MMORPGs, like Elder Scrolls Online, feature many different character builds, including DPS builds, tank builds, as well as healer/caster builds. DPS builds in Elder Scrolls Online are similar to other MMOs with some key differences. Players focusing on DPS, a.k.a. Damage Per Second, want to specialize in certain classes and stats to maximize efficiency during battles.
The best builds in Elder Scrolls Online are centered around two things: class and specialized stat. The specialized stat will be either stamina, which is mostly used for melee attacks, and magicka, which is mostly used for ranged attacks. Players who want to be a DPS character will usually want to specialize in a magicka-based class. Magicka-based classes allow players to stay at a distance from enemy attacks while dealing the most damage possible. All these class builds are good for DPS, with some having advantages over others. While all the builds listed are ranged, the classes differentiate their playstyles. Throughout all the ESO expansions, players have consistently been playing the following DPS builds.
Magicka Nightblade - The first, and probably the best, DPS build is the Magicka Nightblade. Magicka Nightblades simply have the best chance at doing the most damage out of any DPS class. Magicka Nightblades also have superior mobility, sustain, self-healing & defensive abilities compared to their DPS counterparts. This class build has devastating abilities like Swallow Soul, Merciless Resolve, Impale, and Siphoning Attacks that allow players to drain life from enemies and simultaneously heal themselves. Moreover, Magicka Nightblades are nimble and stay at long range efficiently.
Creating The Best DPS Builds In The Elder Scrolls Online
Magicka Sorcerer - The next best DPS build in Elder Scrolls Online is the Magicka Sorcerer. Magicka Sorcerers have similar damage outputs and defensive abilities as the Magicka Nightblades. However, sorcerers have a bit less mobility compared to the Nightblades. Still, Magicka Sorcerers have powers like the ability to summon damage-dealing pets that make them ultimately efficient. Players who like to use secondary, automatic forms of damage-dealing may want to pick the Magicka Sorcerer class build.
Magicka Necromancer - Lastly, Elder Scrolls Online players creating a DPS character should try out the Magicka Necromancer build. Magicka Necromancers have exceptional ranged abilities that benefit the player, as well as their entire group. Necromancers can use abilities like Glacial Colossus to increase the group’s overall damage by 10%, which is an infinitely useful buff. Paired with the Necromancer’s healing ultimate, Reanimate, which instantly resurrects three party members, the Necromancer is unstoppable even during solo runs. The only thing more menacing than necromancers are werewolves and vampires.
The Elder Scrolls Online is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.