2H stamina templar - skills and weapons

Octopuss · October 2017

I have started redoing my skills a bit, and hit a bit of a wall.
I originally used a greatsword on both bars, but someone suggested using a bow on the backbar to me today, and that idea grew on me. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to distribute skills across the bars.
1st bar: Biting Jabs, Brawler, Critical Rush, Wrecking Blow, Executioner
2nd bar: Binding Javelin, Rally, Repentance

If I equip a bow, I can't use Rally. Moving skills from bar1 to bar2 won't work, because they are 2H as well. I kind of use them all, though only situationally in the case of Critical Rush (when a boss teleports around or something).

Also, I can't decide on weapon trait.
I invested some CPs in penetration, and will probably get Spriggan's Thorns set (I currently have Hunding's Rage as a base). That would get me to around 5500 penetration. I am not sure what's acceptable minimum. I don't intend to do trials too much with this character. I mostly solo and do pledges with him, so I presume I need a bit more due to lack of debuffs.
I guess my options are Sharpened, Infused (but unlike with my sorc, simple +elemental damage glyph won't get any extra bonuses from skills), and Precise (that's what I have right now).

Any ideas?

lynog85 · October 2017

Bar one. Biting jabs. Javelin. Crit rush. Rally. Power of the light.

Bar two. Rune. Cleanse. Vigor. Shuffle. And a flex spot.

Double 2h wont work. Go watch some top stamplars on YT. Go duel a shedload. Its the best way to improve quick.

Btw brawler is garbage. Dont bother with it.

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO · October 2017

Is this for pve or PvP? The shortest answer I have is drop wrecking blow, you don't need 2 spammables, just use jabs.

DocFrost72 · October 2017

lynog85 wrote: »

Btw brawler is garbage. Dont bother with it.

In pvp, which judging by the rest of your advice is what you meant. In PvE it is still awesome, and contributes largely to survival.

OP: my pve setup is 5 hunding, 5 VO (twice fanged or spriggans works too), and one monster piece. Usually kra'gh or Kena.

Greatsword: Biting jabs, executioner, brawler, flex (I use vigor), rally, flawless dawnbreaker.

Bow: rearming trap/power of the light, poison injection, endless hail, caltrops/power of the light, repentance, balista.

Octopuss · October 2017

This is pure pve character.
What's wrong with Wrecking Blow? It has that nice dmg increase. I think it works well in boss fights in conjunction with Executioner.
Apparently I need to drop some skills no matter what, but I can't figure out which ones. Especially for group purposes. For solo I don't need much more than jabs and brawler.

Biro123 · October 2017

You already have jabs as a spammable.. so I'd look at dropping wrecking blow.

Illurian · October 2017

Octopuss wrote: »

This is pure pve character.
What's wrong with Wrecking Blow? It has that nice dmg increase. I think it works well in boss fights in conjunction with Executioner.
Apparently I need to drop some skills no matter what, but I can't figure out which ones. Especially for group purposes. For solo I don't need much more than jabs and brawler.

Wrecking Blow has a long charge up time, which voids the damage it does. In the end, Biting Jabs out-damages it as a spammable. Since you should be weaving, the Empowerment you get from Wrecking Blow will be applied to your light attack. This is nice, but doesn't make up for the long cast time of Wrecking Blow.

Octopuss · October 2017

Oh. That makes sense.

What about the weapon traits?

React · October 2017

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/374253/hermes-stamplar-1vx-build#latest

There's a stamplar 2h build I posted today if you're interested.

Octopuss · October 2017

Still not sure about the weapon glyphs. Elemental damage, or the generic +damage?

DocFrost72 · October 2017

I run increase weapon damage front bar, restore stamina back bar for sustain on the bow.