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The Best ESO Tank Race 2024
Jun 7, 2024
In this video, we explore my top 3 tank races in The Elder Scrolls Online for the 2024 Gold Road chapter. Join me as we dive into the strengths and weaknesses of each race, helping you make an informed decision for your next tank build.
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Hello everyone and welcome to the Tank Club
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If you've ever found yourself overwhelmed by the myriad of choices when selecting a
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tank race in the Elder Scrolls Online, you're not alone. It's one of the most frequently asked questions by beginners in the ESO tank community, and
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for good reason. With so many options, picking the perfect race for your tanking can be challenging
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But fear not fellow tanks, in this video we're diving deep into my top 3 favourite
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tank races for 2024. We'll explore the pros and cons of each choice, helping you make an informed decision
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for your next epic build. And before you ask, no, it's not going to include the Wood Elf, sorry to all the Bosma fans
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Inside this video I've also hidden a code for a pink torch bug that's redeemable for
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all servers and platforms on your account page of the ESO website, so make sure you
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pay attention to the video to see if you can find it. And also let us know in the comments below if you found it
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So grab your shield, don your armour and let's charge into the world of Tamriel to discover
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the best races for tanking in ESO this year. In regards to ESO race changes, nothing major has shifted recently
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The main updates include the addition of the new Scribing system which does provide various
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ways to improve sustain and easier access to resistance buffs. The Arcanist is also one of the newer classes that got introduced last year with Necrom
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which offers much greater freedom when it comes to race choice, adding more flexibility
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for tanks. In the grand scheme of things, race for a tank is much less critical than other roles
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For damage dealers for example, picking a specific race can slightly impact your DPS
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However, when it comes to tanking, there are no absolutely significant benefits tied to
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race choice. The options are nice to have and there are general best options but the key to successful
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tanking in ESO lies in your knowledge of tanking rather than the race you choose
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That being said, it's always beneficial to pick a race that does complement your tanking
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style and meets your specific needs as a player. While the race choice won't make or break your character, it can provide helpful advantages
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So the first race we're looking at is the Nord. The Nord remains a long term favourite for tanks in ESO and it's easy to see why
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One of the primary reasons is the rugged passive, granting a hefty 2600 increase in both spell
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and physical resistance. These resistances are crucial as they reduce your incoming damage but do remember that
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resistances are capped at 33100, anything beyond this cap is essentially wasted
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One key benefit of the Nords rugged passive is the freedom it provides in your build choices
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allowing for increased versatility. You won't need to rely as heavily on gear traits such as reinforced or nern honed, plus
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you gain more flexibility with your champion points, often not needing both resistance slotables
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In situations where you might need to wear medium armour, very niche situations, being
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a Nord makes this more feasible. By having these resistances as well, it will impact the amount of damage you're receiving
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which is mostly critical for damage over time effects and bleed damage because these things
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can't be mitigated by blocking but they can be reduced by resistances
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Other notable benefits include increased max health, max stamina and the extended duration
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of drinks. Additionally, one of the Nord passives grants 5 ultimate every 10 seconds when taking damage
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While this might sound impressive, it's essential to put it into perspective
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To gain what we might say a free aggressive horn, which is the most common ultimate that
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tanks will use, it does cost 250 ultimate. From this passive, it would take over 8 minutes and 50 procs to gain that free warhorn
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While the ultimate gain is a nice perk, the impact is somewhat marginal
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Now if you usually generate your ultimate once every 60 seconds and you're able to
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proc this passive on cooldown, this passive would help you to do a horn around 7 seconds faster
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When you look at it from that point of view, it does look a little bit more impressive. For an Arcanist tank, the Nord race is less crucial since reaching the resistance cap
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is already quite easy. However, choosing Nord still provides more freedom with your champion points
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For other classes, obtaining the resistance cap is more accessible than ever thanks to
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resolving vigor and the new scribing system both giving easy access to minor resolve
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Nevertheless, the ability to switch comfortably between different gear sets and champion points
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while still hitting the resistance cap makes Nord a solid choice. If you opt not to be a Nord, you might need to find these benefits elsewhere
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Using a defending one-handed weapon provides 1,638 resistances and incorporating reinforced gear can also help
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You'd likely need to slot the CP passives Bulwark and Fortified for most situations
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alongside using skills that grant both major and minor resolve. This resistance cap is crucial for tackling the latest veteran content, more so than older
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dungeons and trials. Nords are an excellent race option for long term progression
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While resistances are less critical in the early game content and the older trials and
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dungeons, if you plan on tanking the latest veteran content one day, choosing the Nord
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is your best bet for long term development. Another top notch race choice for a tank is the Imperial
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Known for their increased max health and stamina alongside a 6% cost reduction on all abilities
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Imperials provide a significant sustain boost. However, before you rush to choose the Imperial, consider that you have to buy this
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It requires 2,100 crowns to play as an Imperial. Thankfully, it's not essential for effective tanking, so this choice is entirely optional
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based on your character build preferences. And there are other sustain options that you can choose instead that won't cost you extra
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Delving into the details of the 6% cost reduction, it applies to all abilities, including those
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that cost stamina, magicka and even health. This reduction extends to your ultimate, blocking and dodge rolling
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It does truly cover everything. Cost reduction is highly beneficial because it allows you to cast abilities sooner and
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more often. This advantage grows with higher performance, as players who use skills frequently will
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see more significant benefits compared to tanks who primarily hold block and cast skills
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less often. However, with increased casting frequency comes the need for efficient resource regeneration
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You'll still face sustain issues if you can't back up the cost reductions with sufficient
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recovery and incoming resources. When we also consider the cost reduction on your ultimate, this reduces the cost of Aggressive
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Horn from 250 to 235, shaving off 15 ultimate points in cost
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If it usually takes you 60 seconds to generate your ultimate, playing as an Imperial allows
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you to cast your Warhorn approximately 3.5 seconds faster, though it's not quite as
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impactful as the Nords passive. The reduced cost on blocking, dodging, breaking free are nice perks that make this race attractive
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Extra block cost reduction means less focus is needed on things like bracing enchants
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sturdy gear, especially for those players who do block more often. The downside is that cost reduction suffers from diminishing returns very quickly
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The more you stack it, the less effective it becomes. Skills excel in situations where you frequently cast skills and utilize abilities from all
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of your resource pools. If your tank build uses only magicka skills, you won't benefit fully from the Imperials perks
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However, for builds mixing stamina, magicka and even health costing skills, especially
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ones where you have to cast them frequently like Stone Giant, the Imperial will definitely shine
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Alternatively, you can use jewellery with cost reduction enchants to replicate some
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of the Imperials benefit without actually playing as one. Finally we have the Redguard, another race that does focus on sustain
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My recommendation for this race is primarily due to the Adrenaline Rush passive which restores
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1005 stamina every 5 seconds when you deal damage. This combined with martial training which reduces the cost of weapon skills by 8%
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This race is especially beneficial for players who struggle with stamina sustain
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While it won't completely solve your sustain problems, which are often caused by overcasting
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skills and excessive blocking, it will alleviate some of the issues. To put it into perspective, 1005 stamina every 5 seconds totals 12,060 stamina over a minute
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All you have to do is ensure you deal damage to an enemy. You can do this by placing a magicka costing elemental blockade on the ground that will
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hit a boss for its entire 15 second duration. This will then trigger the Adrenaline Rush passive 3 times during its duration which
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will grant you 3015 stamina over that 15 seconds. Reducing the cost of weapon skills is another advantage
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You'll likely use skills such as pierce armour, elemental blockade and frost clench which
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will save you resources compared to other races using these skills. However, as you become more experienced at tanking, you might find this less useful as
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you improve your sustain management. You don't want to pay for a race change token later, so while the red guard will boost
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your stamina sustain in the short term, if you aim to tank ESO's harder content in
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the long run, it might be better to plan for that now to avoid paying for a race change
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later on. Alternative ways to improve stamina sustain include learning mechanics so that you can
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block less, focus on blocking heavy attacks and specific mechanics, and drop in block
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in between to gain more resources from your stamina recovery. You can also utilise foods that include recovery, potions which will give you recovery and resource
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boosts, alongside heavy attacking, always remembering to heavy after a heavy. When a boss does a heavy attack to you, block that, and then instantly follow it up with
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a heavy attack of your own. Harmony jewellery is also highly beneficial
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When you use this alongside synergies that are provided by group members, this can be
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a significant sustain boost. Overall, I consider the red guard a good choice for casual tanks, seeking an immediate improvement
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to stamina sustain. It's also suitable for arcanist tanks, as being a nord is less necessary due to their
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already high resistance potential. And with that, the decision is now up to you
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I haven't included any magicka orientated races because I find magicka significantly
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easier to sustain. High recovery stacking, the atronach munderstone, food and drinks that boost magicka recovery
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and jewellery enchants to give you more sustain as well, all make magicka sustain while blocking
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less impactful. You obviously can't generate stamina while blocking, but you can generate magicka while blocking
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Many players also favour the argonian, which is fine, but I feel it's more suited to beginner players
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However, that being said, it's also not very beginner friendly because it forces you to
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use potions on cooldown, the 45 second cooldown. And as a beginner player, this might not be something you remember to do, or maybe you
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don't like to do it. When you put this into comparison, a red guard is going to provide consistent sustain every
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five seconds. So what is your favourite tank race in ESL? I'd love to know, please let me know in the comments below
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