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Hello, before i start i would like to say 2 things. First, i’m now basing my posts more around build videos, where i go over the build, show the rotation, etc.
Secondly, for all the newer players out there reading this guide: This build is based around Hardcore endgame raid content, the gear needed is far from the most beginner-friendly to farm, this build however is buil to be the absolute minmaxed and best setup you can get, anything after getting every piece of right gear, skills, champion points etc is upto you to do as well as possible with it.
I will however include some easier to farm gear setups and options if your group setups are not optimal.
Note: I HIGHLY recommend you watch my build video before reading further, most of the basic stuff about the build is explained here, you can read this post for more detailed explenations,options and rotation details.
- Race:
The way i see it, if you’re not either a High Elf or a Dunmer your dps will be noticably lower compared. Most people say Breton is an ok choice, i disagree with this, i think that if you’re trying to do the most damage you possibly can, you should be either one of these 2 races, if we take 2 players, where both players know what they’re doing, one is a Dunmer, and the other is a Breton, the Dunmer will come very easily on top in DPS, i’m not going to state any spesific numbers, because these things are hard to measure 100% accurately, but i’d say as a Breton you could loose upto 4k or more single-target damage. This being said, a Breton player who knows what he is doing, vs a Dunmer who has no clue what he is doing. The Breton will come on top, you dont automaticly get good because you have the right race.
This being said, the best race to use is Dunmer. The difference between High Elves and Dunmers are not the most significant, but there still are some differences.
As a Dunmer you get 3% more flame damage then a High Elf, in exchange for 1% less Max Magicka. You might say: not all your skills are flame damage, but all your skills scale off magicka, so wouldn’t 1% magicka be better? No, 1% Magicka does not mean 1% more damage, your damage does scale off Magicka, but not to the exact amount, 1% Magicka does not mean 1% More Magic damage. However the Dunmer passive does mean 3% more pure damage, and with the sets and skills you use, you get a whole lot more benefit from this.
- Gear:
So, i’m going to list a variety of different possible setups, all these setups will do well, and wich one is best might depend on your playstyle, group setup and skill. Therefore i recommend you try out as many of these setups as possible, and find the one wich you get the best results with.
Setup #1; Grothdarr, Burning Spellweave & Mothers Sorrow: Maximum Damage
The most ideal and highest damage possible setup, this is the version i use, and the one i show in the build video.
Helmet: Grothdarr, (Heavy Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Shoulders: Grothdarr, (Medium Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Chest: Burning Spellweave , (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Legs: Burning Spellweave, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Gloves: Burning Spellweave, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Belt: Burning Spellweave, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Shoes: Burning Spellweave, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Necklace: Mothers Sorrow, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Ring #1: Mothers Sorrow, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Ring #2: Mothers Sorrow, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Weapons:
On the mainbar i use 2 Swords of a Mothers Sorrow, one in Precise and one in Sharpened. One “Increase weapon & Spell Damage” Enchantment, and one Flame Damage enchantment (Prismatic when fighting Daedric/Undead).
On my offbar i have a Maelstrom Inferno Staff in Sharpened.
Setup #2; Grothdarr, Moondancer, Mothers Sorrow (or Burning Spellweave): Easier Sustain and safety.
This setup is one i’ve used in the past for nodeath runs in trials, it gives you alot more sustain, and therefore allows you to swap out Channeled Focus with Dampen Magic (or Harness magicka), and you can cast it without much problem of running out of magicka.
Helmet: Grothdarr, (Heavy Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Shoulders: Grothdarr, (Medium Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Chest: Mothers Sorrow , (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Legs: Mothers Sorrow, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Gloves: Mothers Sorrow, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Belt: Mothers Sorrow, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Shoes: Mothers Sorrow, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Necklace: Moondancer, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Ring #1: Moondancer, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Ring #2: Moondancer, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Weapons:
On the mainbar, use 2 Moondancer Swords, one in Precise and one in Sharpened. One “Increase weapon & Spell Damage” Enchantment, and one Flame Damage enchantment (Prismatic when fighting Daedric/Undead).
On offbar i prefer a Moondancer Inferno Staff in Sharpened with the “Charged Weapon” trait (flame if fighting daedra and your mainbar has a prismatic enchant), thats simply just for comfort. A Maelstrom Inferno Staff in Sharpened works equally as good.
Setup #3; Grothdarr, Twice-Born Star, Moondancer/Aether, Willpower : More Beginner friendly, very easily obtained gear.
This is FAR from the best setup, but if you’re completely new to the class and dont want to spend a ton of time farming gear or a ton of gold buying it, this could be a nice setup for you to get a feel for the class and still pull decent numbers.
Helmet: Grothdarr, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Shoulders: Grothdarr, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Chest: Twice-Born Star, (Heavy Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Legs: Twice-Born Star, (Medium Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Gloves: Twice-Born Star, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Belt: Twice-Born Star, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Shoes: Twice-Born Star, (Light Armor, Divines, Maximum Magicka Enchantment)
Necklace: Moondancer/Infallible Aether, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Ring #1: Moondancer/Infallible Aether, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Ring #2: Moondancer/Infallible Aether, Arcane, Spell Damage Enchantment
Weapons:
On the mainbar use 2 Willpower swords in Sharpened, One “Increase weapon & Spell Damage” Enchantment, and one Flame Damage enchantment.
On the offbar use a Maelstrom Inferno Staff preferrably in Sharpened, if not use a crafted staff in Sharpened with Increase Spell Damage enchant, and replace the Spell Damage enchant on your sword with the “Charged” (shock damage) enchant.
- DPS Parses & Fight Videos
[spoiler]Varlariel (Aethrian Archive Veteran Mode) 55,6k DPS: [img]http://i.imgur.com/DMik9fK.jpg[/img]
[Well Fitted] Mantikora Speedkill:
[Well Fitted] Varlariel Speedkill (not the parse from the picture):
You can also see all my videos on my youtube channel.
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- Regularly asked questions:
Why 1 Sharpened 1 Precise? Should i use that?:
This really depends on your raidgroup, when it comes to me, i’m a member of a raidgroup where we have one of the highest uptimes of buffs out of all the topguilds, the reason i use 1 Sharpened is because our resistance debuffs have such a high uptime that most of the time, there is only 3k resistance left on the boss, and with 2 sharpened i would overshoot that resistance by 2k, therefore i go 1 precise instead.
If you do not have atleast 2 players using the “Roar of Alkosh” set, 2 healers and a tank with the Infused Crushing Enchant, atleast 60% uptime on Power of The Light, x2 Sharpened will most likely be better for you.
Why is Burning Spellweave better then Twice-Born Star?
Think of it like this. Let’s only count the 5 piece bonuses of these two sets, in order for Burning Spellweave to outdps the second mundus stone, you would require a 50% uptime on the set buff, this is EXTREMELY easy to do. My average uptime is close to 60%, wich makes it way better.
Now, let’s count the 2,3 and 4 piece bonuses. Twice-Born Star has 1 magicka bonus, thats not bad, but it also gives you health and stamina, this has 0 affect on your dps. While Burning Spellweave gives you damage and crit, making it much much more usefull.
Grothdarr? Is this the best undaunted set?
YES! Grothdarr is ridicilously overpowered, in addition to being a completely ridicilous amount of damage, having a high proc chance and being AoE. It also helps proc Burning Spellweave.
- The Most efficient way to farm Mothers Sorrow
Because of the strength and demand of this set, it is extremely expensive, especially the swords wich are the most important part.
Most people think the best way to farm this set is killing world bosses or killing mobs in the Public Dungeon in Deshaan, this is not the case.
The most efficient way to farm Mothers Sorrow is much less known, and involves farming chests.
Step #1: Download the addon “HarvestMap” on ESOUI.com (Link)
Step #2: Go to http://www.teso-harvest-merge.de/ Upload your already downloaded HarvestMap Files. It will merge them with a community database, and add any nodes not already in the database to a register of every resource node/chest etc in the game. After you have uploaded them and they have been scanned for new nodes, you can download the community files, wich include every chest in the game.
Step #3: Use the built-in “FarmTours” feature ingame with the HarvestMap addon, follow the arrow and open every chest you see.
Make sure you have 75 points in “The Shadow” champion tree giving you more chance for set items
- Final Note:
That’s it for the One Tamriel update, this update to my build is very different to others, so i’m really curious to hear feedback on how you like it, much less detailed info and explenations in the written guide, and more in the build videos.
I will also upload a rotation guide sometime in the future, so stay tuned for that.
Also feel free to ask me any questions about the build in this thread or on my youtube channel, i do my best to answer everyone as well as i can.
You can also contact me in-game on PC EU, @Latter, i will not respond if i’m in a raid so keep that in mind. I really appreciate it when people tell me they like my build! 
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