ESO Builds: Best Stamina Necromancer Build – Stonethorn

Welcome to the definitive Stamina Necromancer build guide for Nes ESO, designed to excel in both solo encounters and coordinated group play. This specialized configuration leverages the powerful Bloodthirsty trait, which has become exceptionally effective across all PvP and PvE scenarios within Elder Scrolls Online. With the Stonethorn DLC enhancements, Bloodthirsty now delivers up to 350 additional Weapon and Spell Damage when targeting enemies with health below 90%.

The Necromancer represents ESO’s most recent class addition, requiring a 1,500 Crown purchase from the Crown Store for base game owners. However, resourceful players can acquire Crowns through alternative methods, including exchanging ESO gold for Crowns via player-to-player transactions, providing access without direct monetary investment.

This build operates on a high-risk, high-reward philosophy, focusing on burst damage windows while maintaining sufficient survivability through strategic skill usage and gear choices.

Character Foundation

Stamina Allocation: 64 Points

Race: Orc

Mundus Stone: The Shadow

Sustenance: Lava Foot Soup & Saltrice

For optimal performance, I strongly recommend The Shadow Mundus Stone for its critical damage amplification, particularly beneficial for healing capabilities and devastating critical strikes. The Warrior alternative provides consistent performance but lacks the same explosive potential.

Combat Statistics

Maximum Magicka: 12350

Maximum Health: 26380

Maximum Stamina: 31119

Magicka Recovery: 514

Health Recovery: 334

Stamina Recovery: 1330

Spell Damage: 2064

Spell Critical: 19%

Weapon Damage: 3441

Weapon Critical: 44.1%

Spell Resistance: 13127

Critical Resistance: 3323

Physical Resistance: 13127

The Orc racial passives synergize perfectly with this build, providing bonus weapon damage, health regeneration, and sprint cost reduction that enhance both offensive pressure and survivability.

Armor Configuration

Head: Balorgh’s Visage

Type: Heavy

Traits: Impenetrable

Enchantment: Multi-effect

Chest: Clever Alchemist Jack

Type: Medium

Traits: Impenetrable

Enchantment: Multi-effect

Shoulders: Balorgh’s Pauldrons

Type: Heavy

Traits: Impenetrable

Enchantment: Multi-effect

Waist: Briarheart Belt

Type: Medium

Traits: Impenetrable

Enchantment: Multi-effect

Hands: Clever Alchemist Bracers

Type: Medium

Traits: Impenetrable

Enchantment: Multi-effect

Legs: Clever Alchemist Guards

Type: Medium

Traits: Impenetrable

Enchantment: Multi-effect

Feet: Clever Alchemist Boots

Type: Medium

Traits: Impenetrable

Enchantment: Multi-effect

Necklace: Briarheart Collar

Type: Jewel

Traits: Bloodthirsty

Enchantment: Weapon Damage

Ring: Ring of the Wild Hunt

Type: Jewel

Traits: Bloodthirsty

Enchantment: Weapon Damage

Ring: Briarheart Band

Type: Jewel

Traits: Bloodthirsty

Enchantment: Weapon Damage

I’ve selected Bloodthirsty as the optimal trait for both PvP and PvE scenarios because it progressively increases your Weapon and Spell Damage against targets with health below 90%, scaling up to 350 additional damage. This creates a snowball effect where the lower your opponent’s health drops, the more certain their elimination becomes.

Main Hand Weapon

Two-handed Weapon: Briarheart Maul

Type: Medium

Traits: Nirnhoned (Sharpened serves as a viable alternative depending on your specific combat requirements)

Enchantment: Weapon Damage

Main Hand Back-up

Clever Alchemist Sword

Traits: Nirnhoned

Enchantment: Escapist’s Poison IX

Off-hand Back-up

Clever Alchemist Shield

Traits: Impenetrable

Enchantment: Max. Stamina

Poison Back-up

Escapist’s Poison IX

My configuration includes six Clever Alchemist pieces on the Back Bar. For enhanced optimization, consider substituting one piece with Briarheart equipment, either a one-handed weapon or shield, creating a hybrid setup with one Clever and one Briarheart component. This adjustment provides slightly improved critical chance on your back bar for enhanced healing capabilities.

Combat Abilities

Front Bar Configuration

Skill 1: Dizzying Swing

Skill 2: Camouflaged Hunter

Skill 3: Forward Momentum

Skill 4: Blighted Blastbones

Skill 5: Reverse Slice

Skill 6: Dawnbreaker of Smiting

Back Bar Setup

Skill 1: Braided Tether

Skill 2: Spirit Guardian

Skill 3: Resolving Vigor

Skill 4: Elude

Skill 5: Beckoning Armor

Skill 6: Temporal Guard

The skill rotation begins with Blighted Blastbones for area pressure, followed by Dizzying Swing for crowd control. Use Forward Momentum to cleanse negative effects while maintaining pressure with Reverse Slice executions.

When transitioning to the back bar, prioritize defensive positioning with Elude, then establish healing through Resolving Vigor and Spirit Guardian. The key to mastering this build lies in fluid bar swapping to maintain both offensive pressure and defensive stability.

Champion Point Allocation

The Apprentice: Blessed – 43

The Atronach: Master-at-Arms – 81

The Ritual: Precise Strikes – 48, Piercing – 55, Mighty – 43

The Steed: Ironclad – 61, Resistant – 43

The Lady: Hardy – 43, Elemental Defender – 43, Thick Skinned – 37

The Lord: Quick Recovery – 43

The Tower: Warlord – 48, Sprinter – 22, Siphoner – 1

The Lover: Mooncalf – 56

The Shadow: Shadow Ward – 40, Tumbling – 40, Befoul – 63

This Champion Point distribution prioritizes damage amplification through Master-at-Arms and critical strike enhancement via Precise Strikes. Defensive allocations in The Lady constellation provide balanced mitigation against both physical and magical damage sources.

For advanced optimization, consider adjusting Piercing points based on your primary opponents’ resistance profiles, and reallocate Siphoner points if you find consistent success with resource management.

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