Cephaliarch's Flail vs Tentacular Dread — what top parses actually run
A contested Arcanist Stamina DPS choice, settled with data instead of forum arguments: of the measured top-end parses slotting one of the two, 97% run Cephaliarch's Flail.
measured from 16,943 real DPS parses (ESO Logs public API, Update 50, pulled 2026-07-23)| Cephaliarch's Flail | Tentacular Dread | |
|---|---|---|
| Builds slotting it | 5,798 | 192 |
| Median DPS of those builds | 93,299 | 101,282 |
FAQ
Cephaliarch's Flail or Tentacular Dread — which should I use?
Among 5,990 measured top-end Arcanist Stamina DPS parses slotting one of them, 97% run Cephaliarch's Flail. Median DPS: 93,299 with Cephaliarch's Flail vs 101,282 with Tentacular Dread. That's the revealed preference of skilled players, not theorycraft.