Builds are player created attribute and gear choices in Elder Scrolls Online. They usually focus on a specific attribute, such as Magicka or Stamina, and provide guidelines of equipment, champion points and skills that are necessary to succeed in combat. Players can reset their spent attribute and skillpoints at rededication shrines in the major cities of each faction, providing a way out of uncomfortable choices.
"Best in Slot" gear set recommendations are very subjective, and change based on the type of event you will be facing (dungeon, trial, etc.). They will also change as ESO development teams change gear atrributes. Based on the December 2016 patch, here are some PvE gear suggestions for the different classes.
- Tank - Ebon, Alkosh, Blood Spawn, Hist Bark, Footman, Tava's Favor, Lord Warden
- Healer - Spell Power Cure, Worm's Raiment, Infallable Mage, Twilight Remedy
- Mag Sorc - Llambris, Burning Spellweave, Infallable Mage, Moondancer, Twice Born Star
- Mag Templar - Grothdarr, Burning Spellweave, Mother's Sorrow, Infallable Mage, Moondancer, Twice Born Star
- Mag DK - Grothdarr, Burning Spellweave, Mother's Sorrow, Infallable Mage, Moondancer, Twice Born Star
This page lists builds for different classes and playstyles in Elder Scrolls Online. You may add your own by creating a page and linking it here.
PvE Builds
PvP Builds
Battlemaster's Corner Builds
These builds focus on solo/duo, Small Group or Trial player vs environment content.
How to create your build
- Create a wiki page with your build name and add the info/links. To create a page, click this
- Edit this page by ADDING A ROW to the table below with a link to the page you created and an overview.
Dragon Knight
Build Name |
Quick Overview |
Focus |
Date Posted/Udated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonknight Destruction Staff DPS Build - Survibable | This is basically a DK + Fire Staff build | This build is focused on PvE, though should be adaptable to PvP with the change of a few abilities. | Aug 2015 |
| FunKnight by skykingz | Set and Skills for a versatile pvp or pve buil | My build is solely for fun and not really optimize for anything specific. | May 2015 |
Sorcerer
Build Name |
Quick Overview |
Focus |
Date Posted/Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction Stuff DPS - Survivable | This is a Sorcerer + Destruction Staff build which maximises the effect of spells, mainly the effect of flame, frost and shock effects. | PvE | Oct 2016 |
| Hostility Build - The Sorcerer Tank | The Hostility build is for Sorcerer tanking, based on a Sword and Board primary weapon set. | PvE | Jan 2015 |
| Socerer AOE DPS Build | Extremely high critical chance and survivability | PvE | Feb 2015 |
| A sturdy fighter capable of inflicting massive amounts of damage while effortlessly staying alive. | PvE | Feb 2015 | |
Nightblade
Build Name |
Quick Overview |
Focus |
Date Posted/Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nightblade Assassin | An extensive guide on the nightblade class when used as assassin. | PvE PvP |
Nov 2016 |
| Blood Mage (Healer) by Kyubi |
Race: Breton is recommanded Attributes: This build defies the notion that Templars are the best healers, and focuses on syphoning with some assasination. Equipment: Restoration Staff, full set of light armor (can be done with a hybrid in medium but light will definitively make your life more confortable magicka Wise) Crafting: Since by default you will be using clothes and staves i heavily recommand perfecting your woodworking and your tailoring skills. |
PvE | April 2014 |
| Reaper Nightblade Build by Darkonflare15 | A fun build that relies on high damage and quick return of health and other resources. To overwhelm and survive you opponents. | PvE | Jan 2015 |
| Tarrou_'s Nightblade | I play a 2h/bow stamina Nightblade that I really enjoy. What I lack in control I make up for in burst, and it makes for a really fun experience as a roaming/solo PvP build, but also for solo PvE. It doesn't bring too much to the table for dungeons, but a few tweaks can fix that. It is more focused on mid to higher levels, but there's no reason you can't incorporate elements of the build starting at level 1. | Solo PvP & PvE | May 2015 |
| Shang Tsung Mageblade PvE by alloutofbblgum |
Magic Nightblade for all PvE, Dungeons, DSA, Trials. Can easily be adapted to PvP with some skill swaps. | PvE | Dec 2015 |
| Blood Rogue | A rogue that can surprise his foes, drain their health, and keep it all to himself. | PvE | May 2015 |
| War Blade | Stamina NightBlade, High damage and sustain will keep you in the fight. | PvP | July 2018 |
Templar
Build Name |
Quick Overview |
Focus |
Date Posted/Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timedawn's DPS Templar | Race: Wood Elf Attributes: 1 magicka, 2 health, 3 stamina Equipment: 7 medium with health or stamina (you can add some magicka in there as well if you want to be able to spam blazing shield more though health is most likely better since it means the shield will be able to absorb more). |
Solo, Small Groups and Duo content | Feb 2016 |
| Resto Warrior | A build that will keep you and your allies fighting on in the thick of any battle. | PvE, PvP | May 2015 |
Warden
Build Name |
Quick Overview |
Focus |
Date Posted/Updated |
These builds focus on solo/duo, Small Group or Trial player vs player content. See The Alliance War for details on skills and maps.
How to create your build
- Create a wiki page with your build name and add the info/links. To create a page, click this
- Edit this page by ADDING A ROW to the table below with a link to the page you created and an overview.
Dragon Knight
Build Name |
Quick Overview |
Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Example Name (link to build page) | Race: xx Equipment: xx and yy |
Small Groups and Duo content |
Sorcerer
| Build Name | Quick Overview | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Example Name (link to build page) | Race: xx Attributes: This build focuses primarily on DPS from afar. A glass cannon reliant on teammates and centered in the YY skill line Equipment: xx and yy Crafting: Yes/No - What? |
Small Groups and Duo content |
| Thor Stamsorc PvP by alloutofbblgum |
Very good all-around high DPS self-heal build, PvP/PvE | PvP/PvE |
| Unholy Legion PVP pet sorc Build | A overwhelming mag per sorc dealing high dmg with high numbers. All the dmg and support going off will eventually overwhelm and destroy all before your Deadric army. great Magicka recovery with good dmg from each pet as well as staying alive | small scale PVP and dueling |
Nightblade
Build Name |
Quick Overview |
Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Assassin by Morthadis | Race: N/A Attributes: There are several ways to distribute these points. You will find out that most of the time, you will have a shortage of magicka/stamina in fights. Still, placing a lot of attribute points in magicka/stamina won't change it that much. The best way to spent your points in my opinion is 1(magicka)/4(health)/1(stamina). Health is much more usefull in a battle than the little extra magicka or stamina. Instead, you should get more of this by enchanting your armor, this gives a much greater buff and you will notice the difference, unlike with attribute point Equipment: See link for ranged and melee choices Crafting: N/A |
PvP PvE |
| Balanced PvP by fearzffs | Race: Orc Attributes: I have a nice balance between stamina and magica consumation. Also I have some great utility in my bow skills such as see invisible enemies and mark a target. It is still a close and personal build. You'd like to focus 49 points in health and from items it would be nice to cap at stamina and then put some items for magica aswell Equipment: ?? Crafting: N/A |
PvP |
by Noobsman |
Race: what ever suits you Attributes 40 health put the rest in stamina you can always fluctuate your health and stamina Equipment: sword and board/ 2H Crafting: N/A |
PvP |
| Ichi The Killer by alloutofbblgum |
DW/2H Stamina Nightblade. Get in, wreck, get out. | PVP |
| Kill em hard | Khajiit/Woodelf Stamblade 2hand/Bow (massive dmg before they even realize what is happening) |
PVP |
Templar
Build Name |
Quick Overview |
Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Example Name (link to build page) | Race: xx Attributes: This build focuses primarily on DPS from afar. A glass cannon reliant on teammates and centered in the YY skill line Equipment: xx and yy Crafting: Yes/No - What? |
Small Groups and Duo content |
| Lobo Stamplar PvP by Alloutofbblgum | Eat damage, end lives. | PvP |
Warden
Build Name |
Quick overview |
Focus |
| Cyrodilic Stryker | Guard your DPS, survive the mess. Carry your party to greatness! (Stryker is an APC in U.S. Army) The third bar is filled with optional skills to swap around while remaining congruous to the builds identity. |
Support and survivability |
Battlemaster's Corner Builds are special builds developed by the Elder Scrolls Online community and published to the ESO official website. This page records them so that they may be available to all players.
Anonymous
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Load more
Outdated?
4
+10
-1