Type: Overland, Public Dungeons, Normal Dungeons, Veteran Dungeon
Buildname: Drain
WORK IN PROGRESS, THIS IS A TEMPLATE
Table of Contents
Welcome to the Magicka Arcanist Vampire Build “Drain” for ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. This Magicka Arcanist Build is made for Trials, Dungeons and Maelstrom. You can also find other Magicka Arcanist content on the website such as:
This build is focused on a true Vampire experience. Arcanists in combination with Vampire make for the best experience in ESO (Elder Scrolls Online).
Vampires have the drawback of a huge cost increase on all non-Vampire abilities, therefore the False God’s Devotion set can really make a huge difference to help with sustain. In addition, we use the set Bahraha’s Curse that will constantly proc and heal us for the damage caused which is nice. For the Monster Set we go with the Nerien’eth Monster Set that casts a Crystal that explodes at the targets area.
- Vampire
- Magicka Arcanist
- Double Destro
- Stealth
Vampire Arcanist Setup
5x Bahraha’s Curse, 5x False God, 2x Nerien’eth on a High Elf with Witchmother’s Potent Brew Drink buff food.
Gear
You will find 3 different setups here. Setup 1 is the preferred setup. For people that do not have all the gear yet can use the Setup 2 which is easier to obtain and beginners can use Setup 3.
- Setup 1 is with Trial Gear
- Setup 2 is without Trial Gear
- Setup 3 is for Beginners
Gear Setup 1
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Bahraha’s Curse | Light | Divine | Health |
| Belt | Bahraha’s Curse | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoes | Bahraha’s Curse | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Head | Nerien’eth | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Nerien’eth | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | False God’s Devotion | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | False God’s Devotion | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | False God’s Devotion | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Bahraha’s Curse | Fire | Infused | Absorb Magic Enchantment |
| Weapon 2 | Crushing Wall | Fire | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Gear Setup 2
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Bahraha’s Curse | Light | Divine | Health |
| Belt | Bahraha’s Curse | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoes | Bahraha’s Curse | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | Law of Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | Law of Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Head | Nerien’eth | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Nerien’eth | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Law of Julianos | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Law of Julianos | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Law of Julianos | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Bahraha’s Curse | Fire | Infused | Absorb Magic Enchantment |
| Weapon 2 | Crushing Wall | Fire | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Gear Setup 3 Beginner
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Law of Julianos | Light | Any Trait | Health |
| Belt | Law of Julianos | Light | Any Trait | Magicka |
| Shoes | Spinner’s Garments | Light | Any Trait | Magicka |
| Pants | Law of Julianos | Light | Any Trait | Magicka |
| Hands | Spinner’s Garments | Light | Any Trait | Magicka |
| Head | Monster Set | Light | Any Trait | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Monster Set | Light | Any Trait | Magicka |
| Necklace | Spinner’s Garments | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Spinner’s Garments | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Spinner’s Garments | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Law of Julianos | Fire | Any Trait | Fire Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Law of Julianos | Fire | Any Trait | Absorb Magic Enchant |
Where can I get the gear?
Perfected False God’s Devotion: Sunspire vet
False God’s Devotion: Sunspire
Bahraha’s Curse: Hew’s Bane, Guildstores
Nerien’eth: vCrypt of Hearts II, Glirion Undaunted Chest
Crushing Wall: Normal Maelstrom Arena
Law of Julianos: Craftable
Spinner’s Garments: Overland Malabal Tor, Guildstores
Skills
Soul Harvest Ultimate on the front bar is there to regain Ultimate faster, so we can transform into a Vampire Lord once again in a shorter time!
| Fire Staff Mainbar | Fire Staff Bar |
|---|---|
| Slot 1: X | Slot 1: Unstable Wall of Elements |
| Slot 2: X | Slot 2: X |
| Slot 3: X | Slot 3: Elemental Drain |
| Slot 4: Sated Fury | Slot 4: X |
| Slot 5: Exhilarating Drain | Slot 5: X |
| Ultimate: X | Ultimate: Swarming Scion |
Champion Points Arcanist Vampire Setup
Below you can find the Champion Points setup for this build. Work your way from top to bottom in your allocation. For more information on Champion Points, please visit the Champion Points Overview Page on ESO-Hub.com.
Hovering over each perk will give you insights on what it does. Presets are also provided for each of the allocations below.
Click the tab below to open the allocation.
Important Info for Vampire Arcanist Build PvE
Here you can find information about what race, buff-food, potions & poisons you want to use. I also do list all the passives that you need for this setup.
Buff-food
Witchmother’s Potent Brew Drink
(Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery)
Mundus Stone
The Lover Mundus Stone is the best choice for this setup, it increases our overall spell penetration, which boost our damage. You can also visit the Mundus Stone Overview Page for additional information regarding all the Mundus Stones.
The Lover Mundus Stone (Increased Spell Penetration)
Race
All Magicka based races work with this setup. More about each race can be found on the racial overview page.
High Elf
Breton
Dark Elf
Argonian
Khajiit
Orc
Potions
Spell-Power Potions
(Spell-crit, Spell Damage, Magicka)
(Cornflower, Ladys Smock, Water Hyacinth)
You can also use normal Essence of Magicka potions that you can acquire from the Guildstores for a cheap price.
Passives
- Assassination: Master Assassin, Executioner, Pressure Points, Hemorrhage
- Shadow: Refreshing Shadows, Shadow Barrier, Dark Vigor, Dark Veil
- Siphoning: Catalyst, Magicka Flood, Soul Siphoner, Transfer
- Destruction Staff: Tri Focus, Penetrating Magic, Elemental Force, Ancient Knowledge, Destruction Expert
- Light Armor: Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding, Prodigy, Concentration
- Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
- Racial: All
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
- Vampire: Stage 4 & all passives
Resource Management
has to be always kept active to benefit from the extra resources and it also increases your healing done by a bit.
Potions should always be used on cooldown to gain the maximum benefit from them.
Heavy Attacks help you restore Magicka, if you drop low on resources do a few Heavy Attacks between skills to refill your Magicka.
- Siphoning Attacks
- Potions
- Heavy Attacks
