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OBJECTIVE

 

The objective is to create a Sorcerer Pet Build that excels at solo play while remaining viable and dependable for group action.

 

MEDIA

 

Character Stats

 

[img]http://i.imgur.com/IFiBFLX.png[/img]

 

Videos

 

Build Guide and Demo

[video]www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWQVherCOE&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

ESO Skills

 

Skills and Passives Used

 

RACE

 

Altmer or Breton are your best choices. Altmers will deal more damage while Bretons will enjoy extra cost reduction and spell resistance.

 

MUNDUS STONE

 

The Thief – Increasing critical chance is the best way for this build to boost our offence from damage skills while generating consistent heals from Power Surge.

 

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

 

Magicka – 64 – Magicka provides both offense and defense, as your pet’s damage, your Hardened Ward and your own damage scale from this stat.
Health – 0 – We will be able to achieve an acceptable health pool without putting any attribute points here.
Stamina – 0 – Not a priority for this build.

 

CHAMPION POINTS - Total: 501

 

THE MAGE

 

The Apprentice – 100 x Elemental Expert, 18 x Elfborn, 44 x Spell Erosion

The Ritual – 5 x Thaumaturge

 

THE WARRIOR

 

The Lady – 42 x Hardy, 41 x Elemental Defender

The Lord – 84 x Bastion

 

THE THIEF

 

The Tower – 83 x Magician

The Lover – 83 x Arcanist

The Shadow – 1 x Tumbling

 

GEAR

 

With Maelstrom Staff

Chest – Magnus’ Gift – Light Armor – Infused – Max Magicka Enchantment

Belt – Magnus’ Gift – Light Armor – Divines – Max Magicka Enchantment

Boots – Magnus’ Gift – Light Armor – Divines – Max Magicka Enchantment

Gloves – Magnus’ Gift – Light Armor – Divines – Max Magicka Enchantment

Legs – Torug’s Pact – Light Armor – Infused – Max Magicka Enchantment

Helm – Torug’s Pact – Heavy Armor – Divines – Max Magicka Enchantment

Shoulders – Molag Kena – Medium Armor – Infused – Max Magicka Enchantment

 

Neck – Necklace of Willpower – Arcane – Spell Damage Enchant

Ring – Ring of Willpower – Arcane – Spell Damage Enchant

Ring – Ring of Willpower – Healthy – Spell Damage Enchant

 

1st Weapon – Maelstrom’s Inferno Staff – Sharpened or Precise – Do Not Re-Enchant

2nd Weapon – 1 x Magnus’ Restoration Staff – Defending or Sharpened – Absorb Magicka Enchant

 

Without Maelstrom Staff

Chest – Magnus’ Gift – Light Armor – Infused – Max Magicka Enchantment

Belt – Magnus’ Gift – Light Armor – Divines – Max Magicka Enchantment

Boots – Magnus’ Gift – Light Armor – Divines – Max Magicka Enchantment

Gloves – Magnus’ Gift – Light Armor – Divines – Max Magicka Enchantment

Legs – Torug’s Pact – Light Armor – Infused – Max Magicka Enchantment

 

Neck – Necklace of Willpower – Arcane – Spell Damage Enchant

Ring – Ring of Willpower – Arcane – Spell Damage Enchant

Ring – Ring of Willpower – Healthy – Spell Damage Enchant

 

1st Weapon – Inferno Staff of Torug’s Pact – Sharpened – Fire Damage Enchant

2nd Weapon – 2 x Sword of Torug’s Pact – Sharpened – Shock Damage Enchant

or

2nd Weapon – Restoration Staff of the Magnus – Defending – Absorb Magicka Enchant

 

Engine Guardian – Use this set for encounters that require excellent resource management.

Nerien ‘Eth – Use the set for encounters that do not require excellent resource management.

 

UNDAUNTED METTLE

When crafting your gear set, it is important to take advantage of the Undaunted Passive Undaunted Mettle. This means that you need to have 5 light armor, 1 medium armor and 1 heavy armor. Start by determining the armor types of your Undaunted Sets and craft the remaining pieces accordingly.

 

SIDEBOARD

A sideboard is additional gear you should carry with you at all times while soloing. It will augment the build’s flexibility, allowing you to take on different challenges and to adjust strategies on the fly.

 

Ring of Willpower – Healthy – Magicka Cost Reduction Enchant

Use this for encounters where resource management is a higher priority than DPS.

 

SKILLS

 

Bar 1

Force Pulse

Hardened Ward

Blockade of Fire

Unstable Clannfear

Twilight Tormentor

Ultimate – Suppression Field

 

Bar 2

Power Surge

Harness Magicka

Liquid Lightning

Unstable Clannfear

Twilight Tormentor

Ultimate – Energy Overload

 

Overload Bar

Liquid Lightning

Hardened Ward

Inner Light

Twilight Tormentor

Unstable Clannfear

 

Skill Replacement

Blockade of Fire – Replace with Elemental Ring when higher AoE DPS is required.

Liquid Lightning (Overload Bar) – Replace with Ball of Lightning where high mobility is required.

Unstable Clannfear – Replace with Bound Armor when grouped with a competent tank and healer

Twilight Tormentor – Replace with Bound Armor for encounters where it dies too easily.

 

CONSUMABLES

 

This build performs best when you “chain-chug” Spell Power Potions to maintain your Major Sorcery and Major Prophecy buffs. Due to the toggled abilities this build requires, we won’t have room for the skills that provide these buffs.

Always use blue food with + max health and + max magicka.

 

Helpful hints for solo play

 

Since there are several detailed builds describing how to competently play a sorcerer in PvE groups, I’ll use this section to explain some helpful hints on how to maximize this build’s potential in solo play.

 

Balance is Key – To solo difficult content, you’ll need a balance between the damage you deal, your survivability and your resource management. For a Sorcerer Pet Build, this means you’ll need spell damage, max magicka, magicka recovery and magicka cost reduction. Any gear combination that achieves this balance will function effectively in solo situations.

 

Flexibility is Key – Being able to change strategies on the fly is very important when tackling difficult solo content. Bringing gear with different enchantments on it (i.e. an extra Ring of Willpower with Magicka Cost Reduction) and leveling situational skills (i.e. Ball of Lightning) will allow you to adjust the build based on your situation.

 

Kiting is Key – Many of the hardest solo encounters will require high mobility. You should practice kiting bosses and groups of mobs alike – the skill to handle both will be required to solo some of the game’s group content.

 

Sara the Tri-Sara-Tops is Key – Your Clannfear is both your tank and your pocket healer, and needs to be kept alive as consistently as possible. Her activated skill is a significant and affordable heal that affects both you and the Clannfear and does not suffer from the range limitations that the Twilight’s heal does. Further, being the tank pet, the Clannfear is alive more consistently to provide you with a crucial heal when needed.  Remember to refresh Hardened Ward regularly to increase your Pets’ chances of survival.

 

• This topic was modified 21 hours, 42 minutes ago by  Thelon.