The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) offers a lot of challenging content. For those of you who enjoy tackling it alone, we have the best solo classes for you.
In ESO, it is possible to play every class in every role – as a damage dealer, healer, or tank. You also have the freedom to use any conceivable weapon or armor.
This can make it difficult to find the right combination for yourself. The YouTuber Lucky Ghost has taken it upon himself to do some of that work for you.
Over the last few months, he has tested and refined all his solo builds, so he could create a video about his own tier list. There, you’ll find his best solo classes, and today we want to present his three top recommendations.
Of course, this is just a selection, and depending on your own preferences, other classes can also perform well solo. We at MeinMMO want to share Lucky Ghost’s tips with you here. According to the YouTuber, the builds are also suitable for really challenging content.
Magicka Nightblade
The Magicka Nightblade stands out due to its good spammable attack, which is the main attack. Soul Harvest provides good damage at range and restores your health. Additionally, the Magblade has good area damage, strong burst, and is very powerful in the final phase of combat.
- Race: Breton, High Elf, or Dark Elf
- Mundus Stone: Shadow
- Attributes: 64 Magicka
- Buff Food: Artaeum Pickled Fish / Solitude Salmon Soup
- Potion: Essence of Magicka
- Gear with Enchantments:
| Head | House of Domi | Heavy | Divine | Health |
| Shoulder | Mother’s Tears | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Chest | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Belt | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Boots | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Mother’s Tears | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Mother’s Tears | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Ring of the Pale Order | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Mother’s Tears | Destruction Staff | Precise | Flame / Poison of Life-Draining IX |
| Weapon 2 | Mahlstrom | Destruction Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Skills:
- Dark Shade (Shadow)
- Soul Harvest (Siphoning) / Elemental Weapon (Psijic Order)
- Impale (Assassination)
- Relentless Focus (Assassination)
- Concentrated Barrier (Psijic Order)
- Harvesting Souls (Assassination)
- Unstable Elemental Wall (Destruction Staff)
- Winding Path (Shadow)
- Mystic Sphere (Undaunted)
- Leeching Attacks (Siphoning)
- Elemental Drain (Destruction Staff)
- Harvesting Souls (Assassination) / Elemental Wrath (Destruction Staff)
After every 5th or 6th light attack, you should use Relentless Focus. Otherwise, your spammable attack is Soul Harvest when all dots are on the target. At 25%, the execute phase begins, making Impale your main attack.
Talents:
- Class: All
- Weapon: All
- Armor
- Light Armor: All
- Heavy Armor: The first 3
- Guild:
- Mages Guild: All
- Fighters Guild: All
- The Undaunted: All
- Race: All
- Alchemy: Healing Knowledge
Champion Points:
- The Ritual
- Thaumaturge: 20
- The Atronach
- Heavy Weapon Expert: 66
- Staff Expert: 50
- The Apprentice
- Elf Blood: 61
- Elemental Expert: 64
- Magic Erosion: 9 (points can be adjusted)
- The Shadow
- Shadowy Protection: 31
- Agility: 56
- The Lover
- Arcanist: 64
- Tenacity: 45
- The Tower
- Focus Crash: 18
- Warlord: 56
- The Lord
- Quick Recovery: 27
- The Steed
- Unassailable: 81
- Magic Shield: 16
- The Lady
- Thick Skinned: 48
- Elemental Defender: 49
- Hardened: 49
Magicka Sorcerer
The Magicka Sorcerer is almost unkillable as long as you’re dealing damage. This way, you regain so much health that you can afford almost anything. Furthermore, you have good single-target damage, are also good with areas, and the crits provide satisfaction.
- Race: Breton or High Elf
- Mundus Stone: Shadow
- Attributes: 64 Magicka
- Buff Food: Strong Brew of the Witchmother / Clockwork Lemon Fillet
- Potion: Essence of Magicka
- Gear with Enchantments:
| Head | Iceheart | Heavy | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Mother’s Tears (Iceheart if no Ring of the Pale Order) | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Chest | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Belt | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Boots | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Mother’s Tears | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage / Magicka Generation |
| Ring 1 | Mother’s Tears | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage / Magicka Generation |
| Ring 2 | Ring of the Pale Order (or MS for the set) | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage / Magicka Generation |
| Weapon 1 | Mother’s Tears | Destruction Staff | Precise | Flame / Magicka Absorption |
| Weapon 2 | Mahlstrom | Destruction Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Skills:
- Haunting Curse (Daedric Summoning)
- Force Pulse (Destruction Staff)
- Crystal Fragments (Dark Magic)
- Inner Light (Mages Guild)
- Summon Twilight Matriarch (Daedric Summoning)
- Ice Comet (Mages Guild)
- Unstable Elemental Wall (Destruction Staff)
- Boundless Storm (Storm Calling)
- Critical Surge (Storm Calling)
- Mystic Sphere (Undaunted)
- Summon Twilight Matriarch (Daedric Summoning)
- Greater Storm Atronach (Daedric Summoning)
The skill rotation is very dynamic. Keep your dots up and use Boundless Storm and Critical Surge. When all the dots are present, focus on Boundless Storm.
Talents:
- Class: All
- Weapon: All
- Armor
- Light Armor: All
- Medium Armor: The first 3
- Heavy Armor: The first 3
- Guild:
- Mages Guild: The 4th
- The Undaunted: All
- Race: All
- Alchemy: Healing Knowledge
Champion Points:
- The Ritual
- Thaumaturge: 31
- The Atronach
- Heavy Weapon Expert: 66
- Staff Expert: 33
- The Apprentice
- Elf Blood: 66
- Elemental Expert: 64
- Magic Erosion: 10 (points can be adjusted)
- The Shadow
- Shadowy Protection: 31
- Agility: 56
- The Lover
- Arcanist: 64
- Tenacity: 45
- The Tower
- Focus Crash: 18
- Warlord: 56
- The Lord
- Quick Recovery: 27
- The Steed
- Unassailable: 81
- Magic Shield: 16
- The Lady
- Thick Skinned: 48
- Elemental Defender: 49
- Hardened: 49
Magicka Necromancer
The Magicka Necromancer is currently considered the strongest solo class according to Lucky Ghost. The main attack of the build deals good damage and even has a chance to hit twice. Additionally, you have very good survivability and can apply status effects to enemies.
- Race: High Elf
- Mundus Stone: Shadow
- Attributes: 64 Magicka
- Buff Food: Artaeum Pickled Fish / Solitude Salmon Soup
- Potion: Essence of Magicka
- Gear with Enchantments:
| Head | Swarm Mother | Heavy | Divine | Health |
| Shoulder | Mother’s Tears | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Chest | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Belt | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Boots | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | Devotion to the False God | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Mother’s Tears | Jewelry | Infused | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Mother’s Tears | Jewelry | Infused | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Ring of the Pale Order | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Mother’s Tears | Destruction Staff | Precise | Flame |
| Weapon 2 | Mahlstrom | Destruction Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Skills:
- Chasing Detonating Bones (Grave Lord)
- Cranial Burst (Grave Lord)
- Restorative Soul Trap (Soul Magic)
- Mystic Siphon (Grave Lord)
- Skeleton Arcanist (Grave Lord)
- Starlit (Mages Guild)
- Unstable Elemental Wall (Destruction Staff)
- Graveyard Rupture (Grave Lord)
- Absorbing Magic (Light Armor)
- Spirit Guardian (Living Dead)
- Elemental Drain (Destruction Staff)
- Glacier Colossus (Grave Lord)
The order of skills is simply Chasing Detonating Bones, Cranial Burst, Cranial Burst, Chasing Detonating Bones, Cranial Burst, Cranial Burst. For survivability, you should keep all your dots up.
Talents:
- Class: All
- Weapon: All
- Armor
- Light Armor: All
- Heavy Armor: The first 3
- Guild:
- Mages Guild: All
- Fighters Guild: The first 4
- The Undaunted: All
- Race: All
- Alchemy: Healing Knowledge
Champion Points:
- The Ritual
- Thaumaturge: 44
- The Atronach
- Heavy Weapon Expert: 51
- Staff Expert: 15
- The Apprentice
- Elf Blood: 66
- Elemental Expert: 64
- Magic Erosion: 10 (points can be adjusted)
- The Shadow
- Shadowy Protection: 40
- Agility: 51
- The Lover
- Arcanist: 68
- Tenacity: 49
- The Tower
- Sprinter: 16
- Warlord: 46
- The Lord
- Quick Recovery: 27
- The Steed
- Unassailable: 81
- Magic Shield: 16
- The Lady
- Thick Skinned: 48
- Elemental Defender: 49
- Hardened: 49
These were Lucky Ghost’s top three recommendations. How about you? Do you play one of these three classes or is your favorite something else entirely? Feel free to share your experience with us in the comments!
