STamblade...Magden...or...StamSorc

spacebandit

I can't decide. I spend more time thinking about which one than actually playing. all already max Level and for all activities. mostly light cyrodil maybe some light battlegrounds, Vet Dungeons and Trials. Any suggestions? Mostly curious about pvp because i can get relatively close dps on all of them for pve.

Spizzie

Speaking from a purely PvP standpoint:

I would only suggest Stamblade if you are intending to play solo in Cyrodiil. In a group they lack utility other than being a single-target nuke machine. They are especially frustrating to play and play with in BG's, as your 2 best defensive tools and your magicka sinks (Cloak and Shade) are completely turned off when holding a chaosball or relic. Both tools also don't do well when trying to capture a flag. They can be very fun to play in Deathmatch, but also frustrating for your teammates if you rely on cloak to stay alive as you're creating a situation where your teammates have increased pressure on them with -1 visible teammate.

Magdens are very strong in group scenarios and still strong enough solo. They have fantastic tools for being outnumbered (Shimmering Shield) as well as all of the healing you could want from a plethora of skills. They can debuff the hell out of enemies, provide good off-heals for their teammates, and still provide very good AoE damage via Deep Fissure and Northern Storm. Magdens also have excellent sustain and a self purge, both useful in solo situations. A good solo class but an excellent group class.

Stamsorc has, in my opinion, the most fun stamina gameplay style in PvP. You have outstanding mobility (Streak, Hurricane), a class-sourced Major Brutality that doubles as a powerful HoT (Crit Surge), and the absolute best sustain skill in the game in Dark Deal. Stamsorc can afford to ignore their stam recovery almost to an extreme because of that skill alone (not fully, but close). The thing about Stamsorc is the class skills supply you with all of the utility, buffs, and mobility you need but you cannot put together a good PvP burst rotation without relying heavily on weapon skills. Bound Armaments and Crystal Weapon are both very worthy of slotting but neither can be a spammable. Stamsorc won't provide much group utility but you can stand there and brawl much more effectively than a Stamblade and it's nearly as good solo in Cyrodiil because of the mobility.

My recommendation would be Stamsorc with Magden close behind.

The_Old_Goat

I would recommend dedicating a week to playing each one and then choosing the playstyle you enjoy the most.

Luckylancer

Spizzie wrote: »

Speaking from a purely PvP standpoint:


Stamsorc won't provide much group utility but you can stand there and brawl much more effectively than a Stamblade and it's nearly as good solo in Cyrodiil because of the mobility.

My recommendation would be Stamsorc with Magden close behind.

Do you underestimate AoE stun that stamsorc can spam on cooldown? Also barrage+streak combo is AoE root+stun that halts enemy and burns their stamina.

jtm1018

spacebandit wrote: »

I can't decide. I spend more time thinking about which one than actually playing. all already max Level and for all activities. mostly light cyrodil maybe some light battlegrounds, Vet Dungeons and Trials. Any suggestions? Mostly curious about pvp because i can get relatively close dps on all of them for pve.

Get a warden or a necro or a werewolf.

And mow down those that try to fight you.

Done.

Pay for those and your good.