The Division 2 Tank Build: Best Build Guide

As agents, players must survive the enemy assault by fighting them in PVE story-based missions and raids or PVP conflicts. This is why we have curated a Division 2 tank build guide to provide useful information to create a high-survivability build that can withstand tough times.

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The Division 2 Tank Build

We have suggested gear sets, weapon types, specializations, and skills to make a tank build in Division 2 that can be used in PvP or PvE scenarios.

Specialization

For this build, I recommended to choose the Demolition Specialization. Here are the key benefits of this specialization:

1. Burn Resistance: You’ll receive a 20% burn resistance from incoming fire damage. This resistance is highly useful in the Iron Horse raid and PvP, as it helps you endure fire-based attacks.
2. Team Damage Bonus: Not only do you benefit from this specialization, but your teammates also gain additional damage when they remain within 10 meters of you. This can significantly boost your team’s overall damage output.
3. Explosive Damage Absorption: The demolition specialization allows you to absorb explosive damage every 60 seconds. This is a valuable defensive capability, particularly during raids and challenging encounters where explosive damage is prevalent.
4. Increased Damage to Enemies in Cover: Your teammates will deal 5% more damage to enemies who are hiding behind cover. This bonus enhances your team’s effectiveness in combat.

Gear

Gear is the second most important aspect that defines how good or bad a build will turn out while engaging with the enemies. We have a few suggestions for the primary and secondary weapons that synergies well with the tank build.

Scorpio Shotgun

In the tank build we recommend, equipping the Scorpio Shotgun as the primary weapon is a solid choice. Here’s why:

1. Exotic Weapon Rarity: The Scorpio Shotgun is an exotic weapon, offering unique attributes and abilities that can be highly valuable in combat.
2. Acquisition: Obtaining the Scorpio Shotgun is a prestigious feat, as it requires completing targeted loot and raid missions, making it a rare and sought-after weapon.
3. Synergy with Cavalry TAC-Pack: The Scorpio Shotgun pairs exceptionally well with the Cavalry TAC-Pack gear piece. The Cavalry TAC-Pack features the “Opportunistic” talent, which boosts your damage by 10% for 5 seconds after using a shotgun. This damage increase significantly enhances your DPS (damage per second), making the Scorpio Shotgun a formidable choice.
4. Tank Build Synergy: The Scorpio Shotgun and Cavalry TAC-Pack combination is particularly effective in a tank build, where your primary role is to draw enemy attention and absorb damage for your team. The increased damage output allows you to contribute more effectively to combat while fulfilling your tanking responsibilities.

The Mop

You can also go with “The Mop” exotic shotgun if that fancies you better than the Scorpio Shotgun. However, equipping the Cavalry TAC- Pack is still an essential gear component regardless of shotgun weapon type.

Enhanced G36

The Enhanced G36 should be kept as the secondary weapon for this tank build. The weapon’s “Optimist” talent gives players a 3 percent damage boost for every 10% ammo that is fired from the magazine. The secondary gun in our tank build acts as a damage dealer as well.

Backup Boomstick Shotgun

Finally, for the sidearm, you must go with the Backup Boomstick shotgun. This is because if you run out of ammo in raids, this sidearm deals a ton of damage. Also, sidearms have unlimited ammo, so you can rely on it until you get the shotgun ammo back. Moreover, the “Opportunistic” talent also applies to this sidearm.

Gear-Set

For an effective tank build in your game, consider the following gear recommendations:

Foundry Bulwark Gear Set:

• Equip two Foundry Bulwark gear pieces for 10 percent armor regeneration.
• Three set pieces provide one percent armor regeneration and 50 percent shield health.
• Four set pieces grant the “Makeshift Repairs” talent, which offers 20% health and shield regeneration when taking damage for 15 seconds, constantly refreshed. This makes it ideal for a tank build.

Tardigrade Armor System:

• Consider using the “Tardigrade” Armor System for decent armor.
• The “Ablative Nano-Plating” talent is crucial, granting you and allies 80% of your armor as bonus armor for 10 seconds when your or any ally’s armor breaks. Note that it has a 45-second cooldown.
• This armor is a popular choice for tank builds due to its protective capabilities.

These gear choices will enhance your tank build, providing substantial armor regeneration, shield health, and bonus armor, making your character a formidable and resilient tank in your game.

Skills

For the skills, you need to use the Crusader shield. Make sure you are running with the Holstered regeneration and the active regeneration mods to get the most of the said shield.

Reviver Hive is an excellent pick for the second skill while rocking this tank build. It allows an agent to revive other teammates or revive self in the case of KIA.

That is pretty much everything you need to know about Tank Build. Let us know in the comments section which builds are your favorites in The Division 2 and have you ever tried the tank build before or not.

Other Tips

The dynamic builds versatility and allows players to approach and engage PvE or PvP-based conflicts with a strategy. For instance, the DPS build will allow an agent to melt an enemy in a one-versus-one conflict or turn the tide of battle when a teammate is down. Similarly, the assault rifles build focuses heavily on equipping the high-damage and the best assault rifles in the game.

Then there is a shield-based build that is an excellent pick for PvP conflicts.  Regardless of your objectives while playing The Division 2, such as farming a Merciless exotic weapon or trying to get all backpack trophies, you must always rock a build that has decent damage and survivability. This is why rocking a tank build will solve most, if not all, of your problems while playing The Division 2 solo or in a party.