Stamina Necromancer Build PvE DPS for Elder Scrolls Online

“Reaper”

Elsweyr Chapter

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Changes from the previous version
• Resource Management
• Trials & Dungeons Setup
  • Gear
  • Skills
  • Champion Points (Max CP, 600 CP, 300 CP)
  • Important Info (Food, Mundus, Race, Potions, Passives, Attributes)
• Rotation & Skeleton Parse
• Blackrose Prison Arena
• Maelstrom Arena
• Gameplay
• Update Log

Introduction

Welcome to the Stamina Necromancer Build PvE “Reaper” for Elder Scrolls Online. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. The Reaper Build is optimized for Trials, Dungeons & Arenas.

Necromancers have access to a lot of stamina abilities which is great. Gear wise not much changed but we have a lot of nice Stamina based Necromancer abilities that we use such as: Detonating Siphon, Venom Skull, Blighted Blastbones, Skeletal Archer and the Ultimate Pestilent Colossus. It is the first class to have that many Stamina abilities built in which makes it quite unique to play compared to most other Stamina based setups.

• Necromancer Class
• High Burst Damage
• High Single Target damage
• High AoE Damage
• Good Sustain
• Dualwield & Bow Setup
• Trials, Dungeon & Arenas

Changes from the previous version

This build was added with the Elsweyr Chapter. Please keep in mind this build is in beta as it has to be more tested. You can find more information about Necromancer: https://alcasthq.com/eso-necromancer-class/

Resource Management

Keeping up the Skeletal Archer will allow you to have the Undead Confederate passive up a 100% of the time. That in combination with Artaeum or Dubious Food will give you very good Stamina Recovery. In case you still lack stamina, make sure to activate the Spear or Orb Synergy on cooldown and do heavy attacks.

• Undead Confederate
• Artaeum or Dubious 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

Gear Setup 2

Tooth of Lokkestiiz: Sunspire
Berserking Warrior: Hel Ra Citadel
Perfect Arms of Relequen: Cloudrest
Arms of Relequen: Cloudrest
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
Velidreth: Cradle of Shadows
Selene: Selene’s Web
Briarheart: Wrothgar, Guildstore
Stormfist: Tempest Island
Maelstrom Bow: Maelstrom Arena

Skills

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 CP]

The Ritual
56 Mighty, 48 Thaumaturge, 56 Precise Strikes, 33 Piercing
The Attronarch
61 Master-at-Arms, 16 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 CP]

Important Info for Stamina Necromancer Build PvE

Buff-food

Depending on what race you have choose one of these two buff foods. If you do not have the money for Artaeum Takeaway Brooth, then you can also use Dubious Camoran Throne Drink.

Braised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables (Max Health+Max Stamina)
or
Artaeum Takeaway Brooth (Max Health+Max Stamina+Stamina Recovery+Health 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 (with Artaeum Food)
Redguard (with Blue Food)
Wood Elf (with Blue Food)
Khajiit (with Artaeum Food)
Dark Elf (with Artaeum Food)
Imperial (with Artaeum Food)

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, Near-Death Experience, Corpse Consumption, Undead Confederate
• Dualwield: Slaughter, Dual Wield Expert, Controlled Fury, Ruffian, Twin Blade and Blunt
• 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

All into Stamina

Rotation & Skeleton Parse

I have chosen a static rotation for the Stamina Necromancer. In this rotation we use 3 Blighted Blastbones on the frontbar. If you can apply Skeletal Archer > BB > Rearming Trap before you start the fight.

Rotation:

Endless Hail > Skeletal Archer > Poison Injection > Caltrops > Weapon Swap

BB > Rending Slashes > Venom Skull > BB > Detonating Siphon > Venom Skull > BB > Rearming Trap > Weapon Swap

Restart

BB = Blighted Blastbones

• Between each skill you have to do a Light Attack.
• On the backbar make sure to use Caltrops at the end because it has a long animation, that way you can weapon swap cancel the animation.
• Use the Ultimate whenever it is ready.
• If you have sustain issues, do a heavy attack after Detonating Siphon to restore Stamina.

Skeleton Parse

Please keep in mind, I used Lava Soup Max Stamina + Max Stamina Recovery food here.

Blackrose Prison Arena

This section of the build is dedicated to the Blackrose Prison Arena, it is a bit different compared to the usual Trial and Dungeon setup due to how the Arena works and because you fight such a huge amount of enemies each wave.

• Gear Setup
• Alternative Gear Setups
• Skill Setup

Gear Setup

Alternative Gear Setups

Skills

Maelstrom Arena

Gear

Skills

Gameplay

TBA

Update Log