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Crafted Sets Tier List for PVP

Zallion
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Just for fun discussion, all just my opinion, from a pvp perspective.

S and A actually pretty good sets widely used in good builds. B pretty situational and niche usage, there’s usually a better option. C is meme sets used only to feel different, but not entirely garbage. D absolute dogwater and could be deleted from the game and nobody would notice.

S. Clever Alchemist, Daedric Trickery, Dragon’s Appetite, Mechanical Acuity, Order’s Wrath, Shattered Fate, Wretched Vitality.

A. Ashen Grip, Deadlands Demolisher, Druid’s Braid, Fortified Brass, Heartland Conqueror, New Moon Acolyte, Nightmother’s Gaze, Oblivion’s Foe, Serpent’s Disdain, Stuhn’s Favor, Threads of War, Trial by Fire.

B. Aetherial Ascension, Ancient Dragonguard, Armor Master, Claw of the Forest Wraith, Coldharbor’s Favorite, Critical Reposte, Diamond’s Victory, Innate Axiom, Iron Flask, Seeker Synthesis, Sload’s Semblence, Tharriker’s Strike, Torug’s Pact.

C. Adept Rider, Assassin’s Guile, Dauntless Combatant, Eternal Hunt, Hundings Rage, Kagrenacs Hope, Kvatch Gladiator, Law of Julianos, Legacy of Karth, Morkuldin, Naga Shaman, Old Growth Brewer, Orgnum’s Scales, Red Eagle’s Fury, Telvanni Efficiency, Twice Born Star, Unchained Aggressor, Varen’s Legacy, Willow’s Path.

D. Alessia’s Bulwark, Armor of the Seducer, Chimera’s Rebuke, Daring Corsair, Death’s Wind, Eyes of Mara, Grave Stake Collector, Highland Sentinel, Hist Bark, Hist Whisperer, Magnus’s Gift, Might of the Lost Legion, Night’s Silence, Nocturnal’s Favor, Pelinal’s Wrath, Redistributor, Senche-Raht’s Grit, Shalidor’s Curse, Song of Lamae, Spectre’s Eye, Spell Parasite, Tava’s Favor, Twilight’s Embrace, Vampire’s Kiss, Vastarie’s Tutelage, Way of the Arena, Whitestrake’s Retribution.

  • Sluggy
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    You re-opened an old wound with Pelinal's lol. I used to love that set in no-cp Cyrodiil. Back when stams were stam and mags were mag.
  • BixenteN7Akantor
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    I mostly agree with this list excepted for Highland Sentinel which is used in PvE and Serpent's Disdain which is only useful with Concussed and Hemorrhaging but is outclassed by sets which increase status effect's chance.
  • moo_2021
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    There is no replacement for my Aetherial Ascension until they let me burn myself with potion or something.
  • Zallion
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    Sluggy wrote: »
    You re-opened an old wound with Pelinal's lol. I used to love that set in no-cp Cyrodiil. Back when stams were stam and mags were mag.

    It is pretty crazy how so many sets in the game need updating, especially crafted. It’d be neat if they did a pass on crafted sets to lift some into relevancy. I remember when eternal hunt was pretty popular ages ago lol.
  • Zallion
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    moo_2021 wrote: »
    There is no replacement for my Aetherial Ascension until they let me burn myself with potion or something.

    I did almost consider atherial as A tier, but with the double barred defensive sets I dislike the little drawback it has, I find trial by fire the best.
  • moo_2021
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    Zallion wrote: »
    moo_2021 wrote: »
    There is no replacement for my Aetherial Ascension until they let me burn myself with potion or something.

    I did almost consider atherial as A tier, but with the double barred defensive sets I dislike the little drawback it has, I find trial by fire the best.

    What if you're ganked without proccing any elemental effect? The extra cost of break free is nothing compared to instant death.
  • Zallion
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    moo_2021 wrote: »
    Zallion wrote: »
    moo_2021 wrote: »
    There is no replacement for my Aetherial Ascension until they let me burn myself with potion or something.

    I did almost consider atherial as A tier, but with the double barred defensive sets I dislike the little drawback it has, I find trial by fire the best.

    What if you're ganked without proccing any elemental effect? The extra cost of break free is nothing compared to instant death.

    Fair point. I find myself ele-sused a lot more than I receive gank attempts though
  • Kaelthorn_Nightbloom
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    Here's my list of top picks for Feb 2025. Crafted sets are in bold.

    S+
    Rush of Agony

    S
    Rallying Cry, Wretched Vitality, Balorgh, Saxhleel's Champion, Vicious Death

    A
    Roar of Alkosh, Lucent Echoes, Vestment of Olorime, Powerful Assault, Shattered Fate, Draugrkin, Snake in the Stars, Farstrider, The Saint and the Seducer, Death Dealer's Fete

    There are many niche sets that are S-tier but I excluded them to keep the list short. For example, Deadlands Demolisher is the highest damage set in the game but it's for bash builds only. Sets like Order's Wrath and Daedric Trickery are B-tier on this list and there are too many C-tier sets and below to list.

    Edited by Kaelthorn_Nightbloom on 8 February 2025 20:38
    PC NA
  • moo_2021
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    Zallion wrote: »
    Fair point. I find myself ele-sused a lot more than I receive gank attempts though

    It worked very poorly in BG after some testing. In messy fights there is no guarantee to get burned or poisoned immediately. A lot of health could have lost before that happens.
  • Zallion
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    moo_2021 wrote: »
    Zallion wrote: »
    Fair point. I find myself ele-sused a lot more than I receive gank attempts though

    It worked very poorly in BG after some testing. In messy fights there is no guarantee to get burned or poisoned immediately. A lot of health could have lost before that happens.

    It is guaranteed off ele sus users, which are the majority of the encounters I have in open world or IC. Might be less effective in bgs. To each their own tho, Ascension is a good set tho, I just dislike the core combat cost increase particularly with break free and block. Trial casts a bigger net for the majority of opponents I face, and I have decent uptime on it where i feel very tanky out numbered. Just a playstyle preference.
  • moo_2021
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    True. I have one bar and can't afford to block. Break free cost so much sometimes I just take the hits.
  • Zallion
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    moo_2021 wrote: »
    True. I have one bar and can't afford to block. Break free cost so much sometimes I just take the hits.

    Survival instincts cp (core combat cost reduction with each status) will “effectively” outweigh the downsides of Ascension, funny enough also through status effect procs. But that does give you a “wasted” cp slot in a way. When going that route tho unactivating mystic tenacity cp (reduces status uptimes) is the way to go, as it also is if using Trial. Try those cp changes you might find better success with either set. BGs may not the be best environment for Ascension without CP to really bring it to life so to speak. Which is another reason why I have it in B lol.
  • moo_2021
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    Yep I have Slippery, Survival Instincts and Sustained by Suffering.

    In BG the biggest problem is constant sprinting without a speed build. It was helped previously by vamp stage 4, but now undeath is so useless it's not worth having vamp anymore.
  • Zallion
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    moo_2021 wrote: »
    Yep I have Slippery, Survival Instincts and Sustained by Suffering.

    In BG the biggest problem is constant sprinting without a speed build. It was helped previously by vamp stage 4, but now undeath is so useless it's not worth having vamp anymore.

    Undoing mystic tenacity will push that uptime on survival instincts way up for you tho. And yeah in BGs the downside is just going to punish you too harshly without cp. Better in cyro/IC open world.
  • SneaK
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    Do one of these for all sets!
    "IMO"
    Aldmeri Dominion
    Bosmer Nightblade AR 32 - Altmer Templar AR 26 - Dunmer Dragonknight AR 18 - Altmer Sorcerer AR 20 - Khajiit Dragonknight AR 18
    (+3 not worth mentioning, yet)
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