New World Sword And Shield / Hatchet 🛡️ META TANK BUILD! Easy Self-Healing, Defense & AOE Taunts!

[@HackTheMinotaurTwo]

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[@nicholas1442]

with sword and shield you want to take the backstab line. every enemy hit gives 25% ability cooldown. as tank you can easily kite 4 enemies together, hit backstab, giving you instant cooldown so you can keep agro.

[@Barracuda_FFxiv]

yes and the first abilitiy in the def tree is a pvp mobility skill.

[@MildlyToast]

was going to add this and ignoring the 2 step hatchet mobility skill in favor of the rending throw for easy of pulling mobs and added dps for the rest of the party on bosses.

[@timflanagan1919]

what happens when you have a hard single target? does it still hold up?

[@nicholas1442]

@@timflanagan1919 I would say it's good to have even with a single target, as any reduction to cooldown on your defiant stance will allow you to get the 50% dmg reduction quicker. Though in my experience I have mostly been running expeditions, with very little pvp.

[@DominiqueCalique]

Did they recently nerf this when trying to stack enemies? Tried using it in Deadman's Cove last night with a mob, seemed like it only activated the cooldown reduction on 1 enemy instead of multiple being hit

[@xero7087]

I’m around level 50 and I’ve been running musket/rapier or bow/rapier and iv been looking for a place to start as a tank and I think this build seems nice to level my sword and shield/hatchet.

[@r33ject75]

If you put the grind in you get access to heavy steel plate at lvl 50 armorsmithing. Dont sleep on crafting early

[@bradbuller15]

Been watching Hack for years for ESO builds. I’m so glad he’s playing New World too. Can’t wait to try this one out

[@HackTheMinotaurTwo]

Thanks Brad🙏

[@dxb004]

me too !

[@MrKaidman]

great channel👍 keep up the good work

[@bloodtigerhd6549]

great build

[@manshellramos1292]

I am a healer first but every time I go to an expedition the tank don't have the Carnelian gem, so I end up tanking. Going to try this.

[@BradMcPeak1]

Great info, thanks.

[@indorr]

So many tips and guidance yet on gameplay there's so many basic mistakes with timing/dodging/blocking loosing half of HP on single mob

[@JourneyLife]

Useful info here!

[@retroxd3154]

what about tanks using war hammer?

[@draynged7869]

This build gets wrecked late game! You need the CC from the hammer! I thought hatchet was the best, but I was wrong!

[@Mach1negunrob]

Does this translate over to pvp as a good spec set up??

[@MintPolo82]

Hello, is the time stamp wrong... 11:08 says Ice Gaunlet, not Hatchet....

[@HackTheMinotaurTwo]

Thanks! Fixed it

[@christiandasilva3590]

if you're in a decent group, it's gonna be hard to keep aggro with full con build

[@manshellramos1292]

Not hard at all. The gem gives you a 100% taunt. At least up to lvl 32.

[@christiandasilva3590]

@@manshellramos1292 i'm talking about full 580+ geared group who knows what they are doing 😂

[@manshellramos1292]

@@christiandasilva3590 lol, so rude.

[@christiandasilva3590]

@@manshellramos1292 what's rude about it? I'm just stating a full con build, doesn't work that well in end game expeditions. Once you get to the depths, they get much harder, and damage dealers start scale much better.

[@manshellramos1292]

@@christiandasilva3590 you know what, I was thinking about that. Instead of full const, where else would add points? Especially if you quest solo, how you will get dmg?

[@West-Walker]

Wish I could team up, big fan of your stuff from eso. All the way from Australia

[@Shurpy]

which will be better this build or the lifestaff build for tank?

[@HackTheMinotaurTwo]

You can also run a Sword and Shield plus Life Staff. This is also a popular build called the Paladin. I prefer this build because Berserk is just too good

[@Shurpy]

@@HackTheMinotaurTwo Dont you lose the berserk buff if you switch off the hatchet though? In order to utilize the heal, you would need to stay with the hatchet out for the full duration of the berserk(12s). Doesn't seem ideal for tanking IMO but I haven't tested it just speculating. Wont you get hit hard as a tank if you have the hatchet out? Whereas with the lifestaff you can quickly drop your spells and switch back.

[@HackTheMinotaurTwo]

What I mean is that Berserk also AOE taunts. Defiant Stance does as well, but it has a long cooldown, so it's great to have another one available on the Hatchet for pushing through dungeons faster. You definitely will get more healing using a Life Staff tho.

[@Shurpy]

@@HackTheMinotaurTwo ah ok that makes sense so the main merit would be a low cooldown taunt. It looks like most major fights(boss fights) are single target based in PvE, AoE taunts to give up life staff just don't seem worth it will be testing.

[@felipealexsanderrodriguesd7407]

Hi! What you think about SnS + Ice Gauntlet combination for CC Tank build?

[@HackTheMinotaurTwo]

I’ll try it out once we get to launch. Entombed could be really good for absorbing damage

[@Three60Crusader]

@@HackTheMinotaurTwo I’d like to see a video about this weapon combo too.

[@jacobxiongnu2931]

Its interesting well use it for my tank build.

[@gary4853]

Hi going to try out this Tank .. can I ask what gems would you use in your armor

[@tanieramanaia6186]

Carnelian as it gives taunt buffs

[@twofivechicken]

Don't put Carnelian in your armor,, you want it in your weapons only. Cut carnelian in armor creates the Calming perk which generates less threat. That is the opposite of what a tank should be doing. Putting carnelian in your weapons creates the Taunting perk which generates more threat, therefore making the enemies focus on you.

[@Sarefix]

How this build working on pvp ?

[@dadbodonfleek9501]

Think it will be slow leveling as tank

[@bubumic2971]

The FACTION armors are best because they give a ton of armour and if you place the right gems in them you are invincible !

[@markuswagner8536]

I see some difficulties: The Hatchet heal stay only as long as you are in the Hatchet Mode. But without a Shield 4-5 Mobs or an Elite kill you in an Expedition. Any suggestions to that? need help

[@HackTheMinotaurTwo]

The heal will not be enough if lots of mobs are on you in an expedition - you need a healer for that. You can pop berserk for the AOE taunt and then go back to shield in that case

[@da.de.7915]

For trash use hammer as second weapon to sword, For bosses i use hatchet as second Hammer has far superior CC

[@da.de.7915]

Sometimes i also use greataxe... but i have all strength weps on 20

[@gearzdesign]

I don't think this would be considered a meta build, if you use hatchet, either dump the jump skill for thrown axe (ranged pull + debuff) etc.. Many tanks I've seen run with warhammer secondary weapon for CC and damage for adds etc. I think a lot of tanks are going min. 50 STR as well for the bonus then rest into CON. Tanking always seemed interesting in this one as there's many tank specs though.

[@bristolsteve6970]

Think you're correct. Also going to the bottom of backstab for the CD reduction.

[@doncharlyMV]

Other video with this build complete plsss

[@enjoisd]

Or just use reverse stub for permanent taunt, protection and self healing

[@cujoway]

why on earth do u not have backstab

[@Kaisernero85]

Like Hammer as sec weapon more Aoe taunt on 10 sec cd + - if you can hit something and sword and shield single target hammer aoe

[@indorr]

Not true.sword is not single target only

[@Kaisernero85]

@@indorr Never said it was, I am just more comfortable with hammer against mutiple mobs because I can taunt on a much shorter cd and can CC alot of mobs

[@Mjolonir12]

When he said it was anew channel I was wondering if someone was steal Hack content.

[@cappadocius9379]

You should probably revisit this video. It need a refreshing and shouldn't be used for tanking. It's not terrible but it has some poor information.

[@vishalbaruah02]

can we go strength for tank?....how is the damage for full constitution...can we even kill anybody on full constitution....i heard constitution dont matter due to lvl difference in late game

[@unscathedpotato]

I am confused, title says Sword & Shield + hatchets. Then in the video you're talking about ice gauntlet skills? Cbf watching to get an answer I wait a reply xD

[@wisetekniquez5812]

non geared tank at 23, didnt even bother with rep gear. pass

[@Patton243]

Glad you got into NW. Eso is trash these days can't stand it anymore. Always love your content, but I hate the devs at ZOS for ESO.

[@nakamura-q5q]

I don't see how hatchet is a good choice here..

[@NSFWTHICC]

Has self sustain, quick damage, mobility from multiple perks, taunt on berserk. Pretty good for a big thicc boy.

[@bristolsteve6970]

Taunt on berserk is nice. So is the thrown hatchet for range pulling/debuffs

[@eddieharr]

so zero range attack? In pvp there is SO much range! Normally I cant even get to anyone!

[@MarkTheSWE]

Yea that’s why I’m going to take life staff instead of hatchet

[@musagunduz2175]

everything is there, no stats

[@stevenfg71]

This build is invalid at endgame.

[@n0vares]

Did you get permission to use that image in the thumbnail

[@distainedrogue536]

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