Glacial Colossus vs Pestilent Colossus — what top parses actually run
A contested Necromancer Stamina DPS choice, settled with data instead of forum arguments: of the measured top-end parses slotting one of the two, 76% run Glacial Colossus.
measured from 16,943 real DPS parses (ESO Logs public API, Update 50, pulled 2026-07-23)| Glacial Colossus | Pestilent Colossus | |
|---|---|---|
| Builds slotting it | 1,600 | 494 |
| Median DPS of those builds | 114,341 | 137,397 |
Interesting split: the crowd runs Glacial Colossus, but our neural net values Pestilent Colossus higher (-2.2% vs -11.0%) — worth testing both on a dummy.
FAQ
Glacial Colossus or Pestilent Colossus — which should I use?
Among 2,094 measured top-end Necromancer Stamina DPS parses slotting one of them, 76% run Glacial Colossus. Median DPS: 114,341 with Glacial Colossus vs 137,397 with Pestilent Colossus. That's the revealed preference of skilled players, not theorycraft.