The ESO Werewolf tank build is a fun build for those who love playing a werewolf. You will be nearly impossible to kill and look good while standing up to any boss. Updated May 21th, 2024.
It takes a bit of time to farm one of the sets needed for this to work, but the other can be bought for a little gold if you use Tamriel trade Center to locate the pieces.
Remember to get all leads for the Oakensoul Ring, it’s perfect for Werewolf builds in ESO.
Gear, Traits, Glyphs & Weight.
| Armor/Weapon | Set | Weight | Trait | Glyph |
| Head | Alessian Order | Medium | Sturdy | Max Stamina |
| Shoulders | Magma Incarnate | Light | Sturdy | Max Stamina |
| Chest | Tormentor | Heavy | Sturdy | Max Stamina |
| Hands | Tormentor | Heavy | Sturdy | Max Stamina |
| Waist | Tormentor | Heavy | Sturdy | Max Stamina |
| Legs | Tormentor | Heavy | Sturdy | Max Stamina |
| Feet | Tormentor | Heavy | Sturdy | Max Stamina |
| Necklace | Shapeshifters Chain | Infused | Stamina Recovery | |
| Ring 1 | Alessian Order | Infused | Stamina Recovery | |
| Ring 2 | Alessian Order | Reduced Magicka Cost | Stamina Recovery | |
| Front Bar | 1H+ Shield Alessian Order | Infused | Chrusher | |
| Back Bar | 2H Alessian Order | Sharpened | Weapon+spell damage |
ESO Set Bonuses.
Alessian Order set:
2) Adds 1487 Armor
3) Adds 1487 Armor
4) Adds 1206 Maximum health
5) Increase your Health Recovery by 2% of your sum total Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance to a maximum of 1320!
Tormentor set:
2) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
3) Adds 4% Healing Taken
4) Adds 4% Healing Taken
5) When you deal direct damage with a Charge, Leap, Teleport, or Pull ability, you gain 3642 Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance and Taunt the enemy to attack you for 15 seconds.
If you want to go without group taunts, I recommend exchanging Tormentor With Beekeeper and using Sithis Mythic + 1 piece of training to get these stats.
But mind you, you will lose your ability to taunt while in Wolf form. But you will end up with 8358 Health Recovery fully buffed.
Race, Mundus & Consumables.
All races are viable but those who favor Maximum Stamina and Stamina Regeneration are better. You can see them all here in my 2021 Updated ESO Racial Passives guide.
Mundus: The Warrior.
Food buff: Any Tri-stat food buff will do, but you can check out my list of the 10 best Food Buffs in ESO here.
Champion Points 2.0 – 300CP
| 20 Tireless Guardian 30 Fortification 6 Nimble Protector 16 Hasty 20 Heroe’s Vigor 8 Boundless Vitality (Slot) |
| 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot) 50 Gilded Fingers |
| 10 Quick Recovery 40 Preparation 50 Endless Endurance (Slot) |
Champion Points 2.0 – 600CP
| 20 Tireless Guardian 30 Fortification 6 Nimble Protector 16 Hasty 20 Heroe’s Vigor 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot) 50 Rejuvenation (Slot) 8 Fortified (Slot) |
| 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot) 50 Gilded Fingers 30 Fortune’s Favor 30 Wanderer 10 Steadfast Enchantment 30 Rationer (Slot) |
| 10 Quick Recovery 40 Preparation 50 Endless Endurance (Slot) 50 Duelist’s Rebuff (Slot) 40 Elemental Aegis 10 Hardy |
Champion Points 2.0 – 1200CP
| 20 Tireless Guardian 30 Fortification 6 Nimble Protector 16 Hasty 20 Heroe’s Vigor 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot) 50 Rejuvenation (Slot) 50 Fortified (Slot) 10 Piercing Gaze 50 Tempered Soul 50 Spirit Mastery (Slot) 30 Tumbling 20 Defiance Rest as you wish |
| 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot) 50 Gilded Fingers 50 Fortune’s Favor 30 Wanderer 10 Steadfast Enchantment 30 Rationer (Slot) 75 Liquid Efficiency (Slot) 50 Treasure Hunter (Slot) |
| 40 Quick Recovery 40 Preparation 50 Endless Endurance (Slot) 50 Duelist’s Rebuff (Slot) 40 Elemental Aegis 40 Hardy 40 Tireless Discipline 40 Eldritch Insight 10 Enduring Resolve (Slot) 50 Reinforced (Slot) |
Skill setup for the ESO Werewolf Tank Build.
Out of Wolf form:
Front Bar: Pierce Armor, Chocking Talons, Unrelenting Grib, Igneous Shield, Hardened Armor & Pack Leader Ultimate.
Back Bar: Stampede, Brawler, Razor Caltrops, Energy Orb, Rally & Ferocious Leap Ultimate.
In Wolf Form:
Feral Pounce, Deafening Roar, Hirchine’s Fortitude, Howl of Despair, and Infectious Claws.
ESO Werewolf Passives:
Devour: This allows you to devour corpses to increase the duration of your Werewolf Transformation and restore your Health. Every second you spend devouring a corpse adds 3 seconds to the duration of your Werewolf Transformation and restores 8% of your Maximum Health. Each corpse can be devoured for up to 4 seconds.
Pursuit:
Increases Heavy Attack Stamina return by 50%.
Increases movement speed by 25%.
Blood Rage:
Increases time in werewolf form by 4 seconds every time you deal damage. This effect can occur once every 5 seconds.
Bloodmoon:
Allows the player to turn another player into a Werewolf once every 7 days by returning to the Werewolf ritual site.
Players infected with Sanguinare Vampires cannot be turned.
Savage Strenght:
Increases Weapon Damage by 18%
Increase your Spell and Physical Resistance by 10000.
Call of the Pack:
Reduce the cost of remaining in werewolf form by 20% for each transformed werewolf in your group, including yourself, up to a maximum of 80%.
The Packleader Direwolves also count towards this passive.
How can you become a werewolf in Elder Scrolls Online?
Can you become a werewolf in Elder Scrolls Online, and how?
There are two ways to become a Werewolf in ESO, the first and easiest is to have a player who are already a werewolf bite you at a Hirchine Shrine.
The other is to find a werewolf in the wild and get infected with lycantropy, then go to the shrine and do the quest.
If you are a vamipre you need to have that cured by a priest before you can become a werewolf in ESO.
You can always look at the Dragonknight Tank build that I use every day and is really fun to play, if you want to have that and the ESO Werewolf Tank build combined.