ONE BAR HEAVY ATTACK NECROMANCER SUBCLASS PVE DPS BUILD

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One Bar Heavy Attack Necromancer Subclass PvE DPS


Last updated: Update 47 - 3rd September 2025

This build focuses on amplifying Heavy Attacks with the Sergeant’s Mail item set, Rakkhat’s Voidmantle Mythic and the Empower buff sourced from the Might of the Guild passive, procced by constantly using Ulfsild's Contingency.


SUBCLASSING


Combination

Necromancer - Grave Lord

Sorcerer - Storm Calling

Nightblade - Assassination

Base Class

This build can be used by characters who have either Necromancer, Sorcerer or Nightblade as their base class. Necromancers can utilize the Necromancer Class Mastery on Banner Bearer which isn't the top option for DPS, but it's only slightly behind Cavalier's Charge and provides additional Maximum Resources which will increase your survivability


SKILL SETUPS


Base Setup

A base setup that will work for most situations and which should be your starting point when making situational setups

Front Bar Back Bar
Slot 1: Ulfsild's Contingency Slot 1: Concealed Weapon
Slot 2: Grave Lord's Sacrifice
Slot 3: Merciless Resolve
Slot 4: Detonating Siphon
Slot 5: Banner Bearer
Ultimate: Soul Harvest
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Final Setups

A few examples of final setups you could end up with after applying the situational skills to the base setup

A very easy setup with very few active abilities, which makes it so you don't have to keep track of your Empower buff so playing it is just as easy as playing with the Oakensoul Ring.

Front Bar Back Bar
Slot 1: Ulfsild's Contingency Slot 1: Concealed Weapon
Slot 2: Grave Lord's Sacrifice
Slot 3: Merciless Resolve
Slot 4: Inner Light
Slot 5: Banner Bearer
Ultimate: Soul Harvest

EXPLANATION:


PASSIVES

There are no passives you need to skip with this build

  • Class
  • Weapon
  • Armor
  • Guild
  • Alliance War
  • Racial
  • Craft

Class - Grave Lord

Reusable Parts - Low Priority

Death Knell - High Priority

Dismember - High Priority

Rapid Rot - High Priority


GEAR


Base Setup

A base setup that will work for most situations and which should be your starting point when making situational setups

Switching gear for trash packs isn't worth it unless you're using gear-swap addons

Default setup

Gear Slot Set Weight/Type Trait Enchantment

Head

Slimecraw Light Divines Magicka

Shoulders

Rakkhat's Voidmantle Medium Divines Magicka

Chest

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Magicka

Hands

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Magicka

Belt

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Magicka

Legs

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Magicka

Boots

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Magicka

Necklace

Sergeant's Mail Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Magical Harm

Ring

Sergeant's Mail Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Magical Harm

Ring

Sergeant's Mail Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Magical Harm

Frontbar Main Hand

Sergeant's Mail Lightning Staff Precise Shock

When choosing different situational sets you can only replace Ansuul’s Torment. Sergeant’s Mail and Rakkhat’s Voidmantle are too strong and too crucial for this build to ever be replaced.

Ansuul’s Torment parses 116.1k DPS which is only 6k lower than the top setup which is Slivers of Null Arca, but Slivers of Null Arca is focused on Single Target damage and unlike Ansuul’s Torment it doesn't provide additional penetration from set piece bonuses. Because of that, Ansuul’s Torment is the most practical set.

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Final Setups

A few examples of final setups you could end up with after applying situational rules to the base setup

This is the crafted gear setup you can start with

Gear Slot Set Weight/Type Trait Enchantment

Head

Tharriker's Strike Medium Divines Magicka

Shoulders

Tharriker's Strike Medium Divines Magicka

Chest

Order's Wrath Medium Divines Magicka

Hands

Order's Wrath Light Divines Magicka

Belt

Order's Wrath Light Divines Magicka

Legs

Order's Wrath Medium Divines Magicka

Boots

Order's Wrath Light Divines Magicka

Necklace

Tharriker's Strike Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Magical Harm

Ring

Tharriker's Strike Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Magical Harm

Ring

Tharriker's Strike Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Magical Harm

Frontbar Main Hand

Assassins's Guile Lightning Staff Precise Shock

The crafted setup parses 78.6k DPS, although a huge majority of this DPS loss stems from lack of Sergeant’s Mail


CHAMPION POINTS

Warfare

Fitness

ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • Replace Wrathful Strikes with Fighting Finesse if you aren't at the Critical Damage cap, for example because you're using Light Armor or because your supports aren't providing enough buffs

RACE

The difference between best and worst race is about 5% of DPS and there is no content in the entire game that you'd be blocked from completing because of choosing a bad race.

Best race for 12-man content - High Elf, Dark Elf

Best race for 4-man content - Khajiit

Other decent options: Orc, Breton


MUNDUS

You should use The Thief Mundus, which increases your Critical Chance


ATTRIBUTES

HEALTH

0

STAMINA

0

MAGICKA

64

You should always put all 64 attribute points into Magicka


FOOD


POTIONS

Use the Spell Power potions (Increase Spell Power, Spell Critical, Restore Magicka). They'll provide Major Sorcery and Major Prophecy which are crucial buffs. You can craft them by combiningLady's Smock,Namira's Rot andCorn Flower.


PARSE

Combat Metrics screenshot of the 122.1k parse

Recording of the 122.1k parse

OTHER PARSES

Ansuul - 116.1k DPS


GAMEPLAY

Logs of Veteran Trials and Dungeons I've finished using this build


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