Companion: Azandar - ESO

All available skills and mechanics for the Azandar Al-Cybiades companion in ESO. Everything you need to know about Azandar.

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Who is Azandar

Short profile of Azandar

Azandar is a Male Arcanist.

Azandar al-Cybiades—born Azandar al-Kozanset and first met simply as Azandar—is a Redguard Arcanist and potential Companion. You’ll encounter him along the northern, eastern, and southern roads that converge on the village of Cipher’s Midden in Apocrypha.

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How to unlock Azandar

Where can you find Azandar

To recruit Azandar as a companion in ESO, you must complete his quest in the Apocrypha zone. Head to the heart of Apocrypha and you’ll find him patrolling the outskirts of Cipher’s Midden village.

Azandar Rapport

Actions that Azandar likes and dislikes

Positive Rapport Actions

Points Action Cooldown
500 Complete Paths Unwalked, Adversarial Adventures, and Tempting Fates companion quests
125 Return Ordinator Tilena, Necrom delve daily 1 day
125 Return Enchanter Writ daily 1 day
15 Returning Master Enchanter writ 15 minutes
15 Collect a Psijic portal 15 minutes
10 Visit the Brass Fortress, The Hollow City, Fargrave City District 1 day
10 Visit any Mundus Stone 1 day
5 Complete an Oblivion Portal
5 Interact with any Ayleid Well. Aetherial Wells on Auridon do not count. 1 hour
5 Read a new mages guild book 1 hour
5 Upgrade an item
5 Acquire a lead
5 Scrying 15 minutes
5 Consume any tea type beverage 1 hour
5 / 1 Steal treasure type of Magic Curiosities, Maps, Writings, Ritual Objects
5 / 1 Brew any tea type beverage 1 hour
5 / 1 Read a lorebook
1 Kill a chaurus 15 minutes
1 Kill a duneripper 15 minutes
1 Kill a dreugh 15 minutes
1 Kill a harpy 15 minutes
1 Kill a mudcrab 15 minutes
1 Kill a nix-ox 15 minutes
1 Kill an ogre 15 minutes
1 Kill a troll 15 minutes

Negative Rapport Actions

Points Action Cooldown
-10 Visit Artaeum or Eyevea (He's okay with The Scholarium) 15 minutes
-10 Give to a beggar
-10 Light a Campfire (Lightbringer)
-5 Consume a beverage with Coffee
-1 Pick a mushroom 15 minutes
-1 Brew a beverage with Coffee
-1 Play a game of Tales of Tribute

Azandar Keepsake

Azandar´s keepsake & companion buff
Companion Keepsakes
Abyssal Tea Set Icon icon Abyssal Tea Set Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Well-used clay vessels comprising a tea set. The kettle and a set of cups is etched with tentacles and eldritch runes. The whistle of the pot sounds like darkly whispered secrets. Permanently grants the passive "Azandar's Inquisitiveness" to the bearer.
Acquired by completing the achievement "The Consummate Cohort."
Completing Azandar´s meta achievement The Consummate Cohort will rewards the player with the collectible Abyssal Tea Set, granting the buff Azandar's Inquisitiveness
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´s Skills

Azandar´s unique class skills & generic companion skills

Class Skill Lines

Azandar has access to unique skills via his class Arcanist

Quill Knight

Quill Knight
Abor's Augmented Ward Icon icon Abor's Augmented Ward Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.8 second
Target: Self
Duration: 6 seconds
Effect
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.
Quill Knight
Scathing Rune Icon icon Scathing Rune Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.5 second
Target: Enemy
Duration: 15 seconds
Maximum range: 22 meters
Effect
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%. Used when the enemy is not already taunted.
Quill Knight
Fear of the Unknown Icon icon Fear of the Unknown Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.433 second
Target: Enemy
Duration: 4 seconds
Maximum range: 15 meters
Effect
Companion confronts an enemy with the unknowable truth of reality, applying Fear to them for 4 seconds.

Revitalizing Researcher

Revitalizing Researcher
Triptych Physic Icon icon Triptych Physic Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.633 second
Target: Area
Radius: 28 meters
Effect
Companion launches a trio of restorative runes at themselves or an ally, healing for 1766 Health three times. Used when Companion or an ally is below 75% Health.
Revitalizing Researcher
Shields of Erudition Icon icon Shields of Erudition Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.5 second
Target: Area
Duration: 6 seconds
Radius: 28 meters
Effect
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.
Revitalizing Researcher
Zone of Recuperation Icon icon Zone of Recuperation Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.5 second
Target: Area
Duration: 8 seconds
Radius: 8 meters
Effect
Companion outlines a domain of eldritch power, healing them and their allies standing within for 883 Health over 8 seconds and granting 150 Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery.

Scholar of Apocrypha

Scholar of Apocrypha
The Triune Word Icon icon The Triune Word Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.366 second
Target: Enemy
Maximum range: 22 meters
Effect
Companion crafts a trio of runes before launching them at an enemy, dealing 1650 Magic Damage three times.
Scholar of Apocrypha
Tendrils of the Colorless Sea Icon icon Tendrils of the Colorless Sea Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.433 second
Target: Area
Maximum range: 15 meters
Radius: 15 meters
Effect
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%.
Scholar of Apocrypha
Fate Omen's Inspiration Icon icon Fate Omen's Inspiration Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cast time: 0.3 second
Target: Area
Duration: 8 seconds
Radius: 28 meters
Effect
Companion charges their weapons and their allies' weapons with apocryphal energy for 8 seconds, applying Minor Berserk, increasing their damage done by 5%.
Scholar of Apocrypha
Vigorous Tentacular Eruption Icon icon Vigorous Tentacular Eruption Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cost: 200 Ultimate
Cast time: 2 seconds
Target: Enemy
Maximum range: 28 meters
Radius: 8 meters
Effect
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%.

Weapon Skill Lines

Weapon lines level through combat experience when the companion uses that weapon type.

Armor Skill Lines

Armor lines level by wearing five or more pieces of the same armor weight—only one armor line can advance at a time.

Guild Skill Lines

Level by completing solo daily quests (100 XP each, 100 XP per level, max level 10). Not available to companions: Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood.

Images of Azandar

Azandar Al-Cybiades is a companion that is unlocked in the Necrom Chapter in the Apocrypha zone. 

Location of Azandar Companion in the Necrom zone:

Azandar Rapport

Information regarding Azandar rapport taken from Saucy_Jack's thread here.

Disapproval Azandar Rapport: 

  • going to Artaeum or Eyevea: -10
  • playing a ToT match: -1
  • crafting coffee: -1 
  • harvesting mushrooms: -1

Approval Azandar Rapport:

  • completing each part of his companion quest: 500 
  • doing the daily enchanting crafting writ: 125 
  • master enchating writ: 5
  • handing in the Necrom delve daily: 125
  • visiting mundus stones: 10
  • destroying end mechanism in Blackwood portals: 10
  • going to Coldharbour / Fragrave / Brass Fortress: 10
  • harvesting psijic portal: 5
  • scrying an antiquity: 5 
  • finding a lead: 5
  • activating ayleid wells: 5
  • doing a regular (non-daily) enchating writ: 5
  • stealing a ritual object / oddity / magical curiosity: 5
  • finding a new lorebook: 5 
  • killing mudcrabs/dreughs/chaurus/ogres/trolls/harpies/nix-oxen: 1 
  • crafting tea: 1
  • Skills respec at the respec shrine: Unknown