‘Spellguard’ ESO Arcanist Hybrid Tank Build

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‘Spellguard’ ESO Arcanist Hybrid Tank Introduction

Introducing the Spellguard Arcanist  Hybrid Tank Build – your key to conquering all of ESO’s content, solo or in groups. Master solo overland quests, delves, world bosses, and events effortlessly. Conquer daunting solo arenas and breeze through 4-person dungeons. Thrive in group content, enhancing DPS while Tanking and providing vital buffs. This versatile build boasts 25k+ DPS, crowd control, and adapts for Veteran challenges. Unleash your Arcanist Tank potential and dominate all of ESO’s content with this easy to play hybrid build!

See more: Arcanist Tank Overview & Arcanist Tank Build

‘Spellguard’ ESO Arcanist Hybrid Tank Information

Race

Khajiit
Redguard
Nord

Mundus

The Thief

Attributes

64 Stamina

Food

Bewitched Sugar Skulls
Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch

Potions

Essence of Health Potions
More Info

‘Spellguard’ ESO Arcanist Hybrid Tank Gear

Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Powerful Assault Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Kra’gh Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Hands Powerful Assault Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Powerful Assault Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Powerful Assault Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Powerful Assault Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Pearlescent Ward Jewellery Infused Weapon Damage
Ring Pearlescent Ward Jewellery Infused Weapon Damage
Ring Oakensoul Ring Jewellery Infused Weapon Damage
Main Hand Pearlescent Ward Any 1H Sharpened Weapon Damage
Off Hand Pearlescent Ward Shield Divines Prismatic Defence

For this build we combine two popular meta Tank sets to create a Hybrid damage dealing Tank. The first set is Powerful Assault and that’s because it’s a medium armor set. You can buy this cheap since you need the body pieces which will allow us to do a lot of DPS while provide both ourselves and our group with a group buff.

Secondly we use Pearlescent Ward and this set again provides a group buff but the benefit here is that you do absolutely nothing and you just provide the group buff by wearing the set which helps for this build since you don’t have much bar space to use multiple sets that need some kind of skill activation and also it allows you to focus more on damage or tanking if you have less proc sets to worry about.

The Oakensoul Ring is a vital component to this build, it gives so many benefits to DPS, sustain, survival and ultimate regeneration. This assists us greatly in DPS output but also Tanking and covers a lot of buffs we would otherwise need a skill to obtain it meaning more time focussed on Tanking and Damaging.

Finally there is a spare 1 piece so you can use anything you like but I went with Kra’gh for the extra offensive penetration.

Traits are full divines for more DPS. Sturdy is not needed since you get 3% block cost reduction per medium armor gear piece you use and reinforced is not necessary for the sort of content this build is designed for completing.

Enchants should be Tri-Stat to maximise your max resources since your health will be on the low side if you went full stamina and vice versa.

Where to Obtain: 

Powerful Assault – Tel Var Merchant or Guild Traders.

Pearlescent Ward – Dreadsail Reef Trial (High Isle), Normal for None Perfected, Veteran for Perfected.

Kra’gh – Veteran Fungal Grotto 1.

Oakensoul Ring –

  • Igneous Inlays: High Isle – Volcanic Vents.
  • Larimar Gems: Stormhaven – Titanclaw World Boss.
  • Petrified Oak Loop: Murkmire – Strongboxes
  • Sacred Resin: Malabal Tor – Any Monster.
  • Stone Shank Frame: Glenumbra – Blacksmithing Nodes.

Alternative Gear:

Order’s Wrath – Crafted Set in High Isle.

‘Spellguard’ ESO Arcanist Hybrid Tank How To Play

Adds

  1. Throw Razor Caltrops in front of the melee enemies to snare and apply Major Breach.
  2. If you have any Elite enemies make sure they are taunted with Runic Sunder otherwise skip to next step.
  3. Run to and stand on the Razor Caltrops then use Rune of Uncanny Adoration on ranged enemies to charm/pull them onto the Caltrops into a stack.
  4. Face the stack of enemies in the Caltrops and use Cephaliarch’s Flail to immobilise.
  5. Use Pragmatic Fatecarver and kill the enemies.
  6. Refresh Razor Caltrops to make sure enemies don’t run off and remain debuffed with Major Breach.
  7. If you need to self heal then recast Cephaliarch’s Flail.

Bosses

  1. Taunt the boss with Runic Sunder, this buffs you and debuffs the boss, you also gain 1 Crux.
  2. Throw Razor Caltrops under the boss to apply Major Breach, proc your Powerful Assault, and do DoT damage.
  3. Apply Rune of Uncanny Adoration to inflict Minor Vulnerability to the boss.
  4. Cast Cephaliarch’s Flail to drench boss with Abyssal Ink increasing the damage you do to the boss, this skill also heals you, causes damage and gives you a Crux.
  5. Recast Runic Sunder to gain a third Crux.
  6. Drop your Ultimate The Tide King’s Gaze on the boss along with using Pragmatic Fatecarver.
  7. Continue to rotate your skills on cooldown to maintain all buffs and debuffs, if you need to self heal cast Cephaliarch’s Flail.
  8. Try to build up 3 Crux before using Pragmatic Fatecarver, Crux reduces the cost of the skill and makes it do more damage.