Best Bosmer Bow for soloing overworld content (including Delves)

VexingArcanist · February 2018

Okay I have a lvl 50 cp 104 Bosmer Warden I started off flying in the face of reality cause I wanted a wood elf druid (magicka warden on a stamina race), knowing this was COMPLETELY suboptimal. I just wanted it. Now that she is 50 I keep fluctuating between the magcika dps with healing ability and bow stam healer. I would like to finalize her into something and I am curious if anyone has any success with stam bow solo bosmer? No 2h backbar, prefer not to have dw. Or should I just keep her magicka and struggle for LOLz?

Not gonna race change, this entire decision on race/class/initial build was thought through and I have a herd of Wardens of many races/builds.

Turelus · February 2018

Generally if you're using an optimal build (skills, gear, rotation) then your race shouldn't matter at all for overland content.

Bows as an only weapon could work but they're not going to be great. I'd recommend checking AlcastHQ or Deltia Gaming (easy to find on Google) for a basic warden build (stam or magicka) and do what you can to emulate them with tweaks of skills to what you find you need.

Overworld content apart from newer world bosses should be something a player with CP160 and a good build can solo as long as they have a heal/shield of some kind.

Sorry I can't be much more use and give you specifics.

VexingArcanist · February 2018

Turelus wrote: »

Generally if you're using an optimal build (skills, gear, rotation) then your race shouldn't matter at all for overland content.

Bows as an only weapon could work but they're not going to be great. I'd recommend checking AlcastHQ or Deltia Gaming (easy to find on Google) for a basic warden build (stam or magicka) and do what you can to emulate them with tweaks of skills to what you find you need.

Overworld content apart from newer world bosses should be something a player with CP160 and a good build can solo as long as they have a heal/shield of some kind.

Sorry I can't be much more use and give you specifics.

Yeah I think I just need to research the best equipment for magicka warden and forget about the bow business, since that is the build I wanted from the start.

jaws343 · February 2018

I run a bow/bow warden. But it is a PVP build. Using 5 piece marksman, 5 piece Morag Tong. Stam Warden and the bow, both have a decent amount of poison damage. The Marksman damage increase only works against players, but the reduced cost for stamina abilities is useful.

To run the bow/bow effectively, you have to utilize the Warden's offensive skills. Make sure to use shalks and dive.

Toc de Malsvi · February 2018

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/381498/everything-needed-to-know-about-bow-bow-in-pve/p1

Toc de Malsvi · February 2018

Wardens are one of the optimal classes for Bow/Bow. I don't have the time to go through details. But I have linked @SodanTok 's thread/guide.

AcadianPaladin · February 2018

My Bosmer is a bow/bow stamsorc (CP690). While not an optimal build, she can breeze through public dungeons, solo dolmens and solo a fair number of WBs.

Bosmer is a fine race for the task (though my choice is pure roleplay) and bow/bow works pretty well for NB, sorc or warden.

Key to more challenging content for me is hypermobility and plenty of weapon damage. Stamina sustain is a problem because when you neeeeed stamina, heavy bow attacks are suicidal. Each of NB, sorc, warden has their own tools to help with stam sustain.

Oh, for weapons, my elf uses Hundings Rage bows (cuz they are craftible). Both are precise trait (cus sorcs heal on crits). Poison damage enchant on one. Other is enchanted with absorb health but sometimes I run poisons on that one. Not meta but works pretty well.

gabormezo · February 2018

Just play as you want. Once you get near CP cap, you can solo overland content including dwelves just by spamming light attacks.