ESO One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build

Best One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build for ESO! The Arcanist is a Class of Eldritch Horror, that relies on Magic Damage and the Crux system to destroy its enemies! This is a Subclassing Build that is using the Oakensoul Ring Mythic Item to boost its damage and capabilities! The Build combines strong Arcanist, Nightblade, Templar abilities and offers a Light Attack Weaving Setup as well as a pure Heavy Attack Setup! More Arcanist Builds and Guides you can read:

• Arcanist Beginner Guide
• Arcanist Builds
• One Bar Magicka Arcanist Solo
• Subclassing Builds

Skills for One Bar Magicka Arcanist – Nightblade – Templar Heavy Attack Setup

This Subclassing Build is using the following Skill Lines:

• Herald of the Tome
• Aedric Spear
• Assassination

• Cephaliarch’s Flail(Abyssal Impact)
• Relentless Focus(Grim Focus)
• Pragmatic Fatecarver(Fatecarver)
• Unstable Wall of Elements(Wall of Elements)
• Blazing Spear(Spear Shards)
• Incapacitating Strike(Death Stroke)

Rotation

Attack with Unstable Wall of Elements, Blazing Spear, Cephaliarch’s Flail. Fire Spectral Arrow if it is ready(always fire it when it is ready). Generate Crux with Cephaliarch’s Flail and when you are at maximum(3 Crux), use Pragmatic Fatecarver to deal massive damage! Keep attacking with Cephaliarch’s Flail to generate Crux, Fatecarver to consume it, refresh the other abilities when necessary and assist with Heavy Attacks. Use your Ultimate when ready.

Skills for One Bar Magicka Arcanist – Nightblade – Templar Light Attack Setup

This Subclassing Build is using the following Skill Lines:

• Herald of the Tome
• Aedric Spear
• Assassination

• Writhing Runeblades(Runeblades)
• Relentless Focus(Grim Focus)
• Pragmatic Fatecarver(Fatecarver)
• Impale(Assassin’s Blade)
• Blazing Spear(Spear Shards)
• Incapacitating Strike(Death Stroke)

Rotation

Attack with Blazing Spear, Writhing Runeblades as your spammable. Fire Spectral Arrow if it is ready(always fire it when it is ready). Generate Crux with Writhing Runeblades and when you are at maximum(3 Crux), use Pragmatic Fatecarver to deal massive damage! When the enemy’s Health is below 25%-30% start using Impale as your spammable. Use your Ultimate when ready and always Light Attack before every skill to boost your damage!

One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build – Heavy Attack Setup

The Build is using strong Sets that enhance your Heavy Attacks damage!

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Slimecraw	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka/Stamina
Shoulders	Sergeant’s Mail	Heavy	Divines	Max. Magicka/Stamina
Hands	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka/Stamina
Legs	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka/Stamina
Chest	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka/Stamina
Waist	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka/Stamina
Feet	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka/Stamina
Necklace	Sergeant’s Mail	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring	Sergeant’s Mail	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring	Oakensoul Ring	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Staff	Sergeant’s Mail	Lightning	Charged or Precise	Shock Damage

One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build Setup – Light Attack Setup

The Build is using a combination of strong DPS Sets to increase your damage in PVE!

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Slimecraw	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Shoulders	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Hands	(Perfected)Slivers of the Null Arca	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Legs	(Perfected)Slivers of the Null Arca	Light	Divines	Max.Magicka
Chest	(Perfected)Slivers of the Null Arca	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Waist	(Perfected)Slivers of the Null Arca	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Feet	(Perfected)Slivers of the Null Arca	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Necklace	Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
One Hand Weapon	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Dagger	Charged	Flame Damage
One Hand Weapon	Tide-Born Wildstalker	Dagger	Charged	Poison

Armor Sets for One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build

These are the Best Armor Sets you can use with the Magarc Build and where you can find them.

• Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
• Slivers of the Null Arca: (Veteran) Lucent Citadel Trial, West Weald
• Tide-Born Wildstalker: Solstice, Crafted
• Sergeant’s Mail: Wayrest Sewers 1 & 2 Dungeons
• Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet: Antiquities Reward
• Oakensoul Ring: Antiquities Reward

Passive Skills for One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build

Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Magicka Arcanist DPS Build. Try to unlock them as fast as possible, so you can become stronger and tackle harder content faster. These are the Passive Skills you should unlock for the Build.

• All Passive Skills from your Class’ Lines
• All Passive Skills from Weapon Lines you are using
• Passive Skills from Armor Lines you are using
• Passive Abilities from Guild lines(Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Psijic Order) that affect your skills/Build
• Fighters Guild Passives: Intimidating Presence, Slayer, Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
• Mages Guild Passives: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
• Undaunted Passives
• Your Racial Passives
• Medicinal Use Passive from Alchemy to boost the effectiveness of Potions

Champion Points for One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build

These are the Best Champion Points for the Build:

Warfare

• Slottable Stars: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes, Exploiter
• Passive: Eldritch Insight, Piercing, Flawless Ritual, War Mage, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Tireless Discipline

Craft

• Slottable Stars: Steed’s Blessing, Master Gatherer, Gifted Rider, War Mount
• Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Treasure Hunter(slottable, required for path), Rationer, Liquid Efficiency

Fitness

• Slottable Stars: Celerity, Fortified, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality
• Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance

Food and Potions for One Bar Magarc DPS Build

Clockwork Citrus Filet is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Power or Tri-Stat Potions are the best options as Potions.

Attribute Points & Mundus

Allocate all points to Magicka. Pick the Thief as your boon to boost Critical Chance.

Best Race

The Best Race for the One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build in ESO is High Elf. Dark Elf, Khajiit and Breton are nice alternative Races you can use for a DPS focused Build. Any Race with Magicka bonuses can work well though. You can find more about the playable races in my ESO Race Guide!

Best Companion for One Bar Magicka Arcanist DPS Build ESO

If you wish to play Solo with the Build, you can bring along a mighty Companion! Companions in ESO are helpful allies that can assist you in combat. Every Companion can fulfill every role in the game and help you enjoy ESO more by clearing content faster or by simply interacting with them and their charming personality! There are various Builds you can use for every available ESO Companion!

As a DPS focused character my recommendation is to bring along a Tank or Healer Companion! To find out which ESO Companion is the Best in every role you can take a look at my ESO Best Companion Guide! To further maximize the potential of your chosen Companion, you can wear the Telvanni Efficiency Set! A Crafted Set that reduces the cooldown of your Companions abilities, improving their damage and overall effects and assisting you further in combat.