Powerful Arcanist Healer Build for ESO – Elder Scrolls Online

by · August 1, 2024

Updated: Gold Road Chapter U42
Type: Dungeon, Trials & Overland
Buildname: Runemender

Table of Contents

Gear
Skills
Scribing Skills
Champion Points
Important Info (Food, Mundus, Race, Potions, Passives, Attributes)

Resource Management
Build Video & Gameplay
Outfit Style Showcase
Update Log

Welcome to the Magicka Arcanist Healer Build PvE “Runemender” for ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO.

The “Runemender” ESO Arcanist Healer Build is made for PvE Trials & Dungeons. Healing is a very difficult job, depending on how organized your group plays. There is no “best” setup for a healer build, always make sure to adjust the build to your needs. If you are new to ESO, please make sure to also check out:

New Player Beginners Guide
Healer Beginner Guide
Endgame Healer Sets

Arcanist Healers have always been a very popular class setup. Their Class tree Curative Runeforms is specifically made for healing.

Arcanists have great healing skills. Reconstructive Domain applies plenty of buffs to yourself and your allies. Curative Surge is a forward healing beam with high healing output. Other good healing abilities are Audacious Runemend, Chakram of Destiny and their healing ultimate Glyphic of the Tides.

Dungeon, Arena & Trial Build
Arcanist Class
Insane Healing
Insane Sustain
Light Armor
Group Support

If you want to get an overall look at all the Arcanist skills please view the video showcase:

Trials & Dungeons Setup Arcanist Healer Build

In this section, we are going to take a look at the Arcanist Healer Build setup for ESO (Elder Scrolls Online).

5x Perf. Transformative Hope, 5x Powerful Assault, 2x Symphony of Blades, 1x Perfected Grand Rejuvenation on a Breton with Clockwork Citrus Filet buff food.

Unbuffed: Out of combat, buff food active.
Buffed: In combat, buff food, Raid Target Dummy buffs, Spell Power Potion, Powerful Assault, Reconstructive Domain skill buffs active.

Gear for the Arcanist Healer Build in ESO

You can find more good sets for healing in the “Must Have Healer Sets” Article. To be fully ready I recommend trying to get most of these sets and confirm with your group leader what combinations you need them in.

Gear Setup 1

We are using a frost staff with a frost glyph on the back bar to keep procing Minor Maim and Minor Brittle as well as providing a shield to allies.
Make sure to use Powerful Assault on Jewelry and the backbar weapon. This is a medium armor set and therefore we need to use jewelry and weapon, otherwise we can’t run light armor on the other pieces.

Gear
Set
Weight
Trait
Enchantment

Chest
Perf. Transformative Hope
Light
Infused
Magicka

Belt
Perf. Transformative Hope
Light
Divine
Magicka

Shoes
Perf. Transformative Hope
Light
Divine
Magicka

Pants
Perf. Transformative Hope
Light
Infused
Magicka

Hands
Perf. Transformative Hope
Light
Divine
Magicka

Head
Symphony of Blades
Heavy
Infused
Magicka

Shoulder
Symphony of Blades
Light
Divine
Magicka

Necklace
Powerful Assault
Jewelry
Arcane
Magicka Recovery

Ring
Powerful Assault
Jewelry
Arcane
Magicka Recovery

Ring
Powerful Assault
Jewelry
Arcane
Spell Damage

Weapon 1
Perfected Grand Rejuvenation
Resto Staff
Powered
Magicka Drain Enchant

Weapon 2
Powerful Assault
Frost Staff
Charged
Frost Damage Enchant

Gear Setup 2 Beginner

For the beginner setup, any trait of the sets works, if you want the perfect traits follow the main gear setup. Most important is that you get the sets complete to benefit from the bonus of each set.

Gear
Set
Weight
Trait
Enchantment

Chest
Kagrenac’s Hope
Heavy
Any Trait
Health

Belt
Seducer
Light
Any Trait
Magicka

Shoes
Seducer
Light
Any Trait
Magicka

Pants
Kagrenac’s Hope
Light
Any Trait
Magicka

Hands
Kagrenac’s Hope
Light
Any Trait
Magicka

Head
Monster Set or Random
Light
Any Trait
Magicka

Shoulder
Monster Set or Random
Light
Any Trait
Magicka

Necklace
Seducer
Jewelry
Arcane
Magicka Recovery

Ring
Seducer
Jewelry
Arcane
Magicka Recovery

Ring
Seducer
Jewelry
Arcane
Spell Damage

Weapon 1
Kagrenac’s Hope
Resto Staff
Powered
Absorb Magic Enchant

Weapon 2
Kagrenac’s Hope
Frost Staff
Charged
Frost Damage

Where can I get the gear?

Perf. Transformative Hope: vSanity’s Edge Trial
Powerful Assault: Tel Var Merchant Imperial City or Guild Stores
Symphony of Blades: vDepths of Malatar Dungeon, Undaunted Vendor
Perfected Grand Rejuvenation (Master Resto): vDragonstar Arena
Grand Rejuvenation (Master Resto): Dragonstar Arena
Seducer: Craftable
Kagrenac’s Hope: Craftable In the Earth Forge
Spaulder of Ruin: Antiquity

Other noteworthy Sets

The sets listed below are all viable, in case you want to mix things up a bit. You can learn more about these sets in the Healer Sets article. These here are listed in no particular order:

Spell Power Cure, Transformative Hope, Perfected Transformative Hope, Vestments of Olorime, Perfected Vestments of Olorime, The Worm’s Raiment, Healing Mage, Hollowfang Thirst, Z’en’s Redress, Sanctuary, Kagrenac’s Hope, Jorvuld’s Guidance, Torug’s Pact, Martial Knowledge, Hircine’s Veneer, Ebon Armory, Winter’s Respite, Roaring Opportunist, Perfected Roaring Opportunist, Perfected Stone-Talker’s Oath, Stone-Talker’s Oath, Hiti’s Heart, Scorion’s Feast, Force Overflow, Timeless Blessing, Perfected Timelss Blessing, Grand Rejuvenation, Perfected Grand Rejuvenation, Pillager’s Profit, Perfected Pillager’s Profit, Xoryn’s Masterpiece, Perfected Xoryn’s Masterpiece, Symphony of Blades, Sentinel of Rkugamz, Nightflame, Earthgore, Chokethorn, Troll King, Encratis’s Behemoth, Spaulder of Ruin, Pearls of Ehlnofey.

Skills for the Arcanist Healer Build in ESO

Remember, Healers often need to change a few skills out during runs, especially in Trials. Adapting to the right situation is important in ESO.

It is important that Echoing Vigor is on the back bar, because the Powerful Assault set is only active on the back bar.

Restoration Staff Mainbar
Frost Staff bar

Slot 1: Chakram of Destiny
Slot 1: Rune of the Colorless Pool

Slot 2: Combat Prayer
Slot 2: Elemental Blockade

Slot 3: Illustrious Healing
Slot 3: Echoing Vigor

Slot 4: Curative Surge
Slot 4: Energy Orb

Slot 5: Audacious Runemend
Slot 5: Reconstructive Domain

Ultimate: Glyphic of the Tides
Ultimate: Aggressive Warhorn

If you don’t have Vigor unlocked yet, check out the How to unlock the Vigor Skill Guide, it doesn’t take long.

Skills Explanation:

Chakram of Destiny: Applies a shield to you or up to 4 allies in front of you. Smart shielding applies to low health allies first.
Combat Prayer: This is your main spammable as a healer, it needs to be on the group members all the time to heal them and increase their damage by 5%.
Illustrious Healing: Very strong heal over time that always has to be kept active.
Curative Surge: Strong forward AoE heal channel that gets stronger the longer it is active. Also restores Magicka/Stamina to allies if a Crux is consumed.
Audacious Runemend: Heals an ally 3 times and also gives Minor Heroism if target is below 50% health.
Glyphic of the Tides: Big AoE healing area ultimate that also increases Weapon and Spell Damage. Use this when Warhorn ultimate is not needed.
Rune of the Colorless Pool: Debuffs the enemy with Minor Vulnerability and Minor Brittle. Can also paralyze monsters.
Elemental Blockade: Blockade of Frost grants a damage shields (Frost Safeguard) to protect you and allies from projectiles and immobilizes Chilled enemies.
Echoing Vigor: Strong area of effect heal over time and also activates the Powerful Assault set in combat.
Energy Orbs: Strong area of effect heal over time and also allies can activate synergy to regain resources.
Reconstructive Domain: Applies AoE healing on the ground and also applies Minor Courage, Fortitude, Intellect, and Endurance.
Aggressive Warhorn: This is your main Ultimate, it buffs the groups resources and increases the critical damage modifier for 10 seconds.

Scribing Skills

The ESO Scribing System offers plenty of adjustable skills to add to our build. The Scribing Skills aren’t a must have. There are some viable options that you can use in certain situations.

Important: Please read here how to get Grimoires, Focus Scripts, Signature Scripts and Affix Scripts for the ESO Scribing system.

Base Scribing Skill useful to our build:

Restoration Staff: Mender’s Bond
Destruction Staff: Elemental Explosion (Dazing Explosion)

To unlock the Mender’s Bond skill you need to reach level 25 in the Restoration Staff skill line. To unlock the Elemental Explosion skill, you need to reach level 25 in the Destruction Staff skill line.

Mender’s Bond

Our Mender’s Bond version tethers yourself to an ally and transfers 10% of the damage the allied player or companions take to you. Heals the ally and other allies when they leave the beam for a huge amount. Additonally, also grants Minor Courage increasing Weapon and Spell Damage by 215. Spell Power Cure already provides us with Major Courage (430 Weap/Spell Damage) and Powerful Assault has a unique buff to give even more Weapon and Spell Damage. This way we fully maximize group support!

Mender’s Bond is a great choice because with our spec it heals for such an insane amount and only requires your allies to touch the beam once.

Focus Script

Mitigation (Transfers 10% of damage)

Signature Script

Sage’s Remedy (30k Health over 5 seconds)

Affix Script

Courage (Minor Courage, 215 Weap/Spell Damage)

Elemental Explosion (Dazing Explosion)

Elemental Explosion turns into Dazing Explosion when we add the scripts below, it is an AoE skill. It allows us to stun enemies for 5 seconds and restores 441 Magicka per enemy hit, basically giving back the cost of the spell when you hit 6 enemies. Most importantly, it applies Minor Brittle to all enemies, increasing their Critical Damage taken by 10%. This debuff is often hard to get. The Stun and Minor Brittle are great effects when you throw the AOE into trash mobs!

Focus Script

Stun (Stuns enemies)

Signature Script

Druid’s Resurgence (Restore Magicka)

Affix Script

Brittle (Applies Brittle to the enemy, increasing their Crit Damage taken)

Champion Points for the Arcanist Healer Build

Below you can find the Champion Points setup for this healer build. Work your way from top to bottom in your allocation. For more information on Champion Points, please visit the Champion Points Overview Page on ESO-Hub.com.

Important:

Warfare Tree: This tree gives you a mix between damage, healing and damage mitigation.
Fitness Tree: This tree gives you extra health, sustain and defensive buffs.
Craft Tree: This tree is mostly optional, nothing really “impacts” combat, therefore you can pick whatever you prefer, or use the preset below.
Perks: Hovering over each perk will give you insights on what it does. Presets are also provided for each of the allocations below.

Click the tab below to open the allocation.

180 Champion Points Allocation

180 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=c1cbb110-ac50-4da8-91d2-270c0634b5fa

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

Eldritch Insight (20)
Blessed (20)
Quick Recovery (10)
Preparation (10)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
Rejuvenation (10) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

Steed’s Blessing (35) (Slottable)
Breakfall (10)
Wanderer (15)

300 Champion Points Allocation

300 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=cda99ac5-3bde-488e-a601-06bc42d8061d

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

Precision (20)
Blessed (20)
Arcane Supremacy (10) (Slottable)
Eldritch Insight (20)
Quick Recovery (10)
Preparation (20)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

Steed’s Blessing (35) (Slottable)
Breakfall (10)
Wanderer (15)
Steadfast Enchantment (10)
Rationer (30) (Slottable)

660 Champion Points Allocation

660 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=ebddc76b-ce67-4b77-8a58-407c33879945

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

Precision (20)
Arcane Supremacy (10) (Slottable)
Blessed (20)
From The Brink (50) (Slottable)
Enlivening Overflow (50) (Slottable)
Eldritch Insight (20)
Quick Recovery (10)
Preparation (20)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)
Tumbling (15)
Mystic Tenacity (10)
Hero’s Vigor (10)
Piercing Gaze (10)
Tempered Soul (25)
Spirit Master (50) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

Steed’s Blessing (50) (Slottable)
Breakfall (50)
Wanderer (15)
Steadfast Enchantment (50)
Rationer (30) (Slottable)

993 Champion Points Allocation

993 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=b8e42876-a139-49ac-947b-89f8da62fac4

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

Precision (20)
Arcane Supremacy (50) (Slottable)
Blessed (20)
From The Brink (50) (Slottable)
Enlivening Overflow (50) (Slottable)
Hope Infusion (50) (Slottable)
Eldritch Insight (20)
Quick Recovery (20)
Preparation (20)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)
Tumbling (30)
Mystic Tenacity (10)
Hero’s Vigor (20)
Defiance (20)
Fortified (50) (Slottable)
Hasty (16)
Piercing Gaze (10)
Tempered Soul (25)
Spirit Master (50) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

Steed’s Blessing (50) (Slottable)
Breakfall (50)
Wanderer (45)
Steadfast Enchantment (50)
Rationer (30) (Slottable)
Liquid Efficiency (75) (Slottable)

1311 Champion Points Allocation

1311 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=48077cfc-c371-4d89-aed6-a647034b1f39

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

Precision (20)
Arcane Supremacy(50) (Slottable)
Blessed (20)
From The Brink (50) (Slottable)
Enlivening Overflow (50) (Slottable)
Hope Infusion (50) (Slottable)
Eldritch Insight (20)
Piercing (20)
Flawless Ritual (20)
War Mage (30)
Quick Recovery (20)
Preparation (20)
Elemental Aegis (20)
Hardy (20)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)
Tumbling (30)
Mystic Tenacity (10)
Hero’s Vigor (20)
Defiance (20)
Fortified (50) (Slottable)
Hasty (16)
Tireless Guardian (20)
Fortification (30)
Sprinter (20)
Nimble Protector (6)
Savage Defense (30)
Piercing Gaze (10)
Tempered Soul (25)
Spirit Master (50) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

Steed’s Blessing (50) (Slottable)
Breakfall (50)
Wanderer (75)
Steadfast Enchantment (50)
Rationer (30) (Slottable)
Liquid Efficiency (75) (Slottable)
Fortune’s Favor (40)
Gilded Fingers (40)

1575 Champion Points Allocation

1575 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=04591b2c-8db0-4fd7-a5c2-b13d46348154

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

Precision (20)
Arcane Supremacy (50) (Slottable)
Piercing (20)
Blessed (20)
From The Brink (50) (Slottable)
Enlivening Overflow (50) (Slottable)
Hope Infusion (50) (Slottable)
Eldritch Insight (20)
Flawless Ritual (40)
War Mage (30)
Quick Recovery (20)
Preparation (20)
Elemental Aegis (20)
Hardy (20)
Tireless Discipline (20)
Battle Mastery (40)
Mighty (30)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)
Tumbling (30)
Mystic Tenacity (10)
Hero’s Vigor (20)
Defiance (20)
Fortified (50) (Slottable)
Hasty (16)
Tireless Guardian (20)
Fortification (30)
Sprinter (20)
Nimble Protector (6)
Savage Defense (30)
Bashing Brutality (20)
Piercing Gaze (30)
Tempered Soul (50)
Spirit Master (50) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

Steed’s Blessing (50) (Slottable)
Breakfall (50)
Wanderer (75)
Steadfast Enchantment (50)
Rationer (30) (Slottable)
Liquid Efficiency (75) (Slottable)
Fortune’s Favor (50)
Gilded Fingers (50)
Treasure Hunter (50) (Slottable)
Inspiration Boost (45)

Important Info for Magicka Arcanist Healer Build PvE

Buff-food

Ideally, you want to use the Clockwork Citrus Filet as it provides you with a little bit extra Magicka and Health. However, that food is quite expensive, the other option is Witchmother’s Potent Brew which has similar stats.

Clockwork Citrus Filet (Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery, Health Recovery)
or
Witchmothers Potent Brew (Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery)

For more information on how to obtain the consumable and what the current prices are for it please visit the Clockwork Citrus Filet and Witchmothers Potent Brew page.

Alternatively, you can also use Tri-Stat Buff food if you need extra stamina resources, good buff foods are Bewitched Sugar Skulls or Longfin Pasty with Melon Sauce.

You can find a full list of all buff food and drinks on the Food and Drinks Overview Page.

Mundus Stone

The Atronach gives us a lot of extra Magicka Recovery which we need to keep using abilities, make sure to get it! You can find a full list of all Mundus Stones on the Mundus Stone Overview Page.

The Atronach Mundus Stone ( Increased Magicka Recovery)

Race

Any race that has magicka-based passives will work with this build. You can find more information about racial passives on the ESO Race Overview page.

Breton
High Elf
Argonian
Dark Elf
Khajiit
Orc

Potions

It is recommended to use the Spell Power Potions because they give you a huge resource and stat boost while in combat.

Spell Power Potions
(Spell-crit, Spell Damage, Magicka)
(Cornflower, Ladys Smock, Water Hyacinth)

Passives

Herald of the Tome: Fated Fortune, Harnessed Quintessence, Psychic Lesion
Soldier of Apocrypha: Circumvented Fate, Implacable Outcome
Curative Runeforms: Healing Tides, Hideous Clarity, Erudition, Intricate Runeforms
Destruction Staff: Penetrating Magic, Elemental Force, Ancient Knowledge, Destruction Expert
Restoration Staff: Essence Drain, Restoration Expert, Cycle of Life, Absorb, Restoration Master
Light Armor: Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding, Prodigy, Concentration
Heavy Armor: All if you have enough skill points.
Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
Racial: All
Alchemy: Medicinal Use

Optional:

If you are planning to use skills from the Mages Guild and Psijic Order, just make sure to not forget to activate the passives.

Attributes

64 Magicka, 0 Health, 0 Stamina

Resource Management for the Healer Build

For Magicka Arcanists make sure to keep the Reconstructive Domain skill active for you and your allies to benefit from extra Weapon and Spell Damage as well as extra Magicka, Health, and Stamina Recovery. We also benefit from the Erudition and Hideous Clarity passive that increase sustain further.

Using Clockwork Citrus Filet (or Witchmothers Potent Brew) in combination with the Magicka Recovery Glyphs and the Atronach Mundus Stone which also boosts our Magicka Recovery. With all that combined, we get very high Magicka Recovery. Also don’t forget to Heavy Attack on your Restoration Staff bar, you will get 30% more resources back!

Reconstructive Domain skill
Erudition and Hideous Clarity passives
Magicka Recovery Glyph
Heavy Attacks
Clockwork Citrus Filet (or Witchmothers)

Build Video & Gameplay for the ESO Arcanist Healer Build

Build Video

TBD

Outfit Style Showcase of the Arcanist Healer Build for ESO

Let us take a look at the outfit style of the Arcanist Healer Build for ESO. You can find a few images here and an image of the outfit editor dye station below.

Syrabanic Marine Motif: Hat, Epaulets, Gloves, Breeches, Jack, Sash, Shoes, Staff
Dyes: Viridian Venom, Brightfern Green
Skin: Meridian Purified

Slot
Name

Head
Syrabanic Marine Motif

Shoulder
Syrabanic Marine Motif

Chest
Syrabanic Marine Motif

Hands
Syrabanic Marine Motif

Waist
Syrabanic Marine Motif

Legs
Syrabanic Marine Motif

Feet
Syrabanic Marine Motif

Weapon
Syrabanic Marine Motif

Dyes
Viridian Venom, Brightfern Green

Skin
Blackmarrow Necromancer