Which Gear Set Here? (MagSorc)

grim_tactics · April 2017

I've read some threads and seen a lot of theory crafting and just wanted an idea of what you all would run for PvP in my situation for console.

The sets in question here:

Lich
Seducers
Spinners

Monster Set
Infernal Guardian
Pirate Skeleton

I'm on console so it's hard for me to tell exactly what is doing more even against the target dummy (which I'm sure doesn't replicate DPS against real players at all.)

I've switched these sets around and I'm not sure what I'm sacrificing so I'm just curious what you all think.

Running 5 Spinners (1 of which is sharpened destro) 4 Lich and Infernal Guardians I'm sitting at:

***All of these are with food and outside of Cyrodiil

40k Mag - 15.7 Health - 14k Stam
2500 spell dmg- 1500 Mag regen - 42% Crit
11.5 Spell resist and 9.7 Physical Resist

Seducer 5 peice heavy 4 Lich (mainly for back bar) and 2 Pirate Skeleton

37k Mag - 17.5k health - 14k Stam
2350 spell dmg - 1750 Mag regen - 32% crit
17.6k spell and physical resist

If I switch it up and wear Pirate with Spinners it comes out the same as the first example with 13.5k resistances and that's the only difference.

Is dropping Spinners and losing the penetration for more sustain the better choice here or should I take the higher burst over it?

I just don't know what the better play is when it's small group PvP and I haven't done any trials yet for more gear options.

GrigorijMalahevich · April 2017

In CP campaign lich in both scenarios will be more than enough to sustain everything, if not, put magicka regeneration glyph or cost reduction.

In CP campaign go spinner with lich in no CP go seducer with lich.

For PvP solo play you want pirate skeleton, for small scale you want pirate skeleton as in small group being single light armor character will get you focused most of the time.

For zerg/large scale PvP use infernal as you want more damage and care less for your survailibility.

Something like that

dpencil · April 2017

@grim_tactics
It really depends what kind of playstyle you prefer. You can build for more burst or more sustain or try to strike a balance that feels right to you.

Sustain sets:
Amberplasm (mag/stam refen)
Lich (procable)
Seducer (can be heavy)

DPS sets:
Clever Alchemist (procable, needs pots)
BSW (procable, needs fire)
Julianos (can be heavy)
Kagernack's (can be heavy)
Necropotence (needs pets)
Spinner's (good against heavy, bad against shields)

Twice Born could be either depending on your mundus choices.

Monster Sustain/Defense:
Engine Guardian
Pirate Skeleton
Iceheart
Bloodspawn
Troll King

Monster DPS:
Infernal Guardian
Grothdarr
Skoria (if you use dots)

And of course, you could just do 2 max magicka bonus 1 piece monster pieces like 1 Grothdarr and 1 Infernal, or just a single 1 piece to have both 5 piece sets you choose always active.

Don't worry about which combinations are the "best." Look at what they do and think about how they would synergize with your own playstyle. Pretty much any combination of the above sets could be effective in the right hands.

Some popular combos, just to give you an idea:
Pirate + Spinner/BSW + Lich (balanced)
Pirate + Amberplasm/Seducer + Lich (high sustain)
Infernal + Julianos/BSW + Alchemist (high burst)

I duel more than open world, and run 2 pets with Infernal + Necro + Lich. I was running 1 Infernal + Necro + BSW for a while until I got a Lich staff recently. That is very high dmg but very low sustain, so in longer fights it was problematic. With Necro + Lich, it's less burst (though still plenty to get the job done), but I'm able to sustain pretty much indefinitely.

Again, it all comes down to your playstyle.

aLi3nZ · April 2017

Well you don't have many sets to choice from. I would go lich and spinners so you can just use on back bar. Also should be wearing heavy armour chest peice infused medium legs infused, light head infused and the rest devines. Mundus apprentice or thief. Lich + bsw would be better. I prefer to run two damage sets and astronaunch for recovery.

I am running pirate skelly ATM. I often run 1 peice llabris and 1 peice Infernal guardian to push my max magika up.