Unicorn Builds?

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5 varens legacy light
5 desert rose
2 pirate skelly
MagDK. Block, entropy, leap.

NordJitsu

GrumpyDuckling wrote: »

I run into typically 4 types of players in PVP - mostly in Cyrodiil and Imperial City:

1) Proc set Nightblade
2) Destro Ultimate Magblade bombers
3) Heavy armor "unkillable" DK and Templar
4) Shield-stacking, timed-burst Sorcerer

I know there are some of you out there who play differently - who really spice things up. What are your rare, unicorn builds that deviate from the norm?

Only the first of these is a problem. Yesterday I saw a Night Blade go 29-0. The third team quit and my team didn't even have a chance to fight the other 3 players on his team.

It's broken.

Sandman929

I don't know how much of a unicorn it'll be, but I'm working on a PvP tank Warden with 5 Plague Doctor, 5 Shacklebreaker and 2 Skoria (planned, not leveled yet). S&B, Heavy on block cost reduction with Bull Netch for stam recovery while blocking and Living Trellis for health return towards the damage that gets through block. Lots of AoE defiling, and even with being a tank Fissure hits pretty hard. Growing Swarm to keep DoTs pretty much everywhere for Skoria.
So far, even just leveling and without a Skoria setup, it's pretty tough to take down...probably more tweaking to do, but I think it's outside the norm.

Waffennacht

Sandman929 wrote: »

I don't know how much of a unicorn it'll be, but I'm working on a PvP tank Warden with 5 Plague Doctor, 5 Shacklebreaker and 2 Skoria (planned, not leveled yet). S&B, Heavy on block cost reduction with Bull Netch for stam recovery while blocking and Living Trellis for health return towards the damage that gets through block. Lots of AoE defiling, and even with being a tank Fissure hits pretty hard. Growing Swarm to keep DoTs pretty much everywhere for Skoria.
So far, even just leveling and without a Skoria setup, it's pretty tough to take down...probably more tweaking to do, but I think it's outside the norm.

What's your DoTs? You get... Artic Wind (har har) Shards... And... Um.... Yeah

Swarm no proc Skoria (but maybe a direct damage proc... Shhh)

CTSCold

Sandman929 wrote: »

I don't know how much of a unicorn it'll be, but I'm working on a PvP tank Warden with 5 Plague Doctor, 5 Shacklebreaker and 2 Skoria (planned, not leveled yet). S&B, Heavy on block cost reduction with Bull Netch for stam recovery while blocking and Living Trellis for health return towards the damage that gets through block. Lots of AoE defiling, and even with being a tank Fissure hits pretty hard. Growing Swarm to keep DoTs pretty much everywhere for Skoria.
So far, even just leveling and without a Skoria setup, it's pretty tough to take down...probably more tweaking to do, but I think it's outside the norm.

I have something similar in my imperial warden. 5 plague (s/b neck 2 body), 5 bone pirate (all body) 3 agility (rings and 2h).
Back bar is tanky with bone shield and trellis for the stam builds and then a bursty front bar. I've considered swapping plague for duroks bane for the defile but I'm not sure.

Vapirko

Can't take credit for this build, this is one of legendary gamings builds but it's a solid setup of shacklebreaker and bone pirates 2H/bow on a stam sorc. I throw on one piece bloodspawn or swarm mothers for extra regen. No procs or cheese in sight. When you bring someone down they got nothing to complain about.

NightbladeMechanics

casparian wrote: »

I've been addicted to tanky, brawly light armor builds. I don't understand why this isn't the meta.

It is. Just hasn't caught on quite yet.

Sandman929

Waffennacht wrote: »

Sandman929 wrote: »

I don't know how much of a unicorn it'll be, but I'm working on a PvP tank Warden with 5 Plague Doctor, 5 Shacklebreaker and 2 Skoria (planned, not leveled yet). S&B, Heavy on block cost reduction with Bull Netch for stam recovery while blocking and Living Trellis for health return towards the damage that gets through block. Lots of AoE defiling, and even with being a tank Fissure hits pretty hard. Growing Swarm to keep DoTs pretty much everywhere for Skoria.
So far, even just leveling and without a Skoria setup, it's pretty tough to take down...probably more tweaking to do, but I think it's outside the norm.

What's your DoTs? You get... Artic Wind (har har) Shards... And... Um.... Yeah

Swarm no proc Skoria (but maybe a direct damage proc... Shhh)

Really? Swarm shows up as DoT damage...looks to be getting buffed by Thaumaturge? If it won't proc Skoria, then yeah I'll need another monster set. Still building and not max level yet, so if I'm wrong here I'll need to change something.

Sandman929

CTSCold wrote: »

Sandman929 wrote: »

I don't know how much of a unicorn it'll be, but I'm working on a PvP tank Warden with 5 Plague Doctor, 5 Shacklebreaker and 2 Skoria (planned, not leveled yet). S&B, Heavy on block cost reduction with Bull Netch for stam recovery while blocking and Living Trellis for health return towards the damage that gets through block. Lots of AoE defiling, and even with being a tank Fissure hits pretty hard. Growing Swarm to keep DoTs pretty much everywhere for Skoria.
So far, even just leveling and without a Skoria setup, it's pretty tough to take down...probably more tweaking to do, but I think it's outside the norm.

I have something similar in my imperial warden. 5 plague (s/b neck 2 body), 5 bone pirate (all body) 3 agility (rings and 2h).
Back bar is tanky with bone shield and trellis for the stam builds and then a bursty front bar. I've considered swapping plague for duroks bane for the defile but I'm not sure.

Thought about Duroks too, but Corrupting Pollen is already Major Defile.

Waffennacht

Sandman929 wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

Sandman929 wrote: »

I don't know how much of a unicorn it'll be, but I'm working on a PvP tank Warden with 5 Plague Doctor, 5 Shacklebreaker and 2 Skoria (planned, not leveled yet). S&B, Heavy on block cost reduction with Bull Netch for stam recovery while blocking and Living Trellis for health return towards the damage that gets through block. Lots of AoE defiling, and even with being a tank Fissure hits pretty hard. Growing Swarm to keep DoTs pretty much everywhere for Skoria.
So far, even just leveling and without a Skoria setup, it's pretty tough to take down...probably more tweaking to do, but I think it's outside the norm.

What's your DoTs? You get... Artic Wind (har har) Shards... And... Um.... Yeah

Swarm no proc Skoria (but maybe a direct damage proc... Shhh)

Really? Swarm shows up as DoT damage...looks to be getting buffed by Thaumaturge? If it won't proc Skoria, then yeah I'll need another monster set. Still building and not max level yet, so if I'm wrong here I'll need to change something.

Yeah, all the reports say it's bugged, I wouldn't be surprised it will work when they also fix budding seeds

Sandman929

Waffennacht wrote: »

Sandman929 wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

Sandman929 wrote: »

I don't know how much of a unicorn it'll be, but I'm working on a PvP tank Warden with 5 Plague Doctor, 5 Shacklebreaker and 2 Skoria (planned, not leveled yet). S&B, Heavy on block cost reduction with Bull Netch for stam recovery while blocking and Living Trellis for health return towards the damage that gets through block. Lots of AoE defiling, and even with being a tank Fissure hits pretty hard. Growing Swarm to keep DoTs pretty much everywhere for Skoria.
So far, even just leveling and without a Skoria setup, it's pretty tough to take down...probably more tweaking to do, but I think it's outside the norm.

What's your DoTs? You get... Artic Wind (har har) Shards... And... Um.... Yeah

Swarm no proc Skoria (but maybe a direct damage proc... Shhh)

Really? Swarm shows up as DoT damage...looks to be getting buffed by Thaumaturge? If it won't proc Skoria, then yeah I'll need another monster set. Still building and not max level yet, so if I'm wrong here I'll need to change something.

Yeah, all the reports say it's bugged, I wouldn't be surprised it will work when they also fix budding seeds

Hmm...thanks for the heads up. I'm not going for damage, primarily, so if it's screwed up I'll put something else in.

Sandman929

Found the bug post @Waffennacht , thanks again.

Rhaegar75

Akinos wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQYbZHK4CA4
First two fights I'm running a tanky light armor build, and in the Bruma clips I'm running a 2 handed light armor tanky build.
#FvckTheMeta #BYOB(BuildYourOwnBuild)

I'm very curious: what add on are you using to see the timer on your skills? thanks

SodanTok

Waffennacht wrote: »

Sandman929 wrote: »

I don't know how much of a unicorn it'll be, but I'm working on a PvP tank Warden with 5 Plague Doctor, 5 Shacklebreaker and 2 Skoria (planned, not leveled yet). S&B, Heavy on block cost reduction with Bull Netch for stam recovery while blocking and Living Trellis for health return towards the damage that gets through block. Lots of AoE defiling, and even with being a tank Fissure hits pretty hard. Growing Swarm to keep DoTs pretty much everywhere for Skoria.
So far, even just leveling and without a Skoria setup, it's pretty tough to take down...probably more tweaking to do, but I think it's outside the norm.

What's your DoTs? You get... Artic Wind (har har) Shards... And... Um.... Yeah

Swarm no proc Skoria (but maybe a direct damage proc... Shhh)

Dont forget alchemy poisons :P (tho the smaller damage dot poisons arent working since Morrowind)

EDIT:
Well, while I am posting there might aswell post my "unicorn build". Yes it is not very original. It has proc set, it has BiS set, but wait, it is bow build!
5pc Bone Pirate
3pc Agility
2pc Skoria
... yep I use fire based proc set on stam build. Why? Because it is the only long range proc set that also follows target. And the damage is not that bad as it may look. I lose around 10% from CP, but I get 4% from Warden passive and sometimes 10% from Exploiter (I run Tactician, making enemies off balance with every dodged attack). Also Bow damage sux hard so some proc set is needed to close some fights. I use poison injection and alchemy poison to proc it (PI dot, alchemy poison DoT, Poisoned status DoT) also Ballista.
All that together is pretty average burst damage, but thats the way bow is played (worst damage of all weapons in the game, except resto staff)

Master_Kas

Magıc wrote: »

Master_Kas wrote: »

Magıc wrote: »

5 shieldbreaker
5 knight slayer

Lightning staff.

My friend created the build and posted a video for all to see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFOoFWZLqy8

Created the build? Cmon. XD

Seeing as everyone on this game gets salty when someone claims they thought of a build I thought I'd join in and fuel the fire.

Well played :<

Akinos

Rhaegar75 wrote: »

Akinos wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQYbZHK4CA4
First two fights I'm running a tanky light armor build, and in the Bruma clips I'm running a 2 handed light armor tanky build.
#FvckTheMeta #BYOB(BuildYourOwnBuild)

I'm very curious: what add on are you using to see the timer on your skills? thanks

It's called Action Duration Reminder.

IlCanis_LupuslI

Stamblade, Werwolf build, 5x Salvation, 2x engine guardian, 5x bastion of the heartland, quick cloak in front bar
Funny when people try destro ulting me :-D

Ahzek

I just hit things real hard with a 2h.

Whoever has over 20k HP is a coward by the way.

IlCanis_LupuslI

Ahzek wrote: »

I just hit things real hard with a 2h.

Whoever has over 20k HP is a coward by the way.

Or intelligent cause those destro trains don't kill you, or procblades cause they r 2 scared to attack anyone above 25k hp :-P

Akinos

Ahzek wrote: »

I just hit things real hard with a 2h.

Whoever has over 20k HP is a coward by the way.

lol. Having less then 25k HP is like wearing a target on your back that says "hit me first I'm squishy!"
And anybody with less then that is prob a magsorc or a stam user completely dependent on shuffle and dodge roll

Czirne

I run 5x automaton and 5x bone pirate. Works on stamplar, stam dk and stamsorc. Works very well, i have better results with this setup that with stupid proc sets.

Warraxx

GrumpyDuckling wrote: »

I run into typically 4 types of players in PVP - mostly in Cyrodiil and Imperial City:

1) Proc set Nightblade
2) Destro Ultimate Magblade bombers
3) Heavy armor "unkillable" DK and Templar
4) Shield-stacking, timed-burst Sorcerer

I know there are some of you out there who play differently - who really spice things up. What are your rare, unicorn builds that deviate from the norm?

Light armor "unkillable" DK

Stigant

Vapirko wrote: »

Can't take credit for this build, this is one of legendary gamings builds but it's a solid setup of shacklebreaker and bone pirates 2H/bow on a stam sorc. I throw on one piece bloodspawn or swarm mothers for extra regen. No procs or cheese in sight. When you bring someone down they got nothing to complain about.

I didn't know it was someone elses build, but I've been running this setup on my stamsorc for couple of weeks already. The one piece on top I'm wearing is Kena ... and I use Mages Wrath as well ... regen seems to be good enough.

Biro123

Been playing my stamsorc without dark deal. Does that make me a unicorn?

sunshineflame

Not really unicorn, but I run a heavy armor sorc. 5 seducer 5 black rose and 1 undaunted. It sustains well and I don't have to shield stack while boundless is up, I have 28k resistance on defending back bar.

Joy_Division

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