Pros and Cons of Classes in ESO

Each class has its pros and cons in regards to which area they excel at or which they might not be the best choice. As this can vary strongly from PvE to PvP, we will take a look at the PvE side of things and go to take a look at how Beginner friendly these classes are and how they fare in group/endgame content later down the line.

Dragonknight

Dragonknights are one of the best Tanks in this game. They are also really good at dealing melee damage, but that's usually also their downfall in harder content. Healing isn't really their strong suit. They are very beginner friendly, especially if you like tanking and want to be a vital part of the group.


Pros:

• strong Tanks
• can have a high damage output
• are pretty sturdy

Cons:

• not the greatest healers
• damage dealers need to be in melee range

Nightblade

Nightblades are the most ideal class when it comes to stealth. They have many skills that let them merge with the shadows and benefit dealing damage from out of stealth. But even without this they can deal tons of damage and are preferred members of groups, especially trial groups. Unfortunately, they really lack at being Healers or Tanks, even though even then they can find niches. Unfortunately, too, they are also quite hard to master and can be extremely challenging.


Pros:

• superb stealth
• excellent damage dealers
• great at vanishing into the shadows

Cons:

• not very beginner friendly
• hard to play/master
• not really good at tanking or healing

Sorcerer

Sorcerers are one of the most popular classes in-game. They are pretty easy to play and with the support of their pets they also have a pretty easy time dealing damage passively. They have strong skills in regards to survival and are great for solo play. Unfortunately, they aren't really great as Healers and also not very useful as Tanks.


Pros:

• very beginner friendly
• great for solo play
• strong damage dealers
• has pets for support/damage

Cons:

• not really good at tanking/healing
• Stamina DPS is harder to learn than Magicka DPS

Templar

Templars are hands down the strongest healing class, as they also bring a lot of support to the table from which the entire group or trial group profits. They are also pretty strong damage dealers, but get repercussions from having to stand in melee range to be the most efficient. They are also one of the easiest classes to play, especially Stamina builds. Even if you want to tank in group content, they make pretty decent tanks.



Pros:

• excellent healers
• great damage dealers
• lots of support skills
• great for solo gameplay

Cons:

• must be in melee range to excel at DPS

Warden

Wardens in ESO are pretty great Tanks and Healers, but, unfortunately, in PvE only mediocre Damage Dealers. Since they rely very heavily on their pets, it can be tiresome for some players to keep an eye on recasting their netch for good sustain of their resources. Other than that though they are a pretty good class to play for solo players.

Pros:

• excellent at tanking and healing
• great solo class
• easy to learn class

Cons:

• DPS builds are only mediocre at dealing damage
• can be a bit hard in regards to managing resources

Necromancer

Necromancers in ESO have a lot of skills that need to be recast from time to time, which are called DoTs. If the player profits from them and they don't hurt the enemy necessarily, they are called HoTs. Now, Necromancers have both of them and this is why it's quite a lot of fun to play them, as they offer a very dynamic playstyle. This also makes them quite hard to master, though.

They make great Tanks and Healers, as they offer a lot of survival and support. Even various Damage Dealer builds are pretty great and they are quite a well sought after class in trials.
Pros:

• Good at everything, excelling at DPSing
• very dynamic gameplay
• can summon helpers
• has useful synergies

Cons:

• a lot of fun, but hard to master
• pets aren't permanent