provided by other players.
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| Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Archdruid | Medium | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Shoulder | Archdruid | Light | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Chest | Crimson Oath’s Rive | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Hands | Crimson Oath’s Rive | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Waist | Crimson Oath’s Rive | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Legs | Crimson Oath’s Rive | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Feet | Crimson Oath’s Rive | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Necklace | Rush of Agony | Jewellery | Infused | Potion Cooldown |
| Ring | Rush of Agony | Jewellery | Infused | Potion Cooldown |
| Ring | Rush of Agony | Jewellery | Infused | Potion Cooldown |
| Main Hand | Rush of Agony | Ice Staff | Infused | Crusher |
| Poison | Speed-Draining Poison IX |
| Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Archdruid | Medium | Reinforced | Prismatic Defence |
| Shoulder | Archdruid | Light | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Chest | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defence |
| Hands | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Waist | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Legs | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defence |
| Feet | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Necklace | Pearlescent Ward | Jewellery | Infused | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Pearlescent Ward | Jewellery | Infused | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Pearlescent Ward | Jewellery | Infused | Magicka Recovery |
| Main Hand | Pearlescent Ward | Ice Staff | Infused | Crusher |
| Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Magma Incarnate | Medium | Reinforced | Prismatic Defence |
| Shoulder | Xoryn’s Masterpiece | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Chest | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defence |
| Hands | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Waist | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Legs | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defence |
| Feet | Lucent Echoes | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Necklace | Shapeshifter’s Chain | Mythic | Infused | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Xoryn’s Masterpiece | Jewellery | Infused | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Xoryn’s Masterpiece | Jewellery | Infused | Magicka Recovery |
| Main Hand | Xoryn’s Masterpiece | Ice Staff | Infused | Crusher |
Gear Information
Armor Traits, Enchants & Weights
- Sturdy
Werewolf Tanks naturally suffer from extremely high block cost since weapon passives do not carry over into Werewolf form. Because of this, we use as many Sturdy traits as possible to reduce block cost and make sustained blocking much easier to manage. - Reinforced
Used primarily on larger armor pieces to help comfortably reach resistance caps, especially in Veteran and Hardmode content. - 5/1/1 or 6/1 Armor Weights
Where possible, use 5 Heavy, 1 Medium and 1 Light to maximise the benefits from Undaunted passives alongside the various Armor skill line bonuses. - Prismatic Defense Enchants
These help balance your Max Health, Magicka and Stamina while comfortably reaching your target stats.
Jewellery
- Infused + Magicka Recovery
Essential for sustaining your Werewolf heal and primary sustain skill, especially since this build usually runs The Lady Mundus instead of The Atronach. - Infused + Potion Cooldown
Primarily used for the Add Pull setup. This allows you to reliably activate Crimson Oath’s Rive using potions during every pull.
Weapon
- Ice Staff
Although Ice Staff passives do not function in Werewolf form, the weapon still matters for traits, enchants and Champion Point interactions. - A two-handed weapon is required to gain the full benefit of your enchant potency and trait effectiveness.
- Infused: Increases the strength and frequency of your weapon enchant.
- Crusher Enchant: Standard Tank enchant used to reduce enemy resistances and increase overall group DPS.
Add Pull Setup
This setup focuses on enemy grouping, AoE debuffing and controlling large trash pulls, helping compensate for the natural weaknesses of Werewolf Tanking.
Monster Set – Archdruid
Provides strong AoE Major Vulnerability uptime, increasing the damage enemies take and helping groups burn through add pulls much faster.
Crimson Oath’s Rive
Since Werewolves lack access to strong AoE Breach effects, Crimson Oath helps fill that gap by significantly reducing enemy resistances.
The downside is that Werewolves cannot easily proc the set naturally because most of their Major and Minor buffs are passive effects. To reliably activate Crimson Oath, use Speed-Draining Poison IX or Infused Potion Cooldown jewellery alongside potions.
Rush of Agony
One of the strongest utility sets available for Werewolf Tanking.
To activate it, target the centre enemy of a pack from at least 7 metres away and use Feral Pounce. Upon landing, nearby enemies are automatically pulled into a stack, allowing you to immediately follow up with Deafening Roar for AoE crowd control.
Boss Setup
Boss fights place less importance on enemy grouping and more focus on survivability, consistency and passive group utility.
Monster Set – Archdruid
Still extremely valuable on bosses thanks to easy Major Vulnerability uptime through Heavy Attacks.
Lucent Echoes
An excellent defensive utility set that increases your group’s Critical Damage while you remain above 50% Health, but also reduces your incoming damage when your Health drops low.
One of the biggest advantages of Lucent Echoes is that it requires no maintenance or special rotation to remain effective.
Pearlescent Ward
Provides effortless group Weapon and Spell Damage uptime while also acting as an emergency defensive set if group members die.
This makes it one of the safest and most reliable Trial-oriented Tank sets available for Werewolf Tanking.
Trial Setup
Trials require additional consideration since you must account for overlapping buffs, debuffs, sets and Class Masteries already being provided by the other 11 players in your group.
1-Piece Magma Incarnate
Used mainly for the additional recovery bonuses.
If your group already has a Necromancer maintaining permanent Major Vulnerability uptime, Archdruid becomes less necessary. Otherwise, running the full 2-piece Archdruid setup is still recommended.
Lucent Echoes
Even if your group is approaching the Critical Damage cap through effects like Major Brittle, Lucent Echoes still performs extremely well thanks to its consistency and ability to cover downtime from other buffs or debuffs.
Xoryn’s Masterpiece
A strong support option for Trial groups, especially when another Tank is already using Pearlescent Ward.
The set increases group Max Magicka and Stamina which slightly improves overall DPS while also greatly helping sustain. It is particularly effective on Werewolf Tanks because the additional Magicka and Magicka Recovery significantly improve sustain for your primary Werewolf heal.
In some setups, this even allows you to replace one Magicka Recovery glyph with Block Cost Reduction.
Other Useful Sets
- Pearlescent Ward: Still one of the strongest all-round support sets available for Trial Tanking.
- Turning Tide: A solid alternative if your group still requires Major Vulnerability support.
- Crimson Oath’s Rive: Can still be useful in specific Trial compositions that lack consistent AoE armor debuffs.
Mythic – Shapeshifter’s Chain
Reduces the cost of transforming into a Werewolf while also increasing Max stats and lowering Werewolf ability costs.
This is one of the strongest Mythics available if you can fit it into your setup without sacrificing important group utility.
Optional Mythic: Death Dealer’s Fete
A strong alternative that massively boosts Max stats over time. Since Werewolf abilities are relatively cheap after the recent refresh, this Mythic performs particularly well in fast-moving groups with minimal downtime.
ESO Werewolf Tank Skills
Werewolf Tank Skills
Werewolf Tank Passives
- Werewolf Passives: Devour, Pursuit, Blood Rage, Savage Strength, Call of the Pack
- Herald of the Tome: Fated Fortune, Harnessed Quintessence,
- Solider of Apocrypha: None useful for Werewolf
- Curative Runeforms: Healing Tides, Hideous Clarity, Erudition
- Light Armor: Light Armor Bonuses, Light Armor Penalties
Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding, Prodigy, Concentration - Medium Armor: Medium Armor Bonuses
Dexterity, Wind Walker, Agility, Athletics - Heavy Armor: Heavy Armor Bonuses, Heavy Armor Penalties
Resolve, Constitution, Juggernaut, Revitalize, Rapid Mending - Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
- Racial: All
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
Skill Information
Pack Leader
Pack Leader is the clear Tank morph choice for Werewolves. It provides Major Protection, 15% Block Mitigation, 15% Stamina Recovery and permanent Minor Courage for your group with virtually no upkeep required.
The skill also summons two Direwolves for additional damage while your abilities begin generating Fury during combat. Once you reach 1000 Fury, you can reactivate the Ultimate to enter Rampage, massively increasing your damage, movement speed and survivability while making all Werewolf abilities free for 20 seconds.
This free-cast window is incredibly important. During Rampage you want to aggressively refresh your abilities and spam Hircine’s Fortitude to rapidly sustain Stamina while constantly feeding Arcanist Class Mastery healing effects for your group.
Rip and Tear
Rip and Tear is one of the strongest and most overloaded abilities in the build.
The skill deals damage, applies Major Breach, guarantees Sundered for Minor Breach, inflicts Bleed damage and deals bonus execute damage against enemies under 25% Health. It also provides a Max Health scaling heal and consumes Blood Hunger stacks for even more damage and healing.
Most importantly for Tanking, this ability becomes your taunt while blocking.
This effectively turns Rip and Tear into your main boss fight spammable. Ideally, you want to recast it roughly every 4 seconds to maintain guaranteed Sundered uptime while constantly triggering the additional healing and damage effects.
Feral Pounce / Feral Carnage
Feral Pounce is your primary mobility and enemy grouping tool.
The leap applies Bleed damage and Hemorrhaging, but its biggest role is activating Rush of Agony which allows the Werewolf Tank to AoE pull enemies together — one of the biggest weaknesses Werewolves normally have.
To trigger Rush of Agony correctly, you must leap from at least 7 metres away. During add pulls, aim at the most central enemy within the pack to pull everything tightly together before following up with Deafening Roar.
When fighting within 7 metres, the skill instead becomes Feral Carnage. This version deals powerful execute-style damage over time while restoring Stamina and generating Fury.
Use this skill to initiate combat and maintain its damage over time effect throughout the fight.
Deafening Roar
Deafening Roar is one of the most important skills in the entire setup.
Although Ferocious Roar provides Major Courage, Deafening Roar is required because it enables the Werewolf taunt setup through the interaction with Rip and Tear while blocking.
The skill also grants Major Evasion and Minor Protection for substantial damage reduction while applying Off Balance, Major Cowardice and Major Maim to enemies, massively reducing incoming damage.
On top of this, it provides a synergy granting Minor Force to allies for 30 seconds, increasing overall group damage.
The AoE fear effect is especially powerful during add pulls since feared enemies cannot attack for 4 seconds while crowd controlled.
Be careful when casting this against bosses however, since the animation briefly drops your block which can leave you vulnerable to heavy attacks.
Hircine’s Fortitude
Hircine’s Fortitude is the core sustain skill for the entire build.
This Max Health scaling self heal also restores a massive amount of Stamina based on your current Health, meaning the healthier you are, the stronger the sustain becomes.
Simply slotting the skill grants Major Vitality, Major Brutality and Major Sorcery, significantly increasing both survivability and damage output.
This is your only Magicka costing skill and should be used extremely aggressively throughout combat.
On Arcanist setups especially, repeatedly casting Hircine’s Fortitude is incredibly valuable since the healing constantly helps maintain Major Force through Class Mastery interactions.
Blood Claws
Blood Claws provides strong AoE pressure, healing and additional sustain.
The skill deals AoE damage, applies a Bleed damage over time effect, heals on the initial hit and then provides an additional Max Health scaling heal over time while the bleed continues ticking.
It also generates Blood Hunger while having a chance to apply both Sundered and Hemorrhaging, making it another strong source of passive debuff uptime.
This ability works best when applied to groups of enemies and allowed to run its full duration for maximum healing and damage value.
Combined with the rest of the Werewolf toolkit, Blood Claws is one of the reasons the Werewolf Tank becomes extremely difficult to kill once fully established in combat.
Best Class Mastery Passives for This Build
Because this is a Werewolf setup, you can take advantage of Class Mastery passives since it would have limited benefits from using subclassing
For this build, the best choices are:
Illuminate body and mind with glimmering ink. While in combat, when you heal or overheal a total of 100000 Health, you generate a Crux and grant you and your group members Major Force for 10 seconds, increasing Critical Damage by 20%.
This is an incredible option for the Arcanist Werewolf Tank since 3 of your 5 abilities also heal you, the Major Force can be maintained with a 90%+ uptime with minimal effort.
Surpass your limits in the fieldwork of battle. Upgrades rank 2 of Fated Fortune to also increase your damage done by 30%, halving against players, for the duration.
This is the only other option that will work for an Arcanist Werewolf Tank, while not super valuable it’s the only passive that functions in Werewolf form.
Champion Points for the Werewolf Tank Build
Champion Points are focused on increasing damage while adding passive healing and sustain to support the hybrid playstyle.
How to Play the Werewolf Tank Build
Add Pulls
1. Feral Leap – Proc Rush of Agony & Chain Enemies
2. Deafening Roar – Crowd Control
3. Drink Potion/Light Attack – Proc Crimson Oath’s Rive
4. Heavy Attack – Proc Archdruid
5. Blood Claws – Heal, HoT, Damage & DoT
6. Block + Rip & Tear – Taunt Enemies
Bosses
1. Feral Leap – Gap Closer
2. Block + Rip & Tear – Taunt Enemies + Major & Minor Breach
3. Deafening Roar – Major Cowardice + Maim + Group Synergy
4. Blood Claws – Heal, HoT, Damage & DoT
5. Feral Carnage – Bleed + Heal + Fury generation
6. Rip & Tear Every 4 Seconds for Sundered/Minor Breach
7. Hircine’s Fortitude – Spam At Every Spare Moment
8. Activate Ultimate When Available – Recast all skills + Spam Hircine’s Fortitude
9. Heavy Attack – Proc Archdruid on Cooldown
Why Play A Werewolf Tank?
For years the Werewolf Tank was treated as a fun gimmick build. After the Werewolf refresh, that’s no longer the case.
This is now a genuinely powerful Tank setup capable of handling everything from daily dungeons and arenas to Veteran Trials. The combination of survivability, sustain, group utility and ease of play makes it one of the most enjoyable Tank builds in ESO, especially for players who want something different from the traditional Sword and Shield experience.
It may never replace a fully optimised Trial Tank in every situation, but for the vast majority of content, the Werewolf Tank is not only viable, it’s an absolute beast.
ESO Werewolf Tank FAQ
Is Werewolf Tank Viable In ESO?
Yes. Following the Werewolf refresh, Werewolf Tanks are fully capable of completing Veteran Dungeons, Hardmode Dungeons, Arenas and Trials. While they lack some utility tools such as a range taunt found on traditional Tanks, their survivability, self-sustain and group support make them a legitimate Tanking option.
What Is The Best Class For A Werewolf Tank?
Every class can actually be used but the Arcanist is generally the strongest all-round option due to its powerful Class Mastery benefits and benefitial self-passives. Dragonknight offers the best personal survivability, while Necromancer and Warden also provide some of the strongest group support options.
Do Passives Work In Werewolf Form?
Some do.
Class passives that do not require a class skill to be slotted or activated continue to function in Werewolf form. This is one of the reasons the Dragonknight class perform so well as Werewolf Tanks.
Other Passives that still function in Werewolf form include: Racial, Armor, Undaunted, Soul Magic, Dark Brotherhood, Thieves Guild, Legerdemain, Assault, Support and Craft passives
Do Weapon Passives Work In Werewolf Form?
No.
Weapon passives do not carry over into Werewolf form. However, your weapon still matters for traits, enchantments and Champion Point interactions.
Does Enduring Rampage Count As An Ultimate?
No.
Although activating Enduring Rampage works like an Ultimate, it does not count as a traditional Ultimate cast for any passives and gear sets. Effects such as Saxhleel Champion set and The Storm’s Voice DK passive will not activate when entering Rampage.
Why Does This Build Use An Ice Staff?
The Ice Staff is primarily used for its trait and enchantment. While its weapon passives do not function in Werewolf form, the Crusher enchant and Infused trait continue providing value.
Can Werewolf Tanks Taunt Enemies?
Yes.
By using Rip and Tear while blocking, the skill becomes a taunt. You also must have the skill Deafening Roar to activate this effect on the Rip and Tear skill.
This allows Werewolf Tanks to maintain aggro in the same way as traditional Tank builds.
Can Werewolf Tanks Pull Enemies Together?
Not naturally.
This build uses Rush of Agony and Feral Pounce to create an AoE pull effect, helping solve one of the biggest weaknesses of Werewolf Tanking.
What Happens If I Leave Werewolf Form?
You immediately lose access to your Werewolf skills and passives until you transform again. It also costs Ultimate to re-enter Werewolf form and you use Ultimate points to maintain Werewolf form in combat. Because of this, maintaining Ultimate generation and managing your transformation is an important part of playing the build.
Is Werewolf Tank Good For Beginners?
Yes.
The build uses a simple one-bar setup, has exceptional sustain and survivability and relies on a relatively straightforward rotation, making it one of the easier Tank playstyles to learn.
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