Back 4 Blood: Best Tank Build

Having a dedicated tank is essential in Back 4 Blood to ensure you have a way to deal with hordes and multiple special enemies.

Thankfully, there are a lot of cards that offer resistance and health in the game, and stacking them is your best bet.

With the right build, you will be able to survive any attacks from monsters while your squad takes them down.

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In this guide, I will showcase the best tank build in Back 4 Blood and explain the best characters and cards to use.

Best Characters for Tanks in Back 4 Blood

Evangelo shooting his gun in Back 4 Blood.
Evangelo shooting his gun in Back 4 Blood.

For this build, the best character is Evangelo since he offers a 75% breakout speed. The goal is to get grabbed, take little damage, break out quickly, and stun the enemies with your abilities.

A secondary option is Sharice, since she has +25% trauma resistance, making her an ideal frontline character.

Ideally, you want to have a Doc on your team as her passive Triage provides +20% team trauma resistance. Similarly, Holly is also a great teammate as she offers +5% team damage resistance.

Best Cards for Tanks in Back 4 Blood

Best cards for tank build in Back 4 Blood.
Best cards for tank build in Back 4 Blood.

This build focuses on providing you with extra HP and resistance, while also making you immune to friendly fire while crouched.

In addition, you deal extra damage while on temporary health and have various tools to ensure you will always have that buff active.

  1. Bodyguard (When a teammate within 5 meters is attacked, you receive 75% of that damage – can trigger once every 5 seconds)
  2. Run Like Hell (+15% move speed, -20% accuracy for 3 seconds after taking damage)
  3. Padded Suit (+10% damage resistance, +5 health, -20% stamina efficiency)
  4. Motorcycle Jacket (+5% damage resistance, +5 health)
  5. Down in Front! (+10 health, can’t take or deal friendly damage while crouched)
  6. Amped Up (+50 temporary health to everyone after leaving a starting safe room)
  7. Vitamins (+15 health)
  8. Hydration Pack (+25 health, -15% ammo capacity)
  9. Canned Goods (+40 health, -30% stamina)
  10. Body Armor (+25% trauma resistance, -15% ammo capacity)
  11. Durable (+15% trauma resistance, +5 health)
  12. Scar Tissue (Take one less damage from all Ridden)
  13. Defensive Maneuver (+25% damage reduction for 3 seconds after getting hit for 15 or more damage)
  14. Sadist (When a teammate within 15 meters is damaged, gain 20% of the damage as temporary health)
  15. Numb (+15% damage resistance when on temporary health)

Alternative options include Meth Head for extra melee efficiency and Adrenaline Fuel for a more aggressive playstyle.

Best Weapon for Tanks in Back for Blood

Getting ready to leave the safe room in Back 4 Blood.
Getting ready to leave the safe room in Back 4 Blood.

Based on this build, your goal is to get as close to the enemies as possible since you practically want to get grabbed.

Since you also have reduced accuracy on certain occasions, ideal option choices include any melee or shotgun weapons.

Of course, you can also go for any AR or SMG weapon, based on your preferences and what you can find on the map.

In any case, you can always consider replacing some of the cards with others that buff your chosen weapon’s damage.

Wrapping up

To sum up, that’s everything you need to know about the best tank build in Back 4 Blood including the best characters, cards, and weapons.

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What’s your go-to character for tanking? Do you have a favorite card for frontline characters? Let us know in the comments below.

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