Skeletal Archer vs Skeletal Arcanist — 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 Skeletal Archer.
measured from 16,943 real DPS parses (ESO Logs public API, Update 50, pulled 2026-07-23)| Skeletal Archer | Skeletal Arcanist | |
|---|---|---|
| Builds slotting it | 2,664 | 860 |
| Median DPS of those builds | 122,747 | 132,662 |
Interesting split: the crowd runs Skeletal Archer, but our neural net values Skeletal Arcanist higher (-6.3% vs -10.8%) — worth testing both on a dummy.
FAQ
Skeletal Archer or Skeletal Arcanist — which should I use?
Among 3,524 measured top-end Necromancer Stamina DPS parses slotting one of them, 76% run Skeletal Archer. Median DPS: 122,747 with Skeletal Archer vs 132,662 with Skeletal Arcanist. That's the revealed preference of skilled players, not theorycraft.