Stamina Necromancer PVE Build ESO
Stamina Necromancer PVE
Table of Contents
- Description
- Armor Sets
- Skills
- Passive Skills
- Champion Points
- Consumables
- Info (Attributes-Mundus-Race-Vampire/Werewolf)
- Rotation
- More Necromancer Builds
Description
Harbinger is a Stamina Necromancer PVE Build with strong Disease, Poison attacks and the ability to summon undead minions to assist you in fight. The build is balanced around solo and group gameplay, allowing you to experience every PVE content ESO has to offer.
The idea behind Harbinger is to use your Undead minions to deal damage but also as a source of corpses for you to exploit. Many Necromancer skills use corpses as fuel to boost your DPS and create specific effects.
The many strong disease and poison damage skills of the Stamina Necromancer can weaken your enemies and help you kill them faster.
Harbinger is a perfect PVE Build for new players but also ESO veterans.
If you are looking for a Magicka Necromancer PVE Build take a look at Hades.
If you are a new player, you can take a look at my Necromancer Beginner Guide.
If you are looking for a Solo PVE Build for Arenas like the Maelstrom Arena and Vateshran Hollows, take a look at my Stamina Necromancer Solo Build.
You can find more Builds in the Necromancer Builds page.
Armor Sets
One piece of Slimecraw for Group content to boost Critical Chance. Kjalnar’s Nightmare if you prefer a full Monster Set.
(Perfected)Arms of Relequen: Best in Slot Stamina DPS set in ESO at the moment.
Kinras’s Wrath: Great DPS Set. Berserking Warrior is a nice alternative set.
Harpooner’s Wading Kilt: Boosts Critical Chance and Critical Damage when dealing Direct Damage.
(Perfected)Merciless Charge: Powerful Ability Altering Set that can boost damage.
Aegis Caller: Great AOE & Single Target Stamina DPS Set.
Plaguebreak: Disease damage based Set.
Sets Location
Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
(Perfected)Arms of Relequen: (Veteran) Cloudrest Trial, Summerset
Kinras’s Wrath: Black Drake Villa Dungeon
(Perfected)Merciless Charge: (Veteran) Maelstrom Arena
Harpooner’s Wading Kilt: Antiquities Reward
Berserking Warrior: Hel Ra Citadel Trial
Kjalnar’s Nightmare: Vet. Unhallowed Grave, Urgarlag Chief-Bane
Aegis Caller: Unhallowed Grave Dungeon
Plaguebreak: PVP, Rewards for the Worthy
Group Gameplay
This setup is for dedicated group gameplay, to achieve the best damage possible.
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
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Head | Slimecraw/Kjalnar's Nightmare | Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Shoulders | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen/Kjalnar's Nightmare | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Hands | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Legs | Harpooner's Wading Kilt/(Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Chest | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Waist | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Feet | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Necklace | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
One Handed Weapon | Kinras's Wrath | Dagger | Nirnhoned/Precise | Poison |
One Handed Weapon | Kinras's Wrath | Dagger | Charged | Fire Damage |
Two Handed Weapon | (Perfected)Merciless Charge | Greatsword | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Solo/Group Gameplay
No-Trial Gear setup for easier solo/group gameplay that can complete almost every PVE content.
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
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Head | Kjalnar's Nightmare | Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Shoulders | Kjalnar's Nightmare | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Hands | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Legs | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Chest | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Waist | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Feet | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Necklace | Aegis Caller | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Aegis Caller | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Aegis Caller | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
One Handed Weapon | Aegis Caller | Dagger | Nirnhoned/Precise | Poison |
One Handed Weapon | Aegis Caller | Dagger | Charged | Fire Damage |
Two Handed Weapon | (Perfected)Merciless Charge | Greatsword/Battle Axe | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Beginner Setup
A beginner but effective setup to use until you can farm better gear.
Stormfist: Veteran Tempest island, Glirion The Redbeard
Hunding’s Rage: Reaper’s March, Bangkorai, The Rift – Crafted
Night mother’s Gaze: Reaper’s March, Bangkorai, The Rift – Crafted
Morkuldin: Wrothgar – Crafted
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
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Head | Stormfist | Heavy/Medium/Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Shoulders | Stormfist | Heavy/Medium/Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Hands | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Legs | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Chest | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Waist | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Feet | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Necklace | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery/Weapon Damage |
Ring | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery/Weapon Damage |
Ring | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery/Weapon Damage |
One Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Dagger | Precise/Nirnhoned | Poison |
One Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Dagger | Precise/Charged | Absorb Stamina/Fire Damage |
Two Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Greatsword/Battle Axe/Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Skills












Front Bar | Back Bar | |
---|---|---|
Skill 1 | Degeneration | Stampede |
Skill 2 | Rapid Strikes | Carve |
Skill 3 | Skeletal Archer | Barbed Trap |
Skill 4 | Blighted Blastbones | Spirit Guardian |
Skill 5 | Detonating Siphon | Detonating Siphon/Razor Caltrops |
Ultimate Skill | Pestilent Colossus | Pestilent Colossus |
Degeneration: Strong offensive ability that also boosts damage
Rapid Strikes: Powerful spammable.
Skeletal Archer: Summon an undead minion to assist in combat that also creates a corpse on death.
Blighted Blastbones: Deals disease damage and applies Major Defile to enemies.
Detonating Siphon: We use this skill to increase our damage passively but also to deal additional disease damage by exploiting our corpses. When solo replace it on your back bar with Razor Caltrops.
Pestilent Colossus: Our main and only Ultimate. Deals great disease damage and applies Major Vulnerability.
Stampede: Powerful AOE damage skill.
Carve: Great Bleed damage skill that applies a shield.
Barbed Trap: Very good DOT damage and a boost to our Critical Damage.
Spirit Guardian: Minion that heals and reduces incoming damage.
Bow Back-Bar
If you wish to play with Bow as your Back-Bar Weapon, just replace Stampede and Carve with Endless Hail and Poison Injection.
Passive Skills
- 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
Warfare
Slottable Stars: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Backstabber, Wrathful Strikes/Fighting Finesse
Passive: Tireless Discipline, Piercing, Battle Mastery, Mighty, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Eldritch Insight
Craft
Slottable Stars: Rationer, Liquid Efficiency, Master Gatherer, Plentiful Harvest
Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Treasure Hunter(slottable, required for path)
Fitness
Slottable Stars: Bloody Renewal, Strategic Reserve, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality
Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance
Consumables
We are using Artaeum Takeaway Broth as Food and Essence of Weapon Power as Potions.
Info
Attribute Points
All points to Stamina
Mundus Stone
The Thief.
Race
Dark Elf – Orc – Khajiit
Vampire or Werewolf
Neither is necessary.
Rotation
Drink a Potion, summon your Skeletal Archer, Spirit Guardian(when necessary), set your Barbed Trap and attack with Stampede, Carve, Razor Caltrops(when solo).
Switch bars and continue with Blighted Blastbones, Skeletal Archer, Degeneration, Detonating Siphon, Blighted Blastbones, Rapid Strikes x3, Blighted Blastbones, Rapid Strikes x3, Blighted Blastbones, switch bars.
Stampede, Carve, Barbed Trap, Razor Caltrops(when solo), switch bars and continue.
Use Pestilent Colossus when ready and always Light Attack before every skill/action!
More Necromancer Builds
Hades – Magicka Necromancer PVE Build
Charon – Magicka Necromancer Solo PVE Build
Stamina Necromancer Solo PVE Build
Undertaker – Magicka Necromancer PVP Build