ESO Aetherian Archive Main Tank Build
Information
Welcome to The Tank Club: ESO Aetherian Archive Main Tank Build.
We have a few different builds for this Trial; we have a conventional Tank build, we have an experienced Hybrid Tank build, and we have a very important Last Boss build. Aetherian Archive is one of the very first Veteran Trials you are likely to encounter and one of the first to be created. The mechanics are very simple and this is typically an easy trial for a Tank until they reach the last boss.
The biggest challenge here for a Main Tank is sustaining on the last boss fight when you have to keep hold of multiple Axes, our tried and tested last boss setup will resolve that problem for you and hopefully bring you and your team success in Veteran Aetherian Archive!
Tank Guides for this Trial will be available soon in the Tank Guide section and on our YouTube channel.
Race
Orc
Redguard
Imperial
Mundus
Tank – The Atronach
Hybrid – The Shadow
Attributes
Tank – 64 Health
Hybrid – 24 Health, 40 Stamina
Food
Bewitched Sugar Skulls
Potions
Essence of Health Potion Essence of Weapon Power Essence of Immovability More Info
Equipment
| Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Encratis’s Behemoth | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Shoulder | Encratis’s Behemoth | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Chest | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Hands | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Waist | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Legs | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Feet | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Necklace | Powerful Assault / Saxhleel Champion / Drake’s Rush | Jewellery | Triune | Bracing |
| Ring | Powerful Assault / Saxhleel Champion / Drake’s Rush | Jewellery | Triune | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Powerful Assault / Saxhleel Champion / Drake’s Rush | Jewellery | Triune | Magicka Recovery |
| Main Hand | Powerful Assault / Saxhleel Champion / Drake’s Rush | Any 1H | Infused | Flame |
| Off Hand | Powerful Assault / Saxhleel Champion / Drake’s Rush | Shield | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Main Hand Backup | Powerful Assault / Saxhleel Champion / Drake’s Rush | Ice Staff | Infused | Crusher |
- If your group are well organised and stacked use PA.
- If you are a Necro or the solo Tank with 1-2 Healers, you could use Saxhleel to increase the duration of Major Force.
- You could use Drake’s Rush to push more Ultimate casts because you only have 3 supports so the Horn uptime will be lower than other Trials.
| Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Engine Guardian | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Shoulder | Engine Guardian | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Chest | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Hands | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Waist | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Legs | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Feet | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Necklace | Galenwe | Jewellery | Triune | Bracing |
| Ring | Galenwe | Jewellery | Triune | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Galenwe | Jewellery | Triune | Magicka Recovery |
| Main Hand | Galenwe | Any 1H | Infused | Absorb Stamina |
| Off Hand | Galenwe | Shield | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Main Hand Backup | Galenwe | Ice Staff | Infused | Crusher |
| Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Encratis’s Behemoth | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Shoulder | Encratis’s Behemoth | Heavy | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Chest | Powerful Assault | Medium | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Hands | Powerful Assault | Medium | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Waist | Powerful Assault | Medium | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Legs | Powerful Assault | Medium | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Feet | Powerful Assault | Medium | Sturdy | Prismatic Defence |
| Necklace | Powerful Assault | Jewellery | Swift | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Roar of Alkosh | Jewellery | Swift | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Roar of Alkosh | Jewellery | Swift | Magicka Recovery |
| Main Hand | Roar of Alkosh | Ice Staff | Infused | Flame |
| Main Hand Backup | Roar of Alkosh | Ice Staff | Charged | Frost |
- Use Frozen Watcher for easy AoE Brittle or use Alkosh if you are able to maintain Brittle with Impulse spamming. When using Frozen Watcher you don’t need a Frost Glyph so switch to Crusher.
| Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Encratis’s Behemoth | Heavy | Divines | Stamina |
| Shoulder | Encratis’s Behemoth | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Chest | Powerful Assault | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Hands | Powerful Assault | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Waist | Powerful Assault | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Legs | Powerful Assault | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Feet | Powerful Assault | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Necklace | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Jewellery | Infused | Magicka Recovery |
| Ring | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Jewellery | Infused | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Jewellery | Infused | Weapon Damage |
| Main Hand | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Dagger | Infused | Flame |
| Off Hand | Claw of Yolnahkriin | Dagger | Sharpened | Any |
| Main Hand Backup | Maelstrom Bow | Bow | Infused | Crusher |
Notes
Class
The class you choose in this trial makes no real difference and this trial can be tanked comfortably with all classes.
Race
The best Races for this trial would be Orc if you are a Hybrid as this will give you more damage. Redguard for extra DPS and sustain or Imperial for sustain.
Mundus
Pretty simple choices here, you go with The Atronach as a general Tank for more Magicka Recovery.
If you are a Hybrid Main Tank then use The Shadow for extra DPS.
Attributes
For this trial 64 Health works fine for general Tanking.
For Hybrid Tanking 24 Health and 40 Stamina should put you at just under 30k Health but will a good Stamina pool for DPSing with.
Food
Whether you are a standard Tank or a Hybrid Tank, you should use Bewitched Sugar Skulls for the food. You always need all 3 resources, in this trial you still need to be able to use the occasional Magicka ability even as a Hybrid Tank so it’s safer to use this food.
Potions
Standard Tri-Stat potions for all bosses and adds other than the final boss. Final boss Immovable Potions are extremely good to use to prevent being stunned by the Axes, especially with this build. If you are a Hybrid Main Tank then Weapon Power Potions should be used.