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What is your main bar destro staff?

akl77
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Would like some insights please.
Edited by akl77 on April 21, 2017 1:07PM
Pc na

What is your main bar destro staff? 90 votes

Fire
44%
Godspeedmechengr7MolakMadyTurelusAlienSlofSigma957AnhedoniejcacereswListerJMCrandomguySleepyTrollMarkusTheValiantFlyLionelKingKushAliyavanapsychojudgeBananaVoxicitytheher0not 40 votes
Lightning
41%
daryl.rasmusenb14_ESOzariadanno8THEDKEXPERIENCEMattock_RomulusAzraelKriegLynx7386phairdonShanjijriZyrudinEnemy-of-Coldharboursmacx250FodoreADarkloreSixsixsix161Lord_EomerTyrion87crusnik91DocFrost72Yo_Donno 37 votes
Ice
4%
TryxusQuebraRegraKlingenliedJiKama 4 votes
Other
3%
lonewolf26Ch4mpTWMarabornwingrion 3 votes
Don't use a destro staff
6%
DracindoVipstaakkiTommy_The_GunMarshRangerHazbrimstone74Kiralyn2000 6 votes
  • KingKush
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    Fire
    Fire for PVP
    Lightning for PVE
    Xbox NA
    GT: Live Like Kure
    King Kush-MagSorc
  • Turelus
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    Fire
    Main Fire (single target and rotation)
    Second Lightning (AoE and buffs)

    However I haven't really kept up with any changes in the meta, I play what works for me with some influence from better wiser players.
    @Turelus - EU PC Megaserver
    "Don't count on others for help. In the end each of us is in this alone. The survivors are those who know how to look out for themselves."
  • FlyLionel
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    Fire
    Fire on main bar, lightning on back bar. On every magic toon, vma sharpened. As a main stamina dude, using a lightning staff for the first time a couple weeks ago, man it is great.
    The Flyers
  • Shanjijri
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    Lightning
    Lightning for Mystic Orb (even if I don't use them to deal damage), Refreshing Path and Sap Essence.
  • Sigma957
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    Fire
    Fire on main Lightning on second for both pvp and pve
  • Voxicity
    Voxicity
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    Fire
    For magdk double inferno

    Lightning front inferno back for magsorc

    literally the most optimal setup due to the way ancient knowledge passive works
    Edited by Voxicity on April 21, 2017 1:24PM
  • Lynx7386
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    Lightning
    My healer templar back bars lightning, my magdk front bars lightning. Never really use fire. Will be back barring frost to tank (Front bar 1h/sh) on my warden
    PS4 / NA
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    Pakhet - Khajiit Dragonknight - Tank
    Raksha - Khajiit Sorcerer - Stamina DPS
    Bastet - Khajiit Templar - Healer
    Leonin - Khajiit Warden - Tank
  • akl77
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    Fire
    FlyLionel wrote: »
    Fire on main bar, lightning on back bar. On every magic toon, vma sharpened. As a main stamina dude, using a lightning staff for the first time a couple weeks ago, man it is great.

    Yea, lightning is cool.
    Inferno wall is powerful, but lightning has better ultimate and heavy attack imo.
    Pc na
  • AzraelKrieg
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    Lightning
    Lightning. The heavy attack is a DoT so can proc Valkyn Skoria on my magDK while returning magicka :D
    Gold Dragons Guildmaster PC-NACR2000+
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  • akl77
    akl77
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    Fire
    Lightning. The heavy attack is a DoT so can proc Valkyn Skoria on my magDK while returning magicka :D

    Oh yea, true.
    Pc na
  • DocFrost72
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    Lightning
    Lightning. The heavy attack is a DoT so can proc Valkyn Skoria on my magDK while returning magicka :D

    Made a heavy attack sorc with the same setup. Dear gods, had an 11 second fight with the incineration beetles yesterday.
  • ListerJMC
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    Fire
    Fire on both bars at the moment, seriously considering swapping to lightning on at least one bar though (PVE magicka sorcerer).
    PC NA & EU || Mammoth Guilds - Victory or Valhalla || Altmer sorcerer main
    "Wood Elves aren't made of wood. Sea Elves aren't made of water. M'aiq still wonders about High Elves."
  • zaria
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    Lightning
    Lightning front, I voted wrong :)
    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • FlyLionel
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    Fire
    akl77 wrote: »
    FlyLionel wrote: »
    Fire on main bar, lightning on back bar. On every magic toon, vma sharpened. As a main stamina dude, using a lightning staff for the first time a couple weeks ago, man it is great.

    Yea, lightning is cool.
    Inferno wall is powerful, but lightning has better ultimate and heavy attack imo.

    Yes I agree, the heavy attack feels good; especially on sorcerer(surprise). Have not tried the ultimate thing though! Slipped my mind, will try it out no doubt.
    The Flyers
  • danno8
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    Lightning
    Lightning for DPS. With a charged trait, and shock damage enchant.

    Off-balance now gives Minor Vulnerability which is an 8% damage boost and will have 100% uptime with the above staff+WoE, and the CP star (forget the name) gives 10% more damage as well to "off-balance" targets.

    Putting those two things together will give you results that rival Sharpened Inferno but with the bonus of being AoE, and I believe Lightning Staff can take advantage of Thaumaturge CP star as well.

  • Dracindo
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    Don't use a destro staff
    I was drawn by the poll. I have no idea what I'm doing here :blush:
  • Marabornwingrion
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    Other
    Magsorc - lighting front, infeno back
    MagDK - inferno front, inferno back
    Magblade - inferno front, lighting back
    Magplar - dual wield front, inferno back
  • Tryxus
    Tryxus
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    Ice
    PvP: Ice
    PvE: Fire front, Lightning back
    "Stand strong, stay true and shelter all."
    Tryxus - Guardian of the Green - Warden - PC/EU
  • Ch4mpTW
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    Other
    It depends, to be honest. For my MagPlar it's lightning. For everything else, it's fire.
  • Shader_Shibes
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    Astrid_V wrote: »
    Magsorc - lighting front, infeno back
    MagDK - inferno front, inferno back
    Magblade - inferno front, lighting back
    Magplar - dual wield front, inferno back

    Exactly the same.

    However i keep flipping between dual flame and main lightning, flame back on my sorc. Just cant put my finger on which i prefer.
  • Yo_Donno
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    Lightning
    Lightning on the front for my magsorc. Splash damage is just to powerful to give up, and its nice that my weaves proc lightning ilambris and disintegrate (i have blockade of fire on the back bar to proc fire ilambris and bsw)
  • AcadianPaladin
    AcadianPaladin
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    Lightning
    My magpie healer uses lightning on her destr bar. Mostly for its boost to AoE attacks since most of her attacks are AoE (Shards, Sweeps, Reflective Light). Prefer the splash damage to single target as well. Though she's a healer, when she has to fight, she can largely ignore adds because they will fall as collateral damage while focusing on the boss.

    Magsorc is the same and even an easier choice since most of her attacks are AoE also and the sorc's bonuses to shock.

    I think fire looks cooler though if that helps?
    PC NA(no Steam), PvE, mostly solo
  • THEDKEXPERIENCE
    THEDKEXPERIENCE
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    Lightning
    Technically my front bar is sword and board and my back bar is lightning, but yes, lightning.

    A really underrated part of both lightning and resto staves is that they work extremely well in laggy PVP situations. All else fails, just hold heavy attack and your staff will find targets for you. With the new resource regeneration nerfs it will be more important than ever.
  • Izaki
    Izaki
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    Lightning
    Pet Sorc here. 60% of my damage is AoE DoTs. So its the logical thing to do.
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  • method__01
    method__01
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    Lightning
    ice for my magSorc pet build
    lighting for my templar healer-pvp build
    lighting for magDk
    fire for magblade
    PC EU/NA /// PS4 EU/NA

    Vasanha
    This one hears nothing. Sees nothing. This one only sweeps.
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  • Sixsixsix161
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    Lightning
    Lightning - because there's a constant connection to the bad guy by just holding the mouse button down, whereas with fire and ice you have to constantly push the mouse button. I feel that by having that constant connection, I do more damage than fire/ice.

    Don't know if that's correct, but it makes sense to me lol.

    However, I usually carry a fire and ice destro staff as backup in case I run into a lightning/electrical resistant enemy (which doesn't happen very often, if at all).

    Also, you have to be careful going up against a boss and learn his behavior because most time you can't stand in one place and reach out and touch him for a long time without moving, so I strafe side-to-side.

    As far as a resto staff, I use whatever does the most damage, just in case.

    One thing I don't care for are the strange names, i.e., frost staff of lightning, lightning staff of fire, etc. I'd rather get the ones that are straight lightning because you don't have to recharge them.

    I forgot, I also like it better for kiting in a straight line, or when there's not enough room to go backwards, I kite the enemy in a circle. So, again, that constant connection, to me, is much better.

    Playing magsorc (several lol)

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    Edited by Sixsixsix161 on April 21, 2017 4:28PM
  • lonewolf26
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    Other
    Lightning for AOE, Fire for Single Target/Boss Fights.
  • akl77
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    Fire
    Thanks for the insights.
    Pc na
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