ESO STAMINA ARCANIST PVP BUILDS

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The Stamina Arcanist PVP Build Guide Page for ESO (The Elder Scrolls Online) features several thoroughly tested builds optimized for the various campaigns and game modes of PVP within ESO.

Whether you’re a beginner looking to get together a dedicated PVP build for the next in-game Whitestrake’s Mayhem event or a veteran player wanting to try something new or improve upon your current build, these builds are for all levels of players.

The Arcanist class is the seventh class to come to ESO and brings a unique new system known as Crux. Crux is a critical part of most Arcanist PVP builds as it can be held onto to increase your healing done or spent to empower other skills.

These Stamina Arcanist PVP Builds cover everything you need to know, including recommended armor setups, skills, champion points, alternatives, and more. Please read each section of the build you’re using carefully and bookmark the page, as it will update with each new patch.

RECENT CHANGES

FEBRUARY 29 / 2023: – UPDATE 40 – INFINITE ARCHIVE
• Added the ESO Stamina Arcanist PVP Build – Heretic to the page.

BUILD 1: HERETIC - ESO STAMINA ARCANIST PVP BUILD

Campaign: No-CP Cyrodiil & No-CP Imperial Sewers

Patch: Update 41 – Scions of Ithelia

RACE

• Dark Elves are an excellent choice for builds that heavily use both Magicka and Stamina. They also provide a stat boost to your Weapon and Spell Damage and help against Stage 3 Vampirism’s weakness to Flame Damage should you choose to go that route.

• Nords are the perfect choice if you’re looking for an even tankier setup by further increasing your Physical and Spell Resistance by 2600, Maximum Health by 1000, and Maximum Stamina by 1500. They are also the only race that allows you to build additional Ultimate by simply taking damage.

• Orcs provide the best Health regeneration, allowing you to heal for 2125 Health every 4 seconds when you deal damage. They also provide a boost to your Weapon and Spell Damage by 258, Maximum Health and Stamina by 1000, reduce the cost of Sprint by 12%, and increase the Movement Speed of bonus of Sprint by 10%.

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

MAGICKA

HEALTH

STAMINA

This ESO Stamina Arcanist PVP build utilizes all resource pools constantly. Magicka is used to maintain buffs, damage shields, healing abilities, and debuff and Crowd Control (CC) your enemies, while Stamina is primarily used for offensive combat. It’s important to have a Maximum Stamina value that exceeds your Maximum Magicka value to ensure you always restore Stamina when you synergize with Luminous Shards or Energy Orb provided by your support roles.

This ESO Stamina Arcanist PVP build reaches:
• 35K+ Maximum Health
• 21K+ Maximum Stamina
• 19K+ Maximum Magicka

The above distribution of Attribute Points had the following buffs, passives, etc., active::
• Dark Elf Race
• Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch
• Legendary Quality Armor Setup
• Legendary Quality Enchantments
• The Minor Toughness Buff
• All Recommended Passives

You may need to adjust your Attribute Points if you use a different race, food, enchantments, quality, etc. Find a balance that best suits your needs.

MUNDUS STONE

This ESO Stamina Arcanist PVP build uses The Warrior Mundus Stone to stack high Weapon Damage.

EASTMARCH

ALIK'R DESERT

MALABAL TOR

CONSUMABLES

FOOD

Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch provides the best stat increases for your Maximum Health, Magicka Recovery, and Stamina Recovery. However, it is relatively expensive because it requires a Perfect Roe to craft.
• Bonuses:
• Increase Maximum Health by 4312.
• Increase Health Recovery by 406.
• Increase Stamina Recovery by 369.
• Increase Magicka Recovery by 369.
• Lasts 2 hours. (Without passives)
• Ingredients:
• Frost Mirriam (1)
• Perfect Roe (1)
• Red Meat (1)
• Tomato (1)
• White Cap (1)

Jewels of Misrule provides identical bonuses to Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch, though with slightly lower values, and it costs much less to craft or buy. One massive benefit to using Jewels of Misrule is that it can be used at any level.
• Bonuses:
• Increase Maximum Health by ~3927.
• Increase Stamina Recovery by ~357.
• Increase Magicka Recovery by ~357.
• Scales with your level.
• Lasts 2 hours.
• Ingredients:
• Bervez Juice (1)
• Lotus (1)
• Mint (1)
• Rose (1)
• Columbine (1)

POTIONS

Tri-Stat Potions can be costly to craft but are your best option if you want to maximize your Health, Magicka, and Stamina sustain. These potions are the same as the Crown Tri-Restoration Potions given for free from the Daily Login Rewards Calendar.
• Bonuses:
• Restore ~9373 Health.
• Restore ~7582 Stamina.
• Restore ~7582 Magicka.
• Gain Major Fortitude.
• Gain Major Endurance.
• Gain Major Intellect.
• Ingredients:
• Bugloss (1)
• Columbine (1)
• Dragonthorn (1)

Detection Potions are very useful when you’re dealing with Nightblades and other stealth builds. If you see an enemy go invisible, drink a Detection Potion and charge them down. They will likely die quickly.
• Bonuses:
• Increase Stealth Detection by ~20 Meters.
• Ingredients:
• Torchbug Thorax (1)
• White Cap (1)
• Wormwood (1)

ARMOR SETUP

	SET NAME	TRAIT	ENCHANTMENT	WEIGHT/TYPE	ACQUIRED
HEAD	Mark of the Pariah	Reinforced	Prismatic Defense	Heavy	Wrothgar and Guild Stores
SHOULDERS	Innate Axiom	Divines	Prismatic Defense	Medium	Crafted
CHEST	Mark of the Pariah	Reinforced	Prismatic Defense	Heavy	Wrothgar and Guild Stores
HANDS	Innate Axiom	Divines	Prismatic Defense	Light	Crafted
WAIST	Armor of the Trainee	Divines	Prismatic Defense	Light	Beginner Zones and Guild Stores
LEGS	Mark of the Pariah	Reinforced	Prismatic Defense	Heavy	Wrothgar and Guild Stores
FEET	Innate Axiom	Divines	Prismatic Defense	Medium	Crafted
NECKLACE	Innate Axiom	Swift	Physical Harm	Jewelry	Crafted
RING	Innate Axiom	Swift	Magicka Recovery	Jewelry	Crafted
RING	Malacath's Band of Brutality	Infused	Physical Harm	Jewelry	Scrying
FRONT BAR (MAIN HAND)	Mark of the Pariah	Nirnhoned	Poison Damage	Sword	Wrothgar and Guild Stores
FRONT BAR (OFF-HAND)	Mark of the Pariah	Sharpened	Absorb Magicka	Sword	Wrothgar and Guild Stores
BACK BAR	Mark of the Pariah	Defending	Weapon Damage	Ice Staff	Wrothgar and Guild Stores

If you can’t afford Prismatic Defense Glyphs yet, enchant the Head, Chest, and Legs with Health enchantments and the Shoulders, Hands, Waist, and Feet with Stamina enchantments. You may need to adjust your Attribute Points by doing so.

SKILLS

FRONT BAR

Cephaliarch’s Flail (Morph of Abyssal Impact | Skill Line: Herald of the Tome)

Blood Craze (Morph of Twin Slashes | Skill Line: Dual Wield)

Recuperative Treatise (Morph of Tome-Bearer’s Inspiration | Skill Line: Herald of the Tome)
• Alternative: Inspired Scholarship – Use this morph for more damage if you’re regularly in a group with a support role providing Energy Orbs or Luminous Shards.

Pragmatic Fatecarver (Morph of Fatecarver | Skill Line: Herald of the Tome)

Rune of the Colorless Pool (Morph of Rune of Eldritch Horror | Skill Line: Soldier of Apocrypha)

Ultimate: The Tide King’s Gaze (Morph of The Unblinking Eye | Skill Line: Herald of the Tome)

BACK BAR

Elemental Susceptibility (Morph of Weakness to Elements | Skill Line: Destruction Staff)

Impervious Runeward (Morph of Runespite Ward | Skill Line: Soldier of Apocrypha)

Runeguard of Freedom (Morph of Runic Defense | Skill Line: Soldier of Apocrypha)

Cruxweaver Armor (Morph of Fatewoven Armor | Skill Line: Soldier of Apocrypha)

Resolving Vigor (Morph of Vigor | Skill Line: Assault)
• Alternative: Echoing Vigor – Provides more healing to your group but no longer grants Minor Resolve.

Ultimate: Sanctum of the Abyssal Sea (Morph of Gibbering Shield | Skill Line: Soldier of Apocrypha)

PASSIVES

Almost all passives in the skill lines you use are worth unlocking, but some are more critical to the build than others. Below is a complete list of only the most essential passives to this ESO Stamina Arcanist PVP build.

CURATIVE RUNEFORMS

All Passives

HERALD OF THE TOME

All Passives

SOLDIER OF APOCRYPHA

All Passives

DUAL WIELD

All Passives

DESTRUCTION STAFF

Penetrating Magic
Elemental Force
Ancient Knowledge
Destruction Expert

LIGHT ARMOR

All Passives

MEDIUM ARMOR

Dexterity
Wind Walker
Agility
Athletics

HEAVY ARMOR

All Passives

VAMPIRE

Undeath

ASSAULT

All Passives

SUPPORT

Combat Medic
Battle Resurrection

UNDAUNTED

All Passives

RACIAL

All Passives

ALCHEMY

Medicinal Use

TIPS & TRICKS

There are no tips or tricks for this build currently.

ARCHIVED CHANGES

There are no archived changes for this build yet.