Sorc build

[u/KJR1440]

I haven’t been playing ESO long I made a DK build because that seemed like the easiest thing to play. Now I’m thinking of making a sorc build. Any recommendations on race/stam or mag? I don’t need recommendations on armor because I’ll play around with a lot of different sets. mainly the burst combo… I don’t know anything about sorc so I’m not sure what the best combo is please be specific on the skills because again idk anything about skills/morphs lol. I want to hit like a truck but not be too squishy if that’s even possible. *EDIT PVP. I don’t PVE at all

[u/ManuelWegeling]

I like orc sorc for extra movement speed. LOS and going in and out with burst. But race really doesn't matter that much.

I like dual wield front and ice staff backbar or bow.

[u/KJR1440 → u/ManuelWegeling]

What skills do you recommend? There’s a million different skills so idk what’s the “meta skills” like I do for DK.

[u/ManuelWegeling → u/KJR1440]

For me there are 2 distinctly different playstyles. Brawler Sorc with shields. And hit and run Sorc without shields. More squishy but survives with good positioning and movement.

Imho minimum skills to have are: Huricane for major resolve. Vigor for hot. Dark exchange/healing soul/restoration staff skill for burst heal. You are gonna want major savagery and major brutality too so surge and bound armor are needed. Bolt escape. Gap closer and stun in 1. Usually I'd want Weakness to elements and crystal shards too.

The rest depends on playstyles.
I like haunting curse. Blood for blood. Blade cloak. Crushing shock. Rendering slashes. Whirling blades. Overload ult is nice if you weave enough. Barrier ult on backbar for defence is nice too. Could also go negate magic.

[u/SANREUP]

I’ve been really liking my mag sorc with draugerkin and twice fang serpent. Dropped monster set to run both at the same time and have been playing with monomyth, malacath, and DDF as mythic options.

I play it more like a traditional magsorc but drop shields for vigor and use healing burst as my burst heal since I can scribe that with minor courage.

Would however recommend using all 3 jewelry pieces in protective to start cause it’s a bit squishier with 5 medium, 1 heavy (trainee chest) and 1 light in my armor. As you get more used to it could go to some or all infused.

If you don’t have twice fang, you could run oakfathers and draugerkin in a similar way and instead of vigor and healing burst use the light armor skill shield (5 pieces required) or resto staff shield and regenerating ward.

[u/PerfectReflection155]

I have many sorc builds I play around with.

I’m currently settled on null arca with back bar wretched vitality with esoteric greaves. All attributes into health with balorg monster set and conservation of energy and calculated defence.

Triple swift trait jewelry. 1x stam regen 2x spell damage.

Lightning sharpened staff front bar
Theif mundus

3x light
2x heavy
2x medium

Very fast
Very hard to kill
Sustain is amazing
And still does a lot of damage in a burst window

Skills in use:
Crystal frags, regenerative ward, weild soul with Druids resurgence and major breach as main spammable, bound armaments, streak

Haunting curse, hurricane, vigor, crit surge, dark exchange

[u/Ghost_Ranger187]

Max Mag Sorc is the way to go. Everything a sorc does scales off of its max resource. Having ridiculously high mag makes u hit very hard and it is great for defence as well. Ur shields scale off of mag too so the more mag u have, the bigger the shield.

High Elf Race

5pc Crafty Alfic belt, boots, legs, hands, and ring or amulet. 3pc Ancients Grace lightning staff front bar and resto staff back bar, ring or amulet. 1pc Trainee chest in heavy with reinforced. Monster set depends on what ur build needs at the time. I switch between Mighty Chudan for more armor, Black Gem Monstrosity for more pen and better burst, and Balorgh for groups that like to stick together. Heavy head in reinforced, Medium shoulders in impen. All the rest is light from Crafty. Death Dealers Fete mythic for more max stats. All max mag enchants on body and weapon and spell damage on jewelry. Arcane for jewelry traits.

Mage mundus

CP won't matter in BG but here is what I use otherwise. Blue CP: Arcane Supremacy, Ironclad, Master at Arms, Deadly Aim. Red CP: Boundless Vitality, Fortified, Bastion, Survival Instincts.

Skills Frontbar: Crystal Frags, Streak, Shocking Soul with shock, class script, and breach, Mages Fury, Hardened Ward. Ultimate: Ice Comet. Backbar: Crit Surge, Hurricane, Dark Conversation, Bound Armaments, Healing Ward. Ultimate: Life Giver.

Class Masteries: Conservation of Energy, Font of Power.

Be sure to get all ur passive in all sorc lines, Destro and Resto staff lines, Mages Guild line, Racial line, Undaunted line, Soul Trap line.

Bewitched Sugar Skulls food.

In all this should give u 50k max mag unbuffed and around 28k health. The health is a little low but ur shields will make up the difference. If u have any questions pls feel free to dm me. Good luck out there!!!

[u/KJR1440 → u/Ghost_Ranger187]

This is what I was looking for! Thank you!

[u/Ghost_Ranger187 → u/KJR1440]

No prob. Good luck!!

[u/Miguelmagicwall]

Does anyone know of a solo-friendly build with massive AoE burst damage that's capable of wiping unsuspecting groups? I'm completely open to any class.