The Elder Scrolls Online best Dragonknight Tank build: Abilities, armor, and more

The Dragonknight in The Elder Scrolls Online specializes in flame and poison-based abilities. It is an ideal class for those who admire the heroic fantasy of being the chosen Dragonborn, saving the world from evil. The Dragonknight Tank is one of the most popular builds in the game due to its high resilience and reliability in battles.

As a Tank is crucial to any boss fight, taking the brunt of incoming damage and debuffing the enemies, its survivability is the key. The Dragonknight Tank excels in this regard, thanks to its self-healing ability and enormous shields.

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the best Dragonknight Tank build in The Elder Scrolls Online.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the opinions of the writer

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Best The Elder Scrolls Online Dragonknight Tank abilities and passives

The Dragonknight Tank in The Elder Scrolls Online is primarily played as the main Tank in boss battles. However, it can provide various utilities with different armor sets and can be played as an off-tank as well.

Here are the best abilities for the Dragonknight Tank build:

Primary Weapon	Secondary Weapon
Slot 1: Charging Maneuver	Slot 1: Balance
Slot 2: Igneous Shield	Slot 2: Elemental Susceptibility
Slot 3: Green Dragon Blood	Slot 3: Resolving Vigor
Slot 4: Eruption	Slot 4: Igneous Weapons
Slot 5: Pierce Armor	Slot 5: Frost Clench
Ultimate: Reviving Barrier	Ultimate: Aggressive Horn

Aggressive Horn is the primary Ultimate in this build, which increases the Max Magicka and Max Stamina of allies by 10% and enhances Critical damage by 20%. Balance is a crucial ability for resource management, with the caveat of decreased healing and shields for four seconds.

The passives from the various skill lines listed below are essential for the Dragonknight Tank:

• Ardent Flame: World in Ruin
• Draconic Power: Iron Skin, Burning Heart, Elder Dragon, Scaled Armor
• Earthen Heart: Eternal Mountain, Battle Roar, Mountain's Blessing, Helping Hands
• One Hand and Shield: Fortress, Sword and Board, Deadly Bash, Deflect Bolts, Battlefield Mobility
• Destruction Staff: Penetrating Magic, Elemental Force, Ancient Knowledge, Destruction Expert
• Heavy Armor: Resolve, Constitution, Juggernaut, Revitalize, Rapid Mending
• Mages Guild: Mage Adept
• Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
• Vampire: Stage 4 (optional)
• Racial: All
• Alchemy: Medicinal Use

Along with the abilities and passives, consider using the Atronach Mundus Stone for increased Magicka recovery, as well as the Bewitched Sugar Skills food for increased Max Health and better resource management. Health potions are essential, as they restore Health, Magicka, and Stamina along with the much-needed boost to sustainability.

Nord is the most suitable race for the Dragonknight Tank in The Elder Scrolls Online due to their increased Max Health, Stamina, and Resistance.

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Best The Elder Scrolls Online Dragonknight Tank armor, weapons, and enchantments

The Dragonknight Tank in The Elder Scrolls Online primarily uses Heavy armor. One-handed weapons and shields are popular primary choices, while a Frost staff is often the secondary option.

The following armor sets and enchantments are well-suited for this build:

Gear	Set	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Nazaray's Visage	Sturdy	Tri-Stat
Shoulder	Nazaray's Visage	Reinforced	Tri-Stat
Chest	Perfected Pearlescent Ward	Sturdy	Tri-Stat
Hands	Perfected Claw of Yolnahkriin	Sturdy	Tri-Stat
Waist	Perfected Claw of Yolnahkriin	Sturdy	Tri-Stat
Legs	Perfected Pearlescent Ward	Sturdy	Tri-Stat
Feet	Perfected Pearlescent Ward	Sturdy	Tri-Stat
Necklace	Perfected Claw of Yolnahkriin	Infused	Bracing
Ring	Perfected Pearlescent Ward	Infused	Bracing
Ring	Perfected Pearlescent Ward	Infused	Bracing
Weapon 1 (One-handed Axe and Shield)	Perfected Puncturing Remedy	Infused and Sturdy	Weakening and Tri-Stat
Weapon 2 (Frost Staff)	Perfected Claw of Yolnahkriin	Infused	Crusher

Here are the recommended Champion Points allocation for the Dragonknight Tank build:

Warfare Tree

• Pain's Refuge
• Celerity
• Bracing Anchor
• Ward Master

Fitness Tree

• Ironclad
• Unassailable
• Enduring Resolve
• Duelist's Rebuff

The Dragonknight Tank is suitable against all endgame bosses in The Elder Scrolls Online. It requires no additional DLC to have access to the Dragonknight class, so players can try out this build in the base game itself.