My Sorc bow/2h, Feedback requested

Kressarkub17_ESO · December 2014

Hello guys,

I was wondering what your thoughts on my build is. This build is primarily PVE

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The idea for this build is a hunter from WoW with abilities to keep the mobs controlled.

The 2h build was really just for fun (AND IT IS!) buts it also serves well for groups that are really large so it can AoE them down.

I haven't made it to the end game yet with this build. so far I am level 38.
My Thoughts on it so far: Excellent DMG, Really fun build, top notch AoE, don't even take a scratch from most encounters. Only negative I have seen is its very mana dependent despite the stamina spam.

One of the things I probably should have done was make it a Breton or other Magica enhancing race rather then a wood elf. Although the 10% sneak DMG is nice.

With the gear I chose. I wanted to be soft capped on armor while using Bound Armor. So far I am 5 med 2 heavy and I am still soft capped.

The questions I wanted to ask you guys. Should I go WW or Vamp?

what sets would you choose to run with on this build?

what are your thoughts on my attributes?
have not tested them fully as im not maxed yet. I was thinking maybe removing all from Stamina and putting them in HP or magica as I don't have any trouble from stamina being a Wood elf and in Med armor.

What are your thoughts on my abilities I have chosen? for example maybe I have to much crowd control on my Bow bar.

Any feedback on this build would be greatly appreciated and tested. Thank your for your time.

danno8 · December 2014

I have a Sorceror AoE stamina build. My bars are as such:

1. Reverse Slice
2. Brawler
3. Dizzying Swing (exchange for Evil Hunter or other stuff depending)
4. Crit Surge
5. Rally

1. Poison Injection
2. Magnum Shot
3. Acid Spray
4. Scorched Earth
5. [Whatever]

Keep Rally and Crit Surge up all the time.
Start with Scorched Earth and perhaps a Poison Injection and/or Acid Spray and charge in with Brawler then just Auto/Reverse Slice everything down.

Incredibly effective in AoE grinding. Very survivable with high crit chance.

edit Flawless Dawnbreaker on both Bars for Ultimate

Gyudan · December 2014

@Kressarkub17_ESO: your build is fine for questing but will require improvements for challenging content like Dragonstar Arena and Trials.

- You don't need Critical Surge on both bars, free one slot for another ability. If you really hate switching weapons, I suggest you put both surges on the same key for easier casts.
- You don't need the same ultimate on both bars. Try negate on your 2nd bar.
- You should take advantage of 2 great 2-handed abilities: reverse slash for executes and dizzying swing for single target knockback and DPS.
- Clannfear is quite useless at the moment outside of solo questing (it's fine if that's all you are currently doing). If you want to keep it, you should have it on both bars, so that it doesn't die when you switch weapons.

Kressarkub17_ESO · December 2014

Those are all really good suggestions. I will absolutely give them a try. I also heard good things about Rally. somewhere I read that it was improved with the last patch.

What would you suggest other then clannfear?

Stannum · December 2014

1st - Stats. m/h/s = 0/2/3 or 0/1/2 (really you don't need lot's of magika with stamina build)
2nd - Armor: heavy torso-light belt-5med gives you better magika regen bonus and spell resist, 6med+1 light or full med is better for crits (your self healing) - all this combinations are better then 2hvy+5med.

bars

bow bar
venom arrow
focused aim (or lethal arrow if you going for PvP)
acid spray
crit surge
streak (or hunter morph for undead\daedra locs)

2h bar
carve (wrecking blow for not-CC-imune WB)
critical rush
rally (should be allways on)
execution
thundering presence

Really there are allways not enought slots for 2H bar

I put crit surge only on one bar but it should be active all the time.

ulti - flawless dawnbreaker or negate morph.

WW? definitely yes.

Kressarkub17_ESO · December 2014

tyvm, I will give all those a try. however the reason I chose the 2 heavy armor and bound armor is to keep Armor soft capped.

Stannum · December 2014

Kressarkub17_ESO wrote: »

however the reason I chose the 2 heavy armor and bound armor is to keep Armor soft capped.

Thundering presence gives you softcap anyway.

Jitterbug · December 2014

I just quickly went like this

Change up executioner with carve when you are facing multiple mobs, or just change it up.

These I feel are the central skills in the 2H/bow build. You can also change up Acid Spray, I just think it's cool :-P

I went vampire on my bosmer sorcerer with these two weapons, mainly because it fits my character, but also because of Devouring Swarm ultimate. With 4 or more enemies you can open with Swarm and spam carve and it will be up again once the pack is dead.

I would, not saying you should, change the two heavy for light to help with buff casting. I keep Boundless Storm up almost always and that puts me well into the soft caps anyway.

This is the actual build I run for PvP right now. I change up Execute for Carve and Purge for Scorched Earth when I PvE. I go 5 medium, 1 light 1 heavy, most points in Health.