Stamden PvP build. How does this look?

Leukedonia · May 2020

Hello

I've been doing some research on which set to get for Stamden PvP.
Note that I'm interested only in NO-CP PvP build at the moment.

1. I plan on getting:
New Moon 2H weapon
Potentates 1H + shield
New Moon (3 heavy)
Bloodspawn (2 heavy)

This leaves me with 2 Medium and 3 Jewelry.

Was thinking of getting Clever Alchemist but those jewelries are too dang expensive lol.

I'm hearing these are also viable and affordable: spriggan, seventh legion, battlefield acrobat, Briarheart
Which do you guys suggest?
Any other affordable/craftable sets you recommend?

2. With Bloodspawn being nerfed next patch, is it still recommended for Stamden?

Many thanks

LeHarrt91 · May 2020

Probably go Spriggans its easy to farm/ buy and in No CP the extra Pen will be nice.

Kartalin · May 2020

You can do 2 potentate jewelry and then run clever alchemist on 1 jewelry, 2 medium and 1h&s back bar. That way you drink your potion back bar, swap to front to fight, and always have potato buff active.

MurderMostFoul · May 2020

S+B with Potentates? I'd say go 5M 2H. You'll appreciate the better sustain and higher damage.

Firstmep · May 2020

Yeah crafted jewelery can get expensive, spriggans and seventh are both viable choices there, although seventh isn't thay great for warden because frost cloak is pretty expensive. Would allow you to use seventh s/b backbar and relocate potatoes to jewelery for 100% uptime on the dmg redux, so theres that.

Kartalin · May 2020

I missed it before but definitely go 5 medium. Also infused jewelry with 2 (if not 3 ) weapon damage enchants. This lets us take the most advantage of the bonus weapon damage from 5 medium.

Fully procced with a weapon damage glyph on the 2H I’m at 6k weapon damage in this setup. Even with alchemist on cooldown we’re sitting at around 5k which is solid.

Alucardo · May 2020

Kartalin wrote: »

I missed it before but definitely go 5 medium. Also infused jewelry with 2 (if not 3 ) weapon damage enchants. This lets us take the most advantage of the bonus weapon damage from 5 medium.

Fully procced with a weapon damage glyph on the 2H I’m at 6k weapon damage in this setup. Even with alchemist on cooldown we’re sitting at around 5k which is solid.

Personally I find it a little difficult to run 3 infused on no cp. Your stam pool is already low as it is, and in 5 medium you're a little squishy so end up dodge rolling a fair bit.
I've always liked Spriggan in no CP, not just for the obvious damage, but because of the double max stamina bonus. Impreg has also been a lifesaver. I'm guessing next patch I'll be able to run impreg and completely replace every trait on my armor instead of just a few.
Going full glass cannon just doesn't work anymore with so many mag sorcs and snipers to take you out from range, though YMMV.

Kartalin · May 2020

To be fair it's more for battlegrounds or in cyrodiil situations where I'm in a group with a reliable healer.

MurderMostFoul · May 2020

For jewelry in BGs on a stam toon, 2 infused weapon damage and 1 stamina recovery robust. That is what I found to work best, except on my Stam sorc who has dark deal in his back pocket and can run 3 Infuse weapon damage.

Beyond that, if I still have problems with sustain, I'll forgo new Moon's acolyte for another damage set, usually Spriggans.