jakeedmundson wrote: »

Just make sure you have a ranged interrupt (for rounds 8 and 9), ward, power surge, and boundless storm at the ready...the new destro ult makes quick work of most bosses too so that's a good one to have...

I actually use a heavy attack build and can do no deaths runs under an hour with it... link is below

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/294724/magicka-sorc-heavy-attack-build/p1

If i could ever find a lightning staff i would swap out the 1 kena and use it... but that has never happened

there are plenty of guides out there to help with mechanics... so don't get overwhelmed and drop it. the first couple times you beat it really are fun and make you feel accomplished... so power through.

Do you not lose the second mundus when you weapon swap with TBS?

Tryxus wrote: »

Kammakazi wrote: »

Y r u using Infernal Guardian

For a Sorc, that's a good set in vMSA due to Hardened Ward

Not really. When you know the mechanics and spawn points, you won't be spamming shields

My Two Cents:

First, you are a Sorc so play to your strengths. I am of course talking about overload, power surge, and high stats. It may not be the way to go in trials anymore, but Overload cuts through VMA bosses like a hot knife through butter. Elegant is BIS in VMA on a magic sorc and it really isnt that hard to get. Then you want to pair this with a magic DPS 5 piece. Julianos is going to be the fastest, but TBS is just better when learning. You will appreciate the extra health and stamina. Lastly, pick your favorite monster set. LLambris and a magic sorc are a match made in heaven (as are elegant and overload). This absolutely melts things. Once you see it proc on an enemy, you can move on to the next one. It is amazing in here. Other options include Grothdarr, Infernal Guardian, Iceheart, Kena, Nerienth.

This is how I would setup gear. Purple armor is fine, but gold weapons are important. You want to go 5/1/1 with undaunted passives.

Jewelry: Elegant enchanted with Spell Damage
Head and Shoulders: Pick a monster set (LLambris is BIS) Divines is best, all magic enchants
Body: 4 TBS in divines, 1 Elegant in Divines and Magic
Weapon 1: Sharp TBS Fire Staff in Sharp (No other trait is worth running) and a weapon power glyph
Weapon 2: Sharp TBS Sword + Sharp Elegant 1H (sword, dagger, etc., it doesnt matter which) glyphs dont matter.

The result is 5 TBS, 4 Elegant, 2 Monster on front bar, and 5 TBS, 5 Elegant, 2 Monster on back bar. It's the best of both worlds. Solid DPS on front bar and your overload will hit like a truck when it crits. The only expensive part of that build is the sharp Elegant 1H weapon. You can certainly get by with another trait, but Sharp is King in ESO. The DW passive doesnt apply to overload so it doesnt matter what type of one handed weapons you use.

These are the bars I use when going for flawless or simple runs. I will also point out how to change for Speed. You are a sorc, so you have three bars.

Destro: Force Pulse/Crushing Shock, Elemental Blockade, Hardened Ward, Bound Aegis, Inner Light, Meteor/Overload
DW: Liquid Lightening, Power Surge, Bound Aegis, Boundless Storm, Dark Conversion/Rune Cage, Overload
Overload: Liquid Lightening, Power Surge, Bound Aegis, Hardened Ward, Inner light, Overload

You will want a shield on a destro bar when learning. Eventually, this can become crystal frags, but I would drop frags when learning. Blockade is better DPS and easier to deal with. Crushing Shock is probably better when learning, but force pulse is the goal. Just be sure you don't use CS on the round 7 boss. He enrages when he is interrupted (not an issue as you should overload him). You need Bound Aegis on every bar as its a toggle. As for the ultimate, you can slot meteor for better stats, but you should never cast it. Again when learning, just slot overload. There is nothing worse than accidentally dumping 1000 ultimate with an accidental meteor.

Your DW bar is just about buffs and DOTs, so you really dont need inner light. This allows for a nice flex. Dark Conversion is awesome. It's an excellent heal and a few casts between rounds will solve any magic issues you have. The most important skill you have as a sorc (other than overload) is Power Surge. Your number one goal is to keep this up at all times. As long as this is active and you have DoTs going, you will have a really nice heal. Boundless storm is also a very underrated skill in here. You could run shield instead so you always have a shield in the same spot on your bars, but boundless is really nice. For the last stage, I swap Dark Conversion for Rune Cage. The stun is awesome for summoners and healers.

Lastly, your overload bar is designed to be self sustaining. It has everything you need to clear any boss or stage. Liquid lightening is worth keeping up in your overload rotation. Your main goal is to build ultimate at each stage so you can just dump it on the boss. As you get better, you can start overloading some of the mini bosses as well. When learning, dont hesitate to use it. Most things die in 1-2 overload attacks. It is also really hand if you are low on magic. For speed runs, add frags to front bar, slot shield on back bar, and put boundless in your flex spot.

You are going to need to bang your head against this place for a while so I wont go into specifics. A few pointers:

-Always look at your death recap. You need to identify what is killing you so you can adjust.
-Pay attention to kill order. As a general rule, kill healers, archers, mages, melee in that order.
-Most rounds have an obvious mechanic. Something that has low health that randomly spawns that must be killed or you will have a bad day. Identify it and make it a priority
-Grab sigils while learning. There is no shame in it. They are all useful in their own way. Power sigils on bosses, Sheild sigils for archers and mages, Speed sigil (also boosts all stat regen) is great if you are struggling with resources, Healing sigil is nice on high damage rounds.
-Keep Surge up 100% and trust it. Use shields in emergencies, not as part of your rotation.
-Stand your ground and stack your DOTs. Try to put Blockade and Liquid lighting on top of a portal and draw enemies into it. That combined with LLambris is all the AOE you need. Nothing is going to die if you are running away spamming shields.
-Build your overload so you can just burn the bosses. It will take some time to figure out what mechanics you can just ignore, but the best thing about magic sorc is that overload simplifies the bosses.

Sorry for wall of text, but one more thing. If you setup the gear like I mentioned above, all you need is another TBS staff and to replace you Elegant jewelry and one armor piece with Infallible Aether, and you are set for trials. I think its about as good as you can do without an Aether and VMA staff in sharp, and those are hard to come by. You end up going 5 TBS, 4 Aether, 2 llambris on both bars. It pulls 40k+ on trial bosses no problem. Might not be absolute BIS (BSW is prob a touch better than TBS), but its easy to get and your health will be in a good spot. It is what I run when working on Rakkhat HM. The nice thing about crafted staffs is that it's easy to get the right trait. A bad trait on an armor piece or two is not a dealbreaker, but a staff that is not sharp is NEVER worth running. Sharp is the single most OP thing in the game, but that's a different thread.