I went with imperial because I had just bought the imperial edition upgrade and a tank was the next toon I was making , but it ' s a great choice , if you have access . Some great tank races areNord dmg reduction passive Orc more stats , hp recovery Redguard mucho stamina recovery Imperial 10 % more Stam , 12 % more hp , and melee attacks can restore hpYou can find more about racial passives here not totally sure how updated it is check out the rest of that site for more info about the game racialpassivesBut overall , with passives , you want to look at all four and make sure as many of them as possible are working for the role you ' re tying to fulfill . Cheers and good luck , PS . If you ' re on PCNA , I can hook you up with crafted gear training gear