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Are there any crafted Sets worth the effort?
mann9753b16_ESO
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I only seen a few crafted Sets yet, and the ones I found looked a bit underwhelming compared to dungeon or Trail Sets, even those that need alot of traits researched…
Are there any crafted sets that can hold their own compared to droped sets?
Are there any crafted sets that can hold their own compared to droped sets?
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rotaugen454✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I’ll use crafted sets as filler while collecting trial and dungeon sets. I like to go 5/5/2 with sets, so if I have 5 of one and a decent monster set, I’ll use a crafted set until I get 5 of the other set that I am collecting. Hunding’s Rage, Torug’s Pact, Seducer and Juliana’s get used a lot by me."Get off my lawn!"11 -
snarkomatic✭✭✭✭They aren't meant to "hold their own" per se, but there are some nice ones you can craft, yes. They're mainly meant to be a gap-closer between random questing gear while leveling and the trial gear you're aiming for as BiS.
Some of them are bland, some are pretty darn good. Which ones are good for you depends a lot on your class and spec, though. Hundings is a big one for stam, Julianos for mag, Torugs for tanks ... and a few others that work well for more specific builds.3 -
InvictusApollo✭✭✭✭✭
✭Crafted sets are very good for leveling a new character in pve.
As for PvP there are some great sets that perform very well if you synergize them with other sets. For example Morkuldin and The Hunt (Maelstrom Arena set).2 -
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✭✭Fortified brass is awesome for pvp can get max resistances with those juicy light armour passivesXbox GT: Rex Umbrah
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ryzen_gamer_gal✭✭✭✭if you want to go searching chests in stealth in vet dungeons (COA2 for example) there are sets you can craft that help you stay stealthEdited by ryzen_gamer_gal on June 12, 2019 2:29PM1
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✭✭✭Absolutely. In PvE, Julianos and Hundings hold their own for dps and Kagrenac’s is pretty decent for templar healers. Mechanical Acuity is also great for specific dps builds.
In PvP, pairing Julianos or Hundings with Shacklebreaker is more than enough to get you by.8 -
BigBragg✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭For PvP there absolutley are.
For PvE there are, as others have said, good sets to help get you there. With future balance passes and sets that come out who knows. Once up one a time Twice Born Star was best in slot for PvE builds, and was for a long time. In the end doing your trait research is also handy to be able to transmute traits on your items.0 -
ryzen_gamer_gal✭✭✭✭Cleaerly the OP doesnt belong to a guild that has all the sets so that they can spend some time mulling them over to see which does what.
If i am leveling up a new magicka based toon, i like to use 5 of seducer, 5 of torugs pact, and 2 items (usu head and shoulder) of inate axiom. I'll make the chest heavy and the legs medium and the other 5 armor pieces light. Depending on the needs of the build i'll use either 7 magicka enchants on the armor or 6 magicka and one health enchant on the chest. Usu use damage enchants on the jewls and a magicka restore enchant on the back bar weapon and a destro enchant on the front bar weapon. ALso i'll make all armor and weapons with the training trait. Works great for leveling up to 50 for the alts.
Also depending on the armors i have collected, i may make the above setup for cp 160 toons with divine traits on the armor and something more appropriate like infused and charged for weapon traits on the weapons until i get the sets i want in the traits i want. I have a NB healerthat is still using that gear on NA server and she does great as a healer for dungeons and trials. Obviously i'm not taking her into vet trials but i have used that setup as a healer nb to farm vet cos and vet coa2 for my alts that needed those monster sets. Though i am using chokethorn in lieu of inate axiom since i have it. 3 and 2 trait sets that can farm, as a healer anyway, for my dd alts that cant get into a vet dungeon to farm them for themselves. Doesnt sound like weak gear to me. Perhaps you should try adjusting the thinking you have been indoctrinated with by them 'end game' crowd?Edited by ryzen_gamer_gal on June 12, 2019 3:23PM1 -
ArchMikem✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Hundings Rage and Julianos, the standard stamina and magicka dps crafted sets. Hundings you can find overland, while Julianos you need Wrothgar to access.CP1,900+ Master Explorer - AvA One Star General - Console Peasant - The Clan
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Integral1900✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Hunding’s Rage, Torug’s Pact, Julianos are all solid, they are not best in slot but even at end game they are still decent choices. To be honest there are a few folks who hold themselves as great DPS who would be better served with hundings than the more skill dependant trial sets. Also a friends trial group recently stared using a stamina sorcerer with night mothers to plaster whole trial pulls with major fracture, they were quite pleased
I don’t do vet myself anymore but I can’t imagine my magic Templar without Torug’s
Edited by Integral1900 on June 12, 2019 3:08PM1 -
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✭in pvp LAMAE showed up on my death recap recently...
i smiled.
it was one of the first sets i used when i was vet 16! :-)"The red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are a popular cultural meme, a metaphor representing the choice between:
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✭Yes, yes there are. This is one of the rare games where I have usefulness from crafting.
I use a crafted set as one of my 5-5-2's on 3 of my characters at max level (Sload's, Hundings, Julianos). I know a few more sets I would use: (check site below)
https://eso-sets.com/sets/type/craftable
.Edited by Kalik_Gold on June 12, 2019 3:16PMMain: (PvP & PvE)PS5/NA - Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar - Daggerfall Covenant • 1550+ Champion
Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar, the Vestige
PvP:
Aurik Siet'ka a Redguard Necromancer
Cacique the Sage of Ius a Redguard Warden
Jux Blackheart a Redguard Nightblade
Goliath of Hammerfell a Redguard Dragonknight
Kaotik Von Dae'mon a Redguard* Sorcerer
PvP: (Specialty)
Tyrus Septim an Imperial Lycan Sorcerer
Tsar af-Bomba a Redguard Vampiric Nightblade
Movárth Piquine a Nord Vampiric Necromancer
Uri Ice-Heart the Twin a Nord Vampiric Warden
PvE:
Cinan Tharn an Imperial Dragonknight
Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar an Imperial Dragonknight
Herzog Zwei the Genesis an Akavari* Templar
Tav'i at-Shinji a Redguard** Warden
Lucky Hunch the Gambler - a Redguard Nightblade
Leveling...
Zenovia at-Tura a Redguard** Sorcerer
Yesi af-Kalik a Redguard Templar
Voa a Priest of Sep a Redguard* Necromancer
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Passives of another race used. (RP)
*Breton
**Imperial
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Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard warrior; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.
Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from the undead zombies, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; was asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting living enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being a Yokudan warrior wields a massive sword in respect to the Ansei, a gift given by the Imperial, Cinan Tharn. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight, so he also carries a giant maul, both weapons laced with magical flames.
Jux Blackheart is a master thief that masquerades as a Bard at the Sisters of the Sands inn, with his younger sidekick Lucky Hunch for pilfering and gambling during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any towns bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of his greed and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight. He lost his left pinky fingertip as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught red-handed...
Upon arrival back in the Alik'r after many moons of adventuring, Ras Kalik ventures to Bergama. Visiting The Winking Jackal, he runs into Jux Blackheart, who introduces him to the coin game Crowns vs Forebearers (Heads vs Tails) and Golden Dwemer (RBG).... Jux constantly takes gold from the unfortunate thru theft or gambling, his biggest gambling victim is actually his partner in crime known as Lucky Hunch the Gambler. Lucky doesn't mind losing any gold coins to Jux... as Jux saved him from Altmer slavers in Summerset, by stealing a key and sending him on a boat to the mainland years prior. Lucky spent years in slavery with Khajiits in Summerset and picked up the art of subterfuge, using illusion magic disguises and stealing there.
Kaotik Von’Daemon an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.
The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, an Imperial mercenary and two other soldiers, an Imperial and a Breton Knight, stating proudly he was an Akavir descendent. One of the Imperials, Cinan, claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (One of Ras Kalik's mentors in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn was really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son. He was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired Imperial navy battle-mage (now a Lycan mercenary living in the city of Rimmen) and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son Cinan more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn a drunkard, loves to drink at least a quarter barrel of Nord mead before he raids various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Cinan also plans to one day, run an illegal gambling ring... which he thinks will net him more gold for his wares.
The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.
Herzog Zwei the Genesis a reknown Imperial/Akavirri battle-mage. His roots going back to Akavir through his mother’s bloodline. (His mother is descended from the Akaviri, through Versidue-Shae, and his Imperial father met her in Hakoshae, while traveling) Herzog earned the nickname "the Genesis" from his father as a child, as he was his mother's first born child, and last, as she tragically died in child-birth.
Herzog was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture and was meeting Tyrus while in Rimmen, who introduced him to Cinan. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Akavir descendant really wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers to meet his mothers spirit, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure but Ras Kalik, did indeed notice the sword however and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)
And so the Redguard, Imperial and Akaviri men parted ways ... While Ras Kalik went off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little did Ras Kalik know a few people were awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The necromancer known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons in Elsywer, is awaiting his arrival also. Aurik is a soldier of the Daggerfall Covenant that was introduced to necromancy while in the military, even though this magicka art is not spoken of openly by most of the Military leaders. He came to Alik'r and worked with the Withered Hand before Ras Kalik intervened on their plans. After the defeat of the Withered Hand, he aligned with the Worm Cult, and is constantly adapting and perfecting his necromantic arts.
After his journey to Rimmen, Kalik heads south to Senchal, in the southern regions of Elyswer. This new adventure will also put him on a path to meet a strange Redguard man. The stranger which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is known as Tsar al-Bomba and he is on a path to spread the disease. He was originally infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Tsar al-Bomba know, that his infection is tied to Vampirism, and eventually the desire for blood will take over his mind. Senchal also offers Kalik his latest love interest... Aeliah. Whom he fondly led thru battles with the Dragonguard.
After the trek thru the heat, tropical and desert climate of Northern and Southern Elyswer, Ras Kalik heads north to the cold mountain range of Skyrim. His companion friend Lyris beckons for him with a letter sent by crow...
Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected), within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.
Uri Ice-Heart - brother of Urfon Ice-Heart. The twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart. The Ice-Heart family are originally from Markarth but now reside on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, with their younger sister Araki. The twins had joined the Winterborn Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed west to Orsinium with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri stayed behind with his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety, avoiding the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. After news reaches him and he hears of Urfon's death... Uri leaves and heads home and is seeking vengeance. Meanwhile, his sister has also moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild. He will visit his sister, once before going to seek vengeance and she will craft him armor mixed with ice, called Stalhrim armor. Uri fearing death, after his brother's passing, falls victim to the convincing talk of Movárth at a Nordic tavern, and will also becomes a vampire.
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ryzen_gamer_gal✭✭✭✭HEY op, if you need a guild invite to a guild that has all the sets stations for craftable, look me up. i'm on eu and na.1
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✭✭✭✭✭One thing to keep in mind, unless your chasing the last 1 or 2 percent of DPS, there are plenty of crafted sets used in this game. In other words unless your chasing leaderboards trial rankings or certain 1x1 PvP, your options are more open than some would lead you to believe.
The ones already mentioned are the most popular, however if you like to go off the beaten path there are tons of Niche sets that you can create a build around and have fun.
In fact, it would be hard to find a set that is totally useless for most content in the game.Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.
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mann9753b16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭ryzen_gamer_gal wrote: »Cleaerly the OP doesnt belong to a guild that has all the sets so that they can spend some time mulling them over to see which does what.
Well, yeah, thats why I am asking here^^
Edited by mann9753b16_ESO on June 12, 2019 4:00PM7 -
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✭My new lvl 40 necro is running 7 piece Julianos (1 heavy, 1 medium, 5 light) along with 4 Magnus (3 jewelry and 1 staff). All are crafted and seem to work just fine.2 -
Dark_Lord_Kuro✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Julianos for mag dps
Hunding rage for stam dps
Torug pack and fortified brass for thank
Kagrenac for heal
Torug if not bis its pretty near it
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MartiniDaniels✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭For PVE endgame only torug pact. Why??? Simply because trial sets are far, far superior.
For PVP there are ton of viable sets depending on your build.0 -
Onefrkncrzypope✭✭✭✭✭
✭How do you guys not know???!? Caldwell's favorite is the most op set in the game. I started running that at patch drop.
I can hear the group calls that were filled with excitement.
Dude, I got Honor. Did you get Honor? Quick everyone get Honor. Best set in the game period... Change my mind
Lol
Edited by Onefrkncrzypope on June 12, 2019 6:34PM-Immortal Redeemer-
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✭✭ryzen_gamer_gal wrote: »if you want to go searching chests in stealth in vet dungeons (COA2 for example) there are sets you can craft that help you stay stealth
There is one craftable set that affects sneaking, that is Night's Silence and it just removes the movement penalty of moving around while sneaking. The majority of sets that help with sneaking are farmed overland sets. You can't make those.Taking stealth away from the Bosmer is like taking magic away from the Altmer, making Nords allergic to mead, or making Orcs pretty.0 -
MagicalLija✭✭✭✭✭I guess till you get a full Monsterset + 2 Trial gear set up its good
I used Julianos and Hundings for years until i got into trial pve1 -
Ohtimbar✭✭✭✭✭
✭The best crafted sets are useful for everything but score runs. They're not always the best of the best, but perfectly useful and usable.forever stuck in combat3 -
IlCanis_LupuslI✭✭✭✭✭mann9753b16_ESO wrote: »I only seen a few crafted Sets yet, and the ones I found looked a bit underwhelming compared to dungeon or Trail Sets, even those that need alot of traits researched…
Are there any crafted sets that can hold their own compared to droped sets?
Im a big fan of nightmothers gaze atm its awesome.
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✭As others said, Hundings and Julianos are the default baseline sets until you have dungeon/trial sets, they are a solid general purpose choice for stam and mag respectively.
Other crafted sets are more situational and more depends on your build, but can be useful, especially on low levels while leveling. The ones to came to my mind in no particular order: Innate Axiom, Torugs, Seducer, Fortified Brass, Mechanical Acuity, Night Mothers, Shacklebreaker, Kagrenac, Twice-Born.2
