Tentacular Dread vs Blockade of Fire — 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, 55% run Blockade of Fire.
measured from 16,943 real DPS parses (ESO Logs public API, Update 50, pulled 2026-07-23)| Tentacular Dread | Blockade of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Builds slotting it | 192 | 232 |
| Median DPS of those builds | 101,282 | 91,598 |
FAQ
Tentacular Dread or Blockade of Fire — which should I use?
Among 424 measured top-end Arcanist Stamina DPS parses slotting one of them, 55% run Blockade of Fire. Median DPS: 91,598 with Blockade of Fire vs 101,282 with Tentacular Dread. That's the revealed preference of skilled players, not theorycraft.