Best Enshrouded Tank Build

Discover how to create the best Enshrouded Tank Build, with a guide on the best weapons, skills, consumables, armor, and more!

The Tank build in Enshrouded contains a detailed walkthrough of all the components to enjoy the game: weapon choices, attributes, skill selections, gameplay tips, and gear.

Updated November 2024: The Tank build has been updated after Patch 4, Version 0.7.4.0. The significant changes are new skills, max level increased to 35, and many more skill points (max of 145). We are in the process of collecting all new gear, weapons, and items, however the skill selection are updated as you progress to the end-game.

Everything You Need To Know about Tank Build Guide in Enshrouded

The Tank build in Enshrouded emphasizes damage reduction, crowd control, and survivability through a massive health pool. What makes the Tank unique is the damage reduction, resource generation with orbs, and the ability to use multiple weapons effectively. Your enemies won’t be doing nearly as much damage to you, or allies if you play multiplayer. This build is great for players looking for a heavily armored tank that has a variety of weapons for damage sources.

This tank build will focus on melee combat, using a combination of swords, unarmed attacks, and wands for primary sources of damage. You will gain resources and health through kills and or critical strikes. Our build was created at level 25, currently the maximum level for Enshrouded Early Access.

Before progressing with our Best Enshrouded Tank Build, your character creation will not impact gameplay. There are no racial passives, ability scores, or attributes to consider. Thus, we advise you to select a character whose appearance resonates with you.

Tank Build Features & Mechanics

The following list presents all the features and mechanics for the Enshrouded Tank Build:

• Primary Attribute: Constitution
• Secondary Attribute: Strength
• Primary Weapon: Sword and Shield
• Secondary Weapon: Wand and Shield
• Ranged Weapon: Staff with Acid Bite Charge
• Best Armor: Warden
• Best Skills: Earth Aura, Battle Heal, Life Burst, Blink
• Best Consumables: Meat Wrap, Open Sandwich, and Fruit Bowl

Weapon Choices

The primary weapon for the Tank build in Enshrouded is a one-handed melee weapon with a shield equipped. The shield will allow you to block, parry, and overpower or stun targets. Moreover, this build will use unarmed attacks with the skill Begone, and multiple ranged weapons. Below is an explanation of weapon choice, and when to use them.

• Sword and Shield – primary weapon that gives you a gap closer movement skill via Evasion Attacks. You can also heal on critical hits with Battle Heal, making it an effective weapon for survivability and mobility.
• Wand and Shield – Wands currently do much more damage than one-handed melee weapons, and can be used at medium range. use this weapon when you need range or want to return mana on attack.
• Staff – The staff with Eternal Acid Bite is the most powerful damage source in the entirety of Enshrouded. Moreover, you don’t need high intelligence to do good damage with this combination acquired later in the game. Thus, we recommend using Acid Bite or Fireball for your range damage source.
• Unarmed – Using the skill Begone, you can swap to an unarmed weapon (blank slot on your bar) and attack an enemy with your bare hands. This will knock them back and stun them making a great crowd-control method for a tank build.

Parry and Block

Enshrouded features blocking and parrying feature that requires precise timing. With a one-handed weapon and a shield equipped, you can block at any time. This cuts off stamina regeneration but mitigates and lowers damage. However, you can time a block perfectly, which parries or fills up the grey stun bar just below the health bar. This sets up an Overpowered or Merciless Attack, which with this Tank build, rewards you with resources.

The trick to parrying attacks is listening to the NPC monsters in Enshrouded. They will make verbal gestures that let you know they are attacking soon. Moreover, when their hands wield up in the air, in half a second later is a key time to block. However, if you struggle with this mechanic, simply block to reduce damage and practice over time.

Overpowered & Merciless 

Inside the core skill tree, you can obtain the Merciless Attack skill. With this build, you gain mana upon a Merciless Attack and a lot more damage. Since you will be playing a tank, parrying, blocking, and filling up the stun bar will be commonplace. Thus, we recommend taking Merciless Attack and focusing on defensive gameplay reacting to incoming attacks.

Once the gray bar is filled under the health bar, the enemies will have a circle over their heads. If you have a Merciless Attack, you can approach and press your E key or interact button to trigger this attack. Just be warned, it can leave you vulnerable in multiple enemy encounters. Thus, it’s best to use it with one or two enemies attacking you.

Taunt and Aggro

Enshrouded features two skills that draw enemies’ attention which are called Taunt or Aggro. Nemesis and Arch Nemesis draw the “attention” of the enemy when an ally draws near. We didn’t select these two skills in the skill selection primarily because they cost 5 and 3 points respectively and we don’t know if you intend to play group play. Even if you do play as a group, it may just be best to have the tank charge in and draw attention vs. eight skill points.

However, if you enjoy group play and find allies dying to aggro, consider taking these two skills. Drop one point of Strength, Updraft, and Airborne to make up the skill point differential.

Best Tank Attributes & Combat Stats

The most important stat or attribute for the Tank in Enshrouded is the Constitution. Constitution increases your health, and with the Battle Heal skill, the larger heal when critically striking with a melee weapon. The second is strength if you wish to use melee weapons frequently. If you find yourself relying on staff and wands for damage, we recommend using intelligence-based food. This will increase your intelligence by +5 at max level and give you more damage, without having to respec skills or play a Battlemage type of character.

Additionally, your Flame Altar level will increase your attribute bonus. This is a priority for improving your Enshrouded Tank build power level. 

Skill Selections

In Enshrouded, you earn skill points from leveling and completing Elixir Wells. We have broken down the skill sections based on level range and listed the best skills to select at every level for this build. While your skill points totals may change depending on your overall level, and Elixir Well completions, save up skill points if you cannot afford one at your current level. Below is what our skill points were at various levels in Enshrouded:

• Level 10 – 36 Skill Points
• Level 20 – 72 Skill Points
• Level 25 – 114 Skill Points
• Level 35 – 145 Skill Points

The maximum level in Enshrouded is 35, with some enemies in further regions being level 35. The general skill selections below are geared towards combat performance specifically, and we will list and explain the most critical of all the skills. Moreover, look to the utility skill section if you prefer more utility, crafting, and less combat emphasis. Lastly, you can always respec your skill points with Runes at the Flame Altar so feel free to experiment. However, we feel the below selections are the best overall for combat power and enjoyment for the best Tank build in Enshrouded.

Levels 1-10 Skills

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Tank Build for Enshrouded from levels 1 to 10:

Skill	Tree	Description	Cost
Strength	Athlete	Increases Strength 1	1
Jump Attack	Athlete	Perform a jump attack that deals 50% more weapon damage in a small blast radius	3
Double Jump	Survivor	allows jumping a second time while airborne.	4
Merciless Attack	Center	Perform a Merciless attack by pressing [E] to deal massive damage to an enemy you’ve overpowered. To overpower an enemy, fill their stun bar by attacking while they block or by parrying their attacks.	2
Power Parry	Center	Increases the enemy’s stun bar gain on parry attacks. Parry while equipped with a shield. Press (RMB) to block. A well-timed block with parry the attack	2
Constitution	Tank	Increases Constitution by 1.	1
Shiny Plates	Tank	Physical Armor gains 10% more armor points.	2
Evasion Attack	Tank	When equipped with a melee weapon, you can perform an evade attack, which dashes towards the enemy and deals more weapon damage with (LMB).	4
Battle Heal	Tank	When dealing critical damage with a melee weapon, you will heal 5% of your maximum health.	3
Arcane Deflection		On a successful parry, gain 20 mana	3
Blink	Healer	Replaces the Dodge Roll Ability with a Short Range teleport.	4
Emergency Blink	Healer	you can blink while being stunned.	2
Heavy Plate	Heavy Plates	Increases Physical Armor mitgation by 10%	2
Constitution	Constitution	Increase Health by 1.	1
Intelligence	Battlemage	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Intelligence	Battlemage	increases intelligence by 1.	1

Level 11-20 Skills

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Tank Build for Enshrouded from levels 11 to 20:

Skill	Tree	Description	Cost
Warden	Tank	3 or more enemies within 20m lowers magical damage by 20%	3
Absorb	Tank	When you suffere magical damage, 10% to generate 1 mana for HP lost.	3
Snap	Tank	10% mana when triggering the merciless attack	4
Soul Leach	Tank	when killing an enemy with a melee weapon all players within 15 meters of the target gain 20 mana	4
Tower	Tank	3 or more enemies within 20m lowers physical damage by 10%	3
Strength	Tank	Increases Strength 1	1
Nemesis	Tank	Whenever an ally draws attetnion, you draw it in equal measure.	5
Arch Nemesis	Tank	Draw twice as much aggro	3
Constitution	Tank	Increase Health by 1.	1
Unity	Battlemage	damaging enemies with wands has a 24% chance to recover 2% mana.	3
Intelligence	Battlemage	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Life Essence	Battlemage	Increases max health based on intelligence.	4

Level 21-25 Skills

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Tank Build for Enshrouded from levels 21 to 25:

Skill	Tree	Description	Cost
Exalted	Battlemage	You will gain one intelligence for every two levels of the Flame.	5
Earth Aura	Tank	Reduce Incoming damage by 10%	5
Thick Skin	Tank	You will gain one health for every two levels of the Flame.	5
Jump Attack II	Survivor	Melee jump attacks do doulbe damage	3
Runner	Survivor	sprinting speed increased by 10% and stamina consumption decreased by 10%.	2
Endurance	Survivor	increases your stamina by 10.	1
Wanderlust	Survivor	reduces sprinting cost on road.	3
Good Metabolism	Survivor	Increases strength of resource orbs and potions.	3
Sweet Tooth	Survivor	increases stamina regeneration of sweets.	3
Dexterity	Survivor	increases your dexterity by 1.	1
Dessert Stomach	Survivor	You can have one additional food slot.	4
Giant Slayer Hook	Center	Pull yourself towards enemy with grappling hook	5
Ground Hook	Center	Pull flying enemies with your hook	2
Intelligence	Healer	increases intelligence by 1.	1

Level 26-35 Skills

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Tank Build for Enshrouded from levels 26 to 35:

Skill	Tree	Description	Cost
Healer	Healer	health gain from healing spells will be increased by 10%	2
Healer II	Healer	health gain from healing spells will be increased by 20%	2
Intelligence	Healer	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Water Aura	Healer	All players within 15 meters regenerate 1 HP per second for every intelligence.	3
Water of Life	Healer	Regenerate 1 additional health point per intelligence.	2
Dexterity	Assassin	Increases ranged damage by 5%.	1
Airborne	Assassin	Gliders consume 30% less stamina.	2
Updraft	Assassin	Pressing the jump button while gliding will give you a small height boost. This skill can be used once per flight and costs 120 mana.	4
Counterstrike	Trickster	After receiving damage there is a 20% chance to inflict 50% of damage to the attacker.	2
Intelligence	Trickster	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Begone!	Trickster	A magic-powered punch that pushes and stuns hit foes. Replace your unarmed attacks if you have the necessary 30 mana.	3
Intelligence	Healer	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Strength	Barbarian	Increases Strength 1	1
Heavy Handed	Barbarian	enemey’s stun bar is fille dup faster.	2
Feast	Barbarian	Meat increases health by 15%	3
Strength	Warrior	Increases Strength 1	1

Best Tank Skills Explained

• Evasion Attack – Makes your melee weapon a gap closer to rush the target and gives you added mobility.
• Battle Heal – This skill gives you healing based on your max constitution when you critical strike with a melee weapon. Battle Heal is your primary passive survivability tool at the beginning of the game.
• Blink – Changes your skill to a different appearance, but gives added distance and still consumes stamina.
• Earth Aura – Passively reduces damage for you and allies in a wide radius.
• Begone! – Stuns targets with mana punch, though you need to have an unarmed slot on your bar (#2 in the picture above).

Utility Skills

Below are recommended utility skills for this Tank Build, if you wish to sacrifice some combat performance:

• Mason (Core) – The pickaxe deals 30% more damage against stone objects including resource veins.
• Miner (Core) – When you mine resources, you have a 10% chance to get additional resources.
• Lumberjack (Core) – Felling axes do 30% more damage against wooden objects including trees.
• Relentless Flame (Survivor) – maximum shroud time increased by 5 minutes allowing you to explore for longer.
• Inner Fires (Survivor) – maximum Shroud time increased by 2 minutes, allowing you to explore for longer.
• Wanderlust (Survivor) – stamina consumption for sprinting on dirt roads is reduced from 90% to 80%. Stamina consumption for sprinting on stone roads is reduced from 75% to 50%.
• Runner (Survivor) – sprinting speed increased by 10%, and stamina consumption decreased by 10%

Tank Gameplay & Tips

Below are our gameplay strategies and tips for playing the Enshrouded tank build:

• Opening Attack – Use a one-handed melee weapon to launch forward into an attack and close the distance. You can then swap to an unarmed slot on your bar and use an attack with Begone to stun the target. This gives you 2-3 seconds of free damage without worry about retaliation.
• Damage – Your primary burst damage source comes from Staff with charges even though you are not high in an intelligence attribute. Specifically, Acid Bite and Fireball work great, while you can swap to Wand to replenish mana when low.
• Survivability – Your survivability comes from melee criticals, orbs (health), potions, and high-health regeneration. It’s wise to bring potions and healing channels charges in the open world when you need burst healing.
• Stuns – The best way to crowd control enemies with the Tank is Begone punches unarmed. You can hit multiple targets before running out of mana, then swap to the wand or use a potion to keep enemies at bay.
• Group Play – The overall goal is to relieve damage from ally players. Simply charge in and attack every monster you can and block, blink, and punch to keep them from attacking allies. Using Chain Heal charges can help heal ally players as well and create a fun group dynamic.

Best Tank Weapons & Armor

Below is a list of the best Tank Build Armor and Weapons for Enshrouded:

Slot	Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	White Wolf Sword	Retaliate 20% Damage
Shield	Flame Shield	14 Block
Secondary Weapon	Scorching Wand	+16 Fire Damage
Range Weapon	Root Staff	Acid Bite Charge
Head	Warden Helmet	+19 Parry
Upper Body	Warden Chestplate	+120 Health
Arms	Warden Gloves	+4 Block
Lower Body	Warden Trousers	+45 Health
Feet	Warden Boots	+4 Health Regen
Ring 1	Commander’s Ring	+30 Heath, 30 Mana
Ring 2	Ring of the Ancients	+1 all attributes

• White Wolf Sword – Found in the random chest.
• Flame Shield –  Quest completion.
• Scorching Wand – Obtained in a chest.
• Root Staff – Found in a chest.
• Warden Set – Crafted by the Blacksmith.
• Commander’s Ring – Completing Pikes area.
• Ring of the Ancients – Found in a random chest.

Alternative Gear Sets

If you are not at the end game, use the Blacksmith Craftsperson to craft parry and constitution gear throughout your journey until the end game. Here’s what we recommend based on your level:

• Level 5 (Fur Armor Set) – A basic form of armor crafted by the Blacksmith. Materials needed to craft are torn cloth, animal fur, string, and metal scraps.
• Level 8 (Rising Fighter Set) – First set with melee damage bonuses. Materials needed to craft are Bonemeal, Torn Cloth, String, Metal Scraps, and Resin.
• Level 13 (Tank Set) – First set with parry and health bonuses. Materials needed to craft Copper bar, Charcoal, Linen, Dried Fur, Amber, and Resin.
  • Guard of the North: this set will be found in the Pike area.
• Level 18 (Guardian Set) – Upgraded tanking set set. Materials needed to craft Amber, Bronze bars, Charcoal, Amber, Linen, and Leather.
• Level 23 (Warden Set) – Best end-game tank set set. Materials needed to craft Lapislazuli, Padding, Iron Bars, Charcoal, and Leather.
  • Gloom Monarch: unique set found in random chests in level 25 areas.
• Level 25 (Radiant Paladin Set): This unique set is found in end-game areas with a chest with slightly better bonuses to level 23 gear.

Best Tank Consumables

The best Tank consumables are those that increase your health, strength, and regeneration. You will find alternatives to the items we list here, most of which require cooking. Experiment, collect, and cook everything to see what you can obtain early in the game. However, later you will find many items but must consume them to keep the buffs active.

• Meat Wrap – gain +5 constitution, +1 intelligence for 45 minutes.  Crafted from the Farmer using Water, Red Mushroom, Raw Sand Digger Meat, and Flour.
• Open Sandwich – increase +4 strength, +2 constitution for 45 minutes.  Crafted from the Farmer using Saffron, Grilled Wolf Meat, and Flat Bread.
• Fruit Bowl – gain +6 health regeneration, and +3 stamina recharge for 45 minutes.  Crafted from the Farmer using Honey, Strawberry, Purple Berries, and Yucca Fruit.
• Elixir – Increase damage multiplier by +3-% and reduce shroud time by 1 minute for 30 minutes.  Found in a random chest in the open world.
• Flask of Fell – Increases stamina by +20 for 30 minutes. Crafted by the Alchemist with Shroud Liquid, Strawberry, and Forest Beet.
• Revitalizing Health Potions – Instantly restores 800 health.  Crafted by Alchemist with Honey, Aloe, Chamomile, and Alchemical Base.

Healing

In addition, make sure to carry berries (blueberries or strawberries) for health regeneration, water for stamina regeneration, and bandages for healing. As you advance, you can unlock the Alchemist and craft healing potions. This will help you early with survival, then start optimizing for damage with consumables.

Tank Changes in Patch 4 Enshrouded

Patch #4 introduces the Albaneve Summits area, new quests, and a significant addition: the dual-wield weapon type, accompanied by new gear, enemies, and decorative items for your house. Alongside new skills, the update brings numerous adjustments to existing skill trees and playstyles. Here are the Top 10 Combat Changes in Enshrouded Patch #4:

1. Mage Class:
   • New Skill: Eternal Spark (20% chance to not consume durability).
   • Water Aura: Reworked as a non-stackable buff.
   • Unity Skill: Buffed, increasing mana regeneration to 4%.
   • Blood Magic Exploit Fix: Introduced a 120-second cooldown to prevent infinite mana.
   • Defensive Nerfs: Reduced staff damage contribution by 50% and addressed wand issues.
2. Dual-Wielded Daggers: New dexterity-based melee combat weapon.
3. Warrior Class:
   • New Skills: Opportunity (enhances Merciless Strike and Sneak Attack) and Finesse (reduces durability loss).
   • Two-Handed Weapons: Improved mechanics with varied attack chains and better parrying.
   • Merciless Strike: Increased base damage (+500%).
4. Ranger Class:
   • Daggers: Now available as loot, scaling with dexterity.
   • Dagger Master: Increases dagger damage by 15%.
   • Magic Arrow: Consumes Mana, dealing slightly less damage than regular arrows.
   • Explosive Arrows: Now found in Revelwood, with reduced crafting costs.
5. Multi Shot Skill Upgrades:
   • New Skill: Multi Shot Trigger (all arrows, including special ones, can activate Multi Shot).
   • New Skill: Multi Shot Spread (25% chance to create an additional projectile).
6. Stun Arrow: Reworked.
7. Warrior Special Attacks: Enhanced breach, shockwave, and jump attacks.
8. Ranger Skills: Fixes and adjustments implemented.

This update enriches the game with substantial content and adjustments, particularly for spellcasters and wizards, ensuring a more balanced and engaging gameplay experience.

Build Summary – Best Enshrouded Tank Build Guide

FAQs about the Tank Build in Enshrouded

Q1: What is the best weapon for a Tank in Enshrouded?

Answer: The best weapon for a Tank in Enshrouded is a sword, coupled with a shield for strong defense. The shield will allow you to block, parry, and overpower or stun targets.

Q2: Is the Tank build effective in Enshrouded?

Answer: Our Tank build is highly effective as part of a group, with a high survivability as well as crowed control skills that will make you an essential asset. However, if you are playing solo, your damage output will be much lower and slower without DPS to contribute.

Q3: What are alternatives for a Tank in Enshrouded?

Answer: Depending on your gameplay preferences, a Wizard would be a good alternative if you are looking for a powerful ranged DPS class. Or, if you prefer pure melee, than the Barbarian is a secondary option.

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