ESO Build Guides

Stamina, Magicka, Tank, Healer, and PvP build guides for Elder Scrolls Online. Gear sets, skills, champion points, and rotation tips.

Stamina DPS Builds

  • 1Stamina builds focus on weapon damage, critical strike, and physical penetration. Two-handed, dual wield, and bow are common setups.
  • 2Key gear sets: Pillar of Nirn (sustained damage), Relequen (trial DPS), Tzogvin (critical builds), Briarheart (solo content).
  • 3Rotation: Apply damage-over-time abilities first, then spam your main spammable. Weave light attacks between every skill.
  • 4Champion Points: Prioritize Backstabber, Fighting Finesse, Deadly Aim, and Master-at-Arms for maximum DPS output.
  • 5Food: Lava Foot Soup-and-Saltrice or Artaeum Takeaway Broth for stamina sustain and max stamina.

Magicka DPS Builds

  • 1Magicka builds use spell damage, spell critical, and spell penetration. Destruction staves are the primary weapons.
  • 2Key gear sets: Mother's Sorrow (critical), Burning Spellweave (fire builds), False God's Devotion (trial sustain), Whorl of the Depths.
  • 3Rotation: Apply wall of elements and class DoTs, then use your class spammable. Light attack weaving is essential.
  • 4Champion Points: Thaumaturge, Spell Erosion, Master-at-Arms, and Biting Aura are top damage stars.
  • 5Food: Ghastly Eye Bowl or Witchmother's Potent Brew for sustain. Parse food like Clockwork Citrus Filet for max damage.

Tank Builds

  • 1Tanks need 35-40k health, capped resistances (33.1k each), and enough sustain to maintain buffs and debuffs.
  • 2Key gear sets: Yolnahkriin (group buff), Turning Tide (debuff), Saxhleel Champion (group sustain), Claw of Yolnahkriin.
  • 3Skills: Pierce Armor (taunt + debuff), Heroic Slash (minor heroism), Absorb Magicka (sustain), and Warhorn ultimate.
  • 4Block heavy attacks, dodge roll one-shots, and chain or root adds. Keep boss facing away from the group.
  • 5Sustain: Use Magicka and Stamina recovery glyphs, tri-stat potions on cooldown, and heavy attack between skill rotations.

Healer Builds

  • 1Healers need to balance healing output with group buffs and debuffs. Overhealing is wasted -- focus on efficiency.
  • 2Key gear sets: Spell Power Cure or Olorime (Major Courage), Hollowfang Thirst (sustain), Jorvuld's Guidance (buff extension).
  • 3Skills: Radiating Regeneration (HoT), Combat Prayer (damage buff), Healing Springs (burst AoE), and Aggressive Warhorn.
  • 4Keep up Minor Berserk, Minor Sorcery, and Minor Prophecy through Combat Prayer. Apply Elemental Drain for sustain.
  • 5Use Restoration staff front bar for heals, Lightning staff back bar for off-balance and Elemental Blockade support.

PvP Builds

  • 1PvP requires a balance of damage, survivability, and mobility. Impenetrable trait on armor reduces incoming critical damage.
  • 2Key gear sets: Rallying Cry (sustain), Heartland Conqueror (penetration), Clever Alchemist (burst), Daedric Trickery (defense).
  • 3Skills: Include at least one burst combo, a self-heal, a defensive ability, and a gap closer or escape tool.
  • 4Battlegrounds: 4v4v4 PvP mode. Small group fights reward coordination and burst damage over sustained pressure.
  • 5Cyrodiil: Large-scale PvP zone. Ball groups, solo roaming, and small group ganking are all viable playstyles.