Rune of the Colorless Pool vs Soul Harvest — 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, 80% run Soul Harvest.
measured from 16,943 real DPS parses (ESO Logs public API, Update 50, pulled 2026-07-23)| Rune of the Colorless Pool | Soul Harvest | |
|---|---|---|
| Builds slotting it | 186 | 734 |
| Median DPS of those builds | 114,152 | 79,163 |
FAQ
Rune of the Colorless Pool or Soul Harvest — which should I use?
Among 920 measured top-end Arcanist Stamina DPS parses slotting one of them, 80% run Soul Harvest. Median DPS: 79,163 with Soul Harvest vs 114,152 with Rune of the Colorless Pool. That's the revealed preference of skilled players, not theorycraft.