The BEST and WORST Classes for PvE In The Elder Scrolls Online (2024)

[@IshimuraaYT]

As a freak who loves necromancer on every role..much offence taken!

[@SenseiSov]

No matter what activity I do my necromancer is always asked for to dps......imma tank main 😂

[@Agumon5]

One of the most committed players I've met in the game is a Necromancer vampire. Plays Cyrodiil a lot, not sure what his build is, but the guy is committed to the class.

[@jasonramero6274]

I wish necro was good for DPS. I miss necroing around.

[@morgothbauglir203]

L necro

[@Craiden967]

As a Necro main DPS on EU iam outparse the most arcanist and others and get many request to help in trials for progress groups as parse DD. But i would also say as DD it is in B because its so difficult to play. I needed years of to be this good and also need to adjust my gear and skills for bosses. Necro doesnt work well for short dps bursts like arcanist.

[@BhBraaq]

I don’t know if anyone in chat ever had a chance to play with Nefas but during the Elsweyr Chapter he ran as random with my guild. It was obvious we had several inexperienced players. Instead of being an elitist and bailing he was awesome to play with. He helped teach mechanics and stuck through multiple wipes. Great guy.

[@1848revolt]

You have the right voice for radio. Like a cool jazz station.

[@King_of_Sofa]

agreed, he's got a million dollar voice

[@jamesstaley5611]

Actually he has a face for radio. :)

[@NamoYugen]

my god i wish ZoS would add a Veteran Overland OPTION

[@elderwiz3165]

Just make a difficulty slider so we can nerf ourselves. You really want that delve boss to hit like a boss? -Set slider to nightmare difficulty..

[@NamoYugen]

@@elderwiz3165 would love that... I dont think we'll ever get it though

[@velkanzi]

Would like that if higher level lead to better loot.

[@oshirockingham9655]

do your overland stuff naked and bare-handed, done. that's your overland vet HM

[@jonathanwesley5189]

@@oshirockingham9655 thats not really fun though zos should add some difficulty to overland though

[@Nahlot_Sunvaar]

rip werewolf

[@ozrhyel2234]

As a freak who loves necromancer I hate to agree lol, you were VERY spot on! Specially after my Plaguebreak Set was nerf to PvP only... sad day that was! I wish they go for quantity instead of quality, just give use a morph with flaming cone skull barrage AoE or make our blast bones work like a lesser Animate Blastbones that animates all corpses in the area around you to attack and explode... Give one Super morph to Summon the full Colossus that follows you and smashes things before becoming a Bomb and exploding! IMO they should go with fun crazy with the class! Necromacer as I understand it was never about balance or fairness (Just lower the damage or something to balance it, but make them a walking disposable army etc)!

[@iceicejay9569]

A good example for differing groups. For my trifectas we usually run Warden tank 3 Arc. The warden provides the protection, self heals, and group sustain. Usually in crimson oath and archdruid Arc covers vuln with colorless another does zenas. On dungeons that require heals we do a warden with spc pillagers, spaulder (sometimes MA PA) and swap tank to necro.

[@drsrjones1369a]

Completely agree DK healing can be S tier especially in some situations where there is a LOT of incoming damage healing buffs from major and minor vitality and access to easy major mending + shields what it not to like? Combine with Archive set BBW and or blind set and you r heals and shields are STUPID with bastion CP + major and minor vitality and the set bonuses barriers hit 70K ish and the heals are also buffed for barrier and healing shield when you have a heal check type situation tough to beat

[@ZDavidH]

I would like to see a PvP one with ball group, small group, 1vX, 1v1 and bg

[@ThoraxtheDarkk]

This guy doesn't pvp he just does trials

[@Robert-pt2jz]

Main templar tank, i usually do pretty well, even on HM dungeons. Ive only run into issues on some like bal sunnar 2nd boss with his tri beam and then the fire boss on the one necrom dungeon with the duo boss at the end eith the spider and fire lady. Saps up my stamina and just have a hard time

[@norb-kh5vy]

You sound great and are the Barry White of ESO. Can you please use some of your street cred and get them to fix Nightblade for PVE? They so fun.

[@mattywells]

You would still rank a Templar healer over a Blade? Most end-game groups are running a Warden with either and Arc, Blade, or recently Cro with the new trial?

[@mygamesaccount3285]

Absolutely love how you break it down. Professional ❤ thank you

[@jmbrady1]

something that annoys me with these games is the fact that they nerf things simply for being popular or fun rather than for actually being game breaking

[@OkinaNagareboshi]

Brittle frostden underrated. Can be S tier

[@alexlupinski9968]

agree

[@MotherOfAllmonsters1]

They really should add a werewolf back bar and completely rework werewolf to be more skilled and more rewarding, it's almost completely dead, they fact they are nerfing the berserker AOE taunt is hilarious

[@Agumon5]

Necromancer has been in a slump for the past year. That said, I imagine the developers are aware of this. They will likely implement some changes with the fall update. I personally hope they balance magicka and Stam a bit more so both can be equally viable for PvE DPS.

[@1NotN]

The balance now is dumb. Everyone wants stam or hybrid because they hit slightly higher than mag. They ignore the fact they only hit those numbers standing on the boss in range for mele LA. Which isn't viable in a lot of raids. so essentially people pushing for stam classes do to parse numbers that wont be doing nearly that damage in actual content.

[@Agumon5]

@@1NotN that is actually a phenomenal point. Thank you.

[@GeneChiu]

The sorcerer is my favourite class, so when I decided to try healing and tanking, I chose the sorcerer. I only ever learned to tank or a sorcerer. I have a necro tank, but have not put in the time and effort to really learn how to tank veteran content. I don't tank that often, but I have managed to complete a few hard mode DLC dungeons on my sorc tank. I do more healing than tanking. I feel I can comfortably heal veteran trials. I only have a sorcerer and nightblade healers. I mostly use my sorcerer. I like the latest sorcerer changes. Now, I no longer use the Twilight Matriarch. Vibrant Shroud is pretty good. Still getting used to Daedric Refuge. I get good numbers with it, but I'm not sure how really useful it is considering it is hard to set up and your group needs to understand how to use it. I have a nightblade healer only because I had a hard time playing a DPS with it when I was a beginner, so I changed it to a healer. It was popular for a while with the ultigen build. It's the only setup I have on my nightblade. I'm fine with it. I just don't use it as often as my sorcerer. As for DPS, I personally find that my stam warden is my best DPS character in content. I found a rotation that I'm really comfortable with. It's a bow/bow build with good ranged capability. I find I play better with ranged characters than melee characters even though most of the time I am in melee. Just not having to always be in melee makes me more relaxed. That and a rotation I really am comfortable with makes this my best DPS in content. I also really like playing my mag necromancer. I just find that my build with only BB and DOTs is just cool. It has good cleave. Just that a lot of my damage are ground DOTs, so it has trouble with mobile fights. It also lacks good burst damage. I have a stam and mag sorcerer as well as it is my favourite class. I do really like my stam sorc. It uses an off meta build with 2H on both bars. I find I perform better with this setup than a DW/2H setup. I do have a trash setup that uses DW/2H. My boss setup is 2H/2H. I also have a ranged setup using double bows as well for fights where having ranged capability is really important. I haven't use my mag sorc that much lately for harder content. I do fairly well with it. I just haven't put in much time to make a trash setup yet, so it is lacking in cleave.

[@jahloveinfla]

it sounds like we need a sets tier list vs a class tier list since all classes can complete all content as long as they are properly geared.

[@bloodbane7967]

i think skinny cheeks has a video on that and its kinda pointless when its always the same sets on top.

[@ruce458]

My dude you have the best tier list voice I have ever heard.

[@kiwitexan6022]

Your voice is GREAT for radio - just saying. Nice job on the video! Thanks!

[@ImPoStier]

I love Templar make jabs hit everything for the same amount of damage and give it slightly better sustain and it’s perfect i know a lot of classes need a lot more love but Templar is my favourite and this is what I wanna see changed

[@strictjustice2200]

I can solo the tauran in weld with a templar so I think you are mistaken putting him so low. I watched dragon knight get blown out, necros into dust, sorcerer stomped, and so on. I think you need to retest your theory. But you do have some valuable points in most of your comments.

[@Phillipgraves575]

Does anyone know what sets i should run for templar?

[@davidhurcombe6505]

I got the feeling you were only talking about or leaning more heavily towards mag dps in this list once you started talking about the beams of arc and templar. My favourite tabk and healer are both sorcerer's. I've had them for a while as my main support toons even though I have one of each class but the recent adaptations to a few of the sorc skills has made them even better as a support class. Once you tag on the sorc class mastery from scribing...Damn!!!

[@oshirockingham9655]

arcanist beam is based on your highest resource, and it's more common to see stamina arcanist than the mag one. stamina templar can use the beam as well, it's only an execute skill that just sits on your skill bar most of the time, low cost, and usually most of the time boss dies within 4 consecutive beams ramped up with jabs opening (if no one providing major brut-sorc ) and flawless dawnbreaker. if your mag is not enough, tri-stat or mag pot will help you get your mag back.

[@davidhurcombe6505]

@@oshirockingham9655 you can still do 300% execute damage with a stamplar using 2h. As for arc beam, although you don't HAVE to be at range to use it, it definitely fits better on a mag range build and for stam you have the tentacles for execute/heal. Both the skills are more mag build oriented which was my point.

[@nikzel]

I definitely optimize for over world... Max movement speed.

[@m3cinco452]

I mastered the nightblade for dps, tank and healer. It's the player not the class. For trials, i have no control of that since there is no random queue, and guilds in general don't want nightblade tanks. But i always prove them wrong when im giving the chance

[@rpghood7231]

As a necro main, B teir. Recovery is my bane and I can’t trade it for defense or attack without a invisible potion.

[@CovidKun]

i wouldnt put arcanist,necro or maybe warden ontop since they're move difficult to learn but damage wise yea i see ur point i guess xd

[@LiniFox]

That was the healers list that warden was on top

[@SS-lk6ij]

ppl gonna be mad when they get told overland is too easy 😂😂

[@pielord177]

I hope not

[@low-keyjoeb3985]

I can't remember the last time I died in Overland content

[@aurorathekitty7854]

Templars will always be one of my favorites to play in any role and Nightblades are my second favorite.

[@gg05irgm]

Its funny to think about coz if you consider that eventually arcanist will get nerf (easiest playstyle also strongest? never lasts), then templar top for trial dps according to this list, i dont think many people think it like that. But tbh i have looked at the logs for the diff trials and it appears arcanist > DK >= templar are the only ones who can really top dps.

[@ronanow4047]

It was made clear that the tier list is subjective, but I still have my depression...

[@skn0589]

I would take Nightblade in S-Tier because you can still outparse 90% of the braindead Trashcanist players

[@Ir0nPatri0t1]

I really enjoy the nightblade especially Stam. Any advice on build style for trials/high dps with all the updates? Gear, skills? I enjoy DW and 2H or Bow depending. I use maelstrom back bar atm.

[@salinaember9527]

imperial city should be considered as pvp/pve "overland". some classes are simply better for tackling pve content there, with enough utility to pivot into 1v1, 1vx fights. also, the hardest overland content ive encountered in pve are roaming world bosses. no one seems to ever mention them when talking about overland.

[@zackghost_1]

I stopped playing bc of how much harder it feels like you need to play just to keep up with other classes on a necro and necro was my main. The class seems to be getting the middle child treatment and if they could just improve the class I would come back. When arcanist came out the class was significantly easier to play and you can cleave entire groups of ads with ease.

[@IamERAMOS]

Dude, i picked Templar as my 1 and only class, and it just S tiered everything x. x

[@Charlesce-dp1xe]

Dude is fed up lmaooooooo

[@King_of_Sofa]

I like how in this game you can build out your class in multiple different viable ways

[@a2raya772]

Arcanist is best class for pve dps. along with sorc and NB follow after

[@cavedagr8674]

Bruh basically said “it’s all good if you’re good” 😂😂😂😂

[@YoGibran]

Tbf it’s true

[@techwolflupindo]

I challenge anyone to solo the one Murkmire world boss, Walks-Like-Thunder. :-D

[@user-pm8mx6ph8d]

templar free, smacking 100k+ at 540 cp, rele, deadly and zaan, with no arena and mythics. love when bosses hit 50% health

[@juliomrrr]

A beautiful intro.

[@aa306911]

Templar love!

[@LurnWell]

This was well done. 🏆

[@EgaoKage]

Tough to rank some classes in PvP, without splitting the the classes into at least two categories: Stam & Mag. Sorc, for example is SSS as mag, to the point of it being a meme now. Any moron can do well on Magsorc. While Stamsorc is much more balanced against other 'middle-of-the-road' classes. Warden is in a similar situation as Sorc. Though not quite rising to the same meme-levels, when its meta is leaned into. And NB can do no wrong; fundamentally OP. Whereas Templar and Necro always end up feeling like you brought a knife to a gunfight. DK seems to be the best 'middle-of-the-road' class. If other specs were balanced _around_ DK, I think that would go a long way towards creating an overall sense of class balance in PvP.

[@LiniFox]

I’m the only warden main left; pls give warden increase bleed chance in animal companions so I can stay at 3 stacks of hemo in content easier

[@SeeMeBeMeNow]

If you’re new, chances are you’ll be a dps, so i think it just comes down to choosing what appealing to you. The part people forget is that they still need to learn mechanics and watch videos on that subject, cause I’m tired of 3 hour pug runs because a dps wouldn’t pick up the orb on platform boss in dreadsail, not even hm either. Know your mechs people! Thank you!

[@ZDavidH]

I like how dk are one of the best in tanking and dd and other classes in anything and this is for a year now... ZOS should have a better vision of the game tbh.

[@Dyrhos]

no way he have that voice

[@notsoeasy2050]

Didn’t this guy quit ?

[@tur7lebackpack153]

dk healer that fun- what i'am missing out on?

[@jonathanwesley5189]

a lot its not meta buts its legit fun to play

[@gunarsbudris]

All you really need is oukensoul ring and that healing ring.. now you are a god

[@JDTStagg88]

Not true at all. People with a basic understanding of buildcrafting and rotations will, the vast majority of the time, outperform the 1 bar heavy attack build (I say that as someone who, due to lack of capability to use 2 bar rotations, run a HA build myself). For ease of play, it’s absolutely god tear, but for overall performance, it peaks at 7.5/10. A game changer for those of us who need it, but absolutely not ‘god’ tier when put against other builds in the hands of people who know what to do with them

[@cpttekashi]

@@JDTStagg88100% not true 3 HA sorc comp is best in slot for dungeon trifectas its not even close the sustainability is infinite the survivability is un matched and the damage is around 80-90k which is more than enough for any 4 man content in the whole game as some one who’s got every 4 man achievement in the game on a 1 bar sorc and someone who can also hit 120k on an arc … there’s a reason 4man the biggest dungeon guild on ESO Xbox NA only gives you half the highest rank they offer if you get all the trifecta clears on a HA sorc because it’s just that unfair. Another example I had a friend who went from not being able to get the hard mode clear in Icereach on his arc to getting unchained within a few days on a HA comp its ridiculous 🤣

[@JDTStagg88]

@@cpttekashi You just said yourself though, you have a character that does 30k-40k more damage than the HA Sorc. Is HA Sorc by far the easiest to do that content? Without question. But there is better for those who can do it as you proved yourself.

[@cpttekashi]

@@JDTStagg88 oh Ofcourse I just meant more for people like if they just want to get all the trifecta achivements.

[@1NotN]

@@JDTStagg88 bruh there is legit vids showing one bar builds hitting near 110k on youtube with easy rotations that take little skill thats enough dps to do basically anything in game period

[@PxNxWxGxW]

Unless you are score pushing a vet trial none of this matters. Play what your heart desires.

[@Matt-Faire]

He said that just a minute into the video

[@lukasr1166]

NB is so painfully bad I wouldn't even run it in non hm vet trials

[@lukasr1166]

I honestly don't see how NB is better than WW in trials. WW has better aoe in their kit than NBs do lmao

[@AIInvestigates]

back again from over the years. soooo... can i join your main guild now or still no :(

[@ingvar_pl]

NB tank higher than sorc tank xD It's totally wrong. Sorc tank have all tools to be bis and should be in S class.

[@nathanswanson21]

It's viable and skill based yes, but if you're not a stam arcanist then you're not getting a spot on any trials HM runs. Good luck.

[@vossboss220]

Justice for werewolves

[@1NotN]

bruh put sorc in S class for dps damn as a sorc main knowing this community you might need to hide from the pitch forks

[@frankenstein4968]

Necro needs the dk treatment or better. Unfortunately zos eats. The crayons so there gonna nerf us because we still make the roster, barely

[@bos0078]

Im one of the freaks that cant play anything but necromancer

[@elderwiz3165]

A werewolf healer...? Sounds like a good challenge..

[@jonathanwesley5189]

its actually impossible unless you stay unchanged so you can actually heal

[@YoGibran]

Who are you healing in werewolf form and how? lol

[@elderwiz3165]

@@YoGibran My Trial team of course!

[@YoGibran]

@@elderwiz3165 My question was rhetorical because the Werewolf has zero group healing skills.

[@elderwiz3165]

@@YoGibran That's the challenge..

[@jonathanwesley5189]

after tormentor nerf templar is trash tier tank it wasn't great even with tormentor but now its in the grave

[@LiniFox]

Omg another banger

[@sneakymitchell7802]

Werewolf D as in dog I get it 😢. I’m not crying just a puppy tear in how werewolves use to be good back then but zos nerfd the damage of them and remove more things.

[@Mechanical3000]

Ww healer main 😡 😂😂

[@SeaUnicorn]

no pants brawler is best overland class. punch mobs to death.

[@ModeKaioken]

The voice filter is going a bit hard.

[@adalbertoruize]

Vivir por la consciencia es ser descarado (religioso/ciego/muerto) del corazon (systema de creencias) Porque la Vida (amor/verdad: hijo) es del subconsciencte (padre) I.e. Love (God) = subconscious (father) truth (son) I.e. holy (unconditional) spirit (life) Alpha = XY = constant-truth = sub-conscience = unchanging progenitor (father of life) Omega = XX = constant-perception = conscience = unchanging progenitor (father of lies) The son (life) of the first (love) is unconditional (holy: true) believe (spirit) The son (life) of the second (love) is conditional (varying: false) believe (spirit) Nazis (terrorist: blind/dead/religious) hide in the law (fear) for lack of heart: courage: subconscious (father) truth (son) Because you can’t teach old dogs (enslaved to conscience fear for lack of subconscious understanding) new tricks (everlasting life) The world (conscience living) hates (fears) the subconscious (father) truth (son): unconditional (Holy) life/love: (Spirit): Jesus Christ Because true thought (love/spirit/believe) is of the heart (subconscious truth: eternal life) Therefore, the conscience is the handmaiden whose death (religion) brings man to either everlasting submission (hell) by the unchanging progenitor of deception (father of lies), who is conscience living (religion) or everlasting life by the unchanging progenitor of truth (subconscious/father-son/truth: unconditional/holy-spirit/love) Nazis (terrorist: blind/dead/religious) hide in the law (fear) for lack of heart (courage): subconscious (father) truth (son): unconditional (everlasting) love (life) I.e. The Father doesn’t mean to have a dick but unchanging progenitor (there are only two: conscience and subconscious, who are at war) I.e. Conscience living is 100% bullshiet (apart from the subconscious truth)

[@bf1513]

Nobody does DK healer.

[@lamsauce4266]

I know a quite a lot ppl do, including me.

[@IshimuraaYT]

True healer mains love dk healing

[@user-et8vm9cc3t]

While I've seen guides that didn't recommend it, it seems that DK healers are definitely a thing. Never tried it myself seriously though, I've heard they were more akin to "shield healers" or something.

[@eustacemcgoodboy9702]

Bruh, you gotta take a stand beyond "everything is good do whatever." 10 minutes in and you haven't said anything beyond, "play how you like." ZOS shill.

[@NefasQS]

I suggest looking up some builds if you’re struggling in content from 2014 on any class 👍

[@eustacemcgoodboy9702]

@@NefasQS You can just admit you padded your video for time for money. It's okay bro. Make better content.

[@m1llm1ll]

Are you farming? This video is so uninformative that watching it is almost pointless. I get that you're a top player and you're playing with other top players, so any contnet outside of trials HMs is easy for you, but why even make a tier list if all the classes have the same rating? For example, whether something is easier or more difficult to do with a given class should strongly influence its rating (not whether something is possible to do because someone has proven it once...). Viewers, before you waste your time: everything is S tier, unless we are talking about doing trials trifectas XD

[@SenseiSov]

Agreed, anything is possible in this game and that's honestly what keeps me playing. Your comment deserves recognition

[@user-et8vm9cc3t]

Yes, well said, what's the point of tier lists if everything has the same rating? And lumping together dungeons, solo arenas and group arenas is inaccurate too, solo content and group content play differently. While solo you have to heal yourself, do damage and be somewhat resistant, while in group content there's a dedicated role for each of these components and therefore a higher degree of specialization. So that part of his video is rather bad.

[@NefasQS]

> why even make a tierlist if all the classes have the same rating Because it’s true and many NEW players have asked about classes for overland. Telling people to not play Necro or that it’s worse than Warden for casual play in overland content is not only dishonest but detrimental to their perception and progression. ONLY thing I would maybe change in retrospect is Arcanist for DPS being above a lot of the other classes but again the content is easy enough for whatever. If you can make a “better” tierlist for overland or even Dungeons in group format go ahead so I can make fun of it.

[@SS-lk6ij]

would love to smoke what you people are smoking 😂😂😂

[@NefasQS]

@@user-et8vm9cc3tYou are comparing group compositions to classes in the case of group content with a valid outlook on solo play as different from group play. But power creep has made vMA/vVH/vDSA/vBRP (and I talk about Infinite Archive briefly in the video) so easy for either solo or group play and all possible configurations have been ran by people in the past however many years it’s not really worth trying to nitpick things between individual classes for that kind of content anymore. In truth, if someone tells you that Warden is worse than Dragonknight for vMA or Warden tank is worse than DK tank for vBRP, that’s a skill issue rather than a class issue for a majority of the playerbase.

[@sn7669]

another mf with his Best and Worst... There is no such thing "The Best and Worst classes in MMO games", not matter pve or pvp. I can make you a beast char with any class.

[@dmsmhic]

Putting everything S tier for overland content is just silly. Just because its all easy to use doesnt mean they're all the same level. I respect your knowledge, but you've ignored the reason tier lists exist. Also, werewolf is an ulti, not a class. Vampire is a skill line/passive, not a class. A rare occurrence , but I disagree with you almost 100 percent.

[@NefasQS]

Overland content is just so easy that yes everything is S tier.

[@fireraid9173]

Werewolf replaces your bar when you transform and removes any significance of your class, it counts. Vampire can change enough of your kit to be extremely detrimental regardless of your class, it counts. You can rp through overland content with just light attacks and naked, the only thing that would not be in S tier is someone somehow incapable of getting through it.

[@Bloodsaber64]

ESO is an embarrasing bugfest that ZOS doesnt care to fix as long as you keep shoveling money at them. You cant even pvp in cyrodiil cause the lag spikes will eat your inputs. This game is barely more than the failure fallout 76 was, and by the same people. Don't waste your money on this horrible game guild wars is better

[@joshuanwaneli4555]

Bro I’ve seen u comment this same thing like 6 times lmao

[@joshuanwaneli4555]

Stop hating and get ur money up

[@tjgreif7949]

DK healing is so underrated.

[@jasonivy28]

People still play this?

[@ThoraxtheDarkk]

Why are people still playing lmao

[@Charlesce-dp1xe]

@Nefas: You and your partner have so much to give; please move on to a newer, better game. By sticking to ESO you're suffering the same slow death as a content creator as the game itself. The youtube comment chatbox doesn't allow enough characters for me to provide all the examples, but I don't need to - you know it's on its death bed, everyone else knows it, and we all know ZOS ain't doing nothing about it except dropping new chapters to disguise and hide the hemmoraging of players. Please Nefas, you are such a great channel I enjoy your content so much, but move on to something else and stop necro-ing this dying game. Maybe if ZOS actually cared then it would be worth it, but they don't.

[@sahinku-8885]

? Nefas is bringing content for a number of other games.

[@666blubber666]

Funny i heard that xy game was on his death bed numerous times already and most of the time the game did fine multiple years later.

[@Charlesce-dp1xe]

@@666blubber666 I mean....Nefas himself essentially partially quit ESO for basically this reason, but due to his solidarity to the community he still mingles and still makes content for ESO. But yea, even Nefas essentially left because the game was dying, and the heart of the community had left. He made a video about it ~8mos ago, it coincided roughly with the crown gifting debacle.

[@Charlesce-dp1xe]

@@sahinku-8885 I mostly only see starfield stuff, which isn't the same.