ESO Magicka Necromancer Staff PVE Build

Welcome to my Magicka Necromancer PVE Build for ESO! Hades is a Staff DPS Build for every type of PVE Gameplay in The Elder Scrolls Online! The Build relies on its minions and Elemental damage to defeat enemies and clear content! The idea behind Hades is to use your Undead minions to deal damage but also as a source of corpses to fuel your Necromancer Class abilities. The ability of the Magicka Necromancer to also use elemental damage makes this build strong and easy to use. This is a Pure Class Build. For a Subclassing Build, you can take a look at my Magicka Necromancer Subclassing DPS Build! More Necromancer Builds and Guides you can read:

• Necromancer Beginner Guide
• Necromancer Builds
• Magicka Necromancer DPS Build
• Stamina Necromancer DPS Build
• Stamina Necromancer Solo Build
• Magicka Necromancer Solo Build

ESO Magicka Necromancer Staff PVE Build Setup

Hades is a Staff Magcro DPS Build, that relies on its minions to deal damage and heal!

Trials Group DPS

This setup is for dedicated group gameplay, is using harder to find Trial gear and aims to help you achieve the best damage possible!

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Slimecraw/Kjalnar's Nightmare	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Shoulders	(Perfected)Whorl of the Depths/Kjalnar's Nightmare	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Hands	(Perfected)Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Legs	Harpooner's Wading Kilt/(Perfected)Whorl of the Depths	Medium/Light	Divines	Max.Magicka
Chest	(Perfected)Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Waist	(Perfected)Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Feet	(Perfected)Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Necklace	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Staff	Pillar of Nirn	Inferno	Precise/Charged	Flame Damage
Staff	(Perfected) Crushing Wall	Inferno	Infused	Weapon Damage

No Trial Gear

The No-Trial Gear setup is meant for easier Solo but also easier Group PVE Gameplay. You can wear this setup if you are planning to play Overland content(Public Dungeons, World Bosses) or clear normal Dungeons. This setup is not strong enough to survive Solo Arenas like the Maelstrom Arena, Vateshran Hollows and Infinite Archive. For this purpose you should use a dedicated Solo PVE Necromancer Build. Iceheart and Frostbite are two great Frost based Sets that help Necromancer enhance their Frost based attacks.

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Iceheart	Light/Medium/Heavy	Divines	Max. Magicka
Shoulders	Iceheart	Light/Medium/Heavy	Divines	Max. Magicka
Hands	Frostbite	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Legs	Frostbite	Light	Divines	Max.Magicka
Chest	Frostbite	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Waist	Frostbite	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Feet	Frostbite	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Necklace	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Staff	Pillar of Nirn	Frost	Precise/Charged	Frost Damage
Staff	(Perfected) Crushing Wall/Pillar of Nirn	Frost	Infused	Weapon Damage

Armor Sets for Magicka Necromancer Staff PVE

These are the Best Armor Sets you can use with the Magicka Necromancer Build for Solo or Group Gameplay and where you can find them.

• Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
• Whorl of the Depths: (Veteran)Dreadsail Reef Trial
• Pillar of Nirn: Falkreath Hold Dungeon
• Harpooner’s Wading Kilt: Antiquities Reward
• Crushing Wall: (Veteran) Maelstrom Arena
• Kjalnar’s Nightmare: Vet. Unhallowed Grave, Urgarlag Chief-Bane
• Iceheart: Veteran Direfrost Keep, Glirion the Redbeard
• Frostbite: Blackwood, Overland

Skills for Magicka Necromancer PVE Build ESO

The Build relies on powerful Minions to deal damage and heal yourself. To complement the minions and maximize your potential you can also use strong elemental based damage abilities. The Necromancer is a unique Class in ESO, that is using corpses to fuel some of its skills and deal more damage or provide additional effects. The Build is also using the Shocking Soul Scribing skill to boost its shock based damage!

• Avid Boneyard(Boneyard): Frost AOE damage skill that allows you to use your own synergy to deal more damage and heal.
• Ricochet Skull(Flame Skull)/Frost Reach(Destructive Touch): Main skill & spammable. Use Frost Reach for Frost DPS and Ricochet Skull with Dedicated group Build.
• Barbed Trap(Trap Beast): Additional DOT damage that also boosts Critical Damage.
• Blighted Blastbones(Sacrificial Bones): Great source of damage for Necromancer.
• Mystic Siphon(Shocking Siphon): Deals good shock damage but also restores Magicka.
• Flawless Dawnbreaker(Dawnbreaker): Buffs damage and deals great direct and DOT damage.
• Shocking Soul: Shock Damage+Lingering Torment+Breach
• Unstable Wall of Elements(Wall of Elements): Strong AOE-DOT damage skill.
• Skeletal Arcanist(Skeletal Mage): Undead minion that assists with shock attacks.
• Spirit Guardian(Spirit Mender): Healing ability that also boosts defense.
• Spell Symmetry(Equilibrium): Restores Magicka at the cost of Health.
• Glacial Colossus(Frozen Colossus): Powerful Ultimate.

Rotation

Drink a potion, set your Barbed Trap, summon Spirit Guardian(solo), attack with Shocking Soul, Unstable Wall of Elements, Skeletal Arcanist and switch bars. Continue with Blighted Blastbones, Ricochet Skull, Avid Boneyard, Blighted Blastbones, Mystic Siphon, Ricochet Skull, Blighted Blastbones, Ricochet Skull x2, Blighted Blastbones, Ricochet Skull x2, Blighted Blastbones.

Use Ricochet Skull as your spammable and re cast the other abilities when necessary. When you are in front bar, use Blighted Blastbones after every two skills. Use Glacial Colossus when ready and Light Attack before every skill or action to boost your damage. Restore your Magicka with Spell Symmetry.

Passive Skills

Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Magicka Necromancer 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 Magicka Necromancer PVE 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 Magicka Necromancer Staff PVE Build ESO

Below you will find the best Champion Points setup for the Build. When allocating Champion points to Slottable and Passive Stars your primary goal is to create paths! Allocate the minimum required points to stars along your path in order to reach your desired Slottable Stars faster. Once you have unlocked all Stars, start allocating more Champion Points to them to fill them out. Focus on Slottable Stars first, then Passive Stars. If you would like to learn more about Champion Points and how they work, you can read my ESO Champion Points Guide.

Warfare

• Slottable Stars: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes, Fighting Finesse
• 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 Magcro DPS Build

Clockwork Citrus Filet is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Spell Power is the best option as Potions.

Info for Magicka Necromancer PVE

Several important info for the Magicka Necromancer DPS Build. What Mundus to use, the best race for the build and how to assign your attribute points.

Attribute Points

All points to Magicka.

Mundus Stone

The Thief to boost Critical Chance.

Race

The Best Race for the Magicka Necromancer Staff PVE 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!

Vampire or Werewolf

Neither is necessary.

Best Companion for Magicka Necromancer PVE Build ESO

If you wish to play Solo with the Magicka Necromancer PVE 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.