STRONGEST ONE BAR SUBCLASS SOLO BUILD

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Strongest One Bar Subclass Solo


Last updated: Update 46 - 18th June May 2025

This build is capable of soloing every Veteran dungeon that doesn’t have a specific mechanic that requires multiple people. It’s also capable of soloing most Hard Mode dungeons, and with some adjustments even the more difficult ones.

In this guide I’ll be regularly using the terms Regular and Difficult. Regular refers to content that is intended to be solo-ed (such as Maelstrom Arena or Vateshran Arena) and to any overland content such as World Bosses, Dolmens, Dragons, Volcanic Vents, Harrowstorms, Mirrormoor Incursions, etc. Majority of dungeon fights will also fall under that category. Difficult refers to extremely difficult dungeon fights.


SUBCLASSING


Combination

Warden - Animal Companions

Nightblade - Assassination

Arcanist - Herald of the Tome

Base Class

This build doesn't use any class set or class script so the base class can be either Nightblade, Warden or Arcanist


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: Cephaliarch's Flail Slot 1: Inspired Scholarship
Slot 2: Pragmatic Fatecarver Slot 2: Relentless Focus
Slot 3: Inspired Scholarship
Slot 4: Deep Fissure
Slot 5: Bull Netch
Ultimate: Soul Harvest 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 setup with lots of damage mitigation for bosses that hit very hard

Front Bar Back Bar
Slot 1: Cephaliarch's Flail Slot 1: Inspired Scholarship
Slot 2: Pragmatic Fatecarver Slot 2: Relentless Focus
Slot 3: Inspired Scholarship
Slot 4: Deep Fissure
Slot 5: Revealing Flare
Ultimate: Soul Harvest Ultimate: Soul Harvest

EXPLANATION:


PASSIVES

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

Class - Animal Companions

Bond with Nature - Low Priority

Savage Beast - Medium Priority

Flourish - High Priority

Advanced Species - High Priority


GEAR

This is my suggested setup for regular content, such as Solo Arenas, World Bosses, Dolmens, Dragons, Volcanic Vents, Harrowstorms, Mirrormoor Incursions and majority of the dungeons.

Gear Slot Set Weight/Type Trait Enchantment

Head

Slimecraw Medium Divines Stamina

Shoulders

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Stamina

Chest

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Stamina

Hands

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Stamina

Belt

Tide-Born Wildstalker Light Divines Stamina

Legs

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Stamina

Boots

Ansuul's Torment Medium Divines Stamina

Necklace

Tide-Born Wildstalker Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Physical Harm

Ring

Tide-Born Wildstalker Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Physical Harm

Ring

Ring of the Pale Order Jewelry Bloodthirsty Increase Physical Harm

Frontbar Main Hand

Tide-Born Wildstalker Dagger Nirnhoned Poison

Frontbar Off Hand

Tide-Born Wildstalker Dagger Charged Shock

If you want to switch to a situational set it's best to replace Ansuul’s Torment if the situational set you're getting has a Minor Slayer line, and replace Tide-Born Wildstalker otherwise. When replacing Tide-Born Wildstalker with a Medium armor set, change your Slimecraw head-piece to Light armor type.

For example, a default setup for trash packs would replace Ansuul's Torment with Sul-Xan’s Torment

The strongest gear combination without any trial gear is Deadly Strike combined with Tide-Born Wildstalker

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CHAMPION POINTS

Warfare

Fitness

ADDITIONAL INFO:


RACE

When it comes to solo PvE, you need both damage and survivability so pretty much all races have useful racials.

The best race for dealing damage is Khajiit. While the Critical Damage from Feline Ambush can sometimes be wasted due to Critical Damage being capped at 125%, it will never happen in solo content, because there will be no tanks or healers providing you with the Major Force buff.

The best race for survivability is Nord. The Rugged racial will provide around 6% damage mitigation.


MUNDUS

Huge majority of the time you should use The Thief Mundus, which increases your Critical Chance.

For extremely difficult dungeons you should consider switching to The Lady Mundus, which increases your Armor.


ATTRIBUTES

HEALTH

0

STAMINA

64

MAGICKA

0

For most content you should put all 64 points into Stamina. For difficult content you should devote as many attribute points as necessary to Health - for some content you’ll be able to get away with 32 Health 32 Stamina, for the extremely difficult stuff you’ll need 64 Health.


FOOD


POTIONS

Use the Weapon Power potions (Increase Weapon Power, Weapon Critical, Restore Stamina). They'll greatly improve your sustain and provide the Major Savagery buff which is crucial. You can craft them by combining Blessed Thistle, Dragonthorn and Wormwood.

Immovable Stamina potions (Restore Stamina, Weapon Critical, Unstoppable) are much more expensive than Weapon Power potions, but can provide a very slight edge, as they can make you CC immune for a short time. You can craft them by combining Columbine, Wormwood and Mountain's Flower.

When using the Full Damage setup you should instead use Stamina Armor (Restore Health, Restore Stamina, Physical Resistance) potions, because Oakensoul Ring will already provide Major Savagery. You can craft them by combining Columbine, Beetle Scuttle and Mountain's Flower.

Another option when using Oakensoul Ring are potions which provide both resistances (Restore Health, Physical Resistance, Spell Resistance). You can use them in fights which deal a decent amount of Magical damage, but you'll most likely have to get additional Stamina sustain from another source like food, CP or racial. You can craft them by combining Bugloss, Mountain's Flower and Mudcrab Chitin.


PARSE

58k on the 6mil dummy using Regular setup

Recording of the 58k parse

OTHER PARSES

Full Damage - 62.3k DPS

Oakensoul Ring with Reaving Blows


GAMEPLAY

Here you can see this build tackling Veteran dungeons

Solo Veteran Oathsworn Pit

Log - https://www.esologs.com/reports/zBw81PcQamYZr4hL

Solo Veteran Hard Mode Fang Lair

Log - https://www.esologs.com/reports/GPxKzjH8vZ3Dqwmk


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