Paradoxdruid’s ESO Guides

This is a work in progess; last updated 2025-05-31

These represent Paradoxdruid’s best attempt at capturing the mid-tier meta for U46 (groups who regularly do vet and vet HM content; not trifecta progs or scorepushing attempts).

Wait, you’ve got it all wrong! Yeah, maybe I do, that’s totally fair. And in any case, there’s lots of good approaches and strategies, and not a one-size-fits-all approach that will always apply. See discussion of Other Approaches towards the end of the document, to point out a few other common thoughts, and why I’m not currently recommending them for mid-tier groups.

Thanks for all the feedback I’ve received to date!

ESO Update 46 Mid-tier Build Guides

See Guiding Principles and Buff Calculations for explanations of set selections.

Approach and Assumptions

In this standard setup, we rely on most DPS being Arc/NB, and/or bringing Cro/Plar lines. Because of this, Penetration and Crit Damage can be capped without some previously excellent support sets. However, Minor Courage is difficult to source, so we put MT in Yolnakriin set. Ultimate generation is also much easier with access to subclassing, so OT and both healers are focusing on spamming out ultimates as often as possible for high buff uptimes.

Please look at Other Approaches for a few other possible meta setups and discussion.

Support Loadouts

Using Major Force, not requiring Aedric Spear FB skill on DPS

RoleClass LinesSkill Bar LinksTypical SetsNotes
Main TankWinter’s Embrace (Warden), Soldier of Apocrypha (Arcanist), Earthern Heart (Dragonknight)MT skill barsPearl/Yolna/Tremor, Crimson/Yolna/Naz• Can use Runic Sunder instead of Inner Rage for increased penetration
• Typical Ult: Aggressive Horn
Off TankDaedric Summoning (Sorcerer), Bone Tyrant (Necromancer), Siphoning (Nightblade)OT skill barsSax/PA/AD, Sax/Pearl/AD, Sax/Lucent/AD• Wear Lucent if group needs more crit damage
• Typical Ult: Charged Atronach
• Can replace Funnel Health with Vamp Drain
MA/Sax (or PA) Healer
or ROJO Healer		Siphoning (Nightblade), Restoring Light (Templar), Gravelord (Necromancer)MA/Sax skill bars• MA (body)/Sax (BB)/Master’s Resto (FB)/Spaulder or Ozezan, MA/PA (BB)/Master’s Resto (FB)/Spaulder or Ozezan
• RO (BB)/JO (body)/Master’s Resto (FB)/Ozezan		• Typical Ult: Glacial Colossus
• Pearls mythic is optional
• If Contingency with Growing Impact and Intellect/Endurance is used, can drop Templar line for others
SPC/MA (or PP) HealerGreen Balance (Warden), Siphoning (Nightblade), Curative Runeforms (Arcanist)SPC skill barsSPC (FB)/MA (or PP) (body)/Pearls/Potentates (ring + BB)• Spam Barrier
• Typical Ult: Barrier
• Potentates set is optional, can use Symph of Blades instead
• If paired with ROJO healer, SPC/PA also can work
Support DPSArdent Flame (Dragonknight), Gravelord (Necromancer), Assassination (Nightblade)Zen skill barsZen/Null Arca, Zen/Ansuuls, Zen/Kosh• Provides Zen, fills gaps in Major Vuln
• Can wear Encratis monster set

Scribed Skill Details

  • Wield Soul on Tanks: Pull, Druid’s Resurgance, Cowardice
  • Warding Contingency on Healers: Damage Shield, Growing Impact, Minor Protection / Intellect and Endurance
  • Soul Burst on Healers: Damage Shield, Anchorite’s Potency, flex
  • Contingency on support DPS: Fire, Lingering Torment, flex
  • Traveling Knife on support DPS: Multitarget, Assassin’s misery, Off Balance

Support loadout skills

  • MT: FB: Impervious Runeward, Igneous Shield, Inner Rage, Polar Wind, Runegaurd of Still Waters, Replenishing Barrier; BB: Expansive Frost Cloak, Elemental Blockade, Leashing Soul, Elemental Susceptibility, Igneous Weapons, Aggressive Horn
  • OT: FB: Hardened Ward, Funnel Health, Inner Rage, Hungry Scythe, Necrotic Potency, Replenishing Barrier; BB: Summoning Armor, Elemental Blockade, Leashing Soul, Elemental Susceptibility, Siphoning Attacks, Charged Atronach
  • MAPA Healer: FB: Illustrious Healing, Extended Ritual, Energy Orb, Combat Prayer, Healthy Offering, Replenishing Barrier; BB: Warding Contingency, Elemental Blockade, Echoing Vigor, Radiant Aura, Overflowing Altar, Aggressive Horn
  • SPC Healer: FB: Illustrious Healing, Warding Burst, Radiating Regeneration (flex), Combat Prayer, Healthy Offering, Replenishing Barrier; BB: Budding Seeds, Elemental Blockade, Energy Orb, Echoing Vigor, Evolving Runemend, Glacial Colossus
  • Support DPS: FB: Quick Cloak, Unnerving Boneyard, Traveling Knife, Barbed Trap, Flames of Oblivion, Incapacitating Strikes; *BB: Stampede, Carve, Engulfing Flames, Relentless Focus, Venomous Claw, Glacial Colossus

DPS Loadouts

TypeClass LinesSkill Bar LinksTypical SetsNotes
Meta Beam Arcanist
Aedric Spear variant		Herald of the Tome (Arcanist), Assassination (Nightblade), Aedric Spear (Templar)Beam skill barsAnsuul’s Torment (or Null Arca)/Deadly Strikes/Velothi/Maelstrom Inferno (or Maelstrom Greatsword)• Aedric Spear is for passives only, can easily swap to Gravelord, Ardent Flame, or others
• For increased Crit damage, slot Spear FB
• Ansuuls and Coral are also good armor sets, especially for AoE fights
Meta Beam Arcanist
Dawn’s Wrath variant		Herald of the Tome (Arcanist), Assassination (Nightblade), Dawn’s Wrath (Templar)Beam skill barsAnsuul’s Torment (or Null Arca)/Deadly Strikes/Velothi/Maelstrom Greatsword (or Maelstrom Inferno)• Coral and Whorl are also good armor sets
• Usually benefits from Major Savagery on Banner
Blastbones NecroGravelord (Necromancer), Assassination (Nightblade), Aedric Spear (Templar)Necro skill barsCorpseburster/Ansuul’s Torment/Velthi/Maelstrom Greatsword• Aedric Spear is for passives only, can easily swap to Ardent Flame, Dawn’s Wrath, Animal Companions, or others
Non-Beam NightbladeAssassination (Nightblade), Herald of the Tome (Arcanist), Stormcalling (Sorcerer)NB skill barsAnsuul’s Torment (or Null Arca)/Tideborn/Velothi/Maelstrom Greatsword• Lots of flexibility with Stormcalling line for others
Frost FocusedWinter’s Embrace (Warden), Herald of the Tome (Arcanist), Assassination (Nightblade)Frost skill barsWhorl of the Depths/Ice Furnace or Frostbite/Velothi/Maelstrom Ice Staff• Lots of flexibility with skill lines

ESO Update 46 Mid-tier Trial Rosters

These rosters should be ready to copy and paste into Discord, though you may need to check the custom icons based on your servers and emoji availability.

vet Maw of Lorkhaj


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H :[MA/Sax/Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan]:  *:[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]*
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vet Halls of Fabrication

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**RIGHT STACK (Reactor)**
MT [Yoln/Crimson/Naz] (Purge for first boss): *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden:; Igneous Weapons :TankDK: ]*
H [MA/PA//Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan] (Purge):  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]*
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OT [Sax/Pearl/Nunatak] (Purge for First Boss): *[Charged Atronach :TANKsorc:  ]*
H [SPC/MA/Pearls/Potentates] (Purge):  *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:; Barrier ]*
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MT [Crimson/Yoln/Naz]  *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden:; Igneous Weapons :TankDK: ]*
OT [Sax/Pearl/Spaulder] *[Charged Atronach :TANKsorc:  ]*
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GH [SPC/PP/Master's Resto] *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden:; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:; Barrier ]*
FK [Zen/AD]  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ]*
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L1:  *[ Pragmatic Fatecarver :Arc_STAM: ]*
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L3: *[ Pragmatic Fatecarver :Arc_STAM: ]*
L4: *[ Pragmatic Fatecarver :Arc_STAM: ]*
L5 [RO/JO/Oakensoul]  (interrupts) *[Glacial Colossus :STAM_necro:  ]*
L6:  *[ Pragmatic Fatecarver :Arc_STAM: ]* 
L7:  *[ Pragmatic Fatecarver :Arc_STAM: ]*
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vet Cloudrest

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Mini Tank [Crimson/Yoln/Spauld]: *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden:; Charged Atronach :TANKsorc:  ]*
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Portal Tank 1 [Sax/Pearl/AD]: Steed mundus - Ele Sus Z'Maja/Crystal: *[Igneous Weapons :TankDK: ]*
Portal Tank 2 [Sax/Pearl/Naz]: Steed Mundus - Ele Sus Z'Maja/Crystals:  *[Igneous Weapons :TankDK: ]*
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R Group Healer: [MA/PA//Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan]:  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]*
L Kite Healer: [SPC/MA/Pearls/Potentates] (Ele Sus Grapes):  *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:; Barrier ]*
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R BACKUP PORTAL 1 DPS [Z'en]: *[Traveling Knife ]* 
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MT [Pearl/Yoln/Tremor]:  *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden:; Igneous Weapons  :TankDK:  ]*
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Tomb H [SPC/MA/Pearls/Potentates]:  *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:; Barrier ]*
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GH [MA/Sax//Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan]:  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]*
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MT [Pearl/Yoln/Tremor]: *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden:; Igneous Weapons  :TankDK: ]*
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H [SPC/MA/Pearls/Potentates]:  *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:; Barrier ]*
H [MA/Sax//Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan]:  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]* 
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MT: [Crimson/Yoln/Naz]: *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden:;  Igneous Weapons :TankDK: ]*
OT: [Pearl/Sax/Spaulder] (Lord Warden on Bahsei): *[Summoning Armor :TANK_necro: ; Charged Atronach :TANK_sorc: ]*
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KH: [SPC/MA/Pearls/Potentates]:  *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:; Barrier ]*
GH: [MA/Sax/Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan]:  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]* 
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**RIGHT STACK**
MT [Yoln/Crimson/Naz]: *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden:; Igneous Weapons  :TankDK: ]*
H [SPC/MA/Pearls/Potentates]:  *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:;  Barrier ]*
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M4 [Z'en] *[Traveling Knife ]* 

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OT [Pearl/Sax/AD]:  *[Charged Atronach :TANKsorc:  ]* 
H [MA/PA/Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan]:  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]* 
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MT [Yoln/Crimson/Naz]: *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden: ; Igneous Weapons  :TankDK: ]*
OT [Pearl/Sax/AD]: *[Charged Atronach :TANKsorc: ]* 

H1 [MA/PA/Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan]:  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]* 
H2 [SPC/MA/Pearls/Potentates]:  *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:; Barrier ]*

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**GARGOYLE**
MT [Yoln/Crimson/Naz]: *[Frost Cloak :TANK_warden: ; Igneous Weapons  :TankDK: ]*
(W 90 /S 60) H1: [SPC/MA/Pearls/Potentates]:  *[Budding Seeds :HEAL_warden: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB:; Barrier ]*

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W DPS:  *[Glacial Colossus :stam_necro: first boss]*
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**SCORPION**
OT [Pearl/Sax/AD]:  *[ Charged Atronach :TANKsorc:  ]* (kite boss 2)
(E 90 / N 60) H2: [MA/PA/Master's Resto/Spaulder or Ozezan, SPC/MA first boss]:  *[Radiant Aura :HEAL_templar:; Extended Ritual :HEAL_templar: ; Glacial Colossus :HEAL_necro: ; Healthy Offering :HEAL_NB: ]*   
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Notes

Guiding Principles

  • Most dps will be in meta Arc/NB combos, which feature high penetration and crit damage. With Reaving Blows CP and/or Pragmatic Fatecarver, they have high innate survivability.
  • Mid-tier players aren’t perfect yet at stacking when needed, so effective use of slayer stacks is difficult.
  • Due to meta classes being Arc/NB, there is no need for Roar of Alkosh, Elemental Catalyst, or Crimson Oath’s Rive sets in most fights (see calculations below).
  • With the changes to Zena’s (targets 6, not smart targeting), sourcing Minor Courage requires a change. Both healers in Healing Burst with Courage affix is possible, but again doesn’t smart target. All Banners in Courage works, but requires expensive Heroism potions. Tank in Yolnakriin is the easiest source to reliably get everyone Minor Courage. The recovery buffs from Zena’s are moved to a healer running Radiant Aura.
  • With changes to ult gen, pillager’s profit is no longer worth it, but it’s possible for healers to generate enough ult to spam low cost Barrier and Colossus ults almost on cooldown.

Buff Calculations

  • Typical Meta Penetration (Arc/NB):

    • Major Breach (Ele Sus) 5,948
    • Minor Breach (Cruxweaver on MT or good Wall/Ele Sus uptimes) 2,974
    • Crusher 2,108
    • Piercing Blue CP 700
    • (just a note, NB Master Assassin grants crit and not penetration now)
    • (Null Arca and Deadliy Strikes have no Pen lines)
    • Velothi: 1,650
    • Arcanist passives, 2 abilities slotted (Flail and Beam): 2,480
    • (optional: 1 Light Armor 939)
    • (optional: Ansuuls 1,487)
    • SUBTOTAL: 15,860; need 2,340 to reach cap
    • Tremorscale 2,640 (or Runic Sunder 2,200)
    • TOTAL: 18,500 (18,060 with sunder)
    • Overcap with no need for Kosh or Crimson

  • Typical Meta Crit Damage (Arc/NB):

    • Base 50%
    • Minor Brittle 10%
    • Velothi / Minor Force 10%
    • 7 Medium armor 14% (optional: 6 pieces works, too)
    • Nightblade passive 10%
    • Arcanist passive 12%
    • Major Force (Horn and Sax) 20%
    • TOTAL: 126%
    • (optional Lucent Echoes 11%, if bad Major Force uptimes)
    • Overcap with no need for EC

Other Approaches

  • One likely approach is putting DPS players in Courage Banner; this means the Tank doesn’t need to run Yolna. Why I don’t recommend:
    • In U46, there’s less “must-have” tank sets, given the high crit damage and penetration.
    • Minor Heroism is difficult to source– the best options are Banner or Heroism pots, and most mid-tier groups can’t afford to pop Heroism pots on cooldown and/or are bad at constantly chugging potions in general.
  • What happened to ROJO? Why I don’t recommend:
    • First off, ROJO is still a great setup, and there’s nothing wrong with it, per se.
    • But with the increased Ult generation available to healers, “spammable” ult sets and ults become more useful, allowing high uptimes just from ult generation.
    • ROJO’s major weakness– requiring HAs that slow down casting. These lower ult gen from ult-generating spammables and reduce raw casts available.
  • High-tier groups often run Berserk on the Banner. They source other buffs; Savagery from potions and heroism from Torchbearer, for example. Why I don’t recommend:
    • For mid-tier groups, “fire and forget” buffs, such as always-on Camo Hunter lead to substantially higher uptimes and don’t require as much player skill and coordination to achieve good results.
  • Healers getting big Pillager ults has been the meta for a while. Why I don’t recommend:
    • With the increased Ult generation available to healers in U46, “spammable” ult sets and ults become more useful, allowing high uptimes just from ult generation.
    • Additionally, Pillagers was nerfed to 40% of it’s former effectiveness, and the Pearls nerf reduces the ability to get those maximized pillager’s ults.
    • However, it’s still a unique buff, and I’m sure it will still see use.
  • Why worry about Major Force? Run Lucent Echoes and/or EC, have DPS players slot a spear ability, and you don’t need Major Force at all. Why I don’t recommend:
    • With the increased Ult generation available to Off Tanks in U46, “spammable” ult sets and ults become more useful, allowing high uptimes just from ult generation. An OT in Sax can have very high Major Force uptimes, especially if MT runs Horn as well.
    • Aggressive Horn remains a unique stat buff and is worthwhile even if major force is less required.
    • Focusing on buffs with previously low uptimes, like Major Berserk from Atronach, will lead to higher group DPS.
    • For mid-tier groups, we expect a range of preparedness and sets from players. Reducing the need for EC, Lucent Echoes, etc makes the roster more accessible for less well geared-out players.

Other meta setups, in brief:

  • All/most supports in Bone Tyrant (Necromancer) for high ult gen in trash. Move Winter’s Embrace / Frost Cloak onto a Healer.
  • Running Courage on the Banner. Tank drops Yolna. Both Healers running Healing Burst with Anchorite’s Potency for ult gen, and/or sourcing Minor Heroism from Heroism Potions. Slayer Stacks become very important. (Note that Soul Burst heals based on loading order into trial, so there’s some shenanigans to optimize here).

Changelog

  • 2025-05-31: Added Dawn’s Wrath variant meta Beam arcanist
  • 2025-05-30: Explicitly list Master’s Resto for MA/Sax / ROJO Healer; remove confusing Alternative loadouts; removed MK recommendation; clarify penetration minor breach
  • 2025-05-28: Made ROJO a more explicit option (dang it); listed growing impact contigency option; switched OT to siphoning
  • 2025-05-25: Fixed Support DPS skill bars, credit Banyu
  • 2025-05-22: Explicitly listed alternative support loadout with Lucent and DPS with spear skill, to ditch Major Force.
  • 2025-05-21: Made a support DPS explicit. Pointed out that MAPA Healer can use ROJO if desired.
  • 2025-05-19: Revised support skills and gear loadouts for clarity. Added more discussin of other approaches and assumptions.
  • 2025-05-17: Reverted usage of JO based on feedback, changed to Sax. Added scribed skills per suggestions.
  • 2025-05-16: Added Other approaches section, fully gave up on Pillager’s in suggested setups.
  • 2025-05-15: Fixed Tank mentions of required Runic Sunder. Added note that Beam arcs can slot spear for increased crit damage.
  • 2025-05-14: Adjusted Healer roles and sets to reflect the ability to spam Barrier and maximize Major Slayer uptimes. Swapped Tank sets for Sax and no TT.
  • 2025-05-13: Added Buff calculations to explain why certain sets aren’t needed; added explanation of Yolnakriin meta. Changed skill layouts to table form to include notes.
  • 2025-05-12: Moved Glacial Colossus to SPC Healer; kept Reaving Blows CP requirement only for vAS; revised MT and OT lines to move Winter’s Embrace to MT and add Siphoning to OT
  • 2025-05-11: Initial setups
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