Newbie,nord or orc

[MrEvil]

Hi. I am a new player, I would like to play build stamina sword & shield, I do not know if I would like to be dpS or tank in the future, I would like to balance it. Choose rase nord dk or orc dk? Or maybe something else that was balanced? Is the breed so important? And is there sense in the game sword and shiled dps build. Thank you for your help.

[watchdog79]

Originally posted by Wasaty:

Hi. I am a new player, I would like to play build stamina sword & shield, I do not know if I would like to be dpS or tank in the future, I would like to balance it. Choose rase nord dk or orc dk? Or maybe something else that was balanced? Is the breed so important? And is there sense in the game sword and shiled dps build. Thank you for your help.

One handed and shield is generally only good for tanking.

However, there are some Damage Dealer builds out there too. The probably most famous build guru Alcast has one such build:

https://alcasthq.com/eso-solo-dragonknight-sb-and-bow-build-pve/

Do not worry about builds much before you are level 50 CP 160, though.

[Johny_Geth]

If you are not one of these "minmax everything in the name of holy meta" players, then just pick any race you like. Otherway - there are full internet of meta builds that you can google in 5 sec. And about sword and shield, yeah, thats usually for tank, cuz it will be take forever to kill anything.

[Soul2506]

Orc

[Solitude]

Just pick what you like, it doesn't really matter unless you play some high end content things. Nord is better on tanking due to ult regeneration, health and resistance. Orc on the other hand is more viable on DPS due to the better bonus on stamina and weapon damage. But the difference can be only seen on high end content.
Sword and shield is not really good for dps, it's still viable for solo though

[lady-janet]

Dont sweat it too much almost everything in ESO can be changed only Alliance and Race are fixed.
Just have fun.
Nord or Ork Dks are fun you morph your Flame skills to poision skills to make use of your stamina racial passives.
For Tanking as stamina users Sword and board is your thing (frost-staffing is a magica thing)
Dual weapons, 2 -Handed bows use stamina so are great for Orcs and Nords nords get a racial passive for 2-Handed. orc weapon damage suits Dual weapons well.
Khajiti can also make a fun stam DK
You can have S&S on one ability bar and another weapon on the other for a more balanced feel.
Changing the food (potions) you use will also allow you to be more tankie or more DPSie When you want.
The tormentor set that drops in Forgotten cells will let you try taunting without spending any SP or before you unlock the S&S taunt ability as it taunts when you use a charge ability.

[iamcorn]

Get a nord mommy and an orc daddy and make a Norc.

[Fetito Fazzito]

Originally posted by iamcorn:

Get a nord mommy and an orc daddy and make a Norc.

+1 Half Norc

[Sanctified Reach 420]

Originally posted by iamcorn:

Get a nord mommy and an orc daddy and make a Norc.

i like this one.