Corpseburster
Class set · exact bonuses below, straight from the game data.
data retrieved 2026-06-11 · datamined via UESPAt a glance
Set bonuses
| Pieces | Bonus (exact datamined text) |
|---|---|
| 2 pc | Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage |
| 3 pc | Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage |
| 4 pc | Adds 15-657 Critical Chance |
| 5 pc | Consuming a corpse causes the corpse to explode, dealing 1298 Disease Damage to enemies within 5 meters and applying the Diseased status effect and Minor Breach to them for 5 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 2974. This effect can occur once every 0.5 seconds, scales off the higher of your Weapon or Spell Damage, and deals 10% more damage for each Grave Lord ability slotted. |
Buffs & debuffs this set grants
Named effects in Corpseburster's bonuses — each links to every other source.
| Buff / debuff | How (exact bonus line) |
|---|---|
| Minor Breach | Consuming a corpse causes the corpse to explode, dealing 1298 Disease Damage to enemies within 5 meters and applying the Diseased status effect and Minor Breach to them for 5 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 2974. This effect can occur once every 0.5 seconds, scales off the higher of your Weapon or Spell Damage, and deals 10% more damage for each Grave Lord ability slotted. |
Who actually runs Corpseburster?
Tracked creator guides that mention it (5)
From the creator pages we monitor — a mention, not an endorsement; dates shown.
| Creator | Guide | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Alcast | Powerful Magicka Necromancer Build for ESO - Damage Dealer DPS | 2026-06-03 |
| Hack The Minotaur | All Class Sets | ESO Sets – Hack the Minotaur | 2026-06-02 |
| Hack The Minotaur | Corpseburster | ESO Set – Hack the Minotaur | 2026-06-02 |
| Decimus | Necromancer (Corpseburster) - Decimus Gaming | 2026-07-03 |
| Decimus | Stamina Dragonknight (Wildfire) - Decimus Gaming | 2026-07-03 |
What else drops here?
Other sets from Infinite Archive (13)
…and 1 more.
Where & how to get it
Where to get it: Infinite Archive
Access: base (added in Update 40; no DLC/chapter tag on its page) — per UESP dungeon/trial/arena data; check the DLC checker.
Slots (7):
FAQ
What does Corpseburster do?
Corpseburster is a Class set with 4 bonus lines. At 5 pieces, its top bonus is: Consuming a corpse causes the corpse to explode, dealing 1298 Disease Damage to enemies within 5 meters and applying the Diseased status effect and Minor Breach to them for 5 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 2974. This effect can occur once every 0.5 seconds, scales off the higher of your Weapon or Spell Damage, and deals 10% more damage for each Grave Lord ability slotted. See the full table above for every piece tier.
Where do you get Corpseburster?
Infinite Archive.
Is there a perfected version of Corpseburster?
No — Corpseburster has no perfected variant in the datamined data.
What slots can Corpseburster go in?
Heavy(All) Medium(All) Light(All) Shield Weapons(All) Neck Ring.
How many pieces do you need for the full Corpseburster bonus?
5 pieces equipped for the full set.
What real parses say
Seen in 3,865 of the 16,943 top-end DPS parses we measured. Most common on: Necromancer StaminaDPS (3855), Necromancer MagickaDPS (10).
Our BuildNet neural net values its 5-piece at +17.8% vs the average worn 5-piece — above average among top-parse sets (from 375 builds wearing it in held-out data).
On its most common spec (Necromancer StaminaDPS), builds wearing it posted a median 130,648 DPS vs 128,637 for that spec overall in our sample — correlation, not causation: good players pick good sets AND parse well.
measured from 16,943 real DPS parses (ESO Logs public API, Update 50, pulled 2026-07-23)