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Necromancer Class
Build Overview
Necromancer is the newest playable class in Elder Scrolls Online which is part of the Elsweyr major expansion. They are fearsome fighters and the true masters of death and life. Necromancer utilizes dark magic and resurrects the dead to fight for his cause. This class offers a new and unique playstyle which is highly dependant on nearby corpses, which requires you to add some extra thought to your rotation and playstyle, on top of the regular Resource Management. The class offers very good sustain and terrific DPS. With the increased survivability and extra Health Passive, Necromancer is one of the most durable spell-caster classes in the game.
Below you will find our recommended Skills and Sets for our Magicka Necromancer PvE DPS build. Keep in mind this guide is still in Beta stage which will be updated after the actual content is on the live server
Pros | Cons |
New and unique playstyle | Requires corpses for various abilities which induce extra tweaks in your rotation |
Very high single-target damage | Mediocre mobility |
Very good self-sustain and self-healing | |
Solid defenses | |
One of the best AoE | |
Versatility |
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Attributes Priority
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Primary Skillset
[Fire Staff - primary DPS]
Ricochet Skull (Necromancer: Grave Lord, morphed from Flame Skull) - the core spammable skill which also has nice AoE thanks to the additional bounces. It deals high Flame Damage which is increased on every third cast | |
Skeletal Arcanist (Necromancer: Grave Lord, morphed from Skeletal Mage) - Minion that deals additional Shock Damage and creates a corpse on death | |
Stalking Blastbones (Necromancer: Grave Lord, morphed from Blastbones) - summons a Minion which chases your target and explodes on contact dealing high AoE damage. It creates an extra corpse and deals increased damage the longer it has to chase the enemy; up to 70% more | |
Mystic Siphon (Necromancer: Grave Lord, morphed from Shocking Siphon) - deals Shock damage to all enemies between you and targeted Corpse. It restores Magicka while you are Siphoning and the ability passively increases all your damage done by 3% | |
Inner Light (Guild: Mages Guild, morphed from Magelight) - used mainly for the passive increase to maximum Magicka and Spell Critical. No need to use it unless you need to reveal stealthed enemies | |
Ultimate: Shooting Star (Guild: Mages Guild, morphed from Meteor) - your primary Ultimate. It deals very high initial damage in a wide radius, followed by a powerful DoT |
Secondary Skillset
[Lightning Staff - Damage over Time and buffs/debuffs]
Elemental Blockade (Weapon: Destruction Staff, morphed from Wall of Elements) - one of the best damaging abilities from the Destruction Staff school. It deals very high Damage over Time and grants a solid team utility | |
Avid Boneyard (Necromancer: Grave Lord, morphed from Boneyard) - very high DoT spell which allows using synergy for additional damage and self-healing | |
Elemental Drain (Weapon: Destruction Staff, morphed from Weakness of Elements) - very strong debuff which reduces your target's Spell Resistance and applies Minor Magickasteal for amazing sustain | |
Channeled Acceleration (Guild: Psijic Order, morphed from Accelerate) - strong buff which increases your Movement Speed and Spell Critical Rating | |
Inner Light (Guild: Mages Guild, morphed from Magelight) - slotted once again for the passive bonuses | |
Ultimate: Glacial Colossus (Necromancer: Grave Lord, morphed from Frozen Colossus) - summons a powerful Colossus who smashes enemies dealing high Frost Damage and causing them to take 30% increased damage from all sources |
Notable Passive Skills
Below you will find a list of the most important Passive Skills for our Magicka Necromancer build. You should fill up the remaining skill depending on your personal preferences and how you end up playing your character. With such a flexible character composition in Elder Scrolls Online, we encourage you to experiment with your character and will appreciate your feedback if you do so :) | |
Corpse Consumption (Necromancer: Living Death) - generates Ultimate whenever you use an ability on a corpse | |
Undead Confederate (Necromancer: Living Death) - increases your Magicka Recovery while you have a summon active | |
Reusable Parts (Necromancer: Grave Lord) - when an enemy damaged by one of your Necromancer abilities dies, your next Blastbones or Skeletal Mage becomes a free cast | |
Death Knell (Necromancer: Grave Lord) - grants increased damage against low Health enemies for each Grave Lord ability socketed. Great "Execute" passive | |
Dismember (Necromancer: Grave Lord) - increases your Spell and Physical Penetration | |
Last Gasp (Necromancer: Bone Tyrant) - increases your maximum Health by 2,000 | |
Evocation (Armor: Light Armor) - increases your Magicka recovery by 2% for every piece of Light Armor equipped, and reduces the cost of your Magicka-based abilities by 4% | |
Prodigy (Armor: Light Armor) - increases your Spell Critical rating when you have at least 5 pieces of Light Armor equipped | |
Concentration (Armor: Light Armor) - increases your Spell Penetration | |
Spell Warding (Armor: Light Armor) - grants increased Spell Resistance | |
Penetrating Magic (Weapon: Destruction Staff) - grants Spell Penetration with Destruction Staff Spells | |
Ancient Knowledge (Weapon: Destruction Staff) - increases your single-target DPS | |
Elemental Force (Weapon: Destruction Staff) - increases your chance to inflict elemental ailments | |
Undaunted Command (Guild: Undaunted) - restores 4% of your maximum Health and Magicka whenever you activate a synergy | |
Undaunted Mettle (Guild: Undaunted) - increases your maximum Magicka for each type of Armor you have equipped |
Gear
Recommended Items and Sets: | ||
Chest: False God's Devotion | ||
Type: Light | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Magicka |
Legs: False God's Devotion | ||
Gloves: Light | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Magicka |
Gloves: False God's Devotion | ||
Type: Light | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Magicka |
Boots: False God's Devotion | ||
Type: Light | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Magicka |
Belt: False God's Devotion | ||
Type: Light | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Magicka |
Head: Ilambris Monster Set | ||
Type: Medium | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Magicka |
Shoulder: Ilambris Monster Set | ||
Type: Heavy | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Magicka |
Necklace: Spell Strategist | ||
Type: Jewelry | Trait: Arcane | Glyph: Spell Damage |
Ring 1: Spell Strategist | ||
Type: Jewelry | Trait: Bloodthirsty | Glyph: Spell Damage |
Ring 2: Spell Strategist | ||
Type: Jewelry | Trait: Bloodthirsty | Glyph: Spell Damage |
Weapon 1: Spell Strategist | ||
Type: Fire Staff | Trait: Precise | Glyph: Fire |
Weapon 2: Spell Strategist | ||
Type: Lightning Staff | Trait: Infused | Glyph: Absorb Magic |
Sets used in this build: | ||
False God's Devotion: new set introduced in Elsweyr chapter, which will be possibly the BiS set for Magicka spellcaster classes. This is yet to be verified, but since it offers 8% Magicka cost reduction for Spell, it will surely help out with Resource Mangement. It provides much smoother gameplay. This set can be obtained from Sunspire and it's bound on pick up.
Ilambris: Monster Set which increases your Maximum Magicka and has a 10% chance to create a powerful Meteor whenever you deal Shock or Flame Damage. It can be found in Veteran mode Crypt of Hearts. It is bound on pick-up.
Spell Strategist: another extremely powerful Set. It grants increased Magicka and Spell Damage, and the five-set bonus allows you to Mark your target which increases the Spell Damage it takes by 500. The bonus applies to all sources of damage including your allies, giving an immense team bonus. It can be obtained from Cyrodiil and it's bound on equip which makes it possible to be obtained from other players via trading.
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Optional sets that can be used in this build: | ||
Mantle of Siroria: currently the BiS set for spellcasters which grants the highest possible DPS. It will supposedly still be better than False God's in term of raw power after the update goes live, but it grants less Magicka-related bonuses. It can be obtained from Cloudrest mini-trial in Summerset and it's bound on pick-up.
Mother's Sorrow: very solid spellcaster set which is also easier to obtain than the previously mentioned ones. It is the recommended option for beginners and players that are just starting higher tier content. It can be obtained from Deshaan or other players via trade since it's bound on equip.
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Champion Points
High priority |
The Lady: Hardy, Elemental Defender The Lover: Arcanist, Tenacity The Ritual: Thaumaturge |
Medium priority |
The Apprentice: Elemental Expert, Elfborn The Atronach: Staff Expert, Master-at-Arms The Lady: Thick Skinned The Lover: Mooncalf |
Low priority |
The Tower: Warlord, Sprinter The Lover: Healthy The Shadow: Shadow Ward, Tumbling, Befoul The Apprentice: Spell Erosion The Steed: Ironclad, Spellshield The Lord: Quick Recovery |
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END NOTE This is the beta version of our Magicka Necromancer build. It will be updated as soon as we have more details about the upcoming update. We would also love to hear your feedback about this build and we would love to hear suggestions on how to improve it (or any other builds we have). If you feel like, please leave your thoughts in the comments below. |
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