ESO Necromancer One Bar PvP Tank Build

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

Necromancer One Bar Tank

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

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

The ESO Necromancer One Bar PvP Tank Build is a powerful, but simple build that can be a great first time tank for beginners. Incredibly strong, but with low mobility, this build is a great way to stack up bodies for the dps in your group to bomb on!

ESO Necromancer One Bar PvP Tank Build Features and Mechanics

Below are some of the features found using the ESO Necromancer One Bar PvP Tank Build in the Elder Scrolls Online:

  • Class – Necromancer
  • Weapon One – Sword and Shield
  • Armor Types: 5 Heavy, 1 Medium, 1 Light
  • Mythic: Oakensoul
  • Race: Breton
  • Infection: Vampire (stage 3)
  • Attributes: 64 Health
  • Mundus Stone: Atronach

Skills

Bar: Sword and Shield

Two options in tanking:

  • Sword and Shield Consumes stamina and has a great ultimate
  • Frost Staff, can consume magicka to block, same mitigation or take out tri-focus for stamina blocking.  The benefit of Frost Staff is, you don’t cut your sword and shield trait in half AND you have range.  For these builds, if you don’t run sword and shield ability/ultimate use frost.

Defensive Stance (Morph of Defensive Posture | Skill Line : One Hand and Shield) – Increases block mitigation and blocking cost. Consider this your flex spot on the bar guard is a good skill when playing in a group.

Mortal Coil (Morph of Restoring Tether | Skill Line : Living Death) – Sword and shield tanky option with Mortal Coil gets stamina back while blocking.

Blinding Flare (Morph of Revealing Flare | Skill Line : Support) – Slotting this gives you major protection and if you have the passives in Alliance War, increased magicka recovery.

Spirit Guardian (Morph of Spirit Mender | Skill Line : Living Death) – Heal that gives boost to our passives sustain and create corpses.

Resistant Flesh (Morph of Render Flesh | Skill Line : Living Death) – Powerful burst heal for yourself and the group.

Ravenous Goliath (Morph of Bone Goliath Transformation | Skill Line : Bone Tyrant) – Incredible survivability and damage for a brief time.

Passives Skills

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

  • Bone Tyrant (class skill line)
  • Grave Lord (class skill line)
  • Living Death (class skill line)
  • Sword and Shield (weapon skill line)
  • Light Armor
  • Medium Armor
  • Heavy Armor
  • Undaunted
  • Racial
  • Alliance War Support
  • Alliance War Assault
  • Crafting, Alchemy Medicinal Use
  • Infection: Vampire Stage 3 (optional)

Gear

Optimal with Mythics

SlotTypeSetTraitGlyph
HeadmediumMagma IncarnateSturdyPrismatic
ShoulderslightDesert RoseSturdyHealth
ChestheavyMara’s BalmReinforcedPrismatic
LegsheavyMara’s BalmSturdyPrismatic
GlovesheavyMara’s BalmSturdyHealth
BootsheavyMara’s BalmSturdyHealth
BeltheavyMara’s BalmSturdyHealth
Weapon OneSwordDesert RoseDecisiveAbsorb Health
SecondaryShieldDesert RoseSturdyHealth
NecklaceDesert RoseInfusedReduced Block Cost
Ring 1Oakensoul ringInfusedReduced Block Cost
Ring 2Desert RoseInfusedReduced Block Cost
Optimal Gear Setup for the ESO One Bar Necromancer PvP Tank Build
Monster Helm and Mythic

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:

Oakensoul: obtained through ESO Mythics/antiquities system.  You need 5 items to be able to create the Mythic item. CLICK HERE FOR LEADS:

  • Igneous Inlays Volcanic Vents in the High Isle and Amenos zone (High Isle)
  • Larimar Gems Titanclaw boss at Mudcrab Beach (south-west) (Stormhaven)
  • Petrified Oak Loop Murkmire Strongboxes (Murkmire zone)
  • Sacred Resin Any Mob (Malabal Tor)
  • Stone Shank Frame Blacksmithing nodes in Glenumbra (High Isle)
Flex Options for Mythic:
Gear Sets

Desert Rose: obtained in Cyrodiil Cropsford Elite Gear Vendor.

  • Why? allows near infinite magicka sustain.

Flex Option for Buff Set:

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 for Defensive Set

Race

The best race choices for the One Bar Necromancer PvP Tank:

  1. Breton: Best overall magicka resource sustain race.
  2. Argonian: Blend of survival and resource sustain.

Attributes

The best choice is 64 health, which increases your survivability.

Mundus Stone

The Atronach is the best Mundus Stone for One Bar PvP Tank Builds because it increases increases Magicka recovery.

Champion Points – ESO NecromancerOne Bar PvP Tank Build

Warfare Constellation Champion Points – ESO One Bar Necromancer PvP Tank

ESO Warfare Champion Tree

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 Necromancer One Bar PvP Tank:

  1. Eldritch Insight – 10
  2. Mastered Curation – sub constellation – Blessed – 10
  3. Mastered Curation – sub constellation – Hope Infusion (slottable) 50
  4. Focused Mending (slottable) 50
  5. Staving death – sub constellation – quick recovery – 10
  6. Staving death – sub constellation – ironclad –(slottable) 50
  7. Duelist’s Rebuff – (slottable) 50

This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 230 CP (690 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance. 

  1. Precision 20
  2. Piercing 20
  3. Tireless discipline 20
  4. Eldritch insight 10
  5. Blessed 10
  6. Quick recovery 20
  7. Battle mastery 40
  8. Mighty 30
  9. Flawless ritual 40
  10. War mage 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 530 spent 1,590 total spent.

Fitness Constellation Champion Points

ESO Fitness Champion Tree

Below are recommended Fitness Champion Point selections for the ESO One Bar Necromancer PvP Tank:

  1. Boundless Vitality (slottable) 50
  2. Sprinter – 10
  3. Wind Chaser – sub constellation – Hasty – 8
  4. Tireless Guardian – 10
  5. Walking Fortress – sub constellation – nimble protector – 3
  6. Walking Fortress – sub constellation – Bracing Anchor (slottable) 50
  7. Hero’s Vigor – 10
  8. Survivor’s spite – sub constellation –  Mystic Tenacity – 10
  9. Survivor’s spite – sub constellation – Pain’s Refuge (slottable) – 50
  10. Survival Instincts – (slottable) – 50

This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 251 CP (753 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.  

  1. Hero’s vigor 10
  2. Tumbling 30
  3. Sprinter 10
  4. Defiance 20
  5. Hasty 8
  6. Tireless guardian 10
  7. Fortification 30
  8. Nimble 3
  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

ESO Craft Champion Tree

Below are recommended Craft Champion Point selections for the ESO One Bar Necromancer PvP Tank:

  1. Steed’s blessing – (slottable) 50
  2. Breakfall 10
  3. Wanderer 15
  4. Steadfast 10
  5. Rationer 10
  6. Liquid efficiency (slottable) 75
  7. Treasure hunter 50
  8. Master gatherer 15
  9. Gifted rider (slottable) 100
  10. War mount (slottable) 120

This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 455CP (1365 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. Fleet of 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 898 cp spent 2,694 total spent.

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

Build Summary – ESO Necromancer One Bar PvP Tank

Class: Necromancer

Race: Breton

Attributes: 64 Health

Mundus Stone: Atronach

Infection: Vampire (Stage 3)

Weapon One: Sword and Shield

Armor Set 1: Mara’s Balm

Armor Set 2: Desert Rose

Monster Helm: Magma Incarnate

Mythic: Oakensoul ring

Armor Weight: 1 Light, 1 Medium, 5 Heavy

Skill Bar 1

  • Mortal Coil
  • Spirit Guardian
  • Blinding Flare
  • resistant Flesh
  • Defensive Stance
  • Ravenous Goliath (Ultimate)

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