Magicka Arcanist PvE build

Last Build Update: July 8, 2023

The Magicka Arcanist in The Elder Scrolls Online is a very versatile class, most useful in support roles (tanking and healing), but you can also deal a lot of damage while being tanky in PvE environments. This post contains a setup for standard PvE group content, a setup for soloing, and a setup for beginners as well.

Mundus stone, attributes, and consumables

Standard skill bars

This loadout is for dealing the most amount of damage.

Solo skill bars

This loadout is for the solo playstyle.

General setup

This is for the dual wield front bar + inferno staff back bar playstyle.

Piece	Set	Weight / Type	Trait	Enchantment
Helmet	Slimecraw	Medium	Divines	Magicka
Shoulders	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Chest	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Legs	Harpooner’s Wading Kilt	Medium	Divines	Magicka
Gloves	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Belt	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Boots	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Necklace	Pillar of Nirn	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 1	Pillar of Nirn	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2	Pillar of Nirn	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Weapon 1	Pillar of Nirn	Dagger	Nirnhoned	Flame
Weapon 1	Pillar of Nirn	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Weapon 2	Crushing Wall (Maelstrom Arena)	Inferno Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage

Alternative setup

This is for boosting the damage of your Fatecarver (“beam”) ability as much as possible.

Piece	Set	Weight / Type	Trait	Enchantment
Helmet	Slimecraw	Medium	Divines	Magicka
Shoulders	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Chest	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Legs	Deadly Strike	Medium	Divines	Magicka
Gloves	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Belt	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Boots	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Necklace	Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 1	Deadly Strike	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2	Deadly Strike	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Weapon 1	Deadly Strike	Dagger	Nirnhoned	Flame
Weapon 1	Deadly Strike	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Weapon 2	Crushing Wall (Maelstrom Arena)	Inferno Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage

Solo setup

This is for solo purposes.

Piece	Set	Weight / Type	Trait	Enchantment
Helmet	Slimecraw	Medium	Divines	Magicka
Shoulders	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Chest	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Legs	Pillar of Nirn	Medium	Divines	Magicka
Gloves	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Belt	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Boots	Whorl of the Depths	Light	Divines	Magicka
Necklace	Pillar of Nirn	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 1	Pillar of Nirn	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2	Ring of the Pale Order	–	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Weapon 1	Pillar of Nirn	Inferno Staff	Precise	Flame
Weapon 2	Crushing Wall (Maelstrom Arena)	Inferno Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage

Note: You can also use False God’s Devotion instead of Whorl of the Depths if you know you’re going to be fighting against multiple enemies, and not just bosses.

Beginner setup

This is for beginners who don’t have access to endgame gear yet.

Piece	Set	Weight / Type	Trait	Enchantment
Helmet	Law of Julianos	Light	Divines	Magicka
Shoulders	Order’s Wrath	Light	Divines	Magicka
Chest	Trainee	Heavy	Divines	Magicka
Legs	Law of Julianos	Medium	Divines	Magicka
Gloves	Law of Julianos	Light	Divines	Magicka
Belt	Law of Julianos	Light	Divines	Magicka
Boots	Law of Julianos	Light	Divines	Magicka
Necklace	Order’s Wrath	–	Arcane	Spell Damage
Ring 1	Ring of the Pale Order	–	Bloodthirsty (or Arcane)	Spell Damage
Ring 2	Order’s Wrath	–	Arcane	Spell Damage
Weapon 1	Order’s Wrath	Inferno Staff	Precise	Flame
Weapon 2	Order’s Wrath	Inferno Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage

Note: Instead of Law of Julianos, which is a crafted set that requires you to know 6 traits, you could use Mother’s Sorrow instead. It’s an overland set obtainable in the Deshaan zone.

Champion Points (CP)

These are the recommended slottable Champion Points for this build.

Craft Tree (Green)	Warfare Tree (Blue)	Fitness Tree (Red)
Gifted Rider	Master-at-Arms	Boundless Vitality
Rationer	Thaumaturge	Fortified
Liquid Efficiency	Biting Aura	Siphoning Spells
Steed’s Blessing	Wrathful Strikes	Celerity

Mundus stone, attributes, and consumables

– Mundus Stone: The Thief (increased Critical Strike Ratings)
– Race: High Elf / Dark Elf / Khajiit (or Breton if there are sustain issues)
– Attributes: 64 points in Magicka
– Curse: No curse
– Food: Ghastly Eye Bowl
– Potion: Essence of Spell Power (Lady’s Smock + Corn Flower + Namira’s Rot)

Thank you so much for checking out my build, I hope it serves you well! Let me know if you have any questions, either in our Discord server, or on Twitch when I’m live! Have a nice day!

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