ESO Arcanist One Bar PvP Tank Build

This guide gives gear, skills, champion points, and consumables for an ESO Arcanist One Bar PvP Tank Build Guide!

This build has been updated for the Update 40 patch of the Elder Scrolls Online.

Why Should You Play the ESO Arcanist One Bar PvP Tank Build?

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Below is a general PvP Guide that can help anyone understand and develop their PvP knowledge and skill. This video is applicable for every build and should be viewed if you want general ESO PvP knowledge that applies to all aspects, Battlegrounds, Cyrodiil, and Imperial City.

Pros	Cons
Ranged damage	Weak healing
Huge AoE	Can be interrupted
Good class ultimates

ESO Arcanist One Bar PvP Tank Build Playstyle

The Arcanist uses abilities to create and consume Cruxes, small triangular glyphs floating around the character (3 max). You will use specific skills to generate Cruxes and additional abilities that consume them, amplifying abilities and triggering important class passives.

Crux consumption could provide more damage, longer duration, cheaper resource cost, and more healing. Additionally, it generates and activates important passives. For example, Crux-consumption can give you more weapon/spell or critical damage. The more you use Cruxes, the better.

The following brief guide explains the combat with the ESO Arcanist class in builds:

1. Use one primary skill as a tank, damage dealer, or healer to generate Crux.
2. Consume that Crux with one or two skills for better damage, healing, and defenses.
3. Start building Crux again to use the other skill for another in-combat advantage.
4. In between combing Crux, maintain your buffs, healing, and damage over time skills.
5. Your build wants to find the sweet spot of constantly generating Crux and consuming it for bonuses.
6. You don’t want your build to have zero Crux or constantly three without a “dump” skill.

Skills

Gear 1

Gear

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	light	Magma Incarnate	Sturdy	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Desert Rose	Sturdy	Health
Chest	light	Mara’s Balm	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	light	Mara’s Balm	Sturdy	Prismatic
Gloves	light	Mara’s Balm	Sturdy	Health
Boots	light	Mara’s Balm	Sturdy	Health
Belt	light	Mara’s Balm	Sturdy	Health
Weapon One	Sword	Desert Rose	Decisive	Absorb Health
Secondary	Shield	Desert Rose	Sturdy	Health
Necklace		Desert Rose	Infused	Reduce Block Cost
Ring 1		Oakensoul Ring	Infused	Reduce Block Cost
Ring 2		Desert Rose	Infused	Reduce Magicka Cost

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Magma Incarnate: helmet obtained in Veteran dungeon The Dread Cellar, Waking Flame DLC, shoulders bought from Urgarlag Chief-bane the Pledge Master

• Why? 1 piece gives stamina and magical recovery helps with sustain.

FLEX OPTIONS:

• Baron Thirsk = 1pc magicka and stamina recovery
• Chokethorn = 1pc magicka recovery
• Shadowrend = 1pc magicka recovery

Desert Rose: obtained in Cyrodiil Cropsford Elite Gear Vendor.

• Why? allows near infinite magicka sustain.

Mara’s Balm: obtained through PvP rewards of the Worthy bags or sold on guild traders.

• Why? provides healing and a cleanse and the best all-around defensive set.

FLEX OPTIONS

• Daedric Trickery = great with Oakensoul because buff stack.
• Mark of the Pariah = good for armor keep on the body all times
• Buffer of the Swift = awesome damage reduction
• Grace of Gloom = insane survivability if you have high health
• Wretched Vitality = great resource sustain
• Trial by Fire = great pure mitigation set
• Battalion Defender = for balanced self healing

Oakensoul: obtained through ESO Mythics/antiquities system. You need 5 objects(leads) to be able to create the Mythic item. Location of the 5 leads (click for details)

• Why? The best one bar item for a DPS

Race

Attributes

Mundus Stone

Champion Points

Consumables

Bewitched Sugar Skulls

Type: Foods

OVERALL BEST: Increase Max Health by 4620, Max Stamina and Max Magicka by 4250, and Health Recovery by 462 for 2 hours. Ingredients to make Scrib Jelly (2), Flour (5), Columbine (2), Bervez Juice (2), Honey (5)

Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch

Type: Foods

BEST FOR SUSTAIN: Increase Max Health by 4312, Health Recovery by 406 and Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 369 for 2 hours. Ingredients: Frost Mirriam (1), Perfect Roe (1), Red Meat (1), Tomato (1), White Cap (1)

Jewels of Misrule

Type: Foods

CHEAP SUSTAIN OPTION: Increase Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 357 and Max Health by 3927 for 2 hours. These effects are scaled based on your level. Ingredients: Bervez Juice (1), Lotus (1), Mint (1), Rose (1), Columbine (1)

Tri-Potion

Type: Potions

Restore 7329 Health, 6618 Magicka, and 6618 Stamina immediately. Grants Major Fortitude, Major Intellect, and Major Endurance which increase your Health Recovery, Magicka Recovery, and Stamina Recovery by 20% for 31.7 seconds. (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Bugloss, Columbine, Mountain Flower

Passives

• Class Passives
• Weapon Passives
  • Sword and Shield
• Armor Passives
  • Light
  • Medium
  • Heavy
• Guild Passives
  • Fighters Guild
  • Undaunted
  • Mages Guild
  • Psijic Order
• Alliance Passives
  • Assault
  • Support
• World Passives
  • Soul Magic

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