ESO Stamina Necromancer PvP Build

Table of Contents

• Should You Play This Build?
• Skills
• Rotation
• Gear
• Passives Skills
• Race
• Mundus Stone
• Champion Points
• Consumables
• Wrap Up

Last Updated: 2023-05-09

Should you play this build?

The ESO Stamina Necromancer PvP Build is an absolute brute.  It has one of the hardest-hitting abilities Blast Bones along with one of the most survivable skills in the game Spirit Guardian.  However, it takes a bit of time in order to figure this out and can be quite complex.  The strength of the class is its sheer survivability with little effort.  Stamcro is notoriously hard to kill due to a couple of buffs and passives.  Stamina Necromancers also possess a unique burst potential along with high damage over time pressure.  The downside is, they are very slow on the battlefield unless completely spec’d for it.  This Stamcro PvP Build will lean into what the class does well, big DoT pressure and burst with high survivability! If you’re looking for a group DPS build click HERE, one bar build HERE or a PvP build HERE.  Also, consider watching me on Twitch where you can ask me questions about my current builds.

Last updated May 9, 2023 for ESO Update 37 Scribes of Fate.  The build has been updated for a high single target DoT pressure build.  The bombing playstyle of old is very hard to pull off in a tank meta. Moreover, this class lacks a lot of mobility so pairing it with a two-hander and a gap closer solves a lot of issues while keeping damage and resources sustain very high.

Below is a general PvP Guide that can help anyone understand and developer 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
High Burst	Predicable Damage
Great AoE	Constant Buffing
Good Ultimates	Warden is Better

 

Skills

SETUP 1 SOLO: Front Bar: Two-handed (1vX Gear setup)

Front Bar Weapon Options: They are all good choices depending on your playstyle and needs. Experiment with what works best.

• Two-handed has the best passives for sustain and burst.
• Dual Wield has the best passives for pure damage and big AoE damage.
• Bow has great burst damage with the Toxic Barrage ultimate at range but needs 2-3 abilities for damage to make it work.

 

Stalking Blastbones (Morph of Blasbones | Skill line: Grave Lord) - Main nuke before you launch in. If you can sustain, go with magicka based blast bones.

Stampede (Morph of Critical Charge | Skill line: Two Handed) - Gap closer with hard hitting dot that is amplified by back bar weapon.

Camouflaged Hunter (Morph of Expert Hunter | Skill line: Fighters Guild) - Flex skill used for more damage and counter gank. Use mortal coil for better sustain depending on your monster helm choice.

Executioner (Morph of Reverse Slash | Skill line: Two Handed) - single target execute used when at or near 25% health. You can dodge cancel this ability for a quicker animation by casting ability, than immediately dodge rolling. A bit advanced but if you do it right, you won't even see the animation.

Ruinous Scythe (Morph of Death Scythe | Skill line: Bone Tyrant) - Your main spammable that heals you and procs an important status effect.

Dawnbreaker Of Smiting (Morph of Dawnbreaker | Skill line: Fighters Guild) - AoE conal damage and stun paired with blastbones for insane damage.

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SETUP 1 SOLO: Back Bar: Frost Staff (1vX Gear setup)

Front Bar Weapon Options: They are all good choices depending on your playstyle and needs. Experiment with what works best.

• Two-handed has the best passives for sustain and burst.
• Dual Wield has the best passives for pure damage and big AoE damage.
• Bow has great burst damage with the Toxic Barrage ultimate at range but needs 2-3 abilities for damage to make it work.

 

Summoners Armor (Morph of Bone Armor | Skill line: Bone Tyrant) - armor buff that pulls enemies to you

Spirit Guardian (Morph of Spirit Mender | Skill line: Living Death) - damage reduction and sustain tool.

Elemental Susceptibility (Morph of Weakness to Elements | Skill line: Destruction Staff) - It lowers the enemy's resistance and makes them vulnerable to your attacks.

Resolving Vigor (Morph of Vigor | Skill line: Assault) - burst heal over time.

Resistant Flesh (Morph of Render Flesh | Skill line: Living Death) - our one demand burst heal that paired with vigor absolutely carries your healing.

Ravenous Goliath (Morph of Bone Goliath Transformation | Skill line: Bone Tyrant) - Oh crap defensive ultimate.

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SETUP 2 BOMBER

Stalking Blastbones (Morph of Blasbones | Skill line: Grave Lord) -

Degeneration (Morph of Entropy | Skill line: Mages Guild) -

Camouflaged Hunter (Morph of Expert Hunter | Skill line: Fighters Guild) -

Ruinous Scythe (Morph of Death Scythe | Skill line: Bone Tyrant) -

Whirling Blades (Morph of Whirlwind | Skill line: Dual Wield) -

Dawnbreaker Of Smiting (Morph of Dawnbreaker | Skill line: Fighters Guild) -

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SETUP 2 BOMBER

Summoners Armor (Morph of Bone Armor | Skill line: Bone Tyrant) -

Avid Boneyard (Morph of Boneyard | Skill line: Grave Lord) -

Elusive Mist (Morph of Mist Form | Skill line: Vampire) -

Resolving Vigor (Morph of Vigor | Skill line: Assault) -

Resistant Flesh (Morph of Render Flesh | Skill line: Living Death) -

Ravenous Goliath (Morph of Bone Goliath Transformation | Skill line: Bone Tyrant) -

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Werewolf Bar

If you choose to play this as a Werewolf, here's what you need to know. In this build Werewolf pairs greatly with a new mythic, the Oakensoul Ring, because as the werewolf, you have only one bar regardless. If you are playing as Werewolf, use these skills and ultimate:

Feral Pounce (Morph of Pounce | Skill line: Werewolf) - Great for closing distance and double cast for execute.

Hircines Bounty (Skill line: Werewolf) - Incredible heal that gives us major brutality

Deafening Roar (Morph of Roar | Skill line: Werewolf) - AoE stuff that sets off balance and gives major breach and minor maim.

Howl Of Agony (Morph of Piercing Howl | Skill line: Werewolf) - Strong conal damage in front hits harder

Claws Of Life (Morph of Infectious Claw | Skill line: Werewolf) - Incredible debuff and damage over time that heals very well.

Pack Leader (Morph of Werewolf Transformation | Skill line: Werewolf) - The ultimate gives you a boost to weapon damage/spell damage via minor courage and you take 10% less damage.

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Rotation

Burst Combo

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Gear

1vX Gear

This is meant for 1v1 or Playing solo and is distrusting damage

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	medium	Maarselok	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Maarselok	Well-fitted	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Mara's Balm	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Mara's Balm	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Trainee	Well-fitted	Stamina
Boots	heavy	Mara's Balm	Well-fitted	Stamina
Belt	medium	Druids	Well-fitted	Stamina
Weapon One	2H Axe	Perfected Merciless Charge	Sharpened	Flame
Weapon Two	Ice Staff	Vateshran's Perfected Ice	Powered	Weapon Damage
Necklace		Sea Serpent's Coil	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Mara's Balm	Bloodthirsty	Stamina Recovery
Ring 2		Mara's Balm	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage

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Stamcro 1vX PvP Gear setup is the optimal way to play this build for huge burst damage, mobility and survivability.

• WHY? Currently, one of the best proc damage sets in the game when playing melee.

FLEX OPTIONS

1. Zaan = is truly god-tier dueling or single-target killer monster helm.
2. Archdruid Devyric = major debuff increasing damage by 10%.
3. Roksa the Warped = Update 37 monster helm that gives great resource sustain without Engine Guardian droid.
4. Engine Guardian = incredible selfish base game (just you) sustain set

Mara’s Balm: Obtained thru Rewards of the Worth set that can bought from traders.

• WHY? The best overall for pure survivability

FLEX OPTIONS

1. Rallying Cry = great group utility set as well as strong solo with a bonus that increased your offensive and defensive potential.
2. Daedric Trickery = a great craftable defensive back bar option because of the major buffs.
3. Powerful Assault = group utility and weapon damage that stacks with Rallying Cry.
4. Robes of the Hist = great back bar healing set alternate to Mara’s Balm.

Perfected Wrath of Elements: obtained in Veteran Vateshran Hollows.

• WHY? absolutely god-tier damage with a destruction staff Elemental Susceptibility skill and Maarselok monster. drop a skill on back bar for elemental susceptibility

FLEX OPTIONS Arena Weapons

If you don’t want to run arena weapons, run a defensive on the back bar, not on at all times, and switch to another 5pc damage set only on the front bar.

1. Plaguebreak = AoE kills
2. Syvarra’s Scales = Alternative proc set for Plaguebreak.
3. Gryphon’s Ferocity = great counter to Sea-Serpent’s snare
4. Stuhn’s Favor = great alternative if using off-balance Dizzying Swing
5. Order’s Wrath = good craftable option.

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

Druid’s Braid = craftable high isle gives 1pc bonus just smaller.

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Bomber Setup

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	heavy	Balorg	Divines	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Balorg	Divines	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Trainee	Divines	Prismatic
Legs	medium	Plaguebreak	Divines	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Plaguebreak	Divines	Stamina
Boots	medium	Plaguebreak	Divines	Stamina
Belt	light	Dark Convergence	Divines	Stamina
Weapon One	Dagger	Plaguebreak	Precise	Damage Health
Secondary	Dagger	Plaguebreak	Precise	Damage Health
Weapon Two
Secondary	Frost Staff	Dark Convergence	Powered	Spell Damage
Necklace		Dark Convergence	Infused	Stamina Recovery
Ring 1		Markyn Ring of Majesty	Infused	Weapon Damage
Ring 2		Dark Convergence	Infused	Weapon Damage

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• 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 that allows us to sustain Whilring Blades.
• Markyn Ring of Majesty = great all around defensive and offensive mythic
• Armor of the Trainee: obtained in overland starter areas or trader.

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Werewolf Specific Gear Sets

Use this if you wish to run Werewolf in PvP

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	medium	Magma Incarnate	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Dragon's Appetite	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Chest	heavy	Dragon's Appetite	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	medium	Dragon's Appetite	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Unleashed Terror	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Boots	medium	Unleashed Terror	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Belt	medium	Unleashed Terror	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Weapon One	Two Handed Maul	Dragon's Appetite	Sharpened	Flame
Weapon Two
Necklace		Unleashed Terror	Swift	Triune Recovery
Ring 1		Unleashed Terror	Swift	Triune Recovery
Ring 2		Oakensoul Ring	Swift	Triune Recovery

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Magma Incarnate: obtained from Veteran Dread Cellar dungeon (Blackwood zone), Waking Flame DLC.

• WHY? great sustain for a one-piece item set.

Dragon’s Appetite: obtained by crafting, 7 traits in Western Skyrim.

• WHY? The heals stack with bleeding damage our second 5pc set.

FLEX OPTIONS

• Plaguebreak = great burst group option

Unleashed Terror = obtained in Castle Thorn.

• WHY? nerf to savage werewolf this is your gap closer heavy hitter.

FLEX OPTIONS

• Rush of Agony = pull and big proc damage on gap closer.

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

• Why? the best one bar build for DPS

FLEX OPTIONS

• Pale Order = best heals per second, solo in the game
• Death Dealer’s Fete = high max stats and requires no effect but in combat
• Markyn Ring of Majesty = set and forget boost to spell damage and armor

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No Proc PvP Cyrodiil and Imperial City

Meant for specific rule sets

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	light	Magma Incarnate	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Spriggan's Vigor	Well-fitted	Stamina
Chest	light	Mark of the Pariah	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	light	Mark of the Pariah	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	light	Mark of the Pariah	Sturdy	Stamina
Boots	light	Spriggan's Vigor	Sturdy	Stamina
Belt	light	Spriggan's Vigor	Sturdy	Stamina
Weapon One	Two Handed Maul	Spriggan's Vigor	Sharpened	Escapist’s Poison IX
Weapon Two	Sword	Blessing of Potentates	Powered	Weapon Damage
Secondary	Shield	Blessing of Potentates	Sturdy	Stamina
Necklace		Torc of Tonal Constancy	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Mark of the Pariah	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 2		Mark of the Pariah	Swift	Weapon Damage

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Magma Incarnate: Monster Set – helmet obtained from Veteran Dread Cellar dungeon (Blackwood zone), Waking Flame DLC. Shoulders obtained from Vendor: Urgarlag Chief-bane (Undaunted Pledge Master )

• WHY? great sustain for a one-piece item set.

Domihaus: Monster Set – helmet obtained from Veteran Falkreath Hold dungeon (Craglorn zone), Horns of the Reach DLC. Shoulders obtained from Vendor: Urgarlag Chief-bane (Undaunted Pledge Master )

• WHY? extra resource pool

Mark of the Pariah: obtained from Wrothgar overland, Orsinium DLC or bought from traders.

• WHY? most tankiness from a 5pc in no proc PvP

Spriggan’s Vigor: obtained in Veteran Shipwright’s Regret dungeon (Rivenspire zone) Ascending Tide DLC

• WHY? Huge damage increase for no proc PvP.

Blessing of Potentates: obtained in Cyrodiil Vlastarus Elite Gear Vendor or bought from traders.

• WHY? great damage reduction two-piece.

Torc or Tonal Constancy: obtained from Mythics system

• WHY? the best value for resource sustain and works in no proc.

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Passives

Class Passives

Weapon Passives

Armor Passives

Guild Passives

Alliance Passives

World Passives

Make sure to focus on maxing out the following passives skills as they add performance to your character

• Class passives
• Weapon passives
• Armor passives
• Fighter’s Guild (optional)
• Mage’s Guild (optional)
• Undaunted (must have)
• Psijic Guild (optional)
• Crafting Alchemy (Medicinal Use for potion duration)
• Race
• Assault Alliance passives
• Alliance Support passives
• Vampire (if using)
• Werewolf (if using)

Races

Orc

All stamina based races work in this build. Orc is solid PvP choice because of raw damage and speed. Well balanced stamina race with passive healing and a unique mobility bonus, great for PvE and fantastic for PvP.

• Craftsman
• Brawny
• Unflincing Rage
• Swift Warrior

Imperial

Imperial is a sold PvP choice because it gives a bonus to stamina and health pools, and the skills cost reduction.

• Diplomat
• Tough
• Imperial Mettle
• Red Diamond

Nord

Good ultimate generation and great resistance passives for players who want more defensive gameplay and high stamina resource pool.

• Reveler
• Resist Frost
• Stalwart
• Rugged

Attributes

Mundus Stone

Warrior - Bonus: Increases Weapon Damage by 238 With 7 Divines armor pieces: Increases Weapon Damage by 389

Champion Points

Warfare

Duelist's Rebuff (Slottable) - 50
Reduces your damage taken by single target attacks by 3% per stage.

Ironclad (Slottable) - 50
Reduces your damage taken by direct damage attacks by 3% per stage.

Exploiter (Passive) - 50
Increases your damage done against Off Balance enemies by 2% per stage.

Master-at-Arms (Slottable) - 50
Increases your damage done with direct damage attacks by 3% per stage.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Precision (20), Piercing (20), Eldritch Insight (20), Flawless Ritual (40), War Mage (30), Quick Recovery (20), Preparation (20), Elemental Aegis (20), Hardy (20), Blessed (20), Tireless Discipline (20), Battle Mastery (40), & Mighty (30)

Fitness

Fortified (Slottable) - 50
Grants 34.6 Armor per stage.

Celerity (Slottable) - 50
Increases your Movement Speed by 2% per stage.

Survival Instincts (Slottable) - 50
While afflicted with a Status Effect, your core combat skills cost 5% less per stage.

Pain's Refuge (Slottable) - 50
Reduces your damage taken by 1% per negative effect active on you, up to a maximum of 20%.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Tumbling (30), Mystic Tenacity (10), Hero’s Vigor (20), Shield Master (10), Defiance (20), Hasty (16), Tireless Guardian (20), Fortification (30), Sprinter (20), Nimble Protector (6), Savage Defense (30), Bashing Brutality (20), & Piercing Gaze (30)

Crafting

Gifted Rider (Passives) - 100
Increases your Mount Speed by 2% per stage.

War Mount (Slottable) - 120
Improves your mastery with mounts, removing all mount Stamina costs outside of combat.

Rationer (Passives) - 30
Adds 10 minutes to the duration of any food or drink that increases your character's stats per stage.

Steed's Blessing (Slottable) - 50
Increases your out of combat Movement Speed by .4% per stage.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Breakfall (50), Wanderer (75), Steadfast Enchantment (50), Fortune’s Favor (40), Gilded Fingers (50), & Inspiration Boost (45)

Consumables

Orzorga's Smoked Bear Haunch

Type: Foods

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)

Jewels of Misrule

Type: Foods

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)

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

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

Escapist’s Poison IX

Type: Poisons

Immobilizes your target and grants you unstoppable, rendering you immune to control effects for 1.6 seconds. This poison will also break you free of ongoing control effects. Inflects hindrance to your target and grants you major expedition, reducing their movement speed by 40% and increasing your movement speed by 30% for 2.3 seconds. Drains stamina from your target, increasing the cost of their stamina abilities by 10% and restores 238 stamina per second to you for 2.3 seconds. (10s cooldown). Ingredients: Columbine, Namira’s Rot, Wormwood

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