Sorcerer Magicka Tank

Raionken · June 2015

Hello all, i’d like to ask you a few questions regarding the sorcerer as a magicka tank:

-What’s the best armor combination: 5H/1M/1L or 5H/2L?
-How should i distribute my attribute points? Health, Magicka(since the shields/wards strengh depend on it) or both?
-Which skills should i focus on?
-What's the second weapon that i should use:restoration staff or duel wield?

Thanks a lot for your help

AcidGrenade · June 2015

Im in the same boat as far as wanting to build a sorcerer tank. Any info you come across that could help would be appreciated.

Astrids_fire · June 2015

Same here. Looking for a nice sorc build, I don't last long in fights unless I'm wearing all heavy armor.

Raionken · June 2015

AcidGrenade wrote: »

Im in the same boat as far as wanting to build a sorcerer tank. Any info you come across that could help would be appreciated.

Well let's hope that someone will be nice enough to gives us so insight on this.

Astrids_fire wrote: »

Same here. Looking for a nice sorc build, I don't last long in fights unless I'm wearing all heavy armor.

I'm not quite sure if we're looking for the same kind of build...this post is about how to make a sorcerer, the tank of a dungeon and such.

PhatGrimReaper · June 2015

My Sorc tank hasn't reached end game yet, but I have tanked with my DK since launch. With my Sorc I'm aiming for something like this.....

Armor:
Footman - Ring x2, Necklace, Feet & Gaunlets
Seducer - Chest, legs & Belt (Belt should be either light or medium... the rest Heavy)
Engine Guardian - Head & Shoulders (Heavy Head and either Light or Medium shoulder... the goal is 5H 1L 1M)

Weapons:
Seducer - Resto, Sword & Shield

Bar 1 - Sword & Shield - Single Target Lock Down
1. Bound Aegis 2. Thundering Presence 3. Pierce Armor 4. Hardened Ward 5. Defensive Stance U. Suppression Field

Bar 2 - Resto Staff - Utility/Trash Pulls
1. Bound Aegis 2. Dark Deal 3. Inner Rage 4. Restraining Prison 5. Resolving Vigor U. Greater Atro

Other skills - Caltrops for CC and Aggro, Liquid Lightning AoE for trash, Volcanic Rune CC

Stats - It doesn't matter how you achieve them, but your stats with purple food buff should look something like this at v14....
Health 26k
Magicka 21k
Stamina 16k

Be a Werewolf!! 15% increase to Stam Recovery and no Downside!!

Champ points
Green - First 30 points into Magician, Reduce Magicka Costs, Next 30 into either Arcanist,Magicka Regen or Stam Regen (depends what you need the most)
Red - Equal split between Bastion to improve your hardened ward & Block Expertise to reduce block cost
Blue - Blade Expert until you unlock the Riposte perk which returns damage to melee attackers... after that, maybe Blessed to increase your healing done or anything else you think will help.

Bar 1 is all about Damage Mitigation... pretty straight forward setup. Keep Aegis, Thundering and Ward up at all times.
Bar 2 is your utility and resource management bar... Dark Deal for those times when things get a little sticky resource wise. Inner Rage for a ranged taunt. Restraining Prison for controlling trash pulls. Vigor for a self heal.

Ultimates can be switched in as per the situation... Atro for added DPS, Negate for damage reduction on AoE heavy pulls. You might also want to consider Barrier or Warhorn depending on the groups configuration.

Raionken · June 2015

PhatGrimReaper wrote: »

Stats - It doesn't matter how you achieve them, but your stats with purple food buff should look something like this at v14....
Health 26k
Magicka 21k
Stamina 16k

Is it possible to reach 26k hp without adding any points into health and going a full magicka build or going full health is still a better option? I also would like to know if it's possible to tank pre-vet dungeons without any points in health.

PhatGrimReaper wrote: »

Be a Werewolf!! 15% increase to Stam Recovery and no Downside!!

Hmm isnt vampire a better choice considering it gives both magicka and stamina recovery and also damage mitigation or will the less fire resistance and health recovery be a problem later on?

PhatGrimReaper wrote: »

Bar 2 - Resto Staff - Utility/Trash Pulls
1. Bound Aegis 2. Dark Deal 3. Inner Rage 4. Restraining Prison 5. Resolving Vigor U. Greater Atro

Vigor for a self heal.

What about the heals on the restorarion's line? Wouldnt grand healing ( healing springs morph) be a better option since it costs magicka and it's possible to increase the healing output with the restoration master passive?

Sorry for asking to many questions but i'm quite new to the game and there're so many things that i still don't know about

PhatGrimReaper · June 2015

1. You will most likely have to put a few points into Health.... even on my Magicka DPS setup I have a handful of points in health.
2. Don't go Vamp.... Way too much fire damage in this game for a Vamp Tank... it's possible to do, but it makes things harder without really providing benefits to outway the negatives.
3. Pick whichever healing skill you like best... Healing Ward/Mutagen/Healing Spring... whatever works for you... I chose Vigor because most of my skills consume magicka and there will be times when my magic is tapped and I need a heal.

Raionken · June 2015

PhatGrimReaper wrote: »

1. You will most likely have to put a few points into Health.... even on my Magicka DPS setup I have a handful of points in health.

I was to able to tank the first 2 dungeons with a full magicka build but my health seemed to drop really quickly....so i think i will reset and add all the points to health.

PhatGrimReaper wrote: »

2. Don't go Vamp.... Way too much fire damage in this game for a Vamp Tank... it's possible to do, but it makes things harder without really providing benefits to outway the negatives.

Oh, that's quite a shame coz i rlly wanted to be a vamp eheh.

PhatGrimReaper wrote: »

4. Pick whichever healing skill you like best... Healing Ward/Mutagen/Healing Spring... whatever works for you... I chose Vigor because most of my skills consume magicka and there will be times when my magic is tapped and I need a heal.

Oh kk, I guess i will have to see what works best for me in the long run then.

Thanks so much for all the help PhatGrimReaper

Maddux · June 2015

http://www.eso-skillwerkstatt.de/skillung/zauberer/sorc-tank/2014/ (german Side but you i think you know the Skills and there Symbols)

Thats the Skillsetup i use most of the Time with my Sorc in the last Months. You can change some Skills depending on the Situation but it is a good Allround Setup.
Gear is:
- 5 Footmans
- 5 Histbark
- 2 Engine Guardian or 1 Valkyn Skoria + Masters Sword (more HP and small Selfheal)

Sorc is really Fun to play as a Tank and i tanked everything in ESO except vDSA and Sanctum without Problems. You didnt take much more Dmg as a DK but you need a Healer because you totally lack of Selfhealing if you dont use a Pet for Sacrifice and you dont have a 11 Second "Oh ***"-Button like the DK.
Healer dead = Sorc Tank dead most of the Time.

That Build works if you are Stamina heavy or Magica heavy and you just have to choose your main Taunt depending on which Resource you have at most.