Good dropped starter set

dyn0m1k3

So I'm making a MagSorc and currently trying to get a basic gear setup as easily as possible. I'm getting a Julianos set together (Heavy Chest, Medium Legs, Flame (Infused) and Lightning Staff (Sharpened), Light shoulders and hands - all divines) as this should be relatively easy. This means I should just have to farm dolmens / delve bosses for jewellery, waist and feet pieces for a dropped set - or buy from a guild store?

Basically I want a good 5-piece starter dropped overland set to complement Julianos so I can actually be useful in the dungeons. Eventually I'll probably be wearing 5/4 sets with Ilambris but to get to that point I'll need to farm dungeons so I'd like a nice easy-to-obtain dropped set first! What are your suggestions!?

Not sure if I'll stick with a pet build or not as many say they're unviable end-game otherwise I'd just go for Necropotence, but I don't want to be stuck having to use a pet build. I'm considering:

• Mothers Sorrow - seems like its useful for all situations but people say its been nerfed. Is it no good anymore?
• Spinners - max magic and spell damage up to 4 pieces seems really good. However people suggest the extra penetration from the 5th piece would be wasted as it'd mostly go over the penetration cap? Would this be the case for most dungeons or only really in optimised trials groups?
• Queen's Elegance - looks decent but only buffs LA/HA so not too much DPS increase for LL and wall of elements.
• Martial Knowledge - has good perks up to 4 pieces (spell damage and max magic) but the 5th piece 10% damage increase every 4 seconds doesn't seem particularly useful?

Any recommendations / help greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Funkopotamus

•Spinners for sure..

Although these lvls are going to fly by so quickly so don't stress to much over it..

Vapirko

Depends on whether you have cp to spend or not. You want about 10k pen in pve just as a generalization. Light armor gives you 5, so if you have CP then you can get the extra there and go with something like willpower jewelry or a sustain set. Otherwise spinners is probably good. But, don't farm drop sets when you're under leveled. Its such a time sink, and the scaling makes it so its really not necessary.

lardvader

I'd go with Spinners or Willpower until you get some Moondancer.

You can also farm nDC for Netch's Touch - great set for mSorc with lighting staff on both bars.

dyn0m1k3

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm currently CP270ish so not under levelled, just don't have any decent gear yet!

I'll probably be putting a few points into Spell erosion so would Spinners be a waste with ~5k pen from Light Armor, ~2.7k pen on back bar from sharpened and ~1k pen from CPs?

As Willpower's only a 3-item set I assumed it'd be better to wear 2x5piece sets? Also - any reason why Mother's Sorrow doesn't seem to be suggested any more?

altemriel

I was thinking of this set as a good trainee set for low level character:
http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Armor+of+the+Trainee+Set

but I am not sure about magsorc, if it is also good for this class

DarkAedin

@dyn0m1k3
I would recommend either 5 netches, or 5 necro with a pet. GL man!

dyn0m1k3

Thanks all, think I'll go for Spinners!

Gives Max Magicka for sustain/damage spell damage which is always good and good penetration (11086 on back bar and 8334 on front) with no CPs in Spell Erosion meaning they can all go into Elemental Expert! Should be enough to get by in dungeons so I can start farming BSW and monster sets?

Thanks again!