‘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
Potions
Minor Heroism Potions
Potion Info
‘Souleater’ ESO Necromancer Tank Build Gear
Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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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 |
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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 |
‘Souleater’ ESO Necromancer Tank Build Skills
‘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.