Magplar- only 19k dps, pls help

iIIyasviel · June 2018

I’m a 400cp magplar and can’t help but feel that I’m severely underperforming at my cp level with only 19k dps being my highest parse. I run 2 random lightning staffs (purple) with spell dmg enchants, 2 grothdar, 5 julianos, and 3 willpower (spell dmg enchants). Rotation: rearming trap (crit)> degeneration> blockade of storms> blazing spear> reflective light > degeneration> heavy> Purifying light, then repeat.

Nestor · June 2018

Do you animation cancel? Assuming you have a good rotation, starting out with a buff, laying down some DoTs and applying your spam damage before you start over, animation canceling is a big part of the mix. Not the only part as gear, cps and rotations are important too.

Also, do you have all.your class, weapon, armor, guild and racial passives skilled up?

THEDKEXPERIENCE · June 2018

19k for 400CP doesn’t sound all that bad on a Magplar. Gold everything out and get more CP. If you’re still clearing content at 400CP I wouldn’t be all that worried about it.

iIIyasviel · June 2018

Nestor wrote: »

Do you animation cancel? Assuming you have a good rotation, starting out with a buff, laying down some DoTs and applying your spam damage before you start over, animation canceling is a big part of the mix. Not the only part as gear, cps and rotations are important too.

Also, do you have all.your class, weapon, armor, guild and racial passives skilled up?

I do light weave in between all my attacks. To start off I use rearming trap (crit), degeneration, blockade of storms, blazing spear, reflective light, degeneration, heavy, and then purifying light and repeat. I don’t use a spammable sense I have to recast dots every rotation.

Runefang · June 2018

I'd just copy JKith build here:
https://tamrielfoundry.com/articles/the-purifying-mage-ranged-magplar-summerset-ready/

If you don't want to use expensive pots just swap clench for degeneration.

JKith · June 2018

Hey, that's my build!

Magplar is quite good this patch. No reason you shouldn't be hitting 30k+ with 400cp.

NoFlash · June 2018

so farming for Siroria is a must then?

iIIyasviel · June 2018

JKith wrote: »

Hey, that's my build!

Magplar is quite good this patch. No reason you shouldn't be hitting 30k+ with 400cp.

Find that hard to believe. Either my gear is stupidly out of tune or something else. Mind elaborating on a build that is able to pull 30k at 400cp?

mocap · June 2018

i think Structured Entropy is generaly better than Degeneration, cuz 8% health bonus is way more useful than heals from light attacks.
Anyway you could try to play around with new Psijic skills. Take closer look to Elemental Weapon and Channeled Acceleration instead of Trap. Also Elemental Weapon has a nice synergy with Solar Barrage. You cast some dots, then Barrage, then spam light attacks buffed with EW.

Runefang · June 2018

mocap wrote: »

i think Structured Entropy is generaly better than Degeneration, cuz 8% health bonus is way more useful than heals from light attacks.
Anyway you could try to play around with new Psijic skills. Take closer look to Elemental Weapon and Channeled Acceleration instead of Trap. Also Elemental Weapon has a nice synergy with Solar Barrage. You cast some dots, then Barrage, then spam light attacks buffed with EW.

The EW 'buff' can't be empowered though. Think of it more as a skill that lands with a light attack rather than buffing a light attack.

iIIyasviel · June 2018

I did a few rotation and skill changes and I’m glad to say that I’ve raised my pathetic 19k dps to a less but still shameful 22.6k dps. Worst magplar ever

mocap · June 2018

iIIyasviel wrote: »

I’ve raised my dps ... to 22.6k

absolutely ok dps in vet dungeons. With additional group buffs (SPC, minor Breach, high-end Crusher, major/minor Berserker, Horn) you will deal around 27K or more.

Don' t forget to use Ultimate and EleDrain for selfbuff parse. Also try to use Radiant at the end. Execute is kinda weird DPS component, cuz that 15-20% HP window is something you can't deal for the other 80% part of HP. Still, you could try.

danno8 · June 2018

I assume you have inner light on both bars since you only list 6 skills.

Do you use an Ultimate? Which one?

Magplar should try to have an Aedric Spear skill on both bars for the passive +10% bonus crit damage. I still get the best parses uses Puncturing Sweeps so I use that as a spammable on bar 1 and have Blazing Spear on bar 2.

You need to Gold out those staves for an extra 200 Spell Damage on each bar. You should also try to get a 5,5,2 setup since you are missing out on 2 set bonuses by using Willpower + random staves. Staves count for 2 set pieces now in case you missed that change.

Magicka tri pots will help you sustain and you will need to heavy attack less. It will also let you drop Degeneration for any other skill to add to your DPS. Vampires bane is easier to maintain than Reflective Light.

You should be eating Blue or Purple food also (Purple like Wtchmothers).

Lover Mundus will get you best dummy results, but the Spell Power one is more realistic for a group setting.

Your rotation should be something like:

(Drink Potion)>Rearming Trap>Ultimate>Purifying Light>Vampires Bane>Blockade>Blazing Spear>Puncturing X 2. At less than 15 or 20% health use Radiant Destruction instead of Puncturing.

Get the addon Action Duration Reminder if you want a little help keeping an eye on all the cooldowns.

hedna123b14_ESO · June 2018

iIIyasviel wrote: »

I’m a 400cp magplar and can’t help but feel that I’m severely underperforming at my cp level with only 19k dps being my highest parse. I run 2 random lightning staffs (purple) with spell dmg enchants, 2 grothdar, 5 julianos, and 3 willpower (spell dmg enchants). Rotation: rearming trap (crit)> degeneration> blockade of storms> blazing spear> reflective light > degeneration> heavy> Purifying light, then repeat.

Easiest way to do well: level psijic line and use the spammable. Rotation is Ele Blockade>Vamp Bane>Shards>PL>Ele Weapon x 4. Light attacks before every skill. Below 20% replace Ele Weapon x 4 with Ele Weapon x 1>Radiant. Below 10% drop blockade and shards and cast radiant twice.

For gear I would farm NCR for siroria and pair it with mothers sorrow.

Monster helms by damage are Zaan>Grothdar>Skoria

JKith · June 2018

iIIyasviel wrote: »

JKith wrote: »

Hey, that's my build!

Magplar is quite good this patch. No reason you shouldn't be hitting 30k+ with 400cp.

Find that hard to believe. Either my gear is stupidly out of tune or something else. Mind elaborating on a build that is able to pull 30k at 400cp?

Yes, the one I created on TF. ^^ I can reduce my CP to 400 and do a parse if you’d like. Can also not use Siroria and do another parse, no doubt in my mind it will hit 30k+. —

If you post a my build or superstar we can see what you need to change. What are your weapon enchants? What are your jewelry enchants? The rotation you said you do unfortunately is very sub optimal. Are you using 5-1-1 armor? What’s your cp setup? Etc etc.... so many things it could be.

iIIyasviel · June 2018

Don’t know how to post pics so I’ll just post a detailed stat sheet. ALL gear and weapons are purple

(Magicka food was active only, no buffs or dmg potions)

41k magicka
732 mag recovery
2368 spell dmg (with apprentice stone and 3x divines)
49.3% crit
(Spell dmg and crit will vary with buffs obviously)

Weapons (lighting stalves [random])

*main hand* Withered hand (charged weapon enchant, infused)

*backup* unfathomable darkness (weapon damage enchant, infused)

Gear

2x grothdar (max mag, infused) (max mag, invigorating)
5x Julianos (all are max mag, all divines except chest and breeches which are infused)
3x willpower jewelry (all spell dmg enchants and arcane)

Rotation (22k dps highest parse [self buffed])
LA=light attack BS=barswap

Thunderous rage ult
Elemental drain>LA>channeled focus>LA>blockade of storms>LA>Blazing spear>LA>BS>purifying light>LA>Vampire bane>LA>shock clench>LA> repeat

35% health (execute range)

Blockad of storms>LA>Blazing spear>LA>BS>Radiant oppression>repeat

8% health
Spam oppression

Cp (402)

[Thief]
Tower- warlord,16
Lover- tenacity,49 arcanist,49
Shadow- tumbling,20

[Mage]
Apprentice- elf born,23 elemental expert,27 spell erosion,29
Atronach- staff expert,3 master at arms,26
Ritual- Thaumaturge, 26

[Warrior]
Steed- ironclad,34
Lady- hardy,23 thick skinned,24 elemental defender,23
Lord- bastion,30