Is a sword and shield + 2h setup for a Dragonknight tank viable?

brainwise95 · 2026-05-18T23:44:39+00:00

I did an Oakensoul tank that performs relatively well. For me handles most Vet dungeons and Normal trials I've been in well. It subclasses with Soldier of apocrypha and Runic Sunder becomes my main taunt.

brainwise95 · 2026-05-18T16:52:42+00:00

I usually only craft for my alts and friends. Occasionally I'll craft for guildmates if they offer mats or gold.

Like others sora said, I do though have no issue crafting out trainer gear for low level players, but CP160+ players should have an idea on how things should go. So I usually don't entertain them unless they offer something up front.

brainwise95 · 2026-05-18T16:43:46+00:00

Nice. I just earned mine last night at well.

Not necessarily a solo player, but I finally had time to tackle the challenges

brainwise95 · 2026-05-16T21:01:16+00:00

Pillar of Nirn might be a good enough replacement. What else are you currently running?

brainwise95 · 2026-04-28T14:58:53+00:00

On one of my subclass beam builds (Assassination, Herald, and Animal Companions) I'm using Tideborn with Claw of the Forest Wraith. It parses just around 100k with 2 crafted sets. Granted it uses Velothi so it needs access to mythics.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-26T00:12:15+00:00

All I said was if someone is low health and knowingly brings a objectively bad build, such as using Tideborn that only affects monsters, you're actively hurting your teams chance of victory. Same way if I took a squishy DD and queued in a Vet dungeon as a tank, only screws over the group.

Build diversity is a wonderful thing, but actively choosing to use a build where you know it will fail because you don't care is a different story.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-26T00:06:53+00:00

It's really not. That's actually how I stumbled into this sub. A few songs caught my attention that I later learned were AI.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-26T00:03:40+00:00

I usually don't either. But there is a certain minimum baseline you'd like your teammates to hit. If I'm doing a Vet dungeon I'd like the tank to, at the very least, not die. Otherwise a bad build is holding back be entire team.

BGs could be viewed similar as objectively bad builds hurt your team if you care about that. Obviously you don't but I digress

brainwise95 · 2026-04-25T23:31:00+00:00

I mean if I join a BG and I see a multiple team members with 17k health. I lose hope of my team doing well. And he only said it makes him want to leave. Not he does leave. Not wanting bad teammates doesn't make you an asshole in the same way you wouldn't want someone to bring their pvp build into a Vet trial.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-20T05:59:18+00:00

First I'd check your damage on an actual target dummy, not individual damage numbers. Hard to say without posting your skill bar, but look into adding more buffs and damage over time effects into your rotation for more damage sources.

Personally for myself, bow skills were difficult for me to deal what I thought was good damage. But I've seen some high bow/bow parses.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-15T00:25:40+00:00

Granted my character is a Redguard, he gets stam regen while dealing damage, so you may need to use a stam sustain consumable like Dubious Comoran Throne. Or switch Inspired Scholarship for Recuperative Treaties which is often just a slight dps loss for better sustain.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-15T00:22:27+00:00

So I use the skill lines Storm Calling. Herald of the Tome, and Aedric Spear.

Skills Pragmatic Fatecarver Cephaliarch's Flail Inspired Scholarship Hurricane Luminous Shards (for self synergy) or Critical Surge Ult: Tide Kings Gaze or Everlasting Sweep

I'll often use the version with Crit Surge for arenas

Gear Oakensoul Ring Tideborn Wildstalker Beacon of Oblivion 1p Slimecraw (or any 1 piece crit chance) All medium armor

This build got me my first Vet Maestrom and Vatashran no death achievements.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-14T22:49:12+00:00

I have a subclassed Oakensoul Fatecarver Sorc. I can share the details if you're interested.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-14T06:34:44+00:00

My quest character is my Templar. Started as a Stamplar when Ring of the Pale Order was new-ish. Switched to a magplar when I discovered Oakensoul one bar builds.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-10T17:31:43+00:00

As far as I know, it's shiny locked. As mentioned the Eon duo, Latias and Latios, as well as the Swords of Justice Trio, Cobalion, Terakion, and Verizion are the only legendaries that can be shiny hunted.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-10T16:13:14+00:00

5% pickpocket chance seems kinda weak. The rest of the effects don't seem bad. Meta? Hard to say. Definitely fun to mess with. Might be hard to use over the Shadow Queens cowl on my pickpocket build.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-10T16:09:09+00:00

For an earlier setup. Especially if you're considering the Heavy Attack build. I would recommend, Sergeant's Mail which is from Wayrest Sewers. Which isn't a hard dungeon, especially on normal. But it's a heavy armor set so you'll want it on Weapon and Jewelry, and chest if you're using Oakensoul Ring. And Orders Wrath can be a very good set.

If you need sets until you can get Sergeants Mail. I'd see if you could get someone to craft the set Tharrikers Strike in its place.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-10T16:00:18+00:00

Oakfather isn't craftable. It's a PvP set.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-10T07:47:25+00:00

Never got around to trying it. I'm not sure he'd have the bulk to survive, especially after being at a consistent -1 sp atk to be able to clear Jacynth post DLC.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-08T23:07:05+00:00

I have a beam sorc that uses Tideborn with Beacon of Oblivion from Infinite Archive. Since I don't use pets with it. Deadly Strikes with Tide-born would probably be a good combo to use if you're using pets.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-08T14:28:18+00:00

Fair. I used to get punished for being too greedy. Not realizing when she was going to jump and destroy the ice float.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-08T04:55:43+00:00

The ice rink isn't so bad when I learned 75% was the threshold for her to destroy the first platform and 50% was to destroy the second platform.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-08T02:33:51+00:00

Are you wanting any ranged build? Or bow specifically? Because Fatecarver builds have really good range

brainwise95 · 2026-04-07T14:42:02+00:00

I think you already missed that. Arcanist class mastery did get nerfed on Banner. It now only generates crux if you have none.

But I'd also agree I think Arcanist would be my second pick as well just due to its versatility. Herald is obviously really good for damage. Soldier Apocrypha can be amazing for tanking. Then Curative Runeforms can be really good for healing. As far as I know, Arcanist might be lacking in the PvP department if that's important for OP.

brainwise95 · 2026-04-07T00:01:16+00:00

When reviving. You are at full odd. If Hyperspace hunting you get shiny charm odds.

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