Dragonknight Tank

A self-sufficient fire-and-scale tank with group Minor Brutality, a group heal zone and the Lead from the Front mastery. The easiest tank to pick up after the Update 49 refresh.

Update 52 (PTS)PvE · TankPure classBeginnerLast reviewed 2026-10-27

Overview

Buffs and debuffs you bring on bosses

Keeps you alive

Major ResolveMinor ResolveMajor ProtectionMajor FortitudeBurnished ScalesResolute Defense

Your group gets

Major BerserkMajor ProtectionMinor BrutalityMinor CourageMajor FortitudeMinor FortitudeMinor HeroismMajor Slayer

Enemies get

Major BreachMinor BreachMajor VulnerabilityMinor VulnerabilityMajor CowardiceMajor MaimMinor MaimMinor Brittle

Class Mastery

Pure-class characters with all three class lines at rank 50 can slot two Class Mastery passives (added in Update 50).

• Lead from the Front

  Every Ultimate gives you and nearby group members Major Berserk and Major Protection. The more Ultimate you spend, the longer they last.

• Resolute Defense

  Long blocks get stronger and refund Stamina.

Skill Setups

Every tank build has a Boss and a Trash setup. On bosses you taunt with the scribed Shield Throw (Goading Throw) for its heal and Major Maim; on trash Unstoppable Brute taunts the whole pack at once.

BossTrash

Taunt with Shield Throw scribed as Goading Throw instead of Inner Rage. It heals you each time the shield comes back and keeps Major Maim on the boss, so the boss hits 10% softer. Inner Rage's Radiate synergy is lost, which matters less on one target.

What this setup brings

Keeps you alive

Major ResolveMinor ResolveMajor ProtectionMajor FortitudeBurnished ScalesResolute Defense

Your group gets

Major BerserkMajor ProtectionMinor BrutalityMinor CourageMajor FortitudeMinor FortitudeMinor HeroismMajor Slayer

Enemies get

Major BreachMinor BreachMajor VulnerabilityMinor VulnerabilityMajor CowardiceMajor MaimMinor MaimMinor Brittle

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One hand & shield · War Machine

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Back bar

Ice staff · War Machine

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Slot	Skill	Why it's slotted
Front 1	Heart of Flame Ardent Flame Cast time: Instant·Duration: 4 seconds·Cost: 3,510 Magicka Your sustain: Magicka and Stamina back plus a heal over 4 seconds.	Your sustain: Magicka and Stamina back plus a heal over 4 seconds.
Front 2	Shield Throw Scribed as Goading Throw Cast time: Instant·Range: 28 metres·Cost: 2,538 Stamina Scribed as Goading Throw: your boss taunt. It heals you on return and keeps Major Maim on the boss. Recast it every 10 seconds.	Scribed as Goading Throw: your boss taunt. It heals you on return and keeps Major Maim on the boss. Recast it every 10 seconds.
Front 3	Blood of the Elder Dragon Draconic Power Cast time: Instant·Duration: 20 seconds·Cost: 4,320 Magicka Burst heal, Major Fortitude and Minor Courage for you and nearby allies, and your Draconic cast for Elder Dragon's Minor Brutality.	Burst heal, Major Fortitude and Minor Courage for you and nearby allies, and your Draconic cast for Elder Dragon's Minor Brutality.
Front 4	Earthshield Mantle Earthen Heart Cast time: Instant·Duration: 20 seconds·Cost: 2,700 Magicka Major Resolve for 20s plus a Max Health shield. It sits on the front bar because it is a shield.	Major Resolve for 20s plus a Max Health shield. It sits on the front bar because it is a shield.
Front 5	Revealing Flare Support Cast time: Instant·Range: 28 metres·Duration: 5 seconds·Cost: 5,130 Magicka Major Protection for you while it's slotted. You rarely need to cast it.	Major Protection for you while it's slotted. You rarely need to cast it.
Front R	Reviving Barrier Support Cast time: Instant·Duration: 30 seconds·Cost: 250 Ultimate Shields you and nearby group members for 30 seconds and heals them over 15 seconds.	Shields you and nearby group members for 30 seconds and heals them over 15 seconds.
Back 1	Elemental Susceptibility Destruction Staff Cast time: Instant·Range: 35 metres·Duration: 30 seconds·Cost: 3,240 Magicka Boss Major Breach; its Chilled and Concussion add Minor Maim, Brittle and Vulnerability.	Boss Major Breach; its Chilled and Concussion add Minor Maim, Brittle and Vulnerability.
Back 2	Elemental Blockade Destruction Staff Cast time: Instant·Duration: 15 seconds·Cost: 2,970 Magicka Area Chilled for Minor Maim and Brittle on trash, and armour shred on Chilled targets.	Area Chilled for Minor Maim and Brittle on trash, and armour shred on Chilled targets.
Back 3	Ulfsild's Contingency Scribed as Warding Contingency Cast time: Instant·Duration: 22 seconds·Cost: 2,808 Magicka Scribed: a shield for you and nearby allies on your next cast, 8% less damage taken, and Minor Resolve.	Scribed: a shield for you and nearby allies on your next cast, 8% less damage taken, and Minor Resolve.
Back 4	Wield Soul Scribed as Leashing Soul Cast time: Instant·Range: 22 metres·Cost: 4,234 Magicka Scribed as Leashing Soul: the pull, with Major Cowardice.	Scribed as Leashing Soul: the pull, with Major Cowardice.
Back 5	Hearth and Home Ardent Flame Cast time: Instant·Range: 22 metres·Duration: 15 seconds·Cost: 270 Magicka / 1s Major Protection for you, a group HoT, and Minor Heroism and Fortitude for the group.	Major Protection for you, a group HoT, and Minor Heroism and Fortitude for the group.
Back R	Standard of Might Ardent Flame Cast time: Instant·Duration: 15 seconds·Cost: 200 Ultimate Cast on the back bar so War Machine and Lead from the Front both fire.	Cast on the back bar so War Machine and Lead from the Front both fire.

Scribing

Scribed skill

Goading Throw

Shield Throw · Taunt / Sage's Remedy / Maim

Cast time

Instant

Target

Enemy

Range

28 metres

Cost

2,538 Stamina

Taunt

Focus script: Deals 2,145 Physical Damage to an enemy and taunts them for 15 seconds.

Sage's Remedy

Signature script: Heals you for 2,591 Health on return, scaling off your Max Health.

Maim

Affix script: Afflicts the enemy with Major Maim for 10 seconds, reducing damage done by 10%.

Goading Throw: a 28m taunt that heals you when the shield comes back and puts Major Maim on the boss for 10 seconds, so the boss deals 10% less damage.

Scribed skill

Warding Contingency

Ulfsild's Contingency · Damage Shield / Gladiator's Tenacity / Resolve

Cast time

Instant

Target

Self

Duration

22 seconds

Cost

2,808 Magicka

Damage Shield

Focus script: Grants a damage shield to you and your allies that absorbs 5,622 damage for 8 seconds, scaling off the higher of your Max Health or Magicka and capped at 55% of your Max Health.

Gladiator's Tenacity

Signature script: Reduces damage taken by 8% for 8 seconds.

Resolve

Affix script: Grants Minor Resolve for 22 seconds, increasing Physical and Spell Resistance by 2,974.

A shield for you and nearby allies on your next cast, 8% less damage taken for 8 seconds, and Minor Resolve. Earthshield Mantle only gives Major Resolve, so the Minor half is new. Take Intellect and Endurance instead if you run out of Magicka.

Scribed skill

Leashing Soul

Wield Soul · Pull / Druid's Resurgence / Cowardice

Cast time

Instant

Target

Enemy

Range

22 metres

Cost

4,234 Magicka

Pull

Focus script: Deals 2,803 Magic Damage to an enemy, pulls them to you, and taunts them for 16 seconds if they are not already taunted.

Druid's Resurgence

Signature script: Restores 600 Magicka and 600 Stamina.

Cowardice

Affix script: Afflicts the enemy with Major Cowardice for 10 seconds, reducing Weapon and Spell Damage by 430.

Leashing Soul: pulls and taunts an add, refunds 600 Magicka and Stamina, and applies Major Cowardice.

Open the Boss setup in the Build Editor to change skills, gear and stats.

Taunt the pack with Unstoppable Brute: since Update 52 it taunts up to six enemies at once. Cast it once you're in the middle, since it snares you for 6 seconds. Pulsar takes Elemental Susceptibility's slot and spreads Chilled over the whole pack. Razor Caltrops replaces Ulfsild's Contingency for AoE Major Breach. Reverberating Bash replaces Revealing Flare to trigger Void Bash and stack the pack.

What this setup brings

Keeps you alive

Major ResolveMajor ProtectionMinor ProtectionMajor FortitudeBurnished ScalesResolute Defense

Your group gets

Major BerserkMajor ProtectionMinor BrutalityMinor CourageMajor FortitudeMinor FortitudeMinor HeroismPowerful Assault

Enemies get

Major BreachMinor BreachMajor VulnerabilityMajor CowardiceMajor MaimMinor MaimMinor BrittleMinor Mangle

Front bar

One hand & shield · Void Bash

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Back bar

Ice staff · Powerful Assault

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Slot	Skill	Why it's slotted
Front 1	Heart of Flame Ardent Flame Cast time: Instant·Duration: 4 seconds·Cost: 3,510 Magicka Your sustain: Magicka and Stamina back plus a heal over 4 seconds.	Your sustain: Magicka and Stamina back plus a heal over 4 seconds.
Front 2	Unstoppable Brute Heavy Armor Cast time: Instant·Duration: 20 seconds·Cost: 2,943 Stamina Trash taunt from Update 52: taunts up to 6 enemies that weren't recently taunted, with Major Resolve and 6 seconds of CC immunity. It snares you by 65% while the immunity lasts, so cast it once you're in the pack.	Trash taunt from Update 52: taunts up to 6 enemies that weren't recently taunted, with Major Resolve and 6 seconds of CC immunity. It snares you by 65% while the immunity lasts, so cast it once you're in the pack.
Front 3	Blood of the Elder Dragon Draconic Power Cast time: Instant·Duration: 20 seconds·Cost: 4,320 Magicka Burst heal, Major Fortitude and Minor Courage for you and nearby allies, and your Draconic cast for Elder Dragon's Minor Brutality.	Burst heal, Major Fortitude and Minor Courage for you and nearby allies, and your Draconic cast for Elder Dragon's Minor Brutality.
Front 4	Earthshield Mantle Earthen Heart Cast time: Instant·Duration: 20 seconds·Cost: 2,700 Magicka Major Resolve for 20s plus a Max Health shield. It sits on the front bar because it is a shield.	Major Resolve for 20s plus a Max Health shield. It sits on the front bar because it is a shield.
Front 5	Reverberating Bash One Hand and Shield Cast time: Instant·Range: 7 metres·Cost: 2,700 Stamina Trash: stuns the target after 0.7 seconds and, since Update 52, applies Major Maim for 15 seconds. It's also the bash that triggers Void Bash to pull the pack into one stack.	Trash: stuns the target after 0.7 seconds and, since Update 52, applies Major Maim for 15 seconds. It's also the bash that triggers Void Bash to pull the pack into one stack.
Front R	Reviving Barrier Support Cast time: Instant·Duration: 30 seconds·Cost: 250 Ultimate Shields you and nearby group members for 30 seconds and heals them over 15 seconds.	Shields you and nearby group members for 30 seconds and heals them over 15 seconds.
Back 1	Pulsar Destruction Staff Cast time: Instant·Cost: 3,780 Magicka Trash: Chilled on the whole pack for Minor Brittle and Minor Maim, Minor Mangle, and Minor Protection for you.	Trash: Chilled on the whole pack for Minor Brittle and Minor Maim, Minor Mangle, and Minor Protection for you.
Back 2	Elemental Blockade Destruction Staff Cast time: Instant·Duration: 15 seconds·Cost: 2,970 Magicka Area Chilled for Minor Maim and Brittle on trash, and armour shred on Chilled targets.	Area Chilled for Minor Maim and Brittle on trash, and armour shred on Chilled targets.
Back 3	Razor Caltrops Assault Cast time: Instant·Range: 28 metres·Duration: 10 seconds·Cost: 2,295 Stamina Trash: AoE Major Breach and a snare on the pack, and a Powerful Assault trigger.	Trash: AoE Major Breach and a snare on the pack, and a Powerful Assault trigger.
Back 4	Wield Soul Scribed as Leashing Soul Cast time: Instant·Range: 22 metres·Cost: 4,234 Magicka Scribed as Leashing Soul: the pull, with Major Cowardice.	Scribed as Leashing Soul: the pull, with Major Cowardice.
Back 5	Hearth and Home Ardent Flame Cast time: Instant·Range: 22 metres·Duration: 15 seconds·Cost: 270 Magicka / 1s Major Protection for you, a group HoT, and Minor Heroism and Fortitude for the group.	Major Protection for you, a group HoT, and Minor Heroism and Fortitude for the group.
Back R	Standard of Might Ardent Flame Cast time: Instant·Duration: 15 seconds·Cost: 200 Ultimate Cast on the back bar so War Machine and Lead from the Front both fire.	Cast on the back bar so War Machine and Lead from the Front both fire.

Scribing

Scribed skill

Leashing Soul

Wield Soul · Pull / Druid's Resurgence / Cowardice

Cast time

Instant

Target

Enemy

Range

22 metres

Cost

4,234 Magicka

Pull

Focus script: Deals 2,803 Magic Damage to an enemy, pulls them to you, and taunts them for 16 seconds if they are not already taunted.

Druid's Resurgence

Signature script: Restores 600 Magicka and 600 Stamina.

Cowardice

Affix script: Afflicts the enemy with Major Cowardice for 10 seconds, reducing Weapon and Spell Damage by 430.

Leashing Soul: pulls and taunts an add, refunds 600 Magicka and Stamina, and applies Major Cowardice.

Open the Trash setup in the Build Editor to change skills, gear and stats.

Flex skills

Swap these in when the fight or your group calls for it.

• Chains of Dominance

  Class pull with Major Cowardice and a third Draconic cast. Swap it in for Wield Soul only if you don't have the grimoire yet.

• Igneous Weapons

  60 seconds of group Major Brutality if your DPS don't bring their own.

• Protect the Brood

  Group Minor Protection for 20 seconds and less projectile damage, and a second Draconic cast for Elder Dragon. Swap it for Revealing Flare when the group needs Minor Protection.

• Fossilize

  Minor Breach and Minor Vulnerability on the boss for 20 seconds, even through stun immunity. Swap it for Ulfsild's Contingency if nobody else brings Minor Vulnerability.

• Magma Shell

  Panic-button Ultimate that shields the group, in place of Reviving Barrier.

• Igneous Shield

  Small shields for you and the group, in place of Ulfsild's Contingency.

• Choking Talons

  Roots a trash pack in place; Minor Maim is already covered by Chilled.

• Blood of the Green Dragon

  Selfish sustain morph when you're solo-tanking a boss.

• Fleetstep Wings

  Immunity to snares and roots for mechanics that pin the tank.

• Inner Beast

  Update 52: no longer a taunt; it pulls up to 6 enemies to you from 22 metres, for 3,213 Stamina. Good for spread-out packs, alongside Leashing Soul for single casters.

Passives

The passives that shape this build. They come with the skill lines, so there's nothing to slot.

• Elder Dragon

  Each Draconic Power cast gives the group Minor Brutality, which is why the build slots two of them.

• Burnished Scales

  10% more damage blocked, always on.

• Heart of Stone

  Free Armor toward the cap.

• Sword and Board

  20% more damage blocked with your shield on the front bar.

• Undaunted Mettle

  6% Max Health, Magicka and Stamina, since your gear has all three armour weights.

• Constitution

  Health Recovery and a little Magicka and Stamina from each Heavy Armor piece when you take damage.

Gear

BossTrash

The front bar swaps Void Bash for War Machine. Goading Throw already keeps Major Maim on the boss, and a single target has nothing to gather, so the extra pieces let War Machine work from both bars.

Pick a set for each block. The build's recommended gear is selected to start with.

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Body

Body

Chest, hands, waist, legs and feet

Perfected Lucent EchoesMinor Aegis · RecommendedPerfected Pearlescent WardMinor Aegis

Jewellery & back bar

Jewellery & back bar

Neck, both rings and the ice staff

War MachineMajor Slayer · RecommendedPowerful AssaultA dungeon favourite: every Assault skill you cast (Vigor, War Horn, Caltrops) buffs your group's damagePerfected Claw of YolnahkriinMinor Aegis, Minor CouragePerfected Saxhleel ChampionMinor Aegis, Major ForceTurning TideMajor VulnerabilityCrimson Oath's RiveEvery buff you apply sends out a wave that strips nearby enemies' ArmorDrake's RushMajor HeroismRoar of AlkoshTaking a synergy sends out a shockwave that strips enemy Armor by your Weapon Damage

Front-bar weapons

Front-bar weapons

One-handed sword and shield

Perfected Void BashMajor Maim=Same as jewellery & back barFull set on both bars · Recommended

Monster set

Monster set

Head and shoulders

Roksa the WarpedBest for sustainPure sustain: your Health, Magicka and Stamina Recovery climb every second you stay in combat, up to 240 more of each after 30 secondsArchdruid DevyricGroup Major VulnerabilityMajor Vulnerability · RecommendedBaron ZaudrusUltimate generationTurns status effects into UltimateTremorscaleIf you're missing PenetrationTaunting an enemy makes a duneripper burst from the ground beneath it, dealing damage and shredding its ArmorNazarayLonger debuffs when you ultCasting an Ultimate stretches out the debuffs already on nearby enemiesStonekeeperPerma blockingBuilt for tanks who hold block: every few seconds of blocking pays back Stamina, Magicka and a healBloodspawnSolo or selfish runsA selfish classic: getting hit sometimes gives you Ultimate and a burst of Armor

Buffs and debuffs with this gear

Gold entries come from your gear; the rest come from your skills and passives.

Keeps you alive

Major ResolveMinor ResolveMajor ProtectionMajor FortitudeBurnished ScalesResolute DefenseMinor Aegis

Your group gets

Major BerserkMajor ProtectionMinor BrutalityMinor CourageMajor FortitudeMinor FortitudeMinor HeroismLucent EchoesMajor Slayer

Enemies get

Major BreachMinor BreachMinor VulnerabilityMajor CowardiceMajor MaimMinor MaimMinor BrittleMajor Vulnerability

Slots

Slot	Set	Type	Trait	Enchant
Head	Archdruid Devyric Medium (monster)	Medium (monster)	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Shoulders	Archdruid Devyric Light (monster)	Light (monster)	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Chest	Lucent Echoes Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy / Reinforced	Prismatic Defense
Hands	Lucent Echoes Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Waist	Lucent Echoes Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Legs	Lucent Echoes Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy / Reinforced	Prismatic Defense
Feet	Lucent Echoes Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy / Reinforced	Prismatic Defense
Neck	War Machine Jewellery	Jewellery	Infused	Reduce Spell Cost
Ring 1	War Machine Jewellery	Jewellery	Infused	Reduce Spell Cost
Ring 2	War Machine Jewellery	Jewellery	Infused	Reduce Spell Cost
Front: main hand	War Machine One-handed sword	One-handed sword	Infused	Crusher
Front: off hand	War Machine Shield	Shield	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Back bar	War Machine Ice staff (two-handed)	Ice staff (two-handed)	Infused	Crusher

Sturdy and Divines are interchangeable on armour. Tri-Stat glyphs on jewellery are a fine swap if you need more resources.

What the sets do

Archdruid DevyricMonster

2 pieces · Earthen Root Enclave (veteran) + Undaunted chest

• (1 item)Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration.
• (2 items)When you deal damage with a Heavy Attack, after 1.2 seconds deal 650 Shock damage to up to 6 enemies in a 7 by 5 meter line on your target, applying Major Vulnerability to them for 7 seconds. Once every 15 seconds.

Lucent EchoesTrial

5 pieces · Lucent Citadel (Gold Road); perfected on veteran

• (2 items)Adds 4% Healing Taken.
• (3 items)Gain Minor Aegis, reducing damage taken from monsters by 5%.
• (4 items)Adds 1206 Max Health.
• (5 perfected)Adds 1206 Max Health.
• (5 items)While you are above 50% Health, group members within 28m who aren't wearing Lucent Echoes gain 11% Critical Damage and Critical Healing. At 50% Health or below, you take 20% less damage from monsters.

War MachineTrial

5 pieces · Halls of Fabrication (Morrowind)

• (2 items)Adds 1096 Max Stamina.
• (3 items)Gain Minor Slayer, increasing damage done to monsters by 5%.
• (4 items)Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage.
• (5 items)When you use an Ultimate in combat, you and the closest 5 group members within 28m gain Major Slayer for 1 second per 10 Ultimate spent, increasing damage done to monsters by 10%.

Archdruid Devyric often misses moving packs, so the helm becomes a one-piece Magma Incarnate for recovery and the shoulders Spaulder of Ruin: crouch to give up to 6 allies 260 Weapon and Spell Damage. Lucent Echoes becomes Turning Tide for short pulls: block, then bash, to cleave the pack and give it Major Vulnerability. War Machine becomes Powerful Assault: you don't want to spend Ultimates on trash, and Razor Caltrops triggers it. Void Bash on the front bar pulls the pack together when you bash with Reverberating Bash, then puts Major Maim on all of it. That's for dungeons: trial adds can't be crowd controlled, so in trials keep the Boss front bar on trash too. The back-bar ice staff takes the Charged trait so Pulsar almost always applies Chilled, and the jewellery goes Swift for running between packs.

Pick a set for each block. The build's recommended gear is selected to start with.

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Body

Body

Chest, hands, waist, legs and feet

Turning TideMajor Vulnerability · RecommendedPerfected Lucent EchoesMinor AegisPerfected Pearlescent WardMinor Aegis

Jewellery & back bar

Jewellery & back bar

Neck, both rings and the ice staff

War MachineMajor SlayerPowerful AssaultA dungeon favourite: every Assault skill you cast (Vigor, War Horn, Caltrops) buffs your group's damage · RecommendedPerfected Claw of YolnahkriinMinor Aegis, Minor CouragePerfected Saxhleel ChampionMinor Aegis, Major ForceTurning TideMajor VulnerabilityCrimson Oath's RiveEvery buff you apply sends out a wave that strips nearby enemies' ArmorDrake's RushMajor HeroismRoar of AlkoshTaking a synergy sends out a shockwave that strips enemy Armor by your Weapon Damage

Front-bar weapons

Front-bar weapons

One-handed sword and shield

Perfected Void BashMajor Maim · Recommended=Same as jewellery & back barFull set on both bars

Buffs and debuffs with this gear

Gold entries come from your gear; the rest come from your skills and passives.

Keeps you alive

Major ResolveMajor ProtectionMinor ProtectionMajor FortitudeBurnished ScalesResolute Defense

Your group gets

Major BerserkMajor ProtectionMinor BrutalityMinor CourageMajor FortitudeMinor FortitudeMinor HeroismPowerful Assault

Enemies get

Major BreachMinor BreachMajor CowardiceMinor MaimMinor BrittleMinor MangleMajor VulnerabilityMajor Maim

Slots

Slot	Set	Type	Trait	Enchant
Head	Magma Incarnate Medium (monster)	Medium (monster)	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Shoulders	Spaulder of Ruin Light (mythic)	Light (mythic)	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Chest	Turning Tide Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy / Reinforced	Prismatic Defense
Hands	Turning Tide Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Waist	Turning Tide Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Legs	Turning Tide Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy / Reinforced	Prismatic Defense
Feet	Turning Tide Heavy	Heavy	Sturdy / Reinforced	Prismatic Defense
Neck	Powerful Assault Jewellery	Jewellery	Swift	Reduce Spell Cost
Ring 1	Powerful Assault Jewellery	Jewellery	Swift	Reduce Spell Cost
Ring 2	Powerful Assault Jewellery	Jewellery	Swift	Reduce Spell Cost
Front: main hand	Void Bash One-handed sword	One-handed sword	Infused	Crusher
Front: off hand	Void Bash Shield	Shield	Sturdy	Prismatic Defense
Back bar	Powerful Assault Ice staff (two-handed)	Ice staff (two-handed)	Charged	Crusher

Sturdy and Divines are interchangeable on armour. Tri-Stat glyphs on jewellery are a fine swap if you need more resources.

What the sets do

Magma IncarnateMonster

1 piece · The Dread Cellar (veteran) + Undaunted chest

Only 1 of 2 pieces, so the top bonus is off.

• (1 item)Adds 129 Magicka Recovery and 129 Stamina Recovery.
• (2 items)When you heal yourself or a group member with a single target heal ability, grant the lowest Health group member within 28 meters Minor Courage and Minor Resolve for 10 seconds. The effect then bounces to a nearby group member within 8 meters, up to 3 times. Once every 15 seconds.

Spaulder of RuinMythic

1 piece · Antiquities (The Deadlands)

• (1 item)Crouch to toggle Aura of Pride: up to 6 group members within 12m gain 260 Weapon and Spell Damage, and you lose some Health, Magicka and Stamina Recovery per ally affected.

Turning TideDungeon

5 pieces · Shipwright's Regret (Ascending Tide)

• (2 items)Adds 1206 Max Health.
• (3 items)Adds 1096 Max Stamina.
• (4 items)Adds 1206 Max Health.
• (5 items)When you Block, your next Bash within 10 seconds deals 2223 Magic damage to up to 6 enemies in a 5 by 10 meter line and applies Major Vulnerability for 10 seconds. Scales off Max Health. Once every 15 seconds.

Powerful AssaultPvP

3 front / 5 back · Imperial City Tel Var merchants

Full bonus on the back bar only.

• (2 items)Adds 1206 Max Health.
• (3 items)Adds 1096 Max Stamina.
• (4 items)Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage.
• (5 items)When you cast an Assault ability in combat, you and up to 5 group members within 12m gain 307 Weapon and Spell Damage for 15 seconds.

Void BashArena

2 pieces · front bar · Vateshran Hollows (Markarth); perfected on veteran

• (2 perfected)Adds 965 Max Health.
• (2 items)When you deal damage with Power Bash, you gain Call of the Void for 2 seconds, pulling enemies within 12m to you. When it ends, enemies in the area get Major Maim for 10 seconds. Once every 13 seconds.

Alternative sets

• Powerful Assault

  Replaces War Machine in dungeons. Slot Echoing Vigor or Aggressive Horn to trigger it.

• Tremorscale

  Monster swap for trial main tanks when someone else covers Major Vulnerability.

• Pearlescent Ward

  Body swap for trials where people die often.

Champion Points

Slottable stars only. Spend passive points in each tree along the path to these stars.

Good swaps

• Unassailable

  Less AoE damage taken. Swap it in for Focused Mending on fights where the damage is mostly area attacks.

• Enduring Resolve

  Less damage over time. Swap it in for Bulwark once you're at the armour cap, or for fights that are mostly damage over time.

Race

• Nord

  Max Health, Armor and Ultimate whenever you take damage.

Mundus

• The Atronach

  Magicka Recovery, since most of a tank's casts cost Magicka.

• below the armour capThe Lady

  Adds Armor. Take it over The Atronach while your gear and CP leave you short of the armour cap.

Attributes

Food

• defaultJewels of Misrule

  Max Health with Magicka and Stamina Recovery, at a fraction of the price of Bear Haunch.

• bestOrzorga's Smoked Bear Haunch

  Adds Health Recovery on top, so it's slightly better, but it costs much more.

Potions

• Essence of Health

  Tri-stat: restores Health, Magicka and Stamina at once.

• situationalHeroism potion

  Minor Heroism for more Ultimate, when your resources hold up without tri-stats.

Gameplay

1. 1On bosses taunt with Shield Throw (Goading Throw) and recast it every 10 seconds to keep Major Maim up; on trash taunt with Unstoppable Brute. Open trash packs by pulling the casters with Wield Soul.
2. 2Keep Earthshield Mantle up all the time. The shield only lasts 6 seconds, so recast it right before big hits.
3. 3Drop Hearth and Home under the group and stand in it. It's more Major Protection for you and Minor Heroism for them. Fight from the front bar so Revealing Flare's Major Protection stays up.
4. 4Recast Blood of the Elder Dragon every 20 seconds. It's your only Draconic Power skill, so it keeps Elder Dragon's Minor Brutality, Major Fortitude and Minor Courage on the group. Use Heart of Flame whenever your Magicka or Stamina runs low.
5. 5Prime Ulfsild's Contingency on the back bar before big hits, so the shield and Minor Resolve land on your next cast.
6. 6Cast Ultimates from the back bar so War Machine and Lead from the Front fire together. Use Standard of Might for burns and Reviving Barrier for raid-wide damage.
7. 7Keep Elemental Susceptibility on the boss and Elemental Blockade under it.
8. 8Heavy Attack about every 15 seconds to trigger Archdruid Devyric's Major Vulnerability.
9. 9On trash, open each pack with Reverberating Bash so Void Bash stacks it, then drop Razor Caltrops and Pulsar on the stack.

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