What are your predictions for the next ability altering weapons?

Suddwrath

If the next ability altering weapons are released at the same pace of those from the past, we should be seeing them with the DLC update later this fall. The weapon skills so far which have had a corresponding weapon are:

1. Master Weapons (Craglorn September 2014)
   • Two-Handed: Cleave
   • One-Handed and Shield: Puncture
   • Dual Wield: Twin Slashes
   • Bow: Poison Arrow
   • Destruction Staff: Destructive Touch
   • Restoration Staff: Grand Healing
2. Maelstrom Weapons (Orsinium October 2015)
   • Two-Handed: Critical Charge
   • One-Handed and Shield: Low Slash
   • Dual Wield: Flurry
   • Bow: Volley
   • Destruction Staff: Wall of Elements
   • Restoration Staff: Regeneration
3. Asylum Weapons (Clockwork City October 2017)
   • Two-Handed: Reverse Slash
   • One-Handed and Shield: Defensive Posture
   • Dual Wield: Whirlwind
   • Bow: Arrow Spray
   • Destruction Staff: Force Shock
   • Restoration Staff: Blessing of Protection
4. Blackrose Weapons (Murkmire October 2018)
   • Two-Handed: Uppercut
   • One-Handed and Shield: Shield Charge
   • Dual Wield: Blade Cloak
   • Bow: Scatter Shot
   • Destruction Staff: Impulse
   • Restoration Staff: Steadfast Ward
5. Weapons most likely coming out in late 2019
   • Two-Handed: Momentum
   • One-Handed and Shield: Power Bash
   • Dual Wield: Hidden Blade
   • Bow: Snipe
   • Destruction Staff: Weakness to Elements
   • Restoration Staff: Force Siphon

This is assuming that 1) Weapon ultimates will not be receiving a corresponding weapon before all of the base skills have a weapon, and 2) That ZOS will follow the pattern of releasing ability altering weapons alongside the DLC in the fall (minus 2016 since the "big" update that October was One Tamriel and new weapons were not released).

What are your thoughts and predictions on how the next set of weapons will affect their respective weapon skills (Momentum, Power Bash, Hidden Blade, Snipe, Weakness to Elements, Force Siphon)?

Suddwrath

I'm personally curious to see if the next restoration staff will somehow make Force Siphon relevant.

therift

Appreciate the succinct summary of ability-altering weapons. Very helpful.

Ectheliontnacil

The snipe altering weapon: Revert all previous nerfs to snipe.

Op af xD

kypranb14_ESO

Personally, I would love to see class ability altering weapons. I don't think that they will ever be a thing in ESO, but I can hope for them anyway.

xxthir13enxx

Nerfs

BrianLovesLisa

Ectheliontnacil wrote: »

The snipe altering weapon: Revert all previous nerfs to snipe.

Op af xD

Nah the Snipe bow would make you take equal damage you do to others with it

kathandira

SaltySudd wrote: »

snip

I'd love to see a Restoration Staff with an Improved Healing Springs. All targets healed gain minor protection for 4 seconds perhaps

ccmedaddy

I'm really curious about the next arena destro. If it is indeed going to be buffing Weakness to Elements, I can't imagine how they can add anything cool to the ability without it being insanely OP. I'd much rather ZOS skip it than give ele drain the healing ward treatment tbh.

Ogou

ccmedaddy wrote: »

I'm really curious about the next arena destro. If it is indeed going to be buffing Weakness to Elements, I can't imagine how they can add anything cool to the ability without it being insanely OP. I'd much rather ZOS skip it than give ele drain the healing ward treatment tbh.

They could make the destro staff add major fracture to ele drain. Mostly useless, except for people trying to play pure magicka tanks.
Then again, I don't know what that would do for PvP.

grannas211

Ele Drain getting buffed with a weapon probably means a nerf to that skill because its already such a great skill.

Reverb same way.

Hopefully the weapon actually deletes your toon when you equip snipe.

Suddwrath

I think there could be two additional effects which the new staff could buff Ele Drain with without making it too op: 1) Allowing a single cast of Ele Drain to affect 2-3 nearby targets, or 2) Giving it minor stamina-steal. However, I think minor stamina-steal would work better on the resto staff for Force Siphon.