SOLO MAGICKA ARCANIST
This ESO Solo Arcanist build excels in its ability to lay down immense single target and aoe burst damage. The ESO magicka arcanist is well suited to solo content due to having so much built in damage and damage mitigation. In this solo Magarc build guide we will cover the following:
- Overview
- Race
- Mundus
- Attributes
- Consumables
- Gear
- Skills
- Rotation
- Passives
- Champion Points
- Parse Time
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OVERVIEW
- Race: Dark Elf, Khajiit, Orc, or Redguard
- These are the strongest options, though other acceptable alternatives that will perform nearly as well and you can find them on our race guide page here.
- Mundus: Thief
- Attributes:
- Magicka: 64
- Health: 0
- Stamina: 0
- Consumables
- Food: Ghastly Eybebowl
- Potion: Essence of Spell Critical
TRIAL GEAR – SOLO MAGICKA ARCANIST BUILD
In this section, we will cover both the starter gear and veteran gear for the solo Magicka Arcanist DPS build.
| SLOT | SET | WEIGHT | TRAIT | ENCHANTMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Head | Deadly Strike | Light | Divines | Magicka |
 Shoulder | Magma Incarnate | Medium | Divines | Magicka |
 Chest | Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Magicka |
 Belt | Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Magicka |
 Shoes | Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Magicka |
 Hands | Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Magicka |
 Pants | Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Magicka |
 Necklace | Deadly Strike | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
 Ring 1 | Deadly Strike | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring 2 | Ring of the Pale Order | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
 Weapon 1 | Deadly Strike Deadly Strike | Dagger / Dagger | Nirnhoned / Charged | Poison Enchant / Flame Enchant |
 Weapon 2 | Maelstrom Staff | Fire Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage |
- Magma Incarnate can be bought at the DLC Undaunted Vendor (Grahtwood)
- Whorl of the Depths drops in Dreadsail Reef (trial)
- Deadly Strike can be bought at Guild Traders (or gambled for in Cyrodiil)
- Maelstrom Staff drops in Maelstrom Arena (Wrothgar Arena)
- Note If you don’t have access to or don’t want to run Trials or DLCs use the other loadouts below
DUNGEON GEAR – SOLO MAGICKA ARCANIST BUILD
If you don’t want to do trials, this will be the best gear you can wear on your solo Magicka arcanist!
| SLOT | SET | WEIGHT | TRAIT | ENCHANTMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Deadly Strike | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Magma Incarnate | Medium | Divines | Magicka |
| Chest | Aurorans Thunder | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Belt | Aurorans Thunder | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Shoes | Aurorans Thunder | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Hands | Aurorans Thunder | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Pants | Aurorans Thunder | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Necklace | Deadly Strike | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty (or infused) | Weapon Damage |
| Ring 1 | Deadly Strike | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty (or infused) | Weapon Damage |
| Ring 2 | Ring of the Pale Order | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty (or infused) | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Deadly Strike Deadly Strike | Dagger / Dagger | Nirnhoned / Charged | Poison Enchant / Flame Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Maelstrom Staff | Fire Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage |
- Magma Incarnate can be bought at the DLC Undaunted Vendor (Grahtwood)
- Aurorans Thunder Drops in Depths of Malatar(dungeon)
- Deadly Strike can be bought at Guild Traders (or gambled for in Cyrodiil)
- Maelstrom Staff drops in Maelstrom Arena (Wrothgar Arena)
- Ring of the Pale order
- ——-IF YOU DON’T HAVE DLC UNLOCKED ———
- The gear below can be purchased from guild traiders
STARTER GEAR – SOLO ARCANIST BUILD
Best gear you can get without needing any DLC content. Very easy to obtain, very effective gear for the solo Magicka arcanist
| SLOT | SET | WEIGHT | TRAIT | ENCHANTMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Iceheart | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Iceheart | Medium | Divines | Magicka |
| Chest | Orders Wrath | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Belt | Orders Wrath | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Shoes | Orders Wrath | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Hands | Orders Wrath | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Pants | Orders Wrath | Light | Divines | Magicka |
| Necklace | Briarheart | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring 1 | Briarheart | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring 2 | Briarheart (Ring of the Pale order when you get it) | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Briarheart Briarheart | Dagger Dagger | Nirhoned Charged | Poison Enchant Flame Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Briarheart | Fire Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage |
- WHERE TO FIND THE GEAR
- Iceheart drops in Veteran Direfrost Keep (dungeon)
- Orders Wrath is crafted
- Briarheart is an overland set PURCHASED at guild traders or found in Wrothgar(delves, world bosses, public dungeons)
- Ring of the Pale Order is a Mythic Item and can be found here
- IF YOU DON’T HAVE DLC UNLOCKED
- Orders Wraith can be purchased at guild traders without DLC
- Briarheart can be purchased at guild traders without DLC
SKILLS – SOLO MAGICKA ARCANIST BUILD
| Barbed Trap | Escalating Runeblades | Tentacular Dread | Deadly Cloak | Pragmatic Fatecarver | Flawless Dawnbreaker |
 |  |  |  |  | |
| Unstable Wall of Elements | Recuperative Treatise | Resolving Vigor (Flex) | Cruxweaver Armor | Scalding Rune | The Tide Kings Gaze |
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Honorable Mentions:
SKILL LINEAGE – SOLO ARCANIST BUILD
| SKILL (MORPH) | BASE ABILITY | SKILL TREE |
|---|---|---|
 Barbed Trap |  Trap Beast | Guild > Fighter’s |
| Escalating Runeblades |  Runeblades | Arcanist > Herald of the Tome |
| Deadly Cloak |  Blade Cloak | Weapon > Dual Wield |
| Recuperative Treatise |  Tome-Bearers Inspiration | Arcanist > Herald of the Tome |
| Pragmatic Fatecarver |  Fatecarver | Arcanist > Herald of the Tome |
| Flawless Dawnbreaker |  Dawnbreaker | Guild > Fighters |
| Unstable Wall of Elements |  Wall of Elements | Weapon > Staff |
| Resolving Vigor | Vigor | Alliance War > Assault |
| Tentacular Dread |  Abyssal Impact | Arcanist > Herald of the Tome |
| Cruxweaver Armor |  Fatewoven Armor | Arcanist > The Soldier of Apocrypha |
| Scalding Rune |  Fire Rune | Guild > Mages |
| The Tide Kings Gaze |  The Unblinking Eye | Arcanist > Herald of the Tome |
ROTATION – SOLO MAGICKA ARCANIST BUILD
- Recuperative Treatise > Cruxweavaer Armor (OUR PRE – BUFFS)
- Apply Dots
- When you have 3 crux cast Tentacular Dread to debuff the enemy
- Get 3 more Crux and cast Pragmatic Fatecarver
PASSIVES – SOLO MAGICKA ARCANIST BUILD
- CLASS
- All Passives
- WEAPON
- ALL passives for the weapons you use
- ARMOR
- Light Armor: All Passives
- Medium Armor: If wearing
- WORLD
- None
- GUILDS
- Undaunted Guild: All Passives
- Fighters GUild: First 4 Passives
- Racial: All Passives
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
CHAMPION POINTS – SOLO MAGICKA ARCANIST BUILD
In this section, we will go over the solo Arcanist champion point setup
Warfare Tree
| CP Level | Perk | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 0-60 | Precision | 20 |
| 60-210 | Deadly Aim (slot) | 50 |
| 210-270 | Piercing | 20 |
| 270-420 | Wrathful Strikes (slot) | 50 |
| 420-570 | Master at Arms(slot) | 50 |
| 570-720 | Thaumaturge(slot) | 50 |
| 720-780 | Eldritch Insight | 20 |
| 780-810 | Quick Recovery | 10 |
| 810-870 | Preparation | 20 |
| 870-930 | Flawless Ritual | 20 |
| 930-1020 | War Mage | 30 |
| 1020-1080 | Flawless Ritual | 20 |
| 1080-1140 | Elemental Aegis | 20 |
| 1140-1200 | Hardy | 20 |
| 1200-1230 | Quick Recovery | 10 |
| 1230-1290 | Blessed | 20 |
| 1290-1350 | Tireless Discipline | 20 |
| 1350-1410 | Battle Mastery | 20 |
| 1410-1500 | Mighty | 30 |
| 1500-1560 | Battle Mastery | 20 |
Fitness Tree
| CP Level | Perk | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 0-150 | Boundless Vitality (slot) | 50 |
| 150-300 | Rejuvenation (slot) | 50 |
| 300-345 | Tumbling | 15 |
| 345-375 | Mystic Tenacity | 10 |
| 375-435 | Heros Vigor | 20 |
| 435-585 | Siphoning Spells (slot) | 50 |
| 585-735 | Fortified (slot) | 50 |
| 735-780 | Tumbling | 15 |
| 780-840 | Defiance | 20 |
| 840-864 | Hasty | 8 |
| 864-924 | Tireless Guardian | 20 |
| 924-1014 | Fortification | 30 |
| 1014-1038 | Hasty | 8 |
| 1038-1098 | Sprinter | 20 |
| 1098-1188 | Savage Defense | 30- |
| 1188-1206 | Nimble Protector | 6 |
| 1206-1266 | Bashing Brutality | 20 |
| 1266-1386 | Mystic Tenacity | 40 |
| 1386-1406 | Piercing Gaze | 10 |
| 1406-1556 | Tempered Soul | 50 |
| 1556-1616 | Piercing Gaze | 20 |
Craft Tree
| CP Level | Perk | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 0-150 | Steed’s Blessing (slot) | 50 |
| 150-300 | Breakfall | 50 |
| 300-345 | Wanderer | 15 |
| 345-375 | Steadfast Enchantment | 10 |
| 375-465 | Rationer (slot) | 30 |
| 465-690 | Liquid Efficiency (slot) | 75 |
| 690-870 | Wanderer | 60 |
| 870-990 | Steadfast Enchantment | 40 |
| 990-1140 | Fortune’s Favor | 50 |
| 1140-1290 | Gilded Fingers | 50 |
| 1290-1380 | Out of Sight | 30 |
| 1380-1500 | Fleet phantom | 40 |
| 1500-1599 | Soul Reservoir | 33 |
| 1599-1749 | Treasure Hunter (slot) | 50 |
| 1749-1884 | Inspiration Boost | 45 |
| 1884-2034 | Meticulous Disassembly | 50 |
| 2034-2259 | Master Gatherer | 75 |
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