Best Scribing Combinations
Below is a small selection of Scribed Skill Combinations for Tanks, Healers, Damage Dealers, Solo Players, PvP and some fun stuff. None of the skill combinations use class scripts to make them more accessible. You should customize the Grimoires effects based on the sets and content you plan to do, as many of the buffs/debuffs can be acquired from multiple sources. Each Grimoire has around 300 combinations you can create and all the scripts and grimoires have over 4000 combinations total in the ESO Scribing system!
The Best Scribing Skills for Tanks
Each of the skill examples can and should be modified to your groups need. Tanks in trials and dungeons might want different effects so remember to communicate with your group!
Leashing Burst
An AOE (area of effect) pull, great for trash in dungeons. Change the scripts based on your preference.
- Grimoire Soul Burst
- Focus Script Pull
- Signature Script Hunter’s Snare
- Affix Script Interrupt
Leashing Soul
Single target magicka pull that taunts, restores resources and reduces enemy damage. You can use this when you don’t want to use Silver Leash.
- Grimoire Wield Soul
- Focus Script Pull
- Signature Script Druid’s Resurgence
- Affix Script Cowardice
Warding Contingency
An AOE shield that also reduces the damage you and your allies take by .
- Grimoire Ulfsild’s Contingency
- Focus Script Damage Shield
- Signature Script Gladiator’s Tenacity
- Affix Script Protection
Heroic Torch
An ultimate generation skill for an off tank in a trial as an example. Change the Affix Script if your group is using ultimate generation potions.
- Grimoire Torchbearer
- Focus Script Generate Ultimate
- Signature Script Gladiator’s Tenacity
- Affix Script Heroism
The Best Scribing Skills for Healers
Heals get to pick from two great choices in the Scribing system, Mender’s Bond and Dazing Explosion. Mender’s Bond allows you to transfer damage to you and heal your allies in the beam. Dazing Explosion can be used to get AOE minor Brittle debuff.
Mender’s Bond
Transfer damage to you and heal your allies that stand in the beam. If you have an arcanist in your group, they can slot Zenas’ Empowering Disc Skill and you can change the Affix Script to Protection as an example.
- Grimoire Mender’s Bond
- Focus Script Mitigation
- Signature Script Sage’s Remedy
- Affix Script Courage
Dazing Explosion
A good source of AOE Minor Brittle for trash in Dungeons/Trials. Change the other effects based on your groups needs.
- Grimoire Elemental Explosion
- Focus Script Stun
- Signature Script Druid’s Resurgence
- Affix Script Brittle
The Best Scribing Skills for Damage Dealers
Damage Dealers don’t have many great picks right now for group content and the grimoires will not be replacing any spammable skill. The only skill that actually improves your overall damage is Venomous Knife. However, most other skills can also deal good damage but often there are slightly better alternatives.
Venomous Knife
- Grimoire Traveling Knife
- Focus Script Poison Damage
- Signature Script Warrior’s Opportunity
- Affix Script Berserk
In group content like Trials, the Warrior’s Opportunity script (8% increased martial damage taken) becomes very useful if the group has players that deal bleed, physical, and disease damage. Change the other Scripts based on your liking.
Fiery Explosion
- Grimoire Elemental Explosion
- Focus Script Flame Damage
- Signature Script Lingering Torment
- Affix Script Brittle
Shocking Soul
- Grimoire Wield Soul
- Focus Script Shock Damage
- Signature Script Lingering Torment
- Affix Script Empower
The Best Scribing Skills for Solo Players
You can scribe great unique skills that fit your character in the content you play. You can add healing, stuns, roots and many other effects you need.
Warding Burst
Warding Burst gives you a shield, gives you ultimate and increases your resistances.
- Grimoire Soul Burst
- Focus Script Damage Shield
- Signature Script Anchorite’s Potency
- Affix Script Resolve
The Best Scribing Skills for PVP
Sundering Throw
PvP player Decimus recommends using Sundering Throw as a spammable for bash builds. You can then use Reverberating Bash as your stun skill.
- Grimoire Shield Throw
- Focus Script Physical Damage
- Signature Script Knight’s Valor
- Affix Script Cowardice
Sundering Knife
PvP player Decimus recommends the Traveling Knife Grimoire with Major Prophecy/Savagery for Arcanists or Necromancers as they don’t get this buff from their class. For example an Arcanist can use Sundering Knife instead of Camouflaged Hunter.
- Grimoire Traveling Knife
- Focus Script Physical Damage
- Signature Script Assassin’s Misery
- Affix Script Savagery and Prophecy
Healing Soul
PvP player Decimus mentions that you can use Healing Soul as your spammable heal as it heals, restores resources and grants you Major Vitality.
- Grimoire Wield Soul
- Focus Script Healing
- Signature Script Druid’s Resurgence
- Affix Script Vitality
Shocking Soul
PvP player Decimus recommends using Shocking Souls as your new spammable skill as it does Shocking damage in addition to Oblivion damage over time and reduces your enemies damage.
- Grimoire Wield Soul
- Focus Script Shock Damage
- Signature Script Anchorite’s Cruelty
- Affix Script Cowardice
The Best Scribing Skills for Fun
There are quite a variety of silly and non-optimized skills you are able to scribe!
Repelling Torch
Knock back your enemies by sweeping a torch!
- Grimoire Torchbearer
- Focus Script Knockback
- Signature Script Hunter’s Snare
- Affix Script Mangle
Dazing Trample
Stun your enemies, slow them down and reduce their max health by 10% with a mount of your choosing!
- Grimoire Trample
- Focus Script Stun
- Signature Script Hunter’s Snare
- Affix Script Mangle