Better racial choice for sorc ...

Beldurax

I am about to create my first Sorcerer, but, am stuck between High Elf and Breton as my racial choice. Which of these is the better choice for this class ? Or, perhaps is there a better one ?

Thanks !

AshySamurai

Khajiit! Master race for any magila-based build. lol.

And now seriously. Choose any race you like. Breton IMO not bad choise.

Lynx7386

Agree, khajiit. Nobody looks better when tanking, casting, healing, stabbing, slicing, riding, sitting, or just plan standing around.

Iluvrien

AshySamurai wrote: »

Dunmer Master race for any magila-based build. lol.

Fixed that for you .

aisriyth_ESO

Depends, how are you building your Sorcerer? If Stamina, perhaps Redguard? If tank, perhaps Imperial?

Really, any race can do anything and unless you are a die hard min-maxer i'd recommend pick the race that jives with your inner self the most!

Nestor

Breton and High Elf have the better base for a pure caster, but you don't play a pure role in this game, at least not exclusively.

So, any race can really be good, so pick the one you like.

AshySamurai

Iluvrien wrote: »

AshySamurai wrote: »

Dunmer Master race for any magila-based build. lol.

Fixed that for you .

Oh, you don't get that it was a joke, right?

Iluvrien

AshySamurai wrote: »

Oh, you don't get that it was a joke, right?

Um, yes I do. That is why mine was too.

Lynx7386

The ancient Egyptians worshipped cats as gods, Just like the ancient aylieds worshiped khajiit as gods. You should, too.

Dracane

Blasphemic thread. Altmer (High Elves) Are the most advanced, cultured and mightiest race of all Tamriel and beyond.

Lynx7386

Dracane wrote: »

Blasphemic thread. Altmer (High Elves) Are the most advanced, cultured and mightiest race of all Tamriel and beyond.

Altmer, like all other races of tamriel, exist solely at the whim of khajiit so that they may pet us, feed us, and provide as scratching posts.

AlexDougherty

Beldurax wrote: »

I am about to create my first Sorcerer, but, am stuck between High Elf and Breton as my racial choice. Which of these is the better choice for this class ? Or, perhaps is there a better one ?

Thanks !

The other races are not quite as good for Sorceror IMO, but Altmer (High Elf) and Breton are equally as good.

Dunmer also have a boost to magicka, and a resistance to fire damage, but to make them equal to Altmer/Breton you need to focus on Fire Staffs, or at least weapons with fire enchantments.

But as others have said you can play any race as a sorc and get good results, especially if you are role playing rather than min-maxing. I wouldn't look down upon any race for Sorceror, they might not have the boost to magicka, but they will have something that Altmer/Bretons lack.

AlnilamE

I have an Argonian Sorc and a Khajiit Sorc...

AngryNord

Dracane wrote: »

Blasphemic thread. Altmer (High Elves) Are the most advanced, cultured and mightiest race of all Tamriel and beyond.

*sharpens axe*
Now stop this drivel and bow down to the Nord master race

OrangeTheCat

Lynx7386 wrote: »

Agree, khajiit. Nobody looks better when tanking, casting, healing, stabbing, slicing, riding, sitting, or just plan standing around.

You remind me of Cat, from Red Dwarf.

Lynx7386

OrangeTheCat wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

Agree, khajiit. Nobody looks better when tanking, casting, healing, stabbing, slicing, riding, sitting, or just plan standing around.

You remind me of Cat, from Red Dwarf.

A classic show, I doubt the youngins around here would catch the reference

OrangeTheCat

Lynx7386 wrote: »

OrangeTheCat wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

Agree, khajiit. Nobody looks better when tanking, casting, healing, stabbing, slicing, riding, sitting, or just plan standing around.

You remind me of Cat, from Red Dwarf.

A classic show, I doubt the youngins around here would catch the reference

I don't expect many to; not really anyway.

Lynx7386

surprise you at all that I knew about it? =p

Nestor

Lynx7386 wrote: »

A classic show, I doubt the youngins around here would catch the reference

Thank you for reminding me of this. This show was on during my anti cable days. From 1989 to 2005 I had no Cable TV to speak of, other than a few years of basic cable provided by an apartment building. But I did see a few episodes of it at a friends house and enjoyed it. Since it is available on Amazon Prime, I am going to pick up and start watching it now.

OrangeTheCat

"I've seen mirrors, I have eyes. Let's face it, buddy. I have a body that makes men wet." - Cat

Dymence

If you're planning on running a magicka DPS build on your sorcerer using a destruction staff, altmer is the best race to choose. This is because your main attack from destruction staff will be crushing shock, which deals ice, fire and shock damage all at once. Altmers' final racial passive give them a 4% damage boost to ice, fire and shock damage effects.

TL;DR: Altmer master race

Dracane

AngryNord wrote: »

*sharpens axe*
Now stop this drivel and bow down to the Nord master race

Tomorrow, Cheydinhal 15 pm. Come to the town and I will teach you some lessons and show you, who the master race is.

Laughable human.

freespirit

OrangeTheCat wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

OrangeTheCat wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

Agree, khajiit. Nobody looks better when tanking, casting, healing, stabbing, slicing, riding, sitting, or just plan standing around.

You remind me of Cat, from Red Dwarf.

A classic show, I doubt the youngins around here would catch the reference

I don't expect many to; not really anyway.

I am Holly, the ship's computer, with an IQ of 6000; the same IQ as 6000 PE teachers

OR........

"All in all, 100% successful trip."
"But sir, we lost Mr Rimmer."
"All in all, 100% successful trip."
- Cat & Kryten

OrangeTheCat

freespirit wrote: »

OrangeTheCat wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

OrangeTheCat wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

Agree, khajiit. Nobody looks better when tanking, casting, healing, stabbing, slicing, riding, sitting, or just plan standing around.

You remind me of Cat, from Red Dwarf.

A classic show, I doubt the youngins around here would catch the reference

I don't expect many to; not really anyway.

I am Holly, the ship's computer, with an IQ of 6000; the same IQ as 6000 PE teachers

You may pass.

Aeratus

Dymence wrote: »

If you're planning on running a magicka DPS build on your sorcerer using a destruction staff, altmer is the best race to choose. This is because your main attack from destruction staff will be crushing shock, which deals ice, fire and shock damage all at once. Altmers' final racial passive give them a 4% damage boost to ice, fire and shock damage effects.

TL;DR: Altmer master race

The Altmer passive doesn't increase the direct damage of crushing shock. It only increase the damage of the proc effects of crushing shock (i.e., the burning). Since the burning effect is rather insignificant, the benefits of the Altmer passive on crushing shock is minimal, probably not even a 0.5% increase in dps from crushing shock.

The ice and lightning attacks of crushing have no proc effects that deal damage. So the Altmer passive has no effect on the lightning and ice portion of crushing shock. However, if you're using an ice/lightning staff, the Altmer passive is still good for the elemental ring DOT.

Dracane

Aeratus wrote: »

Dymence wrote: »

If you're planning on running a magicka DPS build on your sorcerer using a destruction staff, altmer is the best race to choose. This is because your main attack from destruction staff will be crushing shock, which deals ice, fire and shock damage all at once. Altmers' final racial passive give them a 4% damage boost to ice, fire and shock damage effects.

TL;DR: Altmer master race

The Altmer passive doesn't increase the direct damage of crushing shock. It only increase the damage of the proc effects of crushing shock (i.e., the burning). Since the burning effect is rather insignificant, the benefits of the Altmer passive on crushing shock is minimal, probably not even a 0.5% increase in dps from crushing shock.

The ice and lightning attacks of crushing have no proc effects that deal damage. So the Altmer passive has no effect on the lightning and ice portion of crushing shock. However, if you're using an ice/lightning staff, the Altmer passive is still good for the elemental ring DOT.

Wrong. I have tested it with all Sorc skills, it does increase the direct damage of Mage's fury and all the other lighnting spells and it also does increase each destruction staff skill.

Not sure about the fire DoT though. And it would not make sense, since shock and frost can't cause any damage DoT's. The tooltip is misleading, as it sais 'Increase damage of elemental effects' But this goes for all direct elemental damage and for sure fire DoT's as well.

Aeratus

No, read the description on the passive again. It increase the damage of elemental "effects". "Effect" includes only proc' effects and DOTs. It does not include the base damage of the attack.

The passive increases the explosion of Mage's fury, but not the base attack of Mage's fury. This is because the explosion is a proc effect, and as I mentioned, the passive only increases the proc effect and not the base attack. So during the execute phase, Altmers will have about 4% higher dps than other races.

The passive does not increase the base damage of crushing shock. It only increases the damage of the burning proc effect from crushing shock.

Dracane

Aeratus wrote: »

No, read the description on the passive again. It increase the damage of elemental "effects". "Effect" includes only proc' effects and DOTs. It does not include the base damage of the attack.

The passive increases the explosion of Mage's fury, but not the base attack of Mage's fury. This is because the explosion is a proc effect, and as I mentioned, the passive only increases the proc effect and not the base attack. So during the execute phase, Altmers will have about 4% higher dps than other races.

The passive does not increase the base damage of crushing shock. It only increases the damage of the burning proc effect from crushing shock.

Yes my friend, it DOES increase the direct damage of EACH elemental attack, not only the Damage over time effect, which can only occur to fire and would make the Passive rather pointless. And not only procs.

Why don't you just install a damage meter and test it yourself O.o

Yolokin_Swagonborn

Is reroll a race?

s7732425ub17_ESO

If you are a hardcore min/maxer, and I mean hardcore, you will pick Imperial. If you aren't, you should either go Altmer or Breton.

Leeric

If you plan on using staff abilities a lot a high elf might be better. If you want a little more survivability a breton might be better. Personally I went with a breton.

These of course are for pure caster roles.
Imperial can pretty much do every class and role very well.