Magicka Sorcerer Build PvE for Elder Scrolls Online

“Mystic”

Murkmire DLC, Summerset Chapter

• Introduction
• Changes from the previous version
• Resource Management
• Trials & Dungeons Setup
  • Gear
  • Skills
  • Champion Points (Max CP, 600 CP, 300 CP)
  • Important Info (Food, Mundus, Race, Potions, Passives, Attributes)
• Rotation & Skeleton Parse
• Blackrose Prison Arena
• Maelstrom Arena
• Update Log

Introduction

Welcome to the Magicka Sorcerer Build PvE “Mystic” for Elder Scrolls Online. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. You can also find a Magicka Sorcerer Pet Build on my website if you prefer pets! If you are new to Magicka Sorcerers, then I recommend reading my full in depth Magicka Sorcerer Beginner Guide and also check out the CP 160 Magicka Sorcerer Beginner Guide.

The Magicka Sorcerer Build PvE “Mystic” is made for Trials, Dungeons & Arenas. You can also play this for all the Solo content with some minor adjustments. In this guide I will show you a full setup with three different gear options, a trial setup where we combine the best possible gear, an gear setup 2 where we combine sets that are obtained outside of trials and a beginner setup, so you can build your wait up.

• Good single target (ST) damage
• Insane ranged & melee damage
• High area of effect (AoE) Damage
• Good sustain
• Easy survivability due to magicka shield
• Trials, Dungeons & Arenas

Changes from the previous version

I overhauled this build, we do not use an asylum staff setup anymore but rather use a setup where we can use Elemental Weapon instead

• Updated Champion Points to 810 cap, also added a 600 CP setup.
• Added Blackrose Prison Arena setup section.

Resource Management

Sorcerers have a tough life with sustain. Make sure to use Clockwork Citrus Filet to gain a lot of overall resources and recovery, this Food is used by most endgame PvE setups to help with sustain. We are also using an Absorb Magic Enchantment on the back bar weapon, to help with returning magicka. Also always make sure to use potions on cooldown, this will give you back magicka and also apply the Major Sorcerery and Prophecy buff to increase overall damage. If you still fall low on magicka, you can always use one two heavy attacks to regain resources. Healers also have to constantly use Energy Orb so you can activate the synergy and regain resources, this has a cooldown of 20 seconds.

• Clockwork Citrus Filet
• Absorb Magicka Enchantment
• Potions
• Heavy Attacks
• Energy Orb Synergy

Trials & Dungeons Setup

• Buffed: Spell Damage Potions and Siroria were active when I took the screenshot.
• Unbuffed: Raw stats when not in combat.

Keep in Mind, Spell Strategist is active on the buffed screenshot. However, you will not see the extra 500 spell damage on your character sheet.

Gear

You will find 3 different setups here. Setup 1 is the preferred setup. For people that do not have all the gear yet can use the Setup 2 which is easier to obtain and beginners can use Setup 3.

• Setup 1 is with Trial Gear
• Setup 2 is without Trial Gear
• Setup 3 is for Beginners

Single Target vs AoE

• Single Target Fight: Use the new Spell Strategist set that can be obtained in Rewards of the Worthy or bought via Guildstore.
• AoE Fight: Keep using Mother's Sorrow. Spell Strategist is purely Single Target so it is not of much use in AoE fights.

Gear Setup 1

• Spell Strategist: This is a very strong single target set. However, in AoE fights you better run Mother’s Sorrow for more AoE damage. Also, the Spell Strategist extra spell damage does not show on the character screenshot.

Gear Setup 2

Gear Setup 3 Beginner

Where can I get the gear?

Perfect Mantle of Siroria: Cloudrest
Mantle of Siroria: Cloudrest
Spell Strategist: Rewards of the Worthy, Guildstore
Maelstrom Inferno Staff: Maelstrom Arena
Zaan: Scalecaller Peak
Burning Spellweave: City of Ash 1 & 2
Law of Julianos: Craftable
Ilambris: Crypts of Hearts 1
Valkyn Skoria: City of Ash 2
Willpower: Guildstore
Magnus' Gift: Craftable

Skills

• No Psijic Abilities? Replace Elemental Weapon with Force Pulse and Channeled Acceleration with Rearming Trap
• Hardened Ward vs Empowered Ward: You can run either, if you want a bit bigger shield then go for Hardened Ward, if you want more Magicka Recovery, go for Empowered Ward.

Fire Staff Mainbar	Fire Staff bar
Slot 1: Liquid Lightning	Slot 1: Blockade of Fire
Slot 2: Crystal Fragments	Slot 2: Haunting Curse
Slot 3: Elemental Weapon	Slot 3: Hardened Ward
Slot 4: Inner Light	Slot 4: Channeled Acceleration
Slot 5: Bound Aegis	Slot 5: Bound Aegis
Ultimate: Fiery Rage	Ultimate: Greater Strom Atronach

Championpoints

Championpoints [810 CP]

The Ritual
40 Thaumaturge
The Attronarch
66 Master-at-Arms, 13 Staff Expert
The Apprentice
56 Elemental Expert, 66 Elfborn, 29 Spell Erosion
The Shadow
52 Tumbling, 52 Shadow Ward
The Lover
100 Arcanist, 23 Tenacity
The Tower
43 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
49 Hardy, 49 Elemental Defender, 48 Thick Skinned
The Steed
81 Ironclad, 43 Spell Shield

Championpoints [600 CP]

600 Championpoints setup for Magicka Sorcerer Build

The Ritual
44 Thaumaturge
The Attronarch
40 Master at Arms, 11 Staff Expert
The Apprentice
49 Elemental Expert, 37 Elfborn, 19 Spell Erosion
The Shadow
20 Tumbling, 20 Shadow Ward
The Lover
75 Arcanist, 49 Tenacity
The Tower
36 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
42 Hardy, 42 Elemental Defender, 40 Thick Skinned
The Steed
52 Ironclad, 24 Spell Shield

Championpoints [300 CP]

300 Championpoints setup for Magicka Sorcerer Build

The Ritual
31 Thaumaturge
The Attronarch
20 Master at Arms, 2 Staff Expert
The Apprentice
27 Elemental Expert, 20 Elfborn
The Shadow
The Lover
49 Arcanist, 49 Tenacity
The Tower
2 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
23 Hardy, 23 Elemental Defender, 23 Thick Skinned
The Steed
31 Ironclad

Important Info for Magicka Sorcerer Build PvE

Buff-food

Clockwork Citrus Filet  (Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery, Health Recovery)
or
Witchmothers Brew (Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery)

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Mundus Stone

Thief Mundus (Increased Spell Critical)

Race

Dark Elf has slightly more damage compared to Altmer due to the 7% fire damage increase. The difference is very small, so pick whatever you like.

Darkelf
Altmer
Breton

Potions

Spell-Power Potions
(Spell-crit, Spell Damage, Magicka)
(Cornflower, Ladys Smock, Water Hyacinth)

Passives

• Dark Magic: Unholy Knowledge, Blood Magic, Persistence, Exploitation
• Daedric Summoning: Power Stone, Daedric Protection
• Storm Calling: Capacitor, Energized, Implosion, Expert Mage
• Destruction Staff: Tri Focus, Penetrating Magic, Elemental Force, Ancient Knowledge, Destruction Expert
• Light Armor: Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding, Prodigy, Concentration
• Heavy Armor: Resolve, Constitution, Juggernaut
• Vampire (optional): Supernatural Recovery, Undeath, Dark Stalker
• Fighters Guild: Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
• Mages Guild: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
• Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
• Psijic Order: Clairvoyance, Spell Orb, Concentrated Barrier, Deliberation
• Racial: All
• Alchemy: Medicinal Use

Attributes

All into Magicka

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Rotation & Skeleton Parse

Before the fight starts drink a potion and then wait a few seconds, drop Ultimate whenever it is ready. If you drop low on Magicka you can always do a Heavy Attack instead of a Elemental Weapon.

Liquid Lightning > Weapon Swap >
LA > Blockade of Fire > LA > Haunting Curse > Weapon Swap >
LA > 5x Elemental Weapon (With LA) > Liquid Lightning > Weapon Swap >
Restart

• You need to reapply Haunting Curse every 2nd rotation, if you do not have to reapply Haunting Curse, you can use 1 more Elemental Weapon.
• Activate Crystal Fragments whenever the instant proc happens. Use The Frag instead of the Elemental Weapon.

If you choose to run the Sorcerer Execute Mage’s Wrath (or Endless Fury), start using it at 20% of enemies health and use it instead of the Elemental Weapon.

Skeleton Parse

The Full Parse of this screenshot can be found here on this timestamp of the Build Video.

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Blackrose Prison Arena

This section of the build is dedicated to the Blackrose Prison Arena, it is a bit different compared to the usual Trial and Dungeon setup due to how the Arena works and because you fight such a huge amount of enemies each wave.

• Gear Setup
• Alternative Gear Setups
• Skill Setup

Gear Setup

Gear	Set	Weight	Trait	Enchantment
Chest	Law of Julianos	Heavy	Divine	Magicka
Belt	Law of Julianos	Light	Divine	Magicka
Shoes	Law of Julianos	Light	Divine	Magicka
Pants	Law of Julianos	Light	Divine	Magicka
Hands	Law of Julianos	Light	Divine	Magicka
Head	Grothdarr	Medium	Divine	Magicka
Shoulder	Grothdarr	Light	Divine	Magicka
Necklace	Mother's Sorrow	Jewelry	Arcane	Spell Damage
Ring	Mother's Sorrow	Jewelry	Arcane	Spell Damage
Ring	Mother's Sorrow	Jewelry	Arcane	Spell Damage
Weapon 1	Mother's Sorrow	Fire Staff	Infused	Fire Damage
Weapon 2	The Maelstrom's Inferno Staff	Fire Staff	Infused	Absorb Magic Enchant

Alternative Gear Setup

• 5x Law of Julianos, 5x Mother's Sorrow, 2x Valkyn Skoria
• 5x Mantle of Siroria, 5x Mother's Sorrow, 2x Zaan

Skills

More skill information

More skill information

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Maelstrom Arena

Gear

Gear	Set	Weight	Trait	Enchantment
Chest	Mechanical Acuity	Heavy	Divine	Health
Belt	Mechanical Acuity	Light	Divine	Magicka
Shoes	Mechanical Acuity	Light	Divine	Magicka
Pants	Mechanical Acuity	Light	Divine	Magicka
Hands	Mechanical Acuity	Light	Divine	Magicka
Head	Ilambris	Medium	Divine	Magicka
Shoulder	Ilambris	Light	Divine	Magicka
Necklace	Moondancer	Jewelry	Arcane	Spell Damage
Ring	Moondancer	Jewelry	Arcane	Spell Damage
Ring	Moondancer	Jewelry	Arcane	Magicka Recovery
Weapon 1	Perfect Concentrated Force	Fire	Infused	Fire Enchant
Weapon 2	The Maelstrom's Inferno Staff	Shock/ Fire	Infused	Absorb Magic Enchant

Skills

• The only change needed here is that you have to slot Power Surge to get healing. Remember, make sure to keep Harness Magicka up at all times!

More skill information

More skill information

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Build Video & Gameplay

Build Video

No ETA

Gameplay

Gameplay

This run was my first time in the Blackrose Arena, the build is not exactly the same but you should get an idea of how the build plays with this video.

So how is Blackrose Prison Arena? Full Blind Run – Murkmire PTS

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Update Log

Update Log Magicka Sorcerer Build Mystic

18.10.2018 Updated Build for MURKMIRE DLC, Summerset Chapter, Magicka Sorcerer Build PvE
25.11.2018 Changed the morph of the shields and added a note, Mag Sorc Build PvE
08.12.2018 Fixed the DPS Screenshot, had stamina instead of magicka tab shown, MagSorc PvE Build.