Solo Magicka Arcanist PvE Build ESO – Dread

Build Written By: Dottz Gaming – PC NA

Role: Damage Dealer

Patch: Update 39

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Setup
   1. Gear
   2. Attributes
   3. Skills
   4. Vampire vs. Werewolf vs. Mortal
   5. Champion Points
   6. Other Important Info (Food, Mundus, Race, Potions, Passives)
3. Resource Management & Rotation
4. Contact Info
5. Update Log

Introduction

Welcome to DottzGaming.com’s Solo Magicka Arcanist Build PvE, Dread, for the Elder Scrolls Online! This build is intended for playing solo PvE content, such as questing, public dungeons, Maelstrom Arena, etc.! This build is focused around pumping out strong DoT pressure, taking advantage of the strong pressure skills the Arcanist has to offer! My goal with this Arcanist build was to create a magicka focused build that could play solo effectively, but had strong thematic ties and was easy to acquire.

Setup

Gear

Attributes

All points into magicka.

Skills

Front Bar – Destruction Staff: Escalating Runeblades, Tentacular Dread, Camouflaged Hunter, Elemental Susceptibility, Evolving Runemend, Flawless Dawnbreaker

Back Bar – Destruction Staff: Cruxweaver Armor, Elemental Blockade, Harness Magicka, Fulminating Rune, Inspired Scholarship, The Tide King’s Gaze

NOTE: If you dont need an additional heal, replace Evolving Runemend with Channeled Acceleration or Barbed Trap.

Vampire vs. Werewolf vs. Mortal

For this build we are playing as a Mortal. This build doesn’t need anything that the vampire skill line gives us, and werewolf provides no benefit to magicka builds.

Champion Points

The list below showcases the order in which champion points should be acquired, the number of points you need to place into that perk and whether or not it needs to be slotted in the CP bar. The Warfare CP perks increase your damage and mitigation and are the most important, the Fitness tree has some miscellaneous sustain and defensive perks and the Craft tree has crafting and non-combat bonuses. The Craft CP points are entirely customizable to however you want, or you can follow the list below.

CHAMPION POINT SETUP
WARFARE (BLUE)

• Precision – 20
• Fighting Finesse – 50 (Slotted)
• Piercing – 20
• Deadly Aim – 50 (Slotted)
• Thaumaturge – 50 (Slotted)
• Reaving Blows – 50 (Slotted)
• Eldritch Insight – 20
• Flawless Ritual – 40
• War Mage – 30
• Quick Recovery – 20
• Preparation – 20
• Elemental Aegis – 20
• Hardy – 20
• Blessed – 20
• Tireless Discipline – 20

FITNESS (RED)

• Boundless Vitality – 50 (Slotted)
• Rejuvenation – 50 (Slotted)
• Tumbling – 30
• Mystic Tenacity – 10
• Hero’s Vigor – 20
• Siphoning Spells – 50 (Slotted)
• Fortified – 50 (Slotted)
• Defiance – 20
• Tireless Guardian – 20
• Fortification – 30
• Hasty – 16
• Sprinter – 20
• Nimble Protector – 6
• Savage Defense – 30
• Bashing Brutality – 20
• Piercing Gaze – 30

CRAFT (GREEN)

• Steed’s Blessing – 50 (Slotted)
• Breakfall – 50
• Wanderer – 15
• Steadfast Enchantment – 50
• Rationer – 30 (Slotted)
• Liquid Efficiency – 75 (Slotted)
• Treasure Hunter – 50 (Slotted)
• Fortune’s Favor – 50
• Gilded Fingers – 50
• Soul Reservoir – 33

Other Important Info

Buff Food

• Mistral Banana-Bunny Hash – Maximum Health and Magicka
• Witchmother’s Potent Brew – Maximum Health, Magicka and Magicka Recovery

Mundus

The Thief – Increased Critical Damage

Race

• Imperial / Breton (best sustain)
• High Elf / Dark Elf (highest damage)

Potions

Up to you! This build has Major Sorcery and Major Prophecy in the skills, so you just need to make sure to get Major Intellect from your potions; so just feel free to just use regular restore magicka potions!

Passives

Class (all), Light Armor (All), Medium Armor (all), Destruction Staff (all), Undaunted (all), Racial (all), Mage’s Guild (all), Alchemy (Medicinal Use)

Resource Management & Rotation

• Maintain all of the DoTs, buffs and debuffs on the build so you can fulfill the build’s maximum offensive/defensive potential.
• Your goal outside of maintaining your DoTs and buffs is to build crux and spend it with Tentacular Dread!
• If you know a boss/mob is going to deal a big amount of damage, hold block and use your Harness Magicka to shield yourself and Evolving Runemend to heal yourself back up.

Contact

If you have any questions about the build, join our discord server and ask @Dottz about the build!

Update Log

6/8/2022 – Build created.
8/24/2023- skills and rotation updated