Best Updated PvP Sorc Builds?

Powtreeman

I am having a hard time finding a good sorc build for pvp online. Everything im finding is outdated.
Someone please post a video or explain anything to help me stop getting 1 or 2 or 3 shotted in Cyrodiil.

BuggeX

shildstack - bolt escape - overloaded lightattack - cfrag everthing you will need

Powtreeman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUs6IM9YMLg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHwdIxfvRt0

P3ZZL3

I'd be interested to see a good build as well

Ryuho

There is alot of several builds discussed on forum. @BuggeX with his irony have 100% right, unfortunately 1.6 - 2.0 thats the sorc way, shieldspam to survive...

Try something like that:
Destro lightning
crystal/curse/crushing/streak/entropy - meteor
Resto
hardened/evasion/healing ward/harness/mines - soul asalut

I am not into max/min, and i am not typical BoL spammer, i prefer streak, casue its much more effective vs stamian users, up to u.. Always the best way to be effective in pvp is to discover some good build by ur own

Gear i am curently using:
4 x martial
2 x torug
2 x androitness
5 x warlock (imo is really good if u want to blink away - 3 more streaks, oh yeah!)

R.

Powtreeman

Ryuho wrote: »

There is alot of several builds discussed on forum. @BuggeX with his irony have 100% right, unfortunately 1.6 - 2.0 thats the sorc way, shieldspam to survive...

Try something like that:
Destro lightning
crystal/curse/crushing/streak/entropy - meteor
Resto
hardened/evasion/healing ward/harness/mines - soul asalut

I am not into max/min, and i am not typical BoL spammer, i prefer streak, casue its much more effective vs stamian users, up to u.. Always the best way to be effective in pvp is to discover some good build by ur own

Gear i am curently using:
4 x martial
2 x torug
2 x androitness
5 x warlock (imo is really good if u want to blink away - 3 more streaks, oh yeah!)

R.

Thanks can I ask why entropy is better than mage light?

nothing2591

Bar 1 - Force pulse / crystal / ward / bol / magelight / shooting star
Bar 2 - curse / inevitabe detonation / healing ward / mines / magelight/ shooting star

Gear :
1x masters fire staff
1x masters resto staff
4x healer
4x martial
2x engine guardian heavy/medium

Use blue magicka/stam regen drink, this build works best solo with 2k magicka regen 1k stam regen im always able to escape if i get caught by a zerg or something, Toggle/untoggle magelight to proc might of the guild for strong frags

Powtreeman

nothing2591 wrote: »

Bar 1 - Force pulse / crystal / ward / bol / magelight / shooting star
Bar 2 - curse / inevitabe detonation / healing ward / mines / magelight/ shooting star

Gear :
1x masters fire staff
1x masters resto staff
4x healer
4x martial
2x engine guardian heavy/medium

Use blue magicka/stam regen drink, this build works best solo with 2k magicka regen 1k stam regen im always able to escape if i get caught by a zerg or something, Toggle/untoggle magelight to proc might of the guild for strong frags

I might try this one. What is bol?

Ryuho

Entropy provides u with 20% boost to ur spell power, also with might of the guild (last mage guild passive) u get 20% more to ur next spell, works for 20s.. for examplme cause that passive with entropy u can boost ur meteor ultimate by 20% if u use it b4 casting it.. its a lot, also sloting it with meteor on same bar will increase ur magicka pool and magicka regen by 4% and increase ur max hp by 8% while slotted

Powtreeman

Ryuho wrote: »

Entropy provides u with 20% boost to ur spell power, also with might of the guild (last mage guild passive) u get 20% more to ur next spell, works for 20s.. for examplme cause that passive with entropy u can boost ur meteor ultimate by 20% if u use it b4 casting it.. its a lot, also sloting it with meteor on same bar will increase ur magicka pool and magicka regen by 4% and increase ur max hp by 8% while slotted

Like another guy said before you could toggle magelight on and off for the same effect.

olsborg

Todays pvp, and the way light armor works (or not works) is that you have to spam hardened ward to stay alive, if you dont, you die faster then you can say "what".

Ryuho

20% spell power is huge boost.. 42% crit or 32% wont make much diffrence at least in pvp (CP included).. entropy is a dot, it increase ur entire spell power by 20%, gives u 8% hp while slotted , but its seriously up to u, personally i would recomend entropy over mage light..

BoL - Ball of Lightning / bolt escape morph - it place ball behind u which absorbs spell projectiles

P3ZZL3

How are you running 12 items?

nothing2591 wrote: »

Bar 1 - Force pulse / crystal / ward / bol / magelight / shooting star
Bar 2 - curse / inevitabe detonation / healing ward / mines / magelight/ shooting star

Gear :
1x masters fire staff
1x masters resto staff
4x healer
4x martial
2x engine guardian heavy/medium

Nice build and one I would like to get. But allowing for the 2 Engine piece drops and the 2 Staff drops, it would take a hell of a long time to get

Powtreeman

P3ZZL3 wrote: »

How are you running 12 items?

nothing2591 wrote: »

Bar 1 - Force pulse / crystal / ward / bol / magelight / shooting star
Bar 2 - curse / inevitabe detonation / healing ward / mines / magelight/ shooting star

Gear :
1x masters fire staff
1x masters resto staff
4x healer
4x martial
2x engine guardian heavy/medium

Nice build and one I would like to get. But allowing for the 2 Engine piece drops and the 2 Staff drops, it would take a hell of a long time to get

especially considering im only v4 lol

Merlin13KAGL

You'll get the double enchant bonus from the Master's sets, but you can throw a three piece crafted in the mean time.

(Head, Shoulders, weapon, until you get the Monster set) Ideally, anything that gives you more Magicka and Spell Power, +health as a set bonus is helpful too.

Much of it depends on your playstyle, whether grouping or solo, whether you intend to stay ranged or be knee-deep in it. Also, whether you intend to try to deal damage, heal, or combination support. Same again whether setting up for AoE vs single target. You can let you playstyle determine your build or vice versa.

CC's will help you keep others from getting away and give you more opportunity to. Also, bear in mind that many run reflect of some kind, so anything considered a projectile (including Meteor) has a chance to come back at you.

Your main reason for magelight is going to be for detection purposes, but it only works on the one morph. The extra crit isn't that great anymore, and it does still take two slots.

Overall, destro/restro is pretty common, with a morph of Force Shock, Destro touch, Curse, and Mage's Wrath as a finisher.

@Ryuho One thing to note, Might of the Guild only good for 5 seconds, not 20. So you want to cast things in short sequence when you trigger a MG skill.

OP, @LegendaryMage has a thread with a very effective 1v1 and 1vX build, complete with CP's, gear, and rotation.

If you're still having trouble, kick me a message and we can talk more.

Yakidafi

Ryuho wrote: »

Gear i am curently using:
4 x martial
2 x torug
2 x androitness
5 x warlock (imo is really good if u want to blink away - 3 more streaks, oh yeah!)

R.

Sorc thing to have 13 slots for sets?

Ryuho

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

@Ryuho One thing to note, Might of the Guild only good for 5 seconds, not 20. So you want to cast things in short sequence when you trigger a MG skill.

Yeah, but that was about entropy not the MG passive.

Yakidafi wrote: »

Ryuho wrote: »

Gear i am curently using:
4 x martial
2 x torug
2 x androitness
5 x warlock (imo is really good if u want to blink away - 3 more streaks, oh yeah!)

R.

Sorc thing to have 13 slots for sets?

Ah true, i am not using andro in that setup.. Srry

Merlin13KAGL

Ryuho wrote: »

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

@Ryuho One thing to note, Might of the Guild only good for 5 seconds, not 20. So you want to cast things in short sequence when you trigger a MG skill.

Yeah, but that was about entropy not the MG passive.

Gotcha. Must have misread.

Entropy = 3 bonuses from one slot vs Magelight's meh from two. It's far from a tough call for me!

Entropy's also dirt cheap and can be cast on multiple targets. All food for thought.

Ryuho

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

Ryuho wrote: »

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

@Ryuho One thing to note, Might of the Guild only good for 5 seconds, not 20. So you want to cast things in short sequence when you trigger a MG skill.

Yeah, but that was about entropy not the MG passive.

Gotcha. Must have misread.

Entropy = 3 bonuses from one slot vs Magelight's meh from two. It's far from a tough call for me!

Entropy's also dirt cheap and can be cast on multiple targets. All food for thought.

Yeah exactly, mage light comparing to entropy (at least from pvp perspective) is waste of slot..

Jaxsun

Yakidafi wrote: »

Ryuho wrote: »

Gear i am curently using:
4 x martial
2 x torug
2 x androitness
5 x warlock (imo is really good if u want to blink away - 3 more streaks, oh yeah!)

R.

Sorc thing to have 13 slots for sets?

You could use the following together,
Necklace/boots adroitness
2 warlock rings,
4x martial knowledge
1 piece torugs armor
Desto and resto of torugs

Or swap out the warlock rings for rings of cyrodiil's light for more spell damage

Edit: Forgot to add the 3rd piece of warlock armor

P3ZZL3

What's peoples general view on Scourge Harvester for a Sorc user?

Vizier

You don't really need anything other than CFrags, Bolt Escape and Shields to stack....oh and Meteor.

There. now you look like every other Skirt in Cyrodiil. Have fun.

Powtreeman

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

You'll get the double enchant bonus from the Master's sets, but you can throw a three piece crafted in the mean time.

(Head, Shoulders, weapon, until you get the Monster set) Ideally, anything that gives you more Magicka and Spell Power, +health as a set bonus is helpful too.

Much of it depends on your playstyle, whether grouping or solo, whether you intend to stay ranged or be knee-deep in it. Also, whether you intend to try to deal damage, heal, or combination support. Same again whether setting up for AoE vs single target. You can let you playstyle determine your build or vice versa.

CC's will help you keep others from getting away and give you more opportunity to. Also, bear in mind that many run reflect of some kind, so anything considered a projectile (including Meteor) has a chance to come back at you.

Your main reason for magelight is going to be for detection purposes, but it only works on the one morph. The extra crit isn't that great anymore, and it does still take two slots.

Overall, destro/restro is pretty common, with a morph of Force Shock, Destro touch, Curse, and Mage's Wrath as a finisher.

@Ryuho One thing to note, Might of the Guild only good for 5 seconds, not 20. So you want to cast things in short sequence when you trigger a MG skill.

OP, @LegendaryMage has a thread with a very effective 1v1 and 1vX build, complete with CP's, gear, and rotation.

If you're still having trouble, kick me a message and we can talk more.

Very useful thank you. What shield spells exactly is everyone using? Im very limited on skill points and dont want to grab any that I shouldnt.

Ryuho

Hardened ward + dampen/harness magicka.

Flaminir

Not enough mention of Overload in this thread!

As good as meteor is..... with a fully charged overload & decent spell power you can go on a killing spree of epic proportions using just overloaded light attacks!

Just be careful of reflects!

Powtreeman

Flaminir wrote: »

Not enough mention of Overload in this thread!

As good as meteor is..... with a fully charged overload & decent spell power you can go on a killing spree of epic proportions using just overloaded light attacks!

Just be careful of reflects!

Yeah I love overload. I only have like 1k spellpower but I am only v4. And honestly Ive never had a kill with meteor. And I die too fast to get a kill from overload.

SanderBuraas

As you are merely veteran rank four, you need to concentrate on leveling first. There are mostly veteran rank fourteen in Cyrodiil.

Powtreeman

Smepic wrote: »

As you are merely veteran rank four, you need to concentrate on leveling first. There are mostly veteran rank fourteen in Cyrodiil.

Yeah as frustrating as that is I have been questing. I hate questing so much though ;( I just wanna murder people.

SanderBuraas

Powtreeman wrote: »

Smepic wrote: »

As you are merely veteran rank four, you need to concentrate on leveling first. There are mostly veteran rank fourteen in Cyrodiil.

Yeah as frustrating as that is I have been questing. I hate questing so much though ;( I just wanna murder people.

I started doing pvp when I was in my early veteran ranks as well, and I can tell you that there is a big difference when you are lower veteran rank compared to max. Not only the obvious gear and stat difference, but you become stronger with your class when you have played a lot with it and know the mechanics. Pvp is also great for learning, but if you want to kill people on your own you need to level up.

Powtreeman

Smepic wrote: »

Powtreeman wrote: »

Smepic wrote: »

As you are merely veteran rank four, you need to concentrate on leveling first. There are mostly veteran rank fourteen in Cyrodiil.

Yeah as frustrating as that is I have been questing. I hate questing so much though ;( I just wanna murder people.

I started doing pvp when I was in my early veteran ranks as well, and I can tell you that there is a big difference when you are lower veteran rank compared to max. Not only the obvious gear and stat difference, but you become stronger with your class when you have played a lot with it and know the mechanics. Pvp is also great for learning, but if you want to kill people on your own you need to level up.

Yeah I did pretty good when I was 40-49 in non vet pvp. Hit 12 on the emperor list before I finally hit 50. And underestimating how long it takes to go from vet rank to vet rank I just left immediately and went off questing. Should stayed a little longer.

Tankqull

the build i´m using - extreamly cheap and can use 4 pieces of nirn if preferred and heavy pieces

4x healer(jewel + helmet), eyes of mara, magus (with twin swords biggest possible burst for only a handfull of gold)

1. bar: curse, frags, mage fury, entropy, bol - soul assault
2. bar: mood dependent*, dampen magic, hardend ward, healing ward, bol - power overload

*=proxi det, mines, restraining prison, boundless storm, lightning flood, defensive stance if s&B requires some skill juggling, inevitable detonation, healings springs, combat prayer or rapid regen