ESO Nightblade Tank Build - Heavy Mender
Beginner/Level Tank
Dungeon/WIP Trial
Tank
Trial Tank
Craft:
Use whatever you like in this tree
Champion Points
Skills
Scribe Build
The Nightblade tank is not the most popular or requested tank in ESO. They are a lot of fun and have some good self-healing and abilities to keep themselves alive, they can stack health very high and keep their incoming damage at a minimum. Adding scribing to the mix and you have an extremely powerful tank.
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Attributes
Passives
Item | Set Piece | Trait | Enchant | Armor Type | Location Type |
Helm | Adept Rider | Infused | Health | Heavy | Crafted |
Shoulder | Adept Rider | Sturdy | Health | Med | Crafted |
Chest | Fortified Brass | Infused | Health | Heavy | Crafted |
Arms | Fortified Brass | Sturdy | Health | Heavy | Crafted |
Belt | Fortified Brass | Sturdy | Health | Heavy | Crafted |
Pants | Fortified Brass | Infused | Health | Heavy | Crafted |
Shoes | Fortified Brass | Sturdy | Health | Heavy | Crafted |
Neck | Hist Bark | Infused | Magicka Recovery | - | Crafted |
Ring 1 | Hist Bark | Robust | Magicka Recovery | - | Crafted |
Ring 2 | Hist Bark | Robust | Magicka Recovery | - | Crafted |
Shield | Hist Bark | Sturdy | Health | - | Crafted |
Bar 1 Weapon | Hist Bark Sword | Infused or Defending | Life Drain | - | Crafted |
Bar 2 Weapon | Hist Bark Ice Staff | Infused | Crushing | - | Crafted |
Alternate Sets | |||||
Set | Location | Type | |||
Green Pact | Grahtwood | Overland | |||
Ayleid Refuge | Gold Road | Crafted | |||
Hatchling's Shell | Deshaan | Overland | |||
Plague Doctor | Deshaan | Overland | |||
Item | Set Piece | Trait | Enchant | Armor Type |
Helm | Tremorscale | Infused | Health | Heavy |
Shoulder | Tremorscale | Sturdy | Health | Heavy |
Chest | Ebon Armory | Infused | Health | Heavy |
Arms | Ebon Armory | Sturdy | Health | Heavy |
Belt | Ebon Armory | Sturdy | Health | Heavy |
Pants | Ebon Armory | Infused | Health | Heavy |
Shoes | Ebon Armory | Sturdy | Health | Heavy |
Neck | Crimson Oath's Rive | Harmony | Magicka Recovery | - |
Ring 1 | Crimson Oath's Rive | Harmony | Magicka Recovery | - |
Ring 2 | Crimson Oath's Rive | Harmony | Magicka Recovery | - |
Shield | Crimson Oath's Rive | Sturdy | Health | - |
Bar 1 Weapon | Crimson Oath's Rive Sword | Infused | Absorb Magicka | - |
Bar 2 Weapon | Crimson Oath's Rive Ice Staff | Infused | Crushing | - |
Alternate Sets | ||||
Set | Location | Type | ||
Plague Doctor | Deshaan | Overland | ||
Turning Tide | Shipwright's Regret | Dungeon | ||
Drake's Rush | Black Drake Villa | Dungeon | ||
Powerful Assault | Imperial City | PVP | ||
Item | Set Piece(Main tank) | Set Piece(Off Tank) | Trait | Enchant | Armor Type |
Helm | Nazaray | Tremorscale | Infused | Health or Multi-Effect | Heavy |
Shoulder | Nazaray | Tremorscale | Sturdy | Health | Heavy |
Chest | Lucient Echoes | Pearlescant Ward | Infused | Health or Multi-Effect | Heavy |
Arms | Lucient Echoes | Pearlescant Ward | Sturdy | Health | Heavy |
Belt | Lucient Echoes | Pearlescant Ward | Sturdy | Health | Heavy |
Pants | Lucient Echoes | Pearlescant Ward | Infused | Health or Multi-Effect | Heavy |
Shoes | Lucient Echoes | Pearlescant Ward | Sturdy | Health or Multi-Effect | Heavy |
Neck | Turning Tide | Crimson Oath's Rive | Infused/Harmony | Magicka Recovery | - |
Ring 1 | Turning Tide | Crimson Oath's Rive | Harmony | Magicka Recovery | - |
Ring 2 | Turning Tide | Crimson Oath's Rive | Harmony | Magicka Recovery | - |
Shield | Turning Tide/Master's Shield | Crimson Oath's Rive | Sturdy | Health | - |
Bar 1 Weapon | Turning Tide/Master's Sword | Crimson Oath's Rive | Infused | Absorb Magicka | - |
Bar 2 Weapon | Turning Tide Ice Staff | Crimson Oath's Rive Ice Staff | Infused | Crushing | - |
Alternate Sets to have on hand as raid leaders may require these sets based on need | |||||
Set 1 | Saxhleel's champion | ||||
Set 2 | Powerful Assault | ||||
Set 3 | Spaulder of Ruin | ||||
Set 4 | Claw of Yolnakriin | ||||
Set 5 | |||||
Scripts:
Stun
Immobilizing Strike
Brittle
Scripts:
Pull
Sage's Remedy
Cowardice
Scripts:
Damage Shield
Gladiators Tenacity
Protection
Scribe Loadout
Mundus Stone
The Lady or The Lord
Passives
Assassination
Executioner
Shadow
Refreshing Shadows | Shadow Barrier | Dark Vigor
Siphoning
Catalyst
Heavy Armor
All
Sword and shield
All
Destruction Staff
All
Fighter's Guild
Intimidating | Banish
Undaunted
Command | Mettle
Tri-Stat Potion
Bewitched Sugar Skulls
Warfare:
Unassailable - 50
Ironclad - 50
Enduring Resolve - 50
Duelist's Rebuff - 50
Fitness:
Boundless Vitality - 50
Fortified - 50
Bloody Renewal- 50
Expert Evasion - 50
Food
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Slot | Skill | Base Skill | Line | Type |
Front Bar | ||||
1 | Pierce Armor | Puncture | One Hand and Shield | Weapon |
2 | Defensive Stance | Defensive Posture | One Hand and Shield | Weapon |
3 | Dark Cloak | Shadow Cloak | Shadow | Class |
4 | Refreshing Path | Path of Darkness | Shadow | Class |
5 | Leeching Strikes | Siphoning Strikes | Siphoning | Class |
Ult | Shield Discipline | Shield Wall | One Hand and Shield | Weapon |
Back Bar | ||||
1 | Destructive Clench | Destructive Reach | Destruction Staff | Weapon |
2 | Elemental Blockade | Unstable Wall of Elements | Destruction Staff | Weapon |
3 | Mirage | Blur | Shadow | Class |
4 | [Flex] Mass Hysteria | Aspect of Terror | Shadow | Class |
5 | Silver Leash | Silver Bolts | Fighters Guild | Class |
Ult | Aggressive Warhorn | Warhorn | Assault | Alliance War |
Flex | You can flex mass Hysteria for Bone Shield or another skill if needed. Mass Hysteria is a passive to gain bonus from the Shadow passives | |||
Slot | Skill | Base Skill | Line | Type |
Front Bar | ||||
1 | Inner Rage | Inner Fire | Undaunted | Guild |
2 | Dazing Throw | Shield Throw | One Hand and Shield | Scribe Skill |
3 | Dark Cloak | Shadow Cloak | Shadow | Class |
4 | Razor Caltrops | Caltrops | Assault | Alliance War |
5 | Leeching Strikes | Siphoning Strikes | Siphoning | Class |
Ult | Shield Discipline | Shield Wall | One Hand and Shield | Weapon |
Back Bar | ||||
1 | Destructive Clench | Destructive Reach | Destruction Staff | Weapon |
2 | Dazing Explosion | Elemental Explosion | Destruction Staff | Scribe Skill |
3 | Mirage | Blur | Shadow | Class |
4 | Refreshing Path | Path of Darkness | Shadow | Class |
5 | Warding Contingency | Ulfsild's Contingency | Mages Guild | Class |
Ult | Aggressive Warhorn | Warhorn | Assault | Alliance War |
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