‘Souleater’ ESO Necromancer Tank Build

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‘Souleater’ ESO Necromancer Tank Build Introduction

Prepare to embrace darkness and command the powers of the undead with this Necromancer Tank Build ‘Souleater.’

Witness the unholy might of our build as we delve into the art of necromantic tanking in Elder Scrolls Online. Unleash the fury of the grave and become an indomitable force on the battlefield. Let the souls of your enemies fuel your strength as we guide you through the secrets of the Souleater!

This is a general Necromancer Tank build for completing PvE, Dungeons, Trials and Arenas. It is aimed at being a fun alternative to the “meta,” and we’ve also included options for more optimized dungeon and trial content.

Souleater is a build that focuses on regenerating Ultimate as quickly as possible. It also helps the group do the same. We do this by combining gear that benefits Ultimate gain, regeneration, and cost reduction, and then adding a selection of skills that do the same thing making it an Ultigen Monster!

See more: Necromancer Tank Overview

‘Souleater’ ESO Necromancer Tank Build Information

Race

Nord

Mundus

The Atronach

Stats

38k+ Health
15k+ Magicka
20k+ Stamina

Food

Orzorga’s Red Frothgar

Potions

Minor Heroism Potions
Potion Info

Race: Nord is essential for the additional resistance and Ultimate gain as this fits well with the build.

Mundus: This build requires frequent casting of Magicka abilities so The Atronach provides the best utility.

Stats: You can apply your attributes however you like but it’s good to aim for some decent base level stats.

Food: Red Frothgar gives a ton of Magicka Recovery which is great for this build.

Potions: Again this build uses large amount of Magicka so the Minor Heroism/Magicka potions are really good. But if those are too expensive for you then slot Heroic Slash and use Tri-Stat potions.

‘Souleater’ ESO Necromancer Tank Build Gear

Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Baron Zaudrus Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Baron Zaudrus Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Arkasis’s Genius Heavy Reinforced Prismatic Defence
Hands Arkasis’s Genius Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Arkasis’s Genius Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Arkasis’s Genius Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Arkasis’s Genius Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Drake’s Rush Jewellery Infused Magicka Recovery
Ring Drake’s Rush Jewellery Harmony Potion Cooldown
Ring Drake’s Rush Jewellery Infused Potion Cooldown
Main Hand Void Bash / Puncturing Remedy Any 1H Decisive Absorb Magicka
Off Hand Void Bash / Puncturing Remedy Shield Divines Prismatic Defence
Main Hand Backup Drake’s Rush Ice Staff Infused Crusher
Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Archdruid Devyric / Magma Incarnate Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Archdruid Devyric / Spaulder of Ruin Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Hands Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Vestment of Olorime / Powerful Assault Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Vestment of Olorime / Powerful Assault Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Vestment of Olorime / Powerful Assault Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Main Hand Void Bash / Puncturing Remedy Any 1H Defending/Decisive Any
Off Hand Void Bash / Puncturing Remedy Shield Divines Prismatic Defence
Main Hand Backup Vestment of Olorime / Powerful Assault Ice Staff Infused/Charged Crusher
  • Spaulder of Ruin for adds and Archdruid Devyric for bosses.
  • Powerful Assault in place of Olorime if group already has Major Courage.
  • Void Bash Defending 1H & Ice Staff Charged for add pulls with any enchants & Puncturing Remedy Charged/Shock & Ice Staff Infused/Crusher for bosses.
  • Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery works best generally but use Infused Jewellery if you get less than 1 synergy per 20 seconds.
Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Magma Incarnate Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Spaulder of Ruin Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Saxhleel Champion Heavy Reinforced Prismatic Defence
Hands Saxhleel Champion Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Saxhleel Champion Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Saxhleel Champion Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Saxhleel Champion Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Powerful Assault Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Powerful Assault Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Powerful Assault Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Main Hand Puncturing Remedy Any 1H Decisive Any
Off Hand Puncturing Remedy Shield Reinforced Prismatic Defence
Main Hand Backup Powerful Assault Ice Staff Infused Crusher
Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Archdruid Devyric Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Archdruid Devyric Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Hands Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Saxhleel Champion Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Saxhleel Champion Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Saxhleel Champion Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Main Hand Saxhleel Champion Ice Staff Infused Crusher

This gear is heavily orientated around Ultimate gain/regenerations/reduced cost.

The Baron Zaudrus Monster Set is used because we can spam Elemental Susceptibility which is a free skill and each time you cast it with this Monster Set you gain 4 Ultimate.

Drake’s Rush is a really good and easily obtainable set. It provides both the user and up to 3 group members with Major Heroism and it maintains a really high uptime, this can be stacked with the Minor Heroism that is generated from the potions being used. This set is used on the Back Bar only because it just procs from a bash so once the cooldown is over you just switch to the back bar and bash and this allows us to use additional gear on the front bar weapon slots.

Next we have Arkasis’s Genius which isn’t a great set but it’s really ties this build together as an Ultigen monster. We use this on the body pieces purely because it procs from using a potion and we don’t want to accidently use a potion on the wrong bar, this way the set is always available.

Finally we have Void Bash and Puncturing Remedy, these sets can be alternated with Void Bash being used on add pulls to pull in all enemies with 1 button and then switch to Puncturing Remedy for boss fights since they can’t be pulled and it will provide extra healing.

The gear used is a 5-1-1 setup with mostly Divines Traits and this is to help with sustain of casting frequent Magicka skills. The Tri-Stat enchants give us a lot of extra total resources compared to a single stat enchant.

The front bar weapon must be a Decisive 1 Hander as this is going to proc a ton for free additional ultimate.

Where to Obtain:

Arkasis’s Genius – Stone Garden Dungeon.

Drake’s Rush – Black Drake Villa Dungeon.

Baron Zaudrus – Veteran The Cauldron Dungeon.

Void Bash – Vateshran Hollows Arena.

Puncturing Remedy – Dragonstar Arena.

‘Souleater’ ESO Necromancer Tank Build How To Play

The main objective of this build is to farm Ultimate from corpses and gear sets then use your Ultimate as much as possible.

Always pre fight buff up with Beckoning Armor and Spirit Guardian.

For add pulls cast Elemental Blockade then position yourself and cast Power Slam to pull everything in with Void Bash. Drop your Colossus and keep adds taunted with Pierce Armor/Frost Clench. Bash to proc Drakes Rush and Drink a Potion to proc Arkasis then you can spam cast Elemental Susceptibility for free Ultimate. When enemies die use Necrotic Potency to absorb the corpses for Ultimate.

On Boss fights you again pre buff with Beckoning Armor and Spirit Guardian, initiate combat with Frost Clench and cast Elemental Susceptibility and Blastbones. Once you have the boss positioned place Elemental Blockade and proc your gear sets.

The difference now is you can sit spamming Elemental Susceptibility for the free Ultimate but also Blastbones and Necrotic Potency. When your Beckoning Armor reaches 10s remaining and Spirit Guardian 8s remaining you can recast them to create a corpse to absorb with Necrotic Potency also.

Keep doing this and using your Ultimate, encourage your group to do the same so that your gear procs are not wasted.

For Trials and Optimised Dungeons you obviously play this slightly differently since you wouldn’t be completely focussing all of your efforts into purely Ultigen. You can learn more about the Necromancer Tank on the Dungeon Tank Build Page and the Necromancer Overview Page along with checking out this general Necromancer Tank Guide Video.

‘Souleater’ ESO Necromancer Tank Build Champion Points

Warfare

Fitness