Pros and cons of ESO classes

Each class in ESO (Elder Scrolls Online) 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 Class

Dragonknights in ESO are most often seen as the prime tanking class, they have some of the best tanking passives and skills in their arsenal. They are also really good at dealing damage in melee range, but that's usually also their downfall in harder content because ranged damage dealers are usually favoured. Healing isn't really their strongest suit. They are very beginner friendly, especially if you like tanking and want to be a vital part of the group.


Pros:

• Strong tank, most used tank in the game
• good passives that focus on defense and sturdyness
• Damage Dealers can have a high damage output in melee range

Cons:

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

Nightblade Class

Nightblades in ESO are the most ideal class when it comes to stealth. They have many skills that let them merge with the shadows and benefit from dealing damage out of stealth. But even without this they can deal tons of damage and are preferred members of groups, especially trial groups. Unfortunately, they are only okayish healers. Nightblades are also quite hard to master and can be extremely challenging in endgame.


Pros:

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

Cons:

• hard to play/master in endgame
• not the greatest healers

Sorcerer Class

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 the best Healers and also not very useful as Tanks compared to other classes.


Pros:

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

Cons:

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

Templar Class

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 unleash their true power. 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 Class

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
• good damage dealers
• easy to learn class

Cons:

• can be a bit hard in regards to managing resources

Necromancer Class

Necromancers in ESO have a lot of of great abilities for all roles. Necromancers are great at dps and also very good healers and tanks. They have a very dynamic playstyle and are surprisingly beginner friendly but hard to master in endgame. Most groups have at least one or two Necromancers because they provide one of the greatest debuffs called Major Vulnerability.

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 in endgame
• pets aren't permanent (they function more like normal skills)

Conclusion ESO Classes Overview

ESO Classes are vastly different from other MMOs. They aren't pushed into one playstyle. Any class can play any role, of course not every class will be able to perform the same. However, a good player can create a good ESO build with any class on any role. Mainly because you can make trade-offs with sets and skills in ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). if one class doesn't have good sustain with a certain role, you could make use of a sustain set to make up for that weakness without any problem. This is just one example, there are so many good sets and skills in ESO that you can test out and create a worthy build.

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