Latest skill change, namely Bound Aegis. What can I use instead?

mikeb16_ESO41

Hi Guys

I need an answer to the following question. I've just started a new build Sorcerer. I've been checking out Best New (2018) Sorc Builds on YouTube.

The one skill they all seem to use is Bound Aegis (armour), because, as they say...

"You just click it on and it stays on all the time".

This sounded great to me until, as of a couple of weeks ago ZOS in their cruel wisdom, decided to change its attributes. The main change is that now when you click on it, it only lasts for... 3 seconds!

So, my question is what option is there that can I use instead. I've been looking, but as yet I haven't been able to find anything suitable?

Were you using it and if so, what have you changed to?

Donny_Vito

mikeb16_ESO41 wrote: »

Hi Guys

I need an answer to the following question. I've just started a new build Sorcerer. I've been checking out Best New (2018) Sorc Builds on YouTube.

The one skill they all seem to use is Bound Aegis (armour), because, as they say...

"You just click it on and it stays on all the time".

This sounded great to me until, as of a couple of weeks ago ZOS in their cruel wisdom, decided to change its attributes. The main change is that now when you click on it, it only lasts for... 3 seconds!

So, my question is what option is there that can I use instead. I've been looking, but as yet I haven't been able to find anything suitable?

Were you using it and if so, what have you changed to?

If you're not using a Pet as a Sorc, then this is still a good skill to have on both bars as it has a passive ability that increases your Max Magicka (5% i think) while also giving Minor Resolve (phy resistance) and Minor Ward (spell resistance). Another decent one to use is Inner Light from the Mages Guild skill tree, as it has two passives that increase Max Magicka (2%) and Major Prophecy (spell crit increase).

mikeb16_ESO41

Hi Donny

Thanx for your swift reply.

For the past four years I've played mainly as a healer.

Here is the YouTube build that I was considering to go with before I found out about Bound Aegis. So as yet it's not entirely written in stone...

1st Bar:
INNER LIGHT
DESTRUCTIVE CLENCH
HARDENED WARD
BOUND AEGIS
MAGES WRATH

ULTIMATE:
SUPPRESSION FIELD

2nd Bar:
BOUND AEGIS
BLOCKADE OF STORMS
BOUNDLESS STORM
POWER SURGE
LIQUID LIGHTNING

ULTIMATE:
ELEMENTAL RAGE

The guy who offered up this build is also a level or stage four Vampire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqcdNUJg7Qs

DeadlyRecluse

Most builds running Bound Aegis in 2018 aren't actually activating it, just slotting it for the passives.

You get the max mag and resists whenever it's on your bar--you do really just put it on once and it's always on.

The effect with the laughably short duration is the block mitigation--you don't really need that anyway.

It's a weird ability in it's current iteration, but it is pretty great as a passive slot-and-forget.

mikeb16_ESO41

DeadlyRecluse

"but it is pretty great as a passive slot-and-forget."

How then can you tell if it's really on or not?

DeadlyRecluse

mikeb16_ESO41 wrote: »

DeadlyRecluse

"but it is pretty great as a passive slot-and-forget."

How then can you tell if it's really on or not?

Take it off your bar, check your max magicka.

Put it on your bar. Check your max magicka again.

EDIT: Don't think of it as a "skill," just a buff-slot like Inner Light in PvE. Nobody casts inner light in PvE, but it's on a bunch of bars for the passive benefits.

Donny_Vito

1st Bar:
INNER LIGHT
DESTRUCTIVE CLENCH
HARDENED WARD
BOUND AEGIS
MAGES WRATH

2nd Bar:
BOUND AEGIS
BLOCKADE OF STORMS
BOUNDLESS STORM
POWER SURGE
LIQUID LIGHTNING

Some personal preferences here.... For the 1st bar, I'd slot either Crushing Shock (very useful on vet dungeons and trials) or Force Pulse (different morphs on Force Shock in Destro staff) over Destructive Clench. The Force Shock skill is going to be your main spammable. 2nd Bar, I'd drop Boundless Storm. It's a fun skill as it makes you move faster for a few seconds and gives you some resistance, but with any decent squad with a healer/tank it's kinda pointless. I'd either slot Inner Light as well, or go with Haunting Curse as another damage skill (morph of Deadric Curse).

Rotation would be something like this: (LA stands for Light Attack)....Liq Lightning, LA, Haunting Curse, LA, Blockade Storms, LA, Crushing Shock, LA, Crushing Shock, LA (maybe 1 more time depending on how quickly you can light attack weave), and then repeat. The 2nd repeat, DO NOT cast Haunting Curse, but you'd cast it again on the 3rd, 5th, etc.. rotation.

mikeb16_ESO41

Thanx Both for your input. I'll check out your tips

AcadianPaladin

Yes, each of these skills are normally slotted only for their passives (no need to ever cast them).

Bound Aegis. +8% magic, +1.3k dual resists. Passive for having a Daedric Summoning line is + health and stam recovery (not important to a magsorc).

Inner Light. +5% magic, +2k crit chance. Passive for having a Mages Guild skill slotted is +2% magic and +2% mag recovery.

My magsorc slots Inner Light but not Bound Aegis.

mikeb16_ESO41

Hi AcadianPaladin

The guy in the vid (above) suggested the use of a Clannfear. Not for the skills or passives, that it could bring to the fight. But more by way of the direct assistance it could give to the solo, MagSorc, whilst levelling up. Then after that it could be swapped out for one of the other skills on the list.

However, It would seem to me that being a Vampire would also benefit a MagSorc greatly too. Especially, as many, if not all of their passives can be utilised without actually turning into a Vampire. By just having the ability, as it were.