Veteran “JUNK” Tank Build (Dragon Knight)


























Race: Nord or Imperial

Equipment:

5* pieces of Seducer Set (Seducer Sword on backup bar)
5* pieces of Hist Bark Set (Hist Bark Sword on main bar)
2 pieces of Sanctuary Set (x2 Rings)

All heavy, except Light Waist and Medium Boots.

Sign:
Atronach

Points:
+0  Magicka
+10 Health
+40*Stamina (Continue to invest the rest of your points into stamina as you level from V1-V12.)

The Purpose:

Since the 1.7 update dropped, the relationship our Dragonknight tank has with Stamina has been forever changed. To mitigate this we obviously buff our base Stamina pool to epic proportions. We're also taking advantage of the light and medium armor passives. The big change however comes with how we manage our reduced Magicka and Magicka Recovery stats. We’re grabbing the Atronach as our Mundus Stone, dropping the Death’s wind set - in favor of the Seducer – AND equipping two rings of the Sanctuary set. While Death’s Wind provided us with Health and Physical resistance – the addition of 2 rings of the Sanctuary set makes up ½ the Health maximum loss while increasing our Magicka and Magicka Recovery stats. However, the big shift is the addition of the Seducer set – we’re taking advantage of the bonuses to Magicka and Magicka Recovery as well as that 8% reduction to Magicka costs with all 5 slotted!

The real specificity of this build comes down to on which bar we have 5 pieces of Hist Bark slotted and on which we have 5 pieces of the Seducer.










Main Bar:
Igneous Shield
Green Dragon Blood
Pierce Armor
Heroic Slash (or Shielded Assault, depending on the situation)
Absorb Magic (Slotted Bonus)
Standard of Might









Backup Bar:
Hardened Armor
Eruption
Inner Rage
Extended Chains
Choking Talons
Magma Shell



Your set crafting will go as follows:

Helm – Heavy – Hist Bark – Infused – Health
Cuirass – Heavy – Hist Bark – Infused – Health
Legs – Heavy – Hist Bark – Infused – Health
Shoulders – Heavy – Seducer – Divines – Stamina
Hands – Heavy – Seducer – Divines – Stamina
Waist – Light – Seducer – Divines – Stamina
Feet – Medium – Hist Bark – Divines – Stamina
*Sword – Seducer – Defending – Absorb Stamina
*Sword – Hist Bark – Defending – Absorb Stamina
Shield – Seducer – Impenetrable – Health
Shield – Seducer – Impenetrable – Health

As you can see you’re crafting two swords and two shields, so this allows us to utilize the 5-piece set-bonuses on each bar depending on the situation. Equip your Seducer Sword on the Backup bar since that 8% Magicka reduction cost bonus will go furthest here (All of the 5 slotted abilities use Magicka.) On your Main bar, equip your Hist Bark Sword – all these abilities require you to be up-close and personal tanking enemies in the fray and that 20% evasion bonus when blocking will be most utilized here. By using both set bonuses pragmatically, you get the best of both worlds. Now go out and be a TANK! “That's what Tanks, DO!”

Skill list:

  • Ardent Flame
    • Standard of Might
    • Extended Chains
    • 2/2 Kindling
    • 2/2 Warmth
    • 2/2 Searing Heat
    • 2/2 World in Flame
  • Draconic Power
    • Hardened Armor
    • Choking Talons
    • Green Dragon Blood
    • 2/2 Iron Skin
    • 2/2 Burning Heart
    • 2/2 Elder Dragon
    • 2/2 Scaled Armor
  • Earthen Heart
    • Magma Shell
    • Igneous Shield
    • Eruption
    • 2/2 Eternal Mountain
    • 2/2 Battle Roar
    • 2/2 Mountain's Blessing
    • 2/2 Helping Hands
  • One Hand and Shield
    • Pierce Armor
    • Heroic Slash
    • Absorb Magic
    • 2/2 Fortress
    • 2/2 Sword and Board
    • 2/2 Deadly Bash
    • 2/2 Deflect Bolts
    • 2/2 Battlefield Mobility
  • Light Armor
    • 3/3 Evocation
    • 2/2 Recovery
    • 2/2 Spell Warding
  • Medium Armor
    • 3/3 Dexterity
    • 2/2 Wind Walker
    • 2/2 Improved Sneak
  • Heavy Armor
    • 3/3 Resolve
    • 2/2 Constitution
    • 2/2 Juggernaut
    • 2/2 Bracing
    • 2/2 Rapid Mending
  • Fighter's Guild
    • 3/3 Slayer
    • 3/3 Banish the Wicked
  • Undaunted
    • Inner Rage
    • 2/2 Undaunted Command
    • 2/2 Undaunted Mettle
  • Nord Skills
    • 3/3 Robust
    • 3/3 Resist Frost
    • 3/3 Rugged
Champion Points:
  •  Green
    • The Lover
      • At least +10 Tenacity
      • At least + 5 Arcanist
  • Blue
    • The Atronach
      • All in Blade Expert
  • Red
    • The Steed
      • All in Block Expertise
Motifs:

Helm – Xivykn
Cuirass – Imperial 
Legs – Imperial 
Shoulders – Imperial
Hands – Imperial
Waist – Imperial
Feet – Imperial
*Sword – Dwemer 
*Sword – Bosmer 
Shield – Dwemer
Shield – Dwemer

Dyes:

Undaunted Bronze & Cold Harbor Ash



















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