“Blight”
Elsweyr Chapter
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Changes from the previous version
- Resource Management
- Trials & Dungeons Setup
- Rotation
- Gameplay
- Update Log
Introduction
Welcome to the Stamina Necromancer Bow Build PvE “Blight” for Elder Scrolls Online. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. The Blight Build is optimized for Trials, Dungeons & Arenas.
If you are new to the game I highly recommend checking out the Stamina Necromancer Beginner Guide. Make sure to also check out the Two Hander and Dual Wield Build!
This Necromancer bow build functions similar to other bow builds, you can play close up, mid range or at max range depending on your current skill setup. For our main setup we run Arms of Relequen, Tzogvin's Warband and a Monster set of your choice depending on how close to the enemy you can play. You can also run other sets that are explained in the Stamina DPS Sets guide.
- Necromancer Class
- High Burst Damage
- High Single Target damage
- High AoE Damage
- Good Sustain
- Bow & Bow Setup
- Trials, Dungeon & Arenas
Changes from the previous version
This build was added with the Elsweyr Chapter.
Resource Management
Keeping up the Skeletal Archer will allow you to have the Undead Confederate passive up a 100% of the time. Make sure to activate potions on cooldown to keep up the recovery passives and make sure to use the right food, that way we can almost reach 1950 Stamina Recovery which should be enough to sustain. In case you still have trouble, you can also do heavy attacks to restore stamina.
- Undead Confederate
- Lava Foot and Saltrice Soup Food
- Heavy Attacks
- Potions
Trials & Dungeons Setup
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
There are a lot of good Stamina Sets available, you can find more viable stamina dps sets in this Stamina DPS Sets Article. I also elaborate on specific sets that are often used in this article to give you a bit more insight as to why they are used.
Gear Setup 1
- Lokkestiiz: You can also use Tooth of Lokkestiiz instead of Tzogvin, please make sure to use Rearming Trap to get the Minor Force buff again.
- Monster Set: If you want to go at max range, I can recommend Slimecraw. If you want to stay mid range or melee I would recommend going for Velidreth
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Belt | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoes | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Pants | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Hands | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Head | Slimecraw | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoulder | Slimecraw | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Necklace | Tzogvin's Warband | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin's Warband | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin's Warband | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Tzogvin's Warband | Bow | Precise | Absorb Stamina Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | The Maelstrom's Bow | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Gear Setup 2
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Hunding's Rage | Heavy | Divine | Health |
| Belt | Tzogvin's Warband | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoes | Tzogvin's Warband | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Pants | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Health |
| Hands | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Head | Stormfist | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoulder | Stormfist | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Necklace | Tzogvin's Warband | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin's Warband | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin's Warband | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Hunding's Rage | Bow | Precise | Absorb Stamina Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Hunding's Rage | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Gear beginner
This gearsetup is pretty easy to get, you need to ask a guildmate to craft you Hundings Rage and Night Mothers Gaze. You can buy Agility in Guildstores, if you want really cheap pieces just buy the Healthy Trait ones, then you can actually invest all points into Stamina and you should get to a decent Health level.
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Hunding's Rage | Heavy | Divine | Health |
| Belt | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoes | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Pants | Night Mother's Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Hands | Night Mother's Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Head | Night Mother's Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoulder | Night Mother's Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Necklace | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Stamina Recovery |
| Ring | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Hunding's Rage | Bow | Precise | Absorb Stamina Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Hunding's Rage | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Where can I get the gear?
Tzogvin's Warband: Frostvault
Berserking Warrior: Hel Ra Citadel
Perfect Arms of Relequen: Cloudrest
Velidreth: Cradle of Shadows
Kra'gh: Fungal Grotto 1
Twice-Fanged Serpent: Sanctum Ophidia
Vicious Serpent: Aetherian Archive, Sanctum Ophidia, Hel Ra Citadel
Hunding's Rage: Craftable
Night Mother's Gaze: Craftable
Agility: Guildstore
Stormfist: Tempest Island
Maelstrom Bow: Maelstrom Arena
Skills
- Venom Skull: You can use it, but Venom Skull is tougher on your sustain compared to Lethal Arrow.
- Necrotic Potency: This ability can be used to drain corpses to get ultimate.
- Trap? We do not run Rearming Trap because we do get Minor Force from the Tzogvin Set.
| Bow Mainbar | Bow-second bar |
|---|---|
| Slot 1: Skeletal Archer | Slot 1: Endless Hail |
| Slot 2: Blighted Blastbones | Slot 2: Necrotic Potency |
| Slot 3: Lethal Arrow | Slot 3: Poison Injection |
| Slot 4: Acid Spray | Slot 4: Razor Caltrops |
| Slot 5: Detonating Siphon | Slot 5: Resolving Vigor |
| Ultimate: Flawless Dawnbreaker | Ultimate: Pestilent Colossus |
Championpoints
If you need optimized defensive Champion Points for a specific trial I recommend checking out my Maximize Damage Mitigation in Trials Article.
Championpoints [810]
The Ritual
56 Mighty, 40 Thaumaturge, 52 Precise Strikes, 47 Piercing
The Attronarch
61 Master-at-Arms, 14 Physical Weapon Expert
The Apprentice
The Shadow
52 Shadow Ward, 52 Tumbling
The Lover
49 Tenacity, 100 Mooncalf
The Tower
17 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
49 Hardy, 49 Elemental Defender, 48 Thick Skinned
The Steed
81 Ironclad, 43 Spellshield
Championpoints [600]
The Ritual
52 Thaumaturge, 56 Mighty, 52 Precise Strikes, 35 Piercing
The Attronarch
61 Master at Arms, 14 Physical Weapon Expert
The Apprentice
The Shadow
20 Shadow Ward, 31 Tumbling
The Lover
49 Tenacity, 100 Mooncalf
The Tower
The Lord
The Lady
49 Hardy, 49 Elemental Defender, 23 Thick Skinned
The Steed
61 Ironclad, 18 Spell Shield
Championpoints [300]
The Ritual
31 Thaumaturge, 27 Mighty, 28 Precise Strikes
The Attronarch
13 Master at Arms, 1 Physical Weapon Expert
The Apprentice
The Shadow
The Lover
49 Mooncalf, 49 Tenacity
The Tower
2 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
23 Hardy, 23 Elemental Defender, 23 Thick Skinned
The Steed
31 Ironclad
Important Info for Stamina Necromancer Bow Build PvE
Buff-food
Because the Necromancer has a passive that increases health Last Gasp and we also put 20 points into the health attribute, we can actually run Max Stamina + Stamina Recovery food! We loose a bit of health and stamina but we gain a lot of extra Stamina Recovery!
Mundus Stone
The Shadow (Increased Critical Damage)
Race
If you want to learn more about the different racial passives that each race offers, check out my Race Guide which explains everything in detail.
Orc
Redguard
Wood Elf
Khajiit
Dark Elf
Imperial
Potions
Weapon Crit Potions
(Weap dmg, Weap Crit, Stamina)
(Blessed Thistle, Dragonthorn, Wormwood)
Passives
- Grave Lord: Reusable Parts, Death Knell, Dismember, Rapid Rot
- Bone Tyrant: Death Gleaning, Disdain Harm, Health Avarice, Last Gasp
- Living Death: Curative Curse, Corpse Consumption, Undead Confederate
- Bow: Long Shots, Accuracy, Ranger, Hawk Eye, Hasty Retreat
- Heavy Armor: Resolve, Constitution, Juggernaut
- Medium Armor: Dexterity, Wind Walker, Improved Sneak, Agility, Athletics
- Fighters Guild: Intimidating Presence, Slayer, Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
- Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
- Racial: All
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
Attributes
20 Health, 44 Stamina
Rotation
You basically want to use Blighted Blastbones on the frontbar three times per rotation, keep up your DoTs and if you still have time use Lethal Arrow as spammable. You could use Venom Skull, but I found Lethal Arrow to be stronger and easier to sustain.
Endless Hail > LA > Poison Injection > LA > Caltrops > Weapon Swap
LA > BB > LA > Skeletal Archer > LA > Lethal Arrow > BB > 2x Lethal Arrow (with LA) > BB > LA > Weapon Swap
Restart
BB = Blighted Blastbones
LA = Light Attack
Detonating Syphon: This ability is only there for the extra 3% damage. Most of the times the hitbox causes issues and it does not hit the enemy, if you can make it hit the enemy you can add it to your rotation.
Gameplay
The build differs a bit from the setup here. I have a special role downstairs that is why I am using 5x Scavenging Demise, Perfect Arms of Relequen, Slimecraw here. With an infused bow and Absorb Stamina Enchantment because we do not have any Healer to support us downstairs, need to get the sustain from somewhere else + lots of Heavy Attacks.
Update Log
29.05.2019 Added Stamina Necromancer Bow Build for the Elsweyr Chapter, Stamina Necromancer Bow Build PvE.