Azandar al-Cybiades ESO Companion
Azandar’s Companion Perk
Azandar’s Inquisitiveness – When searching containers, bestows a chance to discover research portfolios. Portfolios can contain crafting recipes, treasure maps, research notes, survey reports, and other documents of value.
Azandar al-Cybiades’s Companion Skills
Azandar is a Redguard with an arcanist-based skill set. Here’s a brief look at his skills and passives.
Racial Passive Azandar al-Cybiade
Son of Kozanset
Increases Max Health by 3% and decreases ability cooldowns by 3%.
Quill Knight
Abor’s Augmented Ward
The companion draws on advanced research to gain a damage shield that absorbs up to 25% of their Max Health for 6 seconds. The first time they take direct damage after casting, the shield retaliates and deals 4950 Magic Damage to the attacker.
Scathing Rune
The companion uses a runic technique to taunt their enemy to attack them for 15 seconds, applying Minor Maim to them for 15 seconds, reducing their damage done by 5%. This is used when the enemy is not already taunted.
Fear of the Unknown
The companion confronts an enemy with the unknowable truth of reality, applying Fear to them for 4 seconds.
Revitalizing Researcher
Triptych Physic
The companion launches a trio of restorative runes at themselves or an ally, healing for 1650 Health three times. This is used when the companion or an ally is below 75% Health.
Shields of Erudition
The companion manifests spinning discs of pure knowledge to surround themselves and up to 2 allies, granting a damage shield that absorbs 4950 damage for 6 seconds.
Zone of Recuperation
The companion outlines a domain of eldritch power, healing them and their allies standing within for 825 Health over 8 seconds and granting 150 Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery.
Scholar of Apocrypha
The Triune Word
the companion crafts a trio of runes before launching them at an enemy, dealing 1650 Magic Damage three times.
Tendrils of the Colorless Sea
The companion infuses their arm with abyssal arcanum and thrusts forward, dealing 2475 Physical Damage to enemies and applying Minor Vulnerability to them for 6 seconds, increasing the damage they take by 5%.
Fate Omen’s Inspiration
The companion charges their weapons and their allies’ weapons with apocryphal energy for 8 seconds, applying Minor Berserk, increasing their damage done by 5%.
Vigorous Tentacular Eruption
The companion creates a gate to Apocrypha beneath an enemy. After 2 seconds, a swarm of hideous tentacles bursts through the gate, dealing 7425 Magic Damage to enemies within the gate, knocking them up in the air and stunning them for 3 seconds. Enemies damaged by the tentacles receive Major Vulnerability for 4 seconds, increasing their damage taken by 10%.
Building Rapport With Azander al-Cybiades
Favorable Rapport Actions
- completing the companion quest
- doing the daily enchanting master writ
- visiting Mundus stones
- harvesting psijic portals
- scrying an antiquity
- finding a lead
- finding a new lorebook
- activating Ayleid wells
- doing a regular enchanting writ
- stealing a ritual object
- killing mudcrabs, dreughs, chaurus, ogres, trolls, harpies, and/or nix-oxen
- crafting tea
- respec skills at a shrine
Unfavorable Rapport Actions
- going to Artaeum or Eyevea
- crafting coffee
- harvesting mushrooms
- playing a Tales of Tribute match
How To Add Azandar al-Cybiades To Your Allies
To add Azandar al-Cybiades you must first complete the introductory quest. Southeast of the Cipher’s Midden Wayshrine in Apocrypha marked on the image above, you will encounter Azander and he asks for your assistance with the quest called The Fateweaver’s Key.
As with all companions, once you complete their introductory quest, he will join your list of allies.
Please note that this same quest must be completed on all your characters in order to summon Azandar as a companion.
Azandar Al-Cybiades’s Backstory
Azandar al-Cybiades has always known he was meant for greatness. Every twist and turn on his path to arcanist power was done with clear eyes and a convivial attitude. Call this companion to your side and undertake an eldritch adventure into the unknown!
Azandar’s Companion Perk
Azandar’s Inquisitiveness – When searching containers, bestows a chance to discover research portfolios. Portfolios can contain crafting recipes, treasure maps, research notes, survey reports, and other documents of value.
Azandar al-Cybiades’s Companion Skills
Azandar is a Redguard with an arcanist-based skill set. Here’s a brief look at his skills and passives.
Racial Passive Azandar al-Cybiade
Son of Kozanset
Increases Max Health by 3% and decreases ability cooldowns by 3%.
Quill Knight
Abor’s Augmented Ward
The companion draws on advanced research to gain a damage shield that absorbs up to 25% of their Max Health for 6 seconds. The first time they take direct damage after casting, the shield retaliates and deals 4950 Magic Damage to the attacker.
Scathing Rune
The companion uses a runic technique to taunt their enemy to attack them for 15 seconds, applying Minor Maim to them for 15 seconds, reducing their damage done by 5%. This is used when the enemy is not already taunted.
Fear of the Unknown
The companion confronts an enemy with the unknowable truth of reality, applying Fear to them for 4 seconds.
Revitalizing Researcher
Triptych Physic
The companion launches a trio of restorative runes at themselves or an ally, healing for 1650 Health three times. This is used when the companion or an ally is below 75% Health.
Shields of Erudition
The companion manifests spinning discs of pure knowledge to surround themselves and up to 2 allies, granting a damage shield that absorbs 4950 damage for 6 seconds.
Zone of Recuperation
The companion outlines a domain of eldritch power, healing them and their allies standing within for 825 Health over 8 seconds and granting 150 Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery.
Scholar of Apocrypha
The Triune Word
the companion crafts a trio of runes before launching them at an enemy, dealing 1650 Magic Damage three times.
Tendrils of the Colorless Sea
The companion infuses their arm with abyssal arcanum and thrusts forward, dealing 2475 Physical Damage to enemies and applying Minor Vulnerability to them for 6 seconds, increasing the damage they take by 5%.
Fate Omen’s Inspiration
The companion charges their weapons and their allies’ weapons with apocryphal energy for 8 seconds, applying Minor Berserk, increasing their damage done by 5%.
Vigorous Tentacular Eruption
The companion creates a gate to Apocrypha beneath an enemy. After 2 seconds, a swarm of hideous tentacles bursts through the gate, dealing 7425 Magic Damage to enemies within the gate, knocking them up in the air and stunning them for 3 seconds. Enemies damaged by the tentacles receive Major Vulnerability for 4 seconds, increasing their damage taken by 10%.
Building Rapport With Azander al-Cybiades
Favorable Rapport Actions
- completing the companion quest
- doing the daily enchanting master writ
- visiting Mundus stones
- harvesting psijic portals
- scrying an antiquity
- finding a lead
- finding a new lorebook
- activating Ayleid wells
- doing a regular enchanting writ
- stealing a ritual object
- killing mudcrabs, dreughs, chaurus, ogres, trolls, harpies, and/or nix-oxen
- crafting tea
- respec skills at a shrine
Unfavorable Rapport Actions
- going to Artaeum or Eyevea
- crafting coffee
- harvesting mushrooms
- playing a Tales of Tribute match
How To Add Azandar al-Cybiades To Your Allies
To add Azandar al-Cybiades you must first complete the introductory quest. Southeast of the Cipher’s Midden Wayshrine in Apocrypha marked on the image above, you will encounter Azander and he asks for your assistance with the quest called The Fateweaver’s Key.
As with all companions, once you complete their introductory quest, he will join your list of allies.
Please note that this same quest must be completed on all your characters in order to summon Azandar as a companion.
Azandar Al-Cybiades’s Backstory
Azandar al-Cybiades has always known he was meant for greatness. Every twist and turn on his path to arcanist power was done with clear eyes and a convivial attitude. Call this companion to your side and undertake an eldritch adventure into the unknown!
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