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[Top 10] ESO Best Builds That Are Fun To Play (2022 Edition)

Vindex465 — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:19:46 +0000

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Looking to start your journey into ESO? Or did you already start and you’re just looking for another build to make? Well, with freedom being the core emphasis of the Elder Scrolls Online, it can get pretty overwhelming when you’re making your build. This list provides a short glimpse of the possible builds you can make in this game! So whether you’re a beginner or a veteran, feel free to browse the builds in this listing!

Tanks

First, let’s go look at some tank builds in the game. Like any other game, these guys are meant to be the protectors of the party as they get aggro from the boss. Unlike other games though, tanks are not expected to just get agro and block. Instead, they are expected to do DPS as well while managing group utility to make the whole instance run faster. Furthermore, there are more advanced concepts like taunt priority, but you can look up other guides to know more about that. Below are two possible tank builds you can check out to make your tanks.

10. The Almost Immortal Warrior (Dragonknight Tank) by Xynode Gaming

Who needs the fountain of youth?

Tanking and the Dragonknight class is a match made in heaven. Being the go-to tank class since the early ages of ESO, the Dragonknight’s kit has been perfectly made to tank given that it's the original raison d’etre of the class. Given that, this build is a perfect beginner tank build that teaches you the fundamentals of the role and once you're able to play this build, you should have all the necessities of tanking down. It has intense survivability and group utility, which makes it a staple ever since the game was released!

What this build is good for

Go to tank class of the game
Lots of buffs for the party, especially in the survivability department
Amazing crowd control
Teaches the fundamentals of tanking the best

Build Details:

Gear: Leaching, Bloodlord’s Embrace, Lord Warden, Galenwe
Weapons Bar 1 (Sword and Shield): Igneous Shield, Green Dragon Blood, Pierce Armor, Revealing Flare, Stalwart Guard (or Bone Surge), Shield Discipline (ultimate)
Weapons Bar 2 (Sword and Shield): Stalwart Guard (or Sanguine Altar), Unstoppable Brute, Inner rage, Unrelenting Grip, Choking Talons, Aggressive Horn (Ultimate)

9. Corruption Tank (Necromancer Tank) by NefasQS

Corruption arc starting

This tank build makes a lot of the more casual content a breeze to go through. The best thing about it? Very adaptable skill lines and all-around kit with it being one of the newer classes in the game added during the Greymoor expansion thus providing an easy respec (especially with the armorer system). It also has a lot of emphasis on debuff and buff management.

What this build is good for

Crowd control, survivability, and increase group DPS through debuffs
Access to one of the games’ most versatile skill lines allows you to adapt depending on the situation
Teaches you the fundamentals of tanking well

Build Details:

Gear: Thurovokun, Dragon’s Defilement, Imperium
Weapon Bar 1 (Sword and Shield): Silver Leash, Inner Rage, Deaden Pain, Empowering Grasps (or Heroic Slash), Hungry Scythe, Ravenoyus Goliath (ultimate)
Weapon Bar 2 (Ice Staff): Unnerving Boneyard, Agony Totem (or Elemental Drain), Blockade of Frost, Beckoning Armor, Spirit Guardian, Aggressive Horn (Ultimate)

Healers

Let’s show our friendly neighborhood healers some love! It's thanks to them that our groups can do the content we’re doing, truly we couldn’t have done it without you! Other than keeping us alive, healers in ESO are also expected to DPS to make the content run faster and to prevent the fight from being too drawn out. After all, the best way to heal someone is to prevent damage, and in this case… killing the enemy ;)

8. Detonation (Warden) Healer by Brah We Got This

Nature's gift healing and damaging at the same time

This is a unique healer build made by Brah We Got This which mixes both the support of a healer and the DPS of a damage dealer. If you’re new to healing, try this build out as it's a good stepping stone to the job. Something unique about this build is that it uses PVP skills in PVE content… with great effect! PVP skills like Proximity Detonation and PVP gear like dark convergence are maximized due to their synergy with the Warden’s skills.

What this build is good for

Buffs, more buffs… and even more buffs!
Reliable healing making your group stay alive in fights
A good blend usage of PVP in PVE content makes its playstyle unique as a healer and as a PVE build in general

Build Details:

Gear: Sentinel of Rkugam’z, Spell Power Cure, Dark Convergence,
Weapon Bar 1 (Restoration Staff): Healing springs, Rejuvenating Regeneration, Enchanted Growth, Combat Prayer, Budding Seeds, Enchanted Forest (Ultimate)
Weapon Bar 2 (Lightning Staff): Blockade of Storms, Elemental Drain (or Proximity Detonation), Blue Betty, Energy Orb, Lotus Blossom, Aggressive Horn

7. Battery (Templar) Healer by Deltia's Gaming

May the father of understanding guide us - Assassin's Creed Templars

The OG healer class since the release of the game, the templar healer has been a stapled class since the early days of ESO and with good reason. It has the best “oh-shit” healing skill in the game along with other so many healer skills utilizing Heals-over-time and buffs. This is a perfect class to teach the beginner healing fundamentals while being in-depth enough to grow in the healer role of the game. Try it out, who knows you might be a natural healer yourself.

What this build is good for

Best for a beginner who wants to learn more about healing in ESO
High skill expression, so for veterans of this class, you can find yourself optimizing it for hours
Amazingly consistent in the healing field since the release of ESO

Build Details:

Optimal Gear: Hallowfang, Asylum, Symphony of Blades
Starter Gear: Law of Julianos, Seducer set, Willpower, Spell Power Cure
Weapon Bar 1 (Restoration Staff): Channeled Focus, Purifying light (flex), Unstable Wall of Elements, Blazing Spear (or mystic orbs), Radiant Oppression, Solar Prison (Ultimate)
Weapon Bar 2 (Lightning Staff): Combat Prayer, Breath of Life, Mystic Orb, Harness Magicka (or Illustrious Healing), Radiating Regeneration, Life Giver (Ultimate)

Damage Dealers

Now comes the main damage dealers of the game which is always a good starting point for any player. Unlike other roles though, damage dealers often present a low skill floor with a high skill ceiling making it a role that allows players to learn the fundamentals of the game as well as truly excel in it when enough time is dedicated. However, do note that a lot of players are Damage Dealers in the game so que times are long.

6. Venom Carver (Stamina Dragonknight) by Lucky Ghost

You're toxic, I'm slippin' under, With a taste of a poison paradise - Britney Spears

A recent buff to this class made it stronger than it was before (it was already strong before the buff). This class is straightforward and really plays in the knight fantasy and being a solo build, you can be guaranteed that it can finish most fights on its own with strong confidence. Overpowering your opponents with a phenomenal amount of Damage over time while being able to survive thanks to your natural tanky skill lines, this build is perfect for someone trying to play your standard warrior fantasy.

What this build is good for:

Fulfill the classical warrior fantasy
Overpower enemies with DOTs ensuring consistent damage even in hard moments.
High survivability thanks to its tanky skill lines, even as a DPS

Build Details:

Beginner Gear: Stormfist, Briarheart, Hundings
Group gear: Stormfist, Tzogvin or Relequen, Pillar of Nirn, Maelstrom bow, Maul
Weapon bar 1 (2H Maul): Venomous Claw, Carve, Executioner, Stampede, Flames of Oblivion, Flawless Dawnbreaker (Ultimate)
Weapon Bar 2 (Bow): Endless Hail, Noxious Breath, Resolving Vigot, Volatile Armor, Consuming Trap, Standard of Might (Ultimate)

5. Ignition (Magicka Sorcerer) by Deltia's Gaming

Igniting the spark

This build has a special place in my heart as I’ve been playing this even before Morrowind was released. For those who don’t know, Deltia is an old name in the ESO community along with people like Kevduit and SypherPK back in 2015s. Deltia started as someone who posted his builds with the Ignition build being his Magicka sorcerer build. Interestingly, if you’ve been following Deltia since 2015, you’ll see the evolution of this build from the earlier days of no pets to the build relying on a single pet. And that’s the best part of this build, it is flexible and you can fine tune it depending on your playstyle.

What this build is good for:

The flexibility of the class is phenomenal and can be fine-tuned depending on your playstyle
A solid staple build for those who’ve been following Deltia since the early days of ESO
Can solo most of the game’s content

Build Details:

Beginner gear: Monster help, Law of Julianos, Mother’s Sorrow
Solo gear: Valkyn, Perfected False Gods, Medusa, Perfected maelstrom, Pale Order
Group gear: Monster Helm (flex), Mother’s Sorrow. Medusa, Perfected maelstrom
Weapon bar 1 (Inferno Staff): Boundless Aegis, Crystal Frags, Twilight Matriarch, Force Pulse, Mages’ Wrath (Flex, Execute, Can be replaced with Camouflaged Hunter, or Elemental Drain, or Haunting Curse), Shooting Star (Ultimate)
Weapon bar 2 (Inferno Staff): Boundless Storm, Twilight Matriarch, Hardened Ward, Lightning Flood, Unstable Wall of Elements, Elemental Rage (Ultimate)

4. Blade Thirst (Stamina Nightblade) by Lucky Ghost

Requiscat in pace

The blades in the shadow, our master assassin, the Stamina Nighblade (in my opinion) forms the perfect fantasy of a rogue in the shadows silencing its foes. It has many skills in its kit that allow you to quickly dish out heavy damage as well as incentivize you to do so. It relies a lot on knowing your DPS fundamentals (ie. light attack weaving, positionals, etc.) to dish out its max amount of DPS and by mastering said fundamentals, you’ll see yourself well rewarded. I highly recommend using dual wield with this for that fast-paced action you’re looking for ;).

What this build is good for:

Massive amounts of damage, both single target, and AOE damage
Fulfills the stealthy assassins playstyle

Build Details:

Gear: Stoirmfist, Briar or Relequen, Pillar of Nirn, Maelstrom Bow
Starter Gear: Storm fist, Briar, Hundings
Weapon Bar 1 (2x Daggers): Deadly Cloak, Surprise Attack, Whirling Blades, Blood Craze, Relentless Focus, Incapacitating Strike (Ultimate)
Weapon Bar 2 (Bow): Endless Hail, Razor Caltrops, Resolving Vigor, Consuming Trap, Dark Shade, Incapacitating Strike

3. Gladiator (Magicka Templar) by Deltia's Gaming

Are you not entertained?

The ever-reliable Magicka Templar is a great beginner-friendly class with a healing spammable that does massive damage! Just saying, I’m using Deltia’s Magplar build in this list because you can feel the expertise when watching his build videos when it comes to this class. This class has amazing survivability with loads of self-heal and mitigation a great kit no matter the occasion making it highly reliable no matter what the content. Long story short, all of the things I said in the battery templar portion of this list also is true on this solo version of the Magplar, go try it out!

What this build is good for

Beginner friendly and highly customizable due to its well-rounded kit
Relevant in almost all content
Unique and varied skill expression to fit any player

Build Details:

Beginner gear: Iceheart, Withered Hand, War Maiden
Solo gear: Slimecraw, Perfected False, Deadly Strikes
Group gear: Nerien’neth, Bahsei’s Mania, Deadly Strikes
Weapon Bar 1 (Inferno Staff): Inner Light, Purifying light, Barbed Trap, Puncturing Sweep, Radiant Oppression, Flawless Dawnbreaker (Ultimate)
Weapon Bar 2 (Inferno Staff): Channeled Focus, Blazing Spear, Harness Magicka, Solar Barrage, Unstable Wall of Elements, Elemental Rage (Ultimate)

2. Magicka Necro by Skinny Cheeks

Death comes

Shining in AOE situations as well as having a sure slot in any raid composition due to its ultimate, Glacial Colossus. Like the other necromancer in this list, the Magicka Necromancer provides a lot of debuffs that any group will appreciate. If you master the corpse system, prepare for a very unique and dopamine-inducing class in the game! Just know that this class is more complex than normal, so putting time is recommended!

What this build is good for

AOEs are a big A game for the Magica Necro
The Magicka Necro houses a lot of debuffs that will be greatly appreciated by any groups
High skill ceiling making it super satisfying to master

Build Details:

Weapon Bar 1 (Inferno Staff): Boneyard, Degeneration, Detonating Siphon, Staling Blastbones, InnerLight, shooting star
Weapon Bar 2 (Inferno Staff): Unstable Wall, Mystic Orb, Barbed Trap, Skeletal Arcanist, Scalding Rune, Ultimate Rage
Make sure to check the website of the build as Skinny Cheeks provided a lot of different setups depending on the occasion.

1. Wild Guardian by Lucky Ghost

Defender of nature

The Stamina Warden is very reliable these days when it comes to solo play because of its kit and buffs from previous patches. It has high survivability as well as having unique aesthetics to its skills, it has reliable self-healing skills as well as a strong synergy among all of its skills. Mobility is also unpar (mobility is the secret winning stat ;)). Furthermore, who can't help but feel attached to the bear :3? Pair that with the Ring of the Pale Order as well as skills from the 2H and it offers a unique slow but devastating playstyle for those willing to try this skill out.

What this build is good for:

Solo is just amazing
Sustain is easy thanks to its animal companions
One of the more throughout kits in the game because its a DLC class

Build Details:

Gear: Stormfist, Tzogvin, Pillar of Nirn, Ring of the Pale Order
Starter Gear: Stormfist, Briar, Hunding’s Rage
Weapon bar 1 (2h Maul): Subterranean assault, Carve, Executioner, Stampede, Birds of Prey, Wild Guardian (Ultimate)
Weapon Bar 2 (Bow): Endless Hail, Caltrops, Resolving Vigor, Bull Netch, Growing Swarm, Wild Guardian (Ultimate)

And that's it! I hope this list inspired you by giving one or maybe even two ideas. See you around :)

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ESO Best Class To Play Right Now (Ranked)

mada — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:45:46 +0000

ESO Best Class To Play Right Now (Ranked)

First of all, there are no bad classes in ESO. Some are easier to play with, and some are more demanding. And it all depends on player style. Are you an assassin, or do you prefer your battles head-on?

If you are new to the game, this text might help you to choose your path, and become the legend of Tamriel.

So here it is, Elder Scrolls Online - Best Class To Play Right Now!

10. Magica Nightblade

Unlike Stamina Nightblade, Magica Nightblade lacks full damage. And that was an important skill for this class. In these ESO times, taking people out off stealth is too easy. So if that is not adjusted in near future, Magica Nightblade might become a dying class.

Although this class is not the best for PVP, PVE is a joyride. There are lots of great skills like Swallow Soul and Sap Essence. Both are great for damage and healing. Magicka Nightblade doesn’t have a class burst heal option. So you need to keep healing at all times to survive.

With Twisted Path, you have a nice shield. And using Lotus Fan skill you can cross distances quickly.

What Magica Nightblade Excels In:

Mobility.
AOE.
Healing while attacking.
Stealth.

Pick Magica Nightblade if:

You like stealthy gameplay.
If you are more a PVE than a PVP player.
If you like to teleport across the battlefield.

9. Magicka Dragonknight

Magicka Dragonknight is not as good as Stamina Dragonknight. Skills are pretty expensive so you need to use reduce cost glyphs. Magicka Dragonknight doesn’t do much damage, and this class is good for team play. They have a lot of team buffs. So get ready to tank and try not to be outnumbered in battle.

Magicka Dragonknights have access to class-based burst heal abilities. Burning Ambrose heals based on the damage you’ve done. Coagulating Blood is great for heal while Draw Essencedoes AOE damage and heals you at the same time.

Ferocious Leap ultimate is cheap, deals great damage, and grants you a shield. It is a good skill for defeating bosses.

What Magicka Dragonknight Excels In:

Tanking.
Strong Ultimates.
Healing.
Great for team play.

Play Magicka Dragonknight If:

You are a team player.
Like to tank and heal players.
Use dragon skills.

8. Stamina Nightblade

One of the most popular classes and most challenging. Their attacks are powerful for a single enemy and that makes Stamina Nightblade great in PVP. But they struggle against groups. They lack in defense only armor abilities because it just comes from passive skills.

To compensate for your defense problem, you need to upgrade your AOE weapon skills. Brawler ability will give you a free damage shield. Dual skill, Deadly Cloak gives you passive defense. Whirlwind Blades is Stamina Nightblade's execute ability.

This class also suffers from self-healing and resource management. However, you can improve your chances by upgrading your Leeching Strike ability from the Siphoning skill line. It can heal you based on your light and heavy attacks while also restore Stamina. Rally from a Two-Handed skill line is also good for healing. And you can use Vigor, a PVP assault skill.

Practice makes it perfect.

What Stamina Nightblade Excels In:

Single target attack.
Stealth.
Mobility.

Play Stamina Nightblade If:

You like to play one-on-one.
If you like to teleport across the battlefield.
If you are a PVE fan because AOE abilities are great for this class.

7. Stamina Dragonknight

This class characterizes in dealing great damage over time. You can quickly acquire Noxious Breath, a skill that is of great importance to your Dragonknight. The main weakness of this class is self-healing. Especially early on at a lower level.

The best healing skill in the Stamina Dragonknight skill tree is Cauterize. Great skill but one of the last you get. So the best thing to do early in the game is to level up Fighter’s guild skill line, and the skill called Ring of Preservation witch is a morph of Circle of Protection. Also, a good healing skill is from the Alliance skill line named Vigor.

Dragonknight skill line has great Ultimates. Standard of Might is good for tanking, and for the whole party in general. When you are in its circle, it increases damage dealing and decreases damage taken. Magma Shell is great, especially for PVP.

In combination with Molton Shell, you can’t go wrong with a two-handed weapon.

What Stamina Dragonknight Excels In:

Damage over time.
Strong Ultimates.
Heavy attack style.

Play Stamina Dragonknight if:

If you like a long and tactical fight.
If you are into heavy weapons.
If you like to tank.

6. Stamina Templar

This class can be one of the best classes but you need to invest your time in it. Stamina Templar has great buffs and passives from their class line. And because of their cool stamina morph abilities, they are a good solo option.

Baiting Jabs is a great spammable ability witch gives you a passive weapon critical bonus and minor protection. Power of Light is a great boost DPS tool that also debuffs the enemy. They have two sustain skills in Repentance and Restoring Focus. That means you can build very high damage on Stamina Templars without having to worry about stamina sustain.

Extended Ritual is a great healing Magicka-based skill that can come in handy if your health drops.

What Stamina Templar Excels In:

Great buffs and passives.
They got great spammable and DPS abilities.
Great healing from the combination of Magicka and Stamina skills.

Play Stamina Templar If:

You like to play alone.
If you like to buff yourself and debuff your enemies.
You love to spam your opponent.

5. Stamina Warden

Stamina Warden is without a doubt one of the strongest stamina builds in the game. They have overwhelming buffs and debuffs. And your main issue will be: Which buff to use?

Your main spammable skill will probably be Subterain Assault for its massive burst of AOE damage. Growing Swarm debuffs enemies and Ice Fortress is one of the best armor buffs there is.

You can choose to go with a two-handed or dual weld build, either way, it is a lot of fun. Great experience comes also from bow builds.

The downside of this class is the Ultimates. Maybe the best option for your Ultimate is Bear Guardian. It is not bad for AOE or attacking a single target. But one thing is for sure, it looks cool to have a pet protector.

What Stamina Warden Excels In:

It has good buffs and debuffs.
Great healing.
Great armor.
Great attacking skills.

Play Stamina Warden If:

You like to combine diverse playing styles.
You like to let it all out without worrying about your health.
If you love to have a bear and/or a jellyfish for a companion.

4. Magicka Warden

Magica Warden is a very similar setup. In terms of healing, this class is slightly better. Most healing abilities cost Magicka, and both morphs of the Livin Bind skill can heal you for the whole battle.

Magicka Warden has better AOE damage with frost Magicka abilities. If you use the Winters Revenge skill it applies debuff for critical damage. And with the critical damage-focused Ice Mage, losing isn’t an option. That kind of power is a very good experience for solo play.

In the end, it all depends on which playstyle is fun for you.

What Magicka Warden Excels In:

It has good buffs and debuffs.
Even better healing.
Great armor.
Great attacking skills.
Good critical damage.

Play Magicka Warden If:

You like to combine diverse playing styles.
You like to let it all out without worrying about your health.
If you love to have a bear and/or a jellyfish for a companion.

3. Stamina/Magicka Necromancer

For the third place, we need to merge Stamina and Magicka Necromancer because they are nearly identical. Stamina Necromancers use Stamina skills and Magicka Necromancers are going with the Magicka version.

Necromancer class benefit from some of the strongest passives in the game. They get sustain and recovery for free, bonuses for maximum Health and bonus critical chance.

When we talk about the active abilities, Blast Bones is very cheap to cast and it is as strong as an Ultimate. Skeletal Archer and Siphon grant you strong passive damage. Scythe skill is great for AOE damage and it heals. For passive defense, you have the Spirit Guardian. Pestillian Colossus is one of the strongest Ultimate in the game.

The downside of Necromancer is buff management. Their buffs have a short duration, and some abilities require corpses on the ground. With practice, this class can get you the satisfying experience you need.

What Stamina/Magicka Necromancer Excels In:

Passives.
Buffs and debuffs.
Great Ultimate.
Healing.
AOE damage.

Play Stamina/Magicka Necromancer If:

You enjoy reanimating corpses.
You are good at buff management.
Active, fast, and fun gameplay is your thing.

2. Stamina/Magicka Sorcerer

For our runner up we have prepared a merged Sorcerer class! Like the Necromancer Class, Magicka and Stamina Sorcerers are nearly the same. They have their versions of skills and both are of great power.

Stamina Sorcerers are the strongest Build in the game because of their powerful passives that recover stamina and health. While the Magicka Sorcerer has the strongest damage shield in the game called Harden Ward. Ark Conversions trade Stamina for Magicka and is very useful for the Magicka version. Bound armor gives them more passive Magicka and resistance.

They can summon up to three pets, Atronach, Familiar, and Twilight. They can do damage for Magicka Sorcerers and help him survive. Sorcerers have the strongest healing abilities.

With Force Sustain, Stamina Sorcerers can recycle unused Magicka back to Stamina. Dark Deal is great for healing. Hurricane grants them armor, movement speed and does AOE damage. Critical Surge is the best passive in the game, it heals you as long as you are dealing damage.

The combination of damage and healing is what makes this class number two on our list.

What Stamina/Magicka Sorcerer Excels In:

AOE damage.
Best healing.
Countless passives.
PVP and PVE.

Play Stamina/Magicka Sorcerer If:

If you like to heal and do damage.
You are more staff than a cold weapon user.
Like to destroy everyone and everything.
You love to win in PVP.

1. Magicka Templar

And the winner on our list, the great, the mighty, deserved champion, Magicka Templar!

This class is the powerhouse of self-healing, AOE damage, and defense. Their main spammable is Puncturing Sweep that can heal Magicka Templar for the percent of damage done. While dealing damage you are healing

They have multiple AOE effects: Blazing Spear, Reflective Light, Solar Barrage. You can combine them with Puncturing Sweep for great AOE damage.

Radiant Glory is Magicka Templar's ace in the sleeve. It burns the enemy, deals magic damage, and at the same time, it heals you. Honor the Dead is a great burst heal that heals Magicka as well.

Passives are extremely strong for healing and defense. And the Ultimate healer/damage dealer combo is great for PVE.

With all the passives, AOE effects, buffs for Magicka, and health, Magicka Templar is a well-deserved number one class on our list!

What Magicka Templar Excels In:

AOE damage.
PVE.
Great Ultimate.
Great Passives.
Buffs and debuffs.
Healing while attacking.

Play Magicka Templar If:

You can handle the power.
You like to heal without casting.
You like to solo play.
You are a fan of combining diverse gameplays.

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