ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build

This guide explains how to use the best Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) Magicka Arcanist PvP Build, skills, gear, champion points, and more!

This build has been updated for the Update 41 patch, Scions of Ithelia for the Elder Scrolls Online.

The Best ESO Arcanist Magica PvP Build and Playstyle

The ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build uses the new Crux system to create an extremely survival and high-damage setup. Thanks to the support and defense skills, you can control the battlefield and fight outnumbered while maintaining significant, sustained damage. The build guarantees everything you need to dominate in the Elder Scrolls Online PvP!

PvP is different from PvE. Your purpose is to buff and heal while constantly pressuring your opponents and executing burst combos. To survive in ESO PvP, you must keep your buffs and healing overtime at all times rolling. As a result, the ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP build provides tools and skills within the gear to help you achieve it all in PvP.

PvP Environments 

Use the environment to your advantage. Never stay in an open field; exposing yourself to damage makes it easy to target and kill. Hide behind objects to lower the pressure. If they can’t see you, they can’t hit you!

The class has an intense burst heal, Evolving Runemend – use it and your defensive ultimate, Sanctum of the Abyssal Sea, as a “panic button”. Hold block and heal! However, remember to hide as soon as possible and refresh the buffs. Burst healing will not keep you or your teammates alive forever. The skill will quickly burn through your magic, leaving you vulnerable.

Try to use both resource pools (stamina and magicka) to sustain. If you run out of resources, do a heavy attack—if done on an off-balance target, it’ll refill twice as many resources. As an Arcanist, you’ll need to generate and consume Cruxes to constantly enhance your stats, so keep close attention to this.

ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build Features and Mechanics

Below are some of the features found using the ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP in the Elder Scrolls Online:

• Class – Arcanist
• Weapon One – Dual Wield
• Weapon Two – Frost Staff
• Armor Types – 3 light, 1 medium, 3 heavy
• Race – Khajiit
• Attributes – 32 health, 32 magicka
• Mundus Stone – Thief
• Infection – Vampire Stage 3

Skills

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Passives Skills

Consider taking all of the passives in the below skill trees to increase your builds performance without slotting any skills:

• The Herald of the Tome (class skill line)
• Apocryphal Soldier (class skill line)
• Curative Runeforms (class skill line)
• Destructive Staff (Weapon Skill Line)
• Duel Wield (Weapon Skill Line)
• Light Armor
• Medium Armor
• Undaunted
• Vampire
• Fighters Guild
• Mages Guild
• Racial
• Alliance War Support
• Alliance War Assault
• Crafting, Alchemy Medicinal Use

Gear 1 – Best in Slot

Use the below gear setup for optimal damage with the ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build:

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	medium	Roksa the Warped	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Roksa the Warped	Well-fitted	Magica
Chest	heavy	Soulshine	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Soulshine	Reinforced	Prismatic
Gloves	heavy	Soulshine	Well-fitted	Magica
Boots	light	Armor of the Trainee	Well-fitted	Magica
Belt	light	Rallying Cry	Well-fitted	Magica
Weapon One	Mace	Soulshine	Nirnhoned	Damage Health
Secondary	Axe	Soulshine	Sharpened	Flame
Weapon Two	Frost Staff	Rallying Cry	Powered	Weapon Damage
Necklace		Sea-Serpent Coil	Infused	Magicka Recovery
Ring 1		Rallying Cry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2		Rallying Cry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage

Monster and Mythic

Roksa the Warped: found in Bal Sunnar Veteran Dungeon, shoulder from Undaunted vendor. Scribes of Fate DLC. Provides better resource sustain which the Arcanist struggles with.

Sea-Serpent’s Coil: Obtained through Mythic System click here for lead locations.  This mythic essentially provides two five-piece damage sets in one, with nearly zero drawbacks.

FLEX OPTIONS

• Valkyn Skoria = great proc damage set if using a long-lasting channel.
• Balorgh = best to use for burst ultimate.
• Maarselok = is the most damage-producing set with an arena weapon setup.
• Bloodspawn – good ultimate generation.
• Engine Guardian = Great base game sustain option.
• Markyn Ring of Majesty = great all-around defensive and offensive mythic.
• Torc of Tonal Constancy = is a resource sustain mythic.
• Death Dealer’s Fete = max stats which equates to good damage and survivability.

Gear Sets

Soulshine: obtained in overland Repear’s March or bought from guild traders. Great heavy armor set that boosts our weapon damage when using the channel and applies when we switch the back bar.

Rallying Cry = Rewards for the Worthy for earning AP in PvP activity or traders.  This set still provides the best overall back bar survivability set.

Armor of the Trainee: obtained in overland starter areas or guild trader.  Added stats with a one-piece item

FLEX OPTIONS

• Deadly Strikes = insane damage when using 5pc channel skill Fatecarvers with medium armor.
• Light of Cyrodiil = amazing damage reduction when channeling.
• Order’s Wrath = craftable set that gives great damage overall and is easy to obtain.
• Daedric Trickery = generates incredible buffs that stack on top of each other including Major Heroism which is the best for DK.
• Powerful Assault = great set to add damage to you and your group and the buff stacks with Rallying Cry.
• Mara’s Balm = great defensive back bar set.
• Robes of the Hist = great back bar healing set alternate to Mara’s Balm

Gear – No Proc PvP

This is used when in campaigns that limit gear choices.

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	medium	Magma Incarnate	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Order’s Wraith	Well-fitted	Magicka
Chest	heavy	Mark of the Pariah	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Mark of the Pariah	Reinforced	Prismatic
Gloves	light	Order’s Wraith	Well-fitted	Magicka
Boots	heavy	Mark of the Pariah	Well-fitted	Magicka
Belt	light	Order’s Wraith	Well-fitted	Magicka
Weapon One	Mace	Order’s Wraith	Nirnhoned	Damage Health
Secondary	Axe	Order’s Wraith	Sharpened	Flame
Weapon Two	Frost Staff	Blessing of Potentates	Powered	Spell Damage
Necklace		Torc of Tonal Constancy	Infused	Magicka Recovery
Ring 1		Mark of the Pariah	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2		Mark of the Pariah	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage

• Magma Incarnate: great sustain for a one-piece item set.
• Mark of the Pariah: best survivability set in no-proc PvP.
• Order’s Wraith: great no proc set because it influences your damage and healing received.
• Blessing of Potentates: great damage reduction two-piece.
• Torc or Tonal Constancy:  the best value for resource sustain and works in no proc.

Bomber Skills

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Gear 2 – Bomber

This is a good build for large groups and with pocket healers for the Magicka Arcanist PvP Build:

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	heavy	Balorgh	Divines	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Balorgh	Divines	Magicka
Chest	heavy	Trainee	Divines	Prismatic
Legs	medium	Plaguebreak	Divines	Prismatic
Gloves	light	Dark Convergence	Divines	Magicka
Boots	light	Dark Convergence	Divines	Magicka
Belt	light	Dark Convergence	Divines	Magicka
Weapon One	Lighting Staff	Plaguebreak	Sharpened	Damage Health
Weapon Two	Frost Staff	Dark Convergence	Powered	Spell damage
Necklace		Plaguebreak	Infused	Spell damage
Ring 1		Markyn Ring of Majesty	Infused	Spell damage
Ring 2		Plaguebreak	Infused	Spell damage

• Balorgh: gives us the most bang for the buck and you can save up 500 ultimate for a total nuclear DB.
• Dark Convergence: still the best pull set for bombing outside of Nightblade..
• Plaguebreak: great medium armor set for bombing
• Markyn Ring of Majesty = great all-around defensive and offensive mythic
• Armor of the Trainee: obtained in overland starter areas or trader.

Race

The best race choices for PvP Magicka Arcanist:

1. Khajiit: best overall due to burst critical damage bonus.
2. High Elf: Gain resource sustain passive, max magicka, and weapon and spell damage. The downside of High Elf is a lack of stamina or flame resistance.
3. Dark Elf: good max stats and weapon and spell damage.

Attributes

You should aim to reach 32,000 health; therefore, we recommend 32 health and 32 magicka attribute split.

Mundus Stone

The Thief is the best mundus stone because it increases critical strike chance.

Champion Points – ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build

Warfare Constellation Champion Points

Below is a step-by-step method for slotting your champion points in the Warfare tree (blue).  We have used the minimum possible to reach 4 slottable selections all maxed out.  If you have more CP, consider taking more in the passives for optimal performance.

Below are recommended Warfare Champion Point selections for the ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build:

1. Precision 10
2. Fighting finesse (slottable) 50
3. Extended might – sub con – piercing 10
4. Master-at-arms (slottable) 50
5. Eldritch insight 10
6. Staving death – sub con – quick recovery 10
7. Staving death – sub con – Ironclad (slottable) 50
8. Duelist rebuff (slottable) 50

This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 240 CP (720 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.  

1. Precision 10
2. Piercing 10
3. Eldritch insight  10
4. Tireless discipline 20
5. Blessed 20
6. Quick recovery 10
7. Flawless ritual 40
8. War mage 30
9. Battle mastery 40
10. Mighty 30
11. Elemental aegis 20
12. Hardy 20
13. Preparation 20

This would max out the Warfare tree with all active and passive champion points at 520 spent 1,560 total spent.

Fitness Constellation Champion Points

Below are recommended Fitness Champion Point selections for the ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build:

1. Fortified (slottable) 50
2. Tumbling – 15
3. Survivor’s spite – sub-con – mystic tenacity 10
4. Survivor’s spite – sub-con – Pain’s Refuge ( slottable) 50
5. Survivor’s spite – sub-con – sustained by suffering (slottable) 50
6. Survival instincts (slottable) 50

This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 225 CP (675 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.  

1. Hero’s vigor 20
2. Tumbling 15
3. Sprinter 20
4. Defiance 20
5. Hasty 16
6. Tireless guardian 20
7. Fortification 30
8. Nimble 6
9. Mystic tenacity 40
10. Tempered soul 50
11. Piercing gaze 30
12. Savage defense  30
13. Bashing brutality 20

This would max out the fitness tree with all active passive champion points at 542 cp spent 1,626 total spent.

Craft Constellation Champion Points

Below are recommended Craft Champion Point selections for the ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build:

1. Steed’s blessing – 50
2. Breakfall 10 
3. Wanderer 15
4. Steadfast 10
5. Rationer(slottable) 30
6. Treasure hunter 50
7. Master gatherer 15
8. Gifted rider (slottable) 100
9. War mount (slottable) 120

This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 400CP (1200 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.

1. Steadfast enchantment 40cp
2. Breakfall 40 cp
3. Wanderer 60
4. Fortunes favor 10
5. Friends in low places 25
6. Out of sight 30
7. Fleetof phantom 40
8. Soul’s reservoir 33
9. Gilded fingers 50
10. Fortunes favor 40
11. Inspiration boost 45
12. Infamous 30

This would max out the crafting tree with all active passive champion points at 843 cp spent 2,529 total spent.

Consumables

Food: Bewitched Sugar Skulls GOOD MAX STATS:

Increase Max Health by 4620, Max Stamina and Max Magicka by 4250, and Health Recovery by 462 for 2 hours. (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Scrib Jelly (2), Flour (5), Columbine (2), Bervez Juice (2), Honey (5)

Food: Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch GREAT RECOVERY

Increase Max Health by 4312, Health Recovery by 406 and Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 369 (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Red Meat (1), Tomato (1), White Cap (1), Frost Mirriam (1), Perfect Roe (1)

Food: Jewels of Misrule

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

Potion: Tri-Restoration Potion or Essence of Health (tri-stat)

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

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Build Summary –  ESO Magicka Arcanist PvP Build

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