VR9 Sorc Playing 100% destro FIRE build - Am I nuts?

ryan.noahb14_ESO

Hey Guys,

I am hoping to get a little community direction on my main (Vr9 Sorc). Been on since launch, rolled a Dunmer for the +fire dmg racial. My intention was to make a fire mage, but now that class balances and min/max'ing has been flushed out I wanted to check in and see if my build is considered viable at end game (or how far off the mark it is).

Basic setup is destro/resto. Fire staff of course. I use inner light to max my crit out. and Critical surge stays up at all times for +dmg. Instead of crystal shards (which I do not have on my bar) I use heavy attacks (reduced cast time due to talent spec) with standard attacks sprinkled in depending on situation and mages fury when target is below 20%.

My guess is I am losing some dmg not using crystal shards, but my mana is 100% up at all times since the heavy/light attacks are not draining it. I get health returned for all crit dmg done, so with my crit around 40% that is most attacks. I believe my heavy attack crits are around 700-850 per attack at vr9. This also makes pulsar a real champ for AOE.

For solo I also keep destructive touch on my bar for the knock back, but in a raid environment I'll change this over to maybe "weakness to elements" (currently not using). I heal like a boss on the resto staff when needed also.

Any thoughts (flames) are welcome here on viability of a flame based dunmer mage build?

THANKS!!!

Rhino B

Magdalina

Why not? Seems a pretty common build, bathrobe+sticks, 90% of sorcs use it, if not more=P If you wanted a lot of fire though, should've gone DK though, lol.

Nuts is me - at vet 12 I put my bathrobe in my backpack, tried on heavy armor and s&b and am currently trying to tank=P And yes, I'm a sorc. Still a baby tank, still haven't settled on one build but it's fun. Also, I look badass in heavy^_^

Oh btw, you are using Crushing Shock, yes? Crush Shock(morph of Force Shock which interrupts and shortly stuns casters)+light attacks will give you great single target dps, especially buffed by Crit Surge;)

sarttsarttsarttub17_ESO

i do fire / lightning as sorcerer. Fire cuz i get ult fast lightning cuz i debuff the enemy and disintegrate them.

Tamanous

Pretty much what everyone uses. Opposite of nuts.

ryan.noahb14_ESO

My understanding was that most Sorc's spammed crystal shards in raid scenarios. This is GREAT to hear my build is viable. I had NOT used crushing shock before but tried it out last night. It means I would have to drop destructive touch for raiding only (its too good in a solo environment to drop), but it does look like a good skill to have.

thelordoffelines

Aren't sorcs suppose to be lightning mages (thus the lightning skill tree and all the npc storm mages use sorc abilities like the one similar to bolt escape) and dks suppose to be the fire mages.

poodlemasterb16_ESO

Crushing Shock with Inner Light and Critical Surge is beastly. Stunned a VR13 Wamasu the other day. I don't think I've ever seen one stunned before. Fire all the way.