‘Spellguard’ ESO Arcanist Hybrid Tank Build

Get ready to dominate with the Spellguard ESO Arcanist Hybrid Tank Build! Whether you’re taking on solo overland quests, delves, world bosses, or events, this build has got you covered. Smash through solo arenas and 4-person dungeons with ease. In group content, you’ll not only tank like a pro but also boost your team’s DPS and deliver crucial buffs. This versatile build packs a punch with 25k+ DPS and solid crowd control. Unleash your Arcanist Tank potential and conquer all of ESO’s content with this fun and easy-to-play hybrid build!

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‘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
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‘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, a medium armor set that is relatively inexpensive to obtain. Using the body pieces allows us to maximize DPS while providing both ourselves and our group with a powerful buff.

The second set is Pearlescent Ward, which also provides a group buff. The advantage of this set is that it offers its benefits passively, without requiring skill activation. This is particularly useful for this build, as it frees up bar space and allows you to focus more on dealing damage and tanking.

The Oakensoul Ring is a vital component, offering numerous benefits for DPS, sustain, survival, and ultimate regeneration. It significantly boosts DPS output and tanking capabilities, covering many buffs that would otherwise require specific skills.

For the final piece, you have flexibility. I recommend using Kra’gh for the extra offensive penetration.

Use full Divines traits for increased DPS. Sturdy traits are unnecessary because you receive a 3% block cost reduction per medium armor piece, and reinforced traits are not needed for the content this build targets.

Enchants should be Tri-Stat to maximize your resources, ensuring balanced Health and Stamina levels for optimal performance.

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.