ESO Best Tank Class

The Best Tank Class for ESO! Which one of the available Classes is the best for Tanking and what makes them unique to play! The Best Tank Class is not always the same, mainly because of the nature of the game. Classes in ESO are dynamic with changes happening to their skills and overall behavior quite often. However these changes do not affect their tanking capabilities as often as their DPS! A few more Class Guides you can read are:

• ESO DPS Tier List Guide
• Best Stamina DPS Class
• Best Magicka DPS Class Guide
• Best Healer Class Guide
• ESO Class Guide
• Best Solo Class Guide
• ESO PVP Tier List Guide

What is the Best Tank Class in ESO

The Dragonknight is the Best Tank Class in ESO! A sturdy and beginner friendly Class, that offers access to several defensive and utility skills. Their Earthen Heart and Draconic Power lines are helpful for Subclassing Builds.

Classes in ESO are always changing! While this change affects their DPS capabilities greatly, it does not affect their Tanking potential often. Which makes Classes more reliable when you try to pick one for the role of Tanking!

Changes do happen to Tank-important skills from time to time though and that can impact how well a Class can Tank or not! Below you can see how each Class fares at the moment and what makes them unique for the role of Tanking.

1. Dragonknight

The Dragonknight is a sturdy Class and one of the best options for Tanking! A popular and very beginner friendly class for the role of Tank. Skills like Earthsield Mantle, Fragmented Shield or Magma Shell protect the Dragonknight with a shield and provide additional effects! Dragonknight can pull enemies with Chains of Dominance and crowd control them easily with Burning Talons or Choking Talons.

They can restore resources fast by simply using an Ultimate and provide their group with the Heat Shock debuff which increases damage done to enemies! Earthen Heart and Draconic Power are amazing support skill lines, that can assist any tank Build whether Pure or Subclassing. Overall the Dragonknight is a great Tank Class for New and Veteran players!

Dragonknight Builds & Guides:

• Dragonknight Beginner Guide
• Dragonborn – Dragonknight Tank Build

2. Warden

The Warden is another strong Class for Tanks in ESO! They make reliable tanks but also very effective Frost Tanks in the game. Ice Fortress is a powerful defensive skill that protects the Tank! Frozen Device can pull enemies to you and debuff them but is not as easy to use as the equivalent skill of Dragonknight and Necromancer! Permafrost and Northern Storm are powerful Ultimates that can protect and deal damage. Finally Warden Tanks can heal themselves with Polar Wind or Lotus Blossom.

Their Winter’s Embrace skill line is a must have for every Subclassing Tank Build, thanks to its special Passives! Strong and easy to use, the Warden Tank is a nice option, especially if you enjoy playing with frost based skills!

Warden Builds & Guides:

• Warden Beginner Guide
• Protector – Warden Tank Build

3. Necromancer

The Necromancer is another potent Tank Class, but slightly more difficult to master! It has several offensive and support skills but requires practice before you can use them effectively. Beckoning Armor is a strong defensive ability that can pull enemies to you! Deaden Pain can generate Ultimate and provide Major Protection while Mortal Coil can restore resources reliably! Spirit Guardian is a strong minion that reduces damage and heals. For crowd control a Necromancer can use Agony Totem or Ghostly Embrace.

Finally you can always transform into a massive Goliath with the Ravenous Goliath Ultimate and survive even the hardest encounter. Bone Tyrant is their Tank dedicated skill line, that offers several support skills for every Subclassing Build.

Necromancer Builds & Guides:

• Necromancer Beginner Guide
• Goliath – Necromancer Tank Build

4. Arcanist

The Arcanist is a great support Class with access to several Buffs, Debuffs and Shields! It offers a unique Class Taunt. Runic Jolt and Morphs, shield skills that protect you and your group members and support skills to strengthen you or debuff enemies. It even offers a cool defensive skill that passively debuffs enemies when you take damage! Skills like Impervious Runeward, Fatewoven Armor and Morphs, Runeguard of Freedom, Chakram Shield and Morphs protect you, buff you, heal you and in Fatewoven Armor’s case also debuff enemies!

Soldier of Apocrypha offers several defensive abilities but also a unique taunt, that generates Crux! To make good use of the Arcanist’s Skills as a Tank you will have to focus on generating and consuming Crux.

Arcanist Builds & Guides:

• Arcanist Beginner Guide
• Kthanid – Arcanist Tank Build

5. Sorcerer

Sorcerer is a decent Class for the role of Tank in ESO. Negate Magic offers some form of crowd control, Vibrant Shroud offers a nice heal and buffs you with Vitality while debuffing enemies with Maim! With Daedric Refuge Sorcerers can provide Shields to their group and boost their survivability. Sorcerer Pets can be useful for the role of Tank but are harder to use since they take two slots each! The Dark Exchange morphs help with sustain. Dark Magic is their most helpful skill line if you wish to use a Sorcerer as a base for your Subclassing Tank Build.

Sorcerer Builds & Guides:

• Sorcerer Beginner Guide
• Guardian – Sorcerer Tank Build

6. Nightblade

The Nightblade is not the greatest option for Tanking but can work for most content. Mirage is a strong defensive skill that you can combine with Dark Cloak for even better defense. Mass Hysteria and Soul Tether offer some crowd control capabilities while Swallow Soul and Siphoning Strikes morphs can assist with heals and sustain. Consuming Darkness morphs are great skills to provide extra defense and heals to your allies while Summon Shade morphs can debuff enemies. Shadow is their Best skill line for Subclassing setups.

Nightblade Builds & Guides:

• Nightblade Beginner Guide
• Defender – Nightblade Tank Build

7. Templar

It might not be the strongest Tank Class in ESO but Templar is the only Class that can create a Paladin-like Tank Build! Thanks to its many AOE support skills, the Templar can provide heals and other effects to your group! Blazing Shield offers a strong defensive shield that also deals damage. Ritual of Retribution or Extended Ritual are AOE skills that can heal or deal damage to enemies.

Channeled Focus and Restoring Focus will help you restore resources and boost defense while Repentance will boost resources recovery, heal and replenish Stamina! Both Aedric Spear and Restoring Light lines can be helpful for Tanking. Templar however is not amongst the first options for the role.

Templar Builds & Guides:

• Templar Beginner Guide
• Lifegiver – Templar Tank Build

Tank Class Tier List – Best Tank Class in ESO

This is the conclusion for the Tank Class Tier List in ESO right now.

S Rank – Best Tank Class in ESO

• Dragonknight

A Rank – Best Tank Class in ESO

• Warden
• Necromancer
• Arcanist

B Rank – Best Tank Class in ESO

• Sorcerer

C Rank – Best Tank Class in ESO

• Nightblade
• Templar

The ranking can and will probably change the next time there are significant changes to ESO Combat and Classes. So make sure to keep an eye on this ESO Best Tank Class Guide!

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