Magicka Necromancer PvP Build – No Procs Cyrodiil – “Vanguard”

by AkinosPvP
13th March 2021

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Build Contents

The Vanguard is a tanky light armor Necromancer build designed to dive into combat head first, flatten your opponents with it’s massive burst while still being able to withstand a lot of incoming damage.

Details
PATCH
Flames of Ambition
RACE
Breton
MUNDUS
The Lover
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration
Mortality
Mortal
Werewolf
Vampire
Attributes
0
Health
0
Stamina
64
Magicka

Setup

Race

The optimal race for this build is Breton because of it’s passive Magicka Regen, it’s Magicka abilities cost reduction and it’s Max Magicka increase. All three of these passives can help you to stay in the fight longer, putting constant pressure on your target or help you keep heals coming out. The spell resistance is very good also. If you are an experienced player, good with your resource management or you just want more damage, High Elf and Dark Elf race can also be used.

Mundus

We are using The Lover mundus stone because it is the biggest damage increase you can get from a mundus and it helps increase the damage of our main ultimate, Dawnbreaker of Smiting.

Skills

Lightning Staff
Sword & Shield
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Note: The ultimate ability on the Back Bar (Sword & Shield bar) can be replaced with Spell Wall as well.

Passives

Grave Lord Necromancer

All Passives

Bone Tyrant Necromancer

All Passives

Living Death Necromancer

All Passives

Light Armor Armor

All Passives

Medium Armor Armor

All Passives

Heavy Armor Armor

All Passives

Destruction Staff Weapons

All Passives

One Hand & Shield Weapons

All Passives

Fighters Guild Guilds

Unlock only SlayerBanish the Wicked and Skilled Tracker.

Mages Guild Guilds

Unlock only Everlasting MagicMagicka Controller and Might of the Guild

Undaunted Guilds

All Passives

Assault Alliance War

All Passives

Support Alliance War

Unlock only Combat Medic and Battle Resurrection.

Racial Character

All Passives

Alchemy Crafting

Unlock only Medicinal Use

Gear

Divines
Magicka
light
Divines
Magicka
light
Divines
Magicka
heavy
Divines
Magicka
light
Divines
Magicka
light
Divines
Magicka
medium
Divines
Magicka
light
Harmony
Spell Damage
Harmony
Spell Damage
Harmony
Spell Damage
Sharpened
Weapon Damage ( Berserker ) / Escapist Poison
Front Bar
Defending
Weakening / Absorb Stamina
Reinforced / Sturdy
Magicka
Back Bar

Consumables

Artaeum Pickled Fish Bowl

Food

Essence of Magicka

Potion

Essence of Detection

Potion

Escapist’s Poison

Poison

Food

We use Artaeum Pickled Fish Bowl because it gives the most Max Magicka and Health for a dual stat food.

Potions

We use two types of potions on this build:

  • Essence of Magicka for Magicka, Stamina Regen and minor herosim (dragon’s blood / dragon rheum / columbine).
  • Essense of Detection for Major Sorcery, Detection and Magicka and if you aren’t using Degeneration (cornflower / wormwood / lady’s smock).

Tri-stat potions also work (columbine / bugloss / mountain flower).

Champion Points

Craft CP Craft (0)
Warfare CP Warfare (700)
Fitness CP Fitness (787)
Biting Aura
50
Increases your damage done with area of effect attacks by 2% per stage.
BONUS
10% damage done
Wrathful Strikes
50
Grants 33 Weapon and Spell Damage to your damaging abilities per stage.
BONUS
165 Weapon and Spell Damage
Untamed Aggression
50
Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage by 3 per stage.
BONUS
150 Weapon and Spell Damage
Arcane Supremacy
50
Increases Max Magicka by 26 per stage.
BONUS
1300 Max Magicka
50
Arcane Supremacy
Increases Max Magicka by 26 per stage.
BONUS
1300 Max Magicka
50
Untamed Aggression
Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage by 3 per stage.
BONUS
150 Weapon and Spell Damage
40
Precision
Grants 160 Critical Chance per stage.
BONUS
640 Critical Chance
50
Wrathful Strikes
Grants 33 Weapon and Spell Damage to your damaging abilities per stage.
BONUS
165 Weapon and Spell Damage
40
Eldritch Insight
Grants 260 Max Magicka per stage.
BONUS
1040 Max Magicka
40
Blessed
Increases your Healing Done by 1% per stage.
BONUS
4% Healing Done
40
Tireless Discipline
Grants 260 Max Stamina per stage.
BONUS
1040 Max Stamina
Extended Might
40
Piercing
Grants 350 Offensive Penetration per stage.
BONUS
1400 Offensive Penetration
Extended Might
40
Flawless Ritual
Increases your chance to apply a Magical status effect by 30% per stage.
BONUS
60% increased chance
Extended Might
40
Battle Mastery
Increases your chance to apply a Martial status effect by 30% per stage.
BONUS
60% increased chance
Extended Might
30
War Mage
Grants 100 Weapon and Spell Damage to Magical attacks.

Affects Magic, Flame, Frost, and Shock Damage.
Extended Might
30
Mighty
Grants 100 Weapon and Spell Damage to Martial attacks.

Affects Physical, Poison, Disease, and Bleed Damage.
50
Biting Aura
Increases your damage done with area of effect attacks by 2% per stage.
BONUS
10% damage done
Staving Death
40
Quick Recovery
Increases your Healing Taken by 1% per stage.
BONUS
4% Healing Taken
Staving Death
40
Elemental Aegis
Reduces the damage you take from Magical attacks by 1% per stage.

ffects Magic, Flame, Frost, and Shock Damage.
BONUS
4% damage reduction
Staving Death
40
Hardy
Reduces the damage you take from Martial attacks by 1% per stage.

Affects Physical, Poison, Disease, and Bleed Damage.
BONUS
4% damage reduction
Staving Death
40
Preparation
Reduces your damage taken from non-player attacks by 2% per stage.
BONUS
20% damage reduction
Peace of Mind
50
Increases Magicka and Health Recovery while under the effects of Crowd Control Immunity by 40 per stage.
BONUS
200 Health and Magicka Recovery
Juggernaut
50
While under the effects of Crowd Control Immunity, you take 2% less damage per stage.
BONUS
10% damage reduction
Rejuvenation
50
Grants 3 Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery per stage.
BONUS
150 Health, Magicka and Stamina Recovery
Survival Instincts
50
While afflicted with a Status Effect, your core combat skills cost 5% less per stage.
BONUS
25% cost reduction
50
Rejuvenation
Grants 3 Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery per stage.
BONUS
150 Health, Magicka and Stamina Recovery
45
Tumbling
Reduces the cost of Roll Dodge by 120 Stamina per stage.
BONUS
360 cost reduction
40
Defiance
Reduces the cost of Break Free by 110 Stamina per stage.
BONUS
440 cost reduction
50
Juggernaut
While under the effects of Crowd Control Immunity, you take 2% less damage per stage.
BONUS
10% damage reduction
50
Peace of Mind
Increases Magicka and Health Recovery while under the effects of Crowd Control Immunity by 40 per stage.
BONUS
200 Health and Magicka Recovery
50
Mystic Tenacity
Reduces the duration of Elemental Status Effects applied to you by 5% per stage.
BONUS
25% reduced duration
40
Sprinter
Reduces the cost of Sprint by 20 Stamina per stage.
BONUS
80 cost reduction
32
Hasty
Increases your movement speed when Sprinting by 2% per stage.
BONUS
8% Movement speed
40
Hero’s Vigor
Grants 280 Max Health per stage.
BONUS
1120 Max Health
30
Piercing Gaze
Increases your Stealth Detection by 1 meter per stage.
BONUS
3 meters
50
Survival Instincts
While afflicted with a Status Effect, your core combat skills cost 5% less per stage.
BONUS
25% cost reduction
125
Tempered Soul
Return to life after resurrection with 5% more resources per stage.
BONUS
25% more resources
40
Tireless Guardian
Reduces the cost of Block by 20 Stamina per stage.
BONUS
80 Block cost reduction
45
Fortification
Increases the amount of damage you can block by 2% per stage.
BONUS
6% Block mitigation
15
Nimble Protector
Increases your Movement Speed while Bracing by 3% per stage.
BONUS
15% Movement speed
45
Savage Defense
Reduces the cost of Bash by 45 Stamina per stage.
BONUS
135 cost reduction
40
Bashing Brutality
Increases your Bash damage by 60 per stage.
BONUS
240 increased damage

Recommended Slottable stars:

  • Steed’s Blessing
  • Gifted Rider
  • Liquid Efficiency
  • Rationer

The only necessary passive star is Breakfall.

 

This build can also be viewed in the UESP Build editor here.

About AkinosPvP
Akinos is a streamer on Twitch and content creator on YouTube. He's an experienced PvP MMO player who played many different MMOs over the years, and has been focusing on ESO for the past 6. He's extremely experienced at small-scale and Solo PvP, as well as organized group PvP. He is known as one of the best Magicka Necromancer players on PC NA and ESO as a whole. His channels have high-quality footage at 1440p as well!

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