The ESO Necrom Chapter adds the Arcanist class, with unique skills and passives that channel Apocrypha’s magic to create ancient runes.
This Page lists and explains all skills and passives for the Arcanist class that launches in June 2023. Like all other The Elder Scrolls Online classes, Arcanist has all the tools to heal, deal considerable damage and fulfil the tank’s classic role in group scenarios.
Related: Arcanist Class Guide and Builds
The Arcanist class channels the magic of Apocrypha to create arcane, ancient runes and lost tomes of power to wild the powerful magic. It is capable of destructive, restorative, or defensive magic. This class skills have beautiful visual effects, heavily themed after Hermaeus Mora and his unique green and shadow look.
All Arcanist Skills in ESO
Arcanist, similar to other ESO classes, have three skill trees with active skills and passives in each one. below is a complete list of all Arcanist class skills.
Herald of the Tome
ESO Arcanist’s Herald of the Tome skills and passives are dedicated to damage dealers. Among those abilities, you can find ways to not only consume cruxes but also easily generate them with crucial skills like Runeblades.
The Unblinking Eye – Ult
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Ground
- Range: 15 meters
- Radius: 3 meters
- Duration: 6 seconds
- Cost: 200 Ultimate
Tear open the fabric of the Aurbis to summon a scion of Hermaeus Mora. This being casts forth a beam that rends asunder reality for 6 seconds and deals X Magic Damage to enemies within 3 meters every 0.5 seconds.
The scion’s beam can be repositioned by recasting The Unblinking Eye.
Morph – The King’s Gaze
NEW EFFECT: Beam automatically follows the initial Target
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 15 meters
- Radius: 3 meters
- Duration: 6 seconds
- Cost: 200 Ultimate
Tear open the fabric of the Aurbis to summon a scion of Hermaeus Mora. This being casts forth a beam that rends asunder reality for 6 seconds and deals X Magic Damage to enemies within 3 meters every 0.5 seconds.
The scion’s beam can be repositioned by recasting The Unblinking Eye.
Morph -The Languid Eye
NEW EFFECT: Also applies a snare to enemies hit
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Ground
- Range: 15 meters
- Radius: 3 meters
- Duration: 6 seconds
- Cost: 200 Ultimate
Tear open the fabric of the Aurbis to summon a scion of Hermaeus Mora. This being casts forth a beam that rends asunder reality for 6 seconds and deals X Magic Damage to enemies within 3 meters every 0.5 seconds and snares them by 35% for 3 seconds.
The scion’s beam can be repositioned by recasting The Unblinking Eye.
Runeblades
- Cast time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 22 metres
- Cost: 2700 Magica
COST DETERMINED BY MAX RESOURCE
Craft a series of Apocryphal runes before launching them at a foe, dealing X Magic Damage three times and generating Crux.
This ability deals 3% increased damage for each active Crux when cast.
Morph -Writhing Runeblades
NEW EFFECT: Has increased Critical chance for each active Crux.
- Cast time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 22 metres
- Cost: 2700 Magica
COST DETERMINED BY MAX RESOURCE
Craft a series of Apocryphal runes before launching them at a foe, dealing X Magic Damage three times and generating Crux.
This ability gains between 1095 and 2191 Weapon and Spell Critical rating and deals 3% increased damage for each active Crux when cast.
Morph – Escalating Runeblades
NEW EFFECT: Deals increased damage and the last rune deals damage in an area.
- Cast time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 22 metres
- Cost: 2700 Magica
COST DETERMINED BY MAX RESOURCE
Craft a series of Apocryphal runes before launching them at a foe, dealing X Magic Damage, X Magic Damage, and X Magic Damage and generating Crux. The last rune explodes dealing damage to all enemies within 8 metres of the target.
This ability deals 3% increased damage for each active Crux when cast.
Fatecarver
- Channel Time: 4.5 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 22x3meters
- Cost: 810 Magicka / 0.3s
COST DETERMINED BY MAX RESOURCE
Harness pure knowledge into a beam of energy that Scars the World in front of you. Channel the beam for up to 4 seconds, dealing X Magic Damage every 0.3 seconds.
Casting Fatecarwer consumes all Crux and increases damage done by 33% per Crux spent.
Morph – Exhausting Fatecarver
NEW EFFECT: Applies a snare to damaged enemies. Consuming also increases the duration and snare stranght.
- Channel Time: 4.5 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 22x3meters
- Cost: 810 Magicka / 0.3s
COST DETERMINED BY MAX RESOURCE
Harness pure knowledge into a beam of energy that Scars the World in front of you. Channel the beam for up to 4 seconds, dealing X Magic Damage every 0.3 seconds and snaring enemies hit by 12%.
Casting Exhausting Fatecarwer consumes all Crux and increases damage done by 33%, duration by 0.3 seconds, and snare by 12% per Crux spent.
Morph – Pragmatic Fatecarver
NEW EFFECT: Consuming Crux also reduces the cost.
- Channel Time: 4.5 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 22x3meters
- Cost: 810 Magicka / 0.3s
COST DETERMINED BY MAX RESOURCE
Harness pure knowledge into a beam of energy that Scars the World in front of you. Channel the beam for up to 4 seconds, dealing X Magic Damage every 0.3 seconds.
Casting Pragmatic Fatecarwer consumes all Crux and increases damage done by 33%, and decreases cost by 13% per Crux spent.
Abyssal Impact
- Cast Time: 0.3 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 15 x 5 meters
- Cost: 2984 Stamina
Infuse your arm with abyssal magic to form tentacles that lash out at your foes, dealing X Physical Damage. Enemies are immobilized for 3 seconds and marked with Abyssal Ink for 20 seconds.
You deal 5% increased damage to enemies drenched in Abyssal Ink.
Morph – Cephaliarch’s Flail
NEW EFFECT: Creates a Crux and deals increased damage to enemies below half health.
- Cast Time: 0.3 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 15 x 5 meters
- Cost: 2984 Stamina
Infuse your arm with abyssal magic to form tentacles that lash out at your foes, dealing X Physical Damage. Enemies are immobilized for 3 seconds and marked with Abyssal Ink for 20 seconds.
Deals up to 100% more damage to enemies with less than 50% health.
You deal 5% increased damage to enemies drenched in Abyssal Ink.
Morph – Tentacular Dread
NEW EFFECT: Converts into a Magica ability and deals Frost Damage. Consume Crux to increase the Abyssal Ink strength and immobilize duration.
- Cast Time: 0.3 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 15 x 5 meters
- Cost: 3510 Magica
Infuse your arm with abyssal magic to form tentacles that lash out at your foes, dealing X Frost Damage and consuming all Crux. Enemies are immobilized for 3 seconds and marked with Abyssal Ink for 20 seconds.
You deal 5% increased damage to enemies drenched in Abyssal Ink.
Damage to foes drenched in Abyssal Ink is increased by 5% and immobilization duration is increased by 1 second per Crux spent.
Tome-Bearer’s Inspiration
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 30 seconds
- Cost: 4455 Magicka
Etch a series of runes onto your weapon that pulse with power once every 5 seconds. Each pulse enhances your class abilities, and striking an enemy with one deals an additional X Magic Damage and generates Crux if you have none.
While slotted on either ability bar, gain Major Brutality and Major Sorcery, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by 20%.
Morph – Inspired Scholarship
NEW EFFECT: Increases the frequency of damage
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 30 seconds
- Cost: 4455 Magicka
Etch a series of runes onto your weapon that pulse with power once every 3 seconds. Each pulse enhances your class abilities, and striking an enemy with one deals an additional X Magic Damage and generates Crux if you have none.
While slotted on either ability bar, gain Major Brutality and Major Sorcery, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by 20%.
Morph – Recuperative Treatise
NEW EFFECT: When dealing damage, restore Magica and Stamina.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 30 seconds
- Cost: 4455 Magicka
Etch a series of runes onto your weapon that pulse with power once every 5 seconds. Each pulse enhances your class abilities, and striking an enemy with one deals an additional X Magic Damage, restores X Magica and Stamina, and generates Crux if you have none.
While slotted on either ability bar, gain Major Brutality and Major Sorcery, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by 20%.
The Imperfect Ring
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 22 meters
- Radius: 5 meters
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 3510 Magicka
Summon a flawed rune under an enemy that etches foes nearby with scrawled glyphs, dealing X Magic Damage over 20 seconds.
An ally near The Imperfect Ring original target can activate the Runebreak synergy, dealing X Frost Damage to enemies within 7 meters.
Morph – Rune of Displacement
NEW EFFECT: Places a rune under the target that deals damage and pulls nearby enemies after a delay.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 22 meters
- Radius: 8 meters
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 3510 Magicka
Summon a discharging rune under an enemy. After 2 seconds the rune pulses, pulling in foes within 8 meters and etching them with scrawled glyphs that deal X Magic Damage over 18 seconds.
An ally near The Imperfect Ring original target can activate the Runebreak synergy, dealing X Frost Damage to enemies within 7 meters.
Morph – Fulminating Rune
NEW EFFECT: Deals additional area damage after a delay. Allies can use a synergy to increase the damage dealt.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 22 meters
- Radius: 5 meters
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 3510 Magicka
Summon a explosive rune under an enemy that etches foes nearby with scrawled glyphs, dealing 11187 Magic Damage over 20 seconds.
The rune lingers on the initial target for 6 seconds before detonating, dealing X Frost Damage to enemies within 7 metres. Rune detonation cannot be primed with Fulminating Rune again for 6 seconds.
Up to 3 allies near you can activate the Intensify synergy, increasing the detonation damage by 10%.
Soldier of Apocrypha
ESO Arcanist’s Soldier of Apocrypha skills and passives focus on defenses and survival. They are great for Tanks in PvE and may PvP builds.
Gibbering Shield – Ult
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 10 seconds
- Cost: 200 Ultimate
Gather the true strength of Apocrypha around you, forming protective tentacles and a damage shield that absorbs 50% of all damage for 10 second up to a max of 39107 damage.
When the shield collapses you lash out, dealing all of the damage absorbed as Magic Damage to enemies within 5 metres over 10 seconds.
Morph – Sanctum of the abyssal Sea
NEW EFFECT: Damage shield gains an increase in strength.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 10 seconds
- Cost: 200 Ultimate
Gather the true strength of Apocrypha as protective tentacles rise from the Abyssal Sea around you. The tentacles form a damage shield that absorbs 50% of all damage for 10 seconds up to a max of X damage.
When the shield collapses you lash out, dealing all of the damage absorbed as Magic Damage to enemies within 5 metres over 10 seconds.
Morph – Gibbering Shelter
NEW EFFECT: No longer deals damage to enemies and grants allies a damage shield when you are hit.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 10 seconds
- Cost: 200 Ultimate
Gather the true strength of Apocrypha around you, forming protective tentacles and a damage shield that absorbs 50% of all damage for 10 second up to a max of X damage.
When the shield absorbs damage, pseudopods lash out to surround up to 6 allies within 15 metres, granting them a damage shield for 4 seconds that absorbs up to X damage. These shields can be applied once every 1 second.
Runic Jolt
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 10 meters
- Cost: 1620 Magicka
Craft a defensive Apocryphal rune that deals X Magic Damage and applies Minor Maim for 15 seconds, reducing their damage done by 5%.
The rune taunts the enemy to attack you for 15 seconds and generates Crux. Taunt does not apply if it would cause taunt immunity.
Morph – Runic Sunder
NEW EFFECT: Converts into a Stamina ability and deals Physical Damage, Reduce your target’s Armor and gain Armor.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 10 meters
- Cost: 1377 Magicka
Craft a defensive Apocryphal rune that deals X Physical Damage. The rune steals X Armor and applies Minor Maim for 15 seconds, reducing their damage done by 5%.
The rune taunts the enemy to attack you for 15 seconds and generates Crux. Taunt does not apply if it would cause taunt immunity.
Morph – Runic Embrace
NEW EFFECT: Heal yourself and apply Minor Lifesteal.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 10 meters
- Cost: 1620 Magicka
Craft a defensive Apocryphal rune that deals X Magic Damage and heals you for X
This eldritch scrawl applies Minor Maim and Minor Lifesteal for 15 seconds, reducing enemy damage done by 5%, and healing you and your allies for X health every 1 second when damaging them.
The rune taunts the enemy to attack you for 15 seconds and generates Crux. Taunt does not apply if it would cause taunt immunity.
Runespite Ward
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 6 seconds
- Cost: 4320 Magicka
Like the rune knights of old, summon forth a damage shield that absorbs X damage for 6 seconds.
The first time you take direct damage after casting, the shield retaliates and deals X Magic Damage to the attacker. This damage scales off of your Armor.
Consume Crux to increase the damage shield strength by 20% per Crux spent.
Morph – Spiteward of the Lucid Mind
NEW EFFECT: Consume Crux to refund cost
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 6 seconds
- Cost: 4320 Magicka
Like the rune knights of old, summon forth a damage shield that absorbs X damage for 6 seconds.
The first time you take direct damage after casting, the shield retaliates and deals X Magic Damage to the attacker. This damage scales off of your Armor.
Consume Crux to increase the damage shield strength by 20% and refund 21% of Spiteward of the Lucid Mind cost per Crux spent.
Morph – Impervious Runeward
NEW EFFECT: Drastically increases the size of the damage shield for the first second.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 6 seconds
- Cost: 4320 Magicka
Like the rune knights of old, summon forth a damage shield that absorbs X damage for 1 second, and then X damage for 5 seconds if the first shield persists.
The first time you take direct damage after casting, the shield retaliates and deals X Magic Damage to the attacker. This damage scales off of your Armor.
Consume Crux to increase the damage shield strength by 20% per Crux spent.
Fatewoven Armor
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 2700 Magicka
Forge defiant runic armor around you, granting Major Resolve for 20 seconds and increasing your Armor by X.
While the armor persists, taking damage applies Minor Breach and reduces the Armor of your attacker by X for 6 seconds.
Morph – Cruxweaver Armor
NEW EFFECT: Increase buff duration and when damaged, create a Crux
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 27 seconds
- Cost: 2700 Magicka
Forge defiant runic armor around you, granting Major Resolve for 27 seconds and increasing your Armor by 5948.
While the armor persists, taking damage applies Minor Breach and reduces the Armor of your attacker by X for 6 seconds. Blows against your armor also generate Crux, up to once every 5 seconds.
Morph – Unbreakable Fate
NEW EFFECT: Gain Block Mitigation and consume Crux to increase the bonus.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Self
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 2700 Magicka
Forge defiant runic armor around you, granting 5% block Mitigation and Major Resolve for 20 seconds and increasing your Armor by X.
Consume Crux to gain 5% additional Block Mitigation per crux spent.
While the armor persists, taking damage applies Minor Breach and reduces the Armor of your attacker by X for 6 seconds.
Runic Defense
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Area
- Radius: 10 meters
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 3510 Magicka
Cast forth a complex runic aura, granting yourself Minor Protection and your group members Minor Resolve for 20 seconds. This protective lattice reduces your damage taken by 5% and increases group Armor by X.
The first time you are damaged while below 50% Health, the Minor Protection is consumed to heal you for X Health.
Morph – Runic Stunward
NEW EFFECT: Stuns nearby enemies.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Area
- Radius: 10 meters
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 3510 Magicka
Cast forth a complex runic aura that stun enemies within 7 metres for 2 seconds. This aura grants you Minor Protection and your group members Minor Resolve for 17 seconds. While the lattice holds, it reduces your damage taken by 5% and increases group Armor by 2974.
The first time you are damaged while below 50% Health, the Minor Protection is consumed to heal you for X Health.
Morph – Runeguard of Freedom
NEW EFFECT: Also grants Armor and Crowd Control immunity when the heal occurs.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Area
- Radius: 10 meters
- Cost: 3510 Magicka
Cast forth a complex runic aura, granting yourself Minor Protection and your group members Minor Resolve for 20 seconds. Its complex lattice reduces your damage taken by 5% and increases group Armor by X.
The first time you are damaged while below 50% Health, the Minor Protection is consumed to heal you for X Health, to gain X Armor and apply Crowd Control Immunity for 6 seconds. This immunity can only occur once every 30 seconds.
Rune of Eldritch Horror
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 15 meters
- Duration: 4 seconds
- Cost: 3780 Magicka
Etch an incomprehensible rune on your enemy’s mind, paralyzing them in fear after a 1 second delay, stunning them for 4 seconds. This terror applies Minor Vulnerability for 10 seconds, increasing their damage taken by 5%.
If used against a monster, the paralyze lasts for 8 seconds.
This ability cannot be dodged.
Morph – Rune of Uncanny Adoration
NEW EFFECT: Charms and snares the target
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 15 meters
- Duration: 4 seconds
- Cost: 3780 Magicka
Etch an blasphemous rune on your enemy’s mind, charming them in fear after a 1 second delay for 4 seconds. This eldritch attraction causes them to move towards the player while snared by 50%, and applies Minor Vulnerability for 10 seconds, increasing their damage taken by 5%.
If used against a monster, the charm lasts for 8 seconds.
This ability cannot be dodged.
Morph – Rune of the Colorless pool
NEW EFFECT: Applies Minor Brittle to the target
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Enemy
- Range: 15 meters
- Duration: 4 seconds
- Cost: 3780 Magicka
Etch an amorphous rune on your enemy’s mind, paralyzing them in fear after a 1 second delay, stunning them for 4 seconds. This undimensioned phenomenon applies Minor Vulnerability and Minor Brittle to your foe for 14 seconds, increasing their damage taken by 5%, and their Critical Damage taken by 10%.
If used against a monster, the paralyze lasts for 8 seconds.
This ability cannot be dodged.
Curative Runeforms
ESO Arcanist’s Curative Runeforms skills and passives can be used primarily in support roles. However, the skill tree has the most healing and buffing capabilities, useful not only for healers or tanks but also for solo players and in PvP modes.
Vitalizing Glyphic – Ult
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Ground
- Range: 28 meters
- Radius: 15 metres
- Duration: 15 seconds
- Cost: 175 Ultimate
Summon an Apocryphal glyphic saturated with vitalizing energy, which you and your allies can heal. The glyphic spawns at 30% Health and grows stronger the more you heal it.
The antediluvian power within the glyphic pulses every 1 second granting up to X Weapon and Spell Damage and healing you and your allies around it for up to X Health in proportion to its Health.
Morph – Glyphic of the Tides
NEW EFFECT: The glyphic spawns at a higher Health percentage.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Ground
- Range: 28 meters
- Radius: 15 metres
- Duration: 15 seconds
- Cost: 175 Ultimate
Summon an Apocryphal glyphic saturated with tidewater from the Abyssal Sea, which you and your allies can heal. The glyphic spawns at 50% Health and grows stronger the more you heal it.
The antediluvian power within the glyphic pulses every 1 second granting up to X Weapon and Spell Damage and healing you and your allies around it for up to X Health in proportion to its Health.
Morph – Resonating Glyph
NEW EFFECT: Dealing damage to the glyphic powers it up instead of healing it.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Ground
- Range: 28 meters
- Radius: 15 metres
- Duration: 15 seconds
- Cost: 175 Ultimate
Summon an Apocryphal glyphic, which you and your allies can damage. The glyphic spawns at 70% Health and grows stronger the more you damage it.
The glyphic grants up to X Weapon and Spell Damage and Heals you and your allies around it for up to X Health every 1 second in proportion to its Health.
Runemend
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Cone
- Radius: 28 metres
- Cost: 4590 Magica
Craft a series of Apocryphal runes, then propel them at yourself or an ally in front of you. The runes heal for X Health three times and generate Crux.
Each active Crux reduces the cost of this ability by 3%.
Morph – Evolving Runemend
NEW EFFECT: Heals for an additional amount over time.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Cone
- Radius: 28 metres
- Cost: 4590 Magica
Craft a series of Apocryphal runes, then propel them at yourself or an ally in front of you. The runes heal for 2491 Health three times an additional X Health over 6 seconds, and generate Crux.
Each active Crux reduces the cost of this ability by 3%.
Morph – Audacious Runemend
NEW EFFECT: Healing low Health targets grants them Ultimate.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Cone
- Radius: 28 metres
- Cost: 4590 Magica
Craft a series of virtuous Apocryphal runes, then propel them at yourself or an ally in front of you. The runes heal for X Health three times and generate Crux.
Healing a target under 50% Health grants them Minor Heroism for 6 seconds, generating 1 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds.
Each active Crux reduces the cost of this ability by 3%.
Remedy Cascade
- Channel Time: 4.5 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 22x3meters
- Cost: 810 Magicka / 03s
Channel the abyssal sea to coalesce a beam of restorative energy. The beam heals you and your allies in its path for X Health over 4.5 seconds.
Consume Crux to also restore X Magicka and Stamina per Crux spent to your allies over 4.5 seconds.
Morph – Cascading Fortune
NEW EFFECT: Heals for more on low Health targets.
- Channel Time: 4.5 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 22x3meters
- Cost: 810 Magicka / 03s
Channel the abyssal sea to coalesce a beam of restorative energy. The beam heals you and your allies in its path for X Health over 4.5 seconds.
The beam heals for up to 50% more in proportion to the severity of the target’s wounds as you reweave fate itself.
Consume Crux also to restore X Magicka and Stamina per Crux spent to your allies over 4.5 seconds.
Morph – Curative Surge
NEW EFFECT: The beam gradually heals for more the longer you channel it.
- Channel Time: 4.5 seconds
- Target: Area
- Area: 22x3meters
- Cost: 810 Magicka / 03s
Channel the abyssal sea to coalesce a beam that heals you and your allies in its path for X Health over 4.5 seconds.
The beam gradually grows stronger the longer you channel it, healing for up to 195% more at the end of its duration.
Consume Crux to also restore X Magicka and Stamina per Crux spent to your allies over 4.5 seconds.
Chakram Shields
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Cone
- Radius: 28 meters
- Cost: 4590 Magicka
Carve the runes of the Blind Man to call forth spinning mystical discs. Discs surround you or up to 3 allies in front of you, granting a shield that absorbs X damage for 6 seconds.
Discs prefer your reticle target, or low-Health targets without shields.
Morph – Chakram of Destiny
NEW EFFECT: Creates a Crux. Recasting the shield on a target increases the maximum strength of the shield.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Cone
- Radius: 28 meters
- Cost: 4590 Magicka
Carve the runes to create spinning mystical discs and generate Crux. Discs surround you or up to 3 allies in front of you, granting a shield that absorbs X damage for 6 seconds.
Recasting on a target already shielded grants a new shield that is 30% stronger.
Discs prefer your reticle target, or low-Health targets without shields.
Morph – Tidal Chakram
NEW EFFECT: Consumes Crux to reduce the cost.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Cone
- Radius: 28 meters
- Cost: 4590 Magicka
Carve the Baron of Breakers’ runes to create spinning discs. Discs surround you or up to 3 allies in front of you, granting a shield that absorbs X damage for 6 seconds.
Consume Crux to reduce the cost by 20% per Crux spent.
Discs prefer your reticle target, or low-Health targets without shields.
Arcanist’s Domain
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target Domain: Area
- Radius: 8 meters
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 3780
Draw forth your tome and invoke the vigoratum of Hermaeus Mora to conjure a vortex of eldritch power. Standing in this vortex grants you and your allies Minor Courage, Minor Fortitude, Minor Intellect, and Minor Endurance, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by X and your Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 15%.
Morph – Zenas’ Empowering Disc
NEW EFFECT: The effects remain on you and your allies for a short duration after leaving the area.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target Domain: Area
- Radius: 8 meters
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 3780
Draw forth your tome and invoke the enigmatum of Morian Zenas to conjure a vortex of eldritch power. Standing in this vortex grants you and your allies Minor Courage, Minor Fortitude, Minor Intellect, and Minor Endurance, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by X and your Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 15%.
Those effects cling to you and your allies for up to 7 seconds after leaving the vortex.
Morph – Reconstructive Domain
NEW EFFECT: Heals you and your allies in the area over time.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target Domain: Area
- Radius: 8 meters
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Cost: 3780
Draw forth your tome and invoke the leviathanum of the Abyssal Sea to conjure a vortex of eldritch power. Standing in this vortex grants you and your allies Minor Courage, Minor Fortitude, Minor Intellect, and Minor Endurance, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by X and your Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 15%.
The vortex also heals you and your allies for X Health over 30 seconds.
Apocryphal Gate
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Ground
- Range: 12 – 22 meters
- Radius: 3 meters
- Duration: 8 seconds
- Cooldown: 8 seconds
- Cost: 3780 Magicka
Breach the world walls to create a portal at a target location. Its twin appears directly before you. Crossing the threshold allows you to teleport from one to the other for as long as the portals remain open.
Apocryphal Gate generates Crux each time you teleport.
Morph – Fleet-Footed Gate
NEW EFFECT: Increases your Movement Speed after teleporting.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Ground
- Range: 12 – 22 meters
- Radius: 3 meters
- Duration: 8 seconds
- Cooldown: 8 seconds
- Cost: 3780 Magicka
Breach the world walls to create a portal at a target location. Its twin appears directly before you. Crossing the threshold allows you to teleport from one to the other for as long as the portals remain open.
After teleporting, you gain Major Expedition for 4 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%
Fleet-Footed Gate generates Crux each time you teleport.
Morph – Passage Between Worlds
NEW EFFECT: Grants a synergy to allies allowing them to teleport from one portal to the other.
- Cast Time: Instant
- Target: Ground
- Range: 12 – 22 meters
- Radius: 3 meters
- Duration: 8 seconds
- Cooldown: 8 seconds
- Cost: 3780 Magicka
Breach the world walls to create a portal at a target location. Its twin appears directly before you. Crossing the threshold allows you to teleport from one to the other for as long as the portals remain open.
Allies standing within either portal can activate the Passage synergy, allowing them to teleport to the opposite portal.
Passage Between Worlds generates Crux each time you teleport.
All Arcanist Passives in ESO
In ESO, Arcanist’s passives are even more important than active skills because that’s how your characters become really powerful. All players should always pay attention to ensure those passive buffs are activated, and their effects utilised as much as possible.
Herald of the Tome
- Fated Fortune
- Wrap fate when you gain or spend Crux, increasing your Critical Damage and Critical Healing by 12% for 7 seconds.
- Harnessed Quintessence
- You master the wrap and weft of your very soul. When you are restored Magica or Stamina, increase your Weapon and Sell Damage by 5% for 10 seconds.
- Psychic Lesion
- WITH A HERALD OF THE TOME ABILITY SLOTTED
- Your attacks wound the mind with heretical knowledge, increasing damage dealt by Status Effects by 15%.
- Splintered Secrets
- What you don’t know can kill you. Increase your Physical and Spell Penetration by X per Herald of the Tome ability slotted.
Soldier of Apocrypha
- Aegis of the Unseen
- Form a secret soldier within your mind, a defence against arcane forces without. While a Soldier of Apocrypha ability is active on you, increase your Armor by X.
- Wellspring of the Abyss
- Apocryphal knowledge bubbles up from the depths of your psyche, increasing your Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by X for each Soldier of Apocrypha ability slotted.
- Circumvented Fate
- Casting an Arcanist ability warps the weave of fate around you, granting you and your group members Minor Evasion for 20 seconds and reducing damage from area attacks by 10%. This effect can occur once every 5 seconds.
- Implacable Outcome
- The will of an Arcanist is absolute. When you consume Crux, gain 4 Ultimate. This effect can occur once every 8 seconds.
Curative Runeforms
- Healing Tides
- Your mastery of weaving fate and abyssal water increases your healing done by 3% for each active Crux.
- Hideous Clarity
- You’ve stared too long into the abyss. When you generate Crux, you restore 225 Magicka or Stamina, whichever maximum is higher.
- Erudition
- Knowledge is power. Your excessive scholarship increases your Magicka and Stamina Recovery by 18%.
- Intricate Runeforms
- WITH A CURATIVE RUNEFORMS ABILITY SLOTTED
- Your status as illuminatus reduces the cost and increases the strength of your damage shields by 10%.
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