definetly stamden

Waffennacht wrote: »

I feel that NBs, Wardens, and DKs are the only classes that aren't pigeonholed.

When I go Templar I feel 8 of my abilities are preselected, when I go sorc all my slots are pre selected and my armor choices are pre selected.

On the other classes I feel like I have enough options to actually make something fun and tailored

On magplar it's healer or jabs
On sorc it's Curse Frag Wrath

I don’t slot jabs or resto on my magplar... 4500 spell damage perfect sustain

My list:
#1 Stam Warden - This class excels as one of the best, if not the best at every single category in pvp. Make it duels, 1vX, group play, battlegrounds etc.
#2 Stam Nightblade - Why I rank this below Stam Warden is because this class lacks the utility in group play for pvp since it has a lack of aoe damage ( unless it is built specifically for it, like duel wield with dawnbreaker and velidreth ). This class is a close match to Stam Warden because I find it to be one of the few classes to be able to take down a Stam Warden.
#3 Magicka Warden - This class, like Stam Warden, excels at every role well. It has great aoe, sustain, burst and can counter most classes. With their high mag pool, they can literally spam shimmering shields which makes them immune to the majority of ranged attacks. Why it is ranked #3 for me? I believe Magicka Warden's healing capabilities are lacking compared to Stamina Warden's heals, but this can be negated by the fact that their dps is so high, they can avoid being pressured into a defensive mode where they must heal.
#4 Stamplar - Stamplar has always been strong throughout most patches receiving minor nerfs here and there. It is a strong class for duelling because of it's DoT based attacks paired up with the burst of dawnbreaker and POTL. This can be translated into open world 1vX in some situations, really depending on the opponents. The high dps it posses is very valuable but sometimes cannot be shown due to stamplar's lack of high mobility & difficult sustain. If this dilemma can be opposed then this class works well e.g. starting at LoS with full resources, then stamplar can begin to 1vX. Stamplar is a great tool to have in group play due to their main spammable dps to be aoe so it can be paired with stacking bursty ultimates. This class is very situational but when it is in the right situation, it seems to work at a high tier, but other situations it seems to be futile.
#5 Magicka Dk - This class in its current state seems to be all around solid with being able to sustain well & do aoe damage. These factors benefit the class well for solo play in open world 1vX but can also be countered easily due to some sort of heal debuff or having their block dropped. In duels this class seems to be one of the best because they can keep their block up around 80% of the time, mitigating majority of attacks whilst also countering other classes. For example, a stamplar's main source of sustain in duels would be using heavy attacks, ever since the introduction to stopping your opponent getting their resources back from heavy attacks by blocking them in the Morrowind patch, Magicka Dk has been able to stop people from sustaining efficiently. This class also deal 20% more damage to vampires if they are stage 4 which makes them more into a situational class if they lack the dps to kill a normal humanoid but can achieve that by killing a stage 4 vampire.
#6 Magicka Sorc - This class has definitely been stronger in previous patches rather than now. As a mag sorc main, I can say from experience, in the clock work city patch I have been seeing myself lose more fights than I normally would due to the crystal fragments change. This change affected mag sorcs in 1vX heavily plus in duels slightly but this was slightly compensated with their newly improved skill of rune cage / rune defense. Nevertheless mag sorc can still 1vX to a large extent because they can hold their ground with very decent shield skills such as stacking harness and hardened ward together or daedric mines which makes players play more carefully. In some situations mag sorc's shields become useless due to knightslayer or shield breaker & oblivion enchant, or having mass amounts of DoT's applied to their shields making them turtle up and run out of resources eventually. In group play mag sorc has its place with being able to control another large group with their aoe stun streak (pair that with destro ult and you have a bomb build).
#7 Magicka Nightblade - This class excels mainly at its duelling capabilities because of its (arguably) top tier bursting capabilities with valkyn scoria proc, assassins will + soul tether/meteor/soul harvest combo. They can also applies multiple DoT's to their enemy and render stam classes helpless. Magicka Nightblade's healing potential in duels is phenomenal because the class pairs well with argonian (this race inherits high healing capabilities due to a burst heal they gain from drinking a pot + healing done). Mag NB's seem to keep a high health pool with high burst at the same time, making it a class that can quickly recover from burst / damage and then capitalise from that. In terms of open world magicka nb is very situational because they need plently of LoS to survive and need their opponents to be rather squishy so they can get rid of them with ease. They seem to have no sustain issues when they run argonian aswell.
#8 Stam Dk - This was one of the go to classes patches ago when heavy armour stam was in the best place possible. Now with the removal of shuffle in heavy armour, heavy armour stam dk's are forced to use forward momentum + a healing monster set. This makes them squishier than what they used to be + sustain is difficult on the class if they want to keep their damage potential. I see almost all stam dk's forced into using SnB to survive which can limit their speed since they have no bow. This class can still 1vX well with being able to turn the fight around if they build with high weapon damage and have a leap ready, because that ultimate is one of the hardest hitting ults in the game. For group play they would help well because like I said before, that leap ultimate is bursty and instant. Stam dks don't seem to have a big place in duels because they have low pressure capabilities.
#9 Magicka Templar - This class has mostly always been weak for 1vX since its main surviving skill is honor of the dead/ breath of life. This skill may seem op but it is expensive and must be spammed to survive. In open world, you are inevitably put into high pressure moments where you must use your healing skill to survive, having one skill that keeps from high health for a short amount of time seems futile when you are bombarded with constant DoT's and bursty skills, leaving the mag temp into a submission mode where it is only a matter of time for them to be taken out of the fight once their resources run out. Having such weak capitalising skills means it is difficult for them to turn the fight around. Their damage is DoT based so they cannot simple throw down an ultimate and quickly wipe the floor with their dps, they gradually kill their opponents which doesn't benefit 1vX a lot. In group play, like stamplar, mag temp helps a group play due to their aoe based skills aka puncturing sweeps. In duels mag temp seems to be decent since it is DoT based so applying them to a single target puts immense pressure on them limiting their heals.
#10 Stam sorc - In my eyes this is the worst class right now, this is because the only special thing about them is that they have immense speed. This can help for 1vX because you can get away easily but sometimes people do not chase this far. There are limited things that are unique about this class so that is why I rank it at the bottom of my list.