Tank Build in Minecraft Dungeons II Archetype build type

One stated rule per slot: the Tank weapons with the highest measured DPS, the Dauntless armor and the Tank artifacts with the shortest cooldowns.

• MeleeHeartbreakerHighest measured DPS of the Tank melee weapons (41.6)
• RangedHumbler HeartstringHighest burst DPS of the Tank ranged weapons (180)
• HelmetDauntless HornsUnique Dauntless piece: fixed effects, tagged Tank
• ChestDauntless PauldronsUnique Dauntless piece: fixed effects, tagged Tank
• LeggingsDauntless GreavesUnique Dauntless piece: fixed effects, tagged Tank
• BootsDauntless SabatonsUnique Dauntless piece: fixed effects, tagged Tank
• Artifact 1Humbling Horn4 s cooldown, among the shortest of the Tank artifacts
• Artifact 2Turtle Master's Mandolin5 s cooldown, among the shortest of the Tank artifacts
• Artifact 3Echo Ocarina10 s cooldown, among the shortest of the Tank artifacts

Melee by measured DPS from exact animation timings, ranged by burst DPS. A tier is the weapon's share of its class leader on the tier list.

Melee

Melee weapons tagged Tank

Weapon	Class	DPS	Tier
Heartbreaker	Heavy	41.6	S
War Hammer	Heavy	41.6	S
Diamond Shovel	Heavy	34.9	A
Shovel	Heavy	34.9	A
Glaive	Heavy	32.9	B
Golden Glaive	Heavy	32.9	B
Slaymore	Heavy	31.4	B
Claymore	Heavy	31.3	B
Battle Hammer	Medium	31	C
Emerald Hammer	Medium	31	C
Mace	Medium	29.8	D
Carapace Mace	Medium	28.9	D
Greatsword	Heavy	28.7	C
Monster Masher	Heavy	28.7	C
The Darkshard	Heavy	28.7	C
Redstone Wrecker	Heavy	27.9	C
Mob Mallet	Heavy	25.5	C
Clobberer	Heavy	25	C

Ranged

Ranged weapons tagged Tank

Weapon	Type	Burst DPS	Tier
Humbler Heartstring	Bow	180	S
Heavy Crossbow	Crossbow	113.7	S
The Close Ranger	Crossbow	113.7	S

Full method and every class: Weapon Tier List

Unique sets carry fixed effects (shown); base sets roll random effects from their pools.

• DauntlessUnique
  
  Tank
  • Attacks do 40% more knockback.
  • Take 25% less damage from ranged attacks.
  • Deal 60% more damage to enemies who are at full health.
  • Increases Soul capacity by 50%.
• HumblerUnique
  
  Tank
  • Take 25% less damage.
  • Increases all healing received by 40%.
  • Melee attacks deal 50% more damage to secondary targets.
  • Grants a 20% chance to evade melee damage.
• Fly AgaricUnique
  
  MageTank
  • Poison attacks deal 20% more damage.
  • Restores health by 15% per second after 5 seconds out of combat.
  • Companions deal 40% more damage.
  • Companions take 20% less damage.
• MonstrosityUnique
  
  MageTank
  • Fire attacks deal 20% more damage.
  • Restores 6% of max health when activating an artifact.
  • Reduces damage taken from elemental attacks by 25%.
  • Critical hits with melee weapons deal 45% more damage.
• RimefrostUnique
  
  TankMage
  • Frost attacks deal 30% more damage.
  • Reduces damage taken from elemental attacks by 25%.
  • Melee attacks deal 50% more damage to secondary targets.
  • Increases duration of negative statuses on enemies by 100%.
• Twisted WardenUnique
  
  TricksterTank
  • Critical hits with melee weapons deal 45% more damage.
  • Grants a 20% chance to evade melee damage.
  • Shadowcloaking lasts 45% longer.
  • Increases chance of critical hits with melee attacks by 25%.
• Bounty Hunter
  
  Tank

  Base set: every piece rolls random effects.

• Protector
  
  Tank

  Base set: every piece rolls random effects.

• Redstone
  
  MageTank

  Base set: every piece rolls random effects.

• Sculk Digger
  
  TricksterTank

  Base set: every piece rolls random effects.

• Steel Wool
  
  TankMage

  Base set: every piece rolls random effects.

• Mushroom
  
  MageTank

  Base set: every piece rolls random effects.

Shortest cooldown first, with the souls each use costs.

Artifacts tagged Tank

Artifact	Cooldown	Soul cost	Also tagged
Humbling Horn	4 s	25	SupportSummoner
Turtle Master's Mandolin	5 s	20
Echo Ocarina	10 s	40
Totem of Shielding	15 s	30	Support
Warding Chimes	15 s	40

Random effects that can roll on gear tagged Tank (the game's Tank effect pool), with their values at tiers I–III.

Effects in the Tank roll pool

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Brawler	Attack	20%	30%	40%
Momentum	Attack	20%	30%	40%
Point Blank	Attack	25%	50%	75%
Potion Maker	Utility	5%	10%	20%
Prickly	Attack	50%	65%	80%
Projectile Protection	Defense	10%	15%	20%
Protection	Defense	10%	15%	20%
Recovery	Defense	10%	20%	30%
Regeneration	Defense	5%	7.5%	10%
Resilience	Defense	20%	25%	30%

Gear also rolls effects from its slot pool (any armor, any weapon), so these are what the Tank tag adds.

Data from the Minecraft Dungeons II game files, build 1.1.1.0. How we source this

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