

Personally, I would only take it if I’m going to be manually controlling the tank a lot. Although it is a great all-around skill, it’s not required for tanking, so it’s up to you if you want to get it. Note that Charging Bull is an optional skill for this build. Vanguard: Challenge / War Cry / Battle Roar / Untouchable Defense / Trust the Steel / Cutting Words / Bodyguard / Over Here / It’ll Cost You / Livid / Still Standing / Throw the Gauntlet Afterward, you can transition into any warrior specialization and continue playing as a tank/support, although the Champion spec would work best for pure tanking. This is a basic tanking build that can be employed during the early portions of the game (levels 1-11, before you unlock Skyhold and your specialization). Vanguard Tank (Early Game) Click to show/hide



Vanguard Tree: War Cry / Charging Bull / I’ll Cost You / Livid / Still Standing Two-Handed Tree: Block and Slash / Flow of Battle / Mighty Blow / Easy Target / Shield-Breaker / Whirlwind / Clear a Path Although it may seem strange to pick up so many skills in Vanguard (a defensive tree), it is very important to have guard-generating abilities, as this will greatly improve your survivability before you have access to guard-on-hit masterworks and Tier 2/3 crafted gear.Īfter this build, you can safely transition into the Two-handed Reaver, Champion, or Templar build and respec later on to slightly adjust your skill point placement. This is a standard, all-around safe Two-Handed early game (level 1-12) warrior build for Nightmare difficulty.
