New player class selection for solo PvE

jwhit8100nub18_ESO · July 2018

An absolutely new player here. I'm looking for class suggestions for mostly solo exploration-based play. I'd prefer spells, high survivability, good utility, and simple to moderate level rotations. Any suggestions appreciated. Also, I'm confused about armor: In the race between higher DPS or higher damage mitigation, which tends to provide better overall survivability?

Sparr0w · July 2018

MagSorc (High elf = more damage, Breton = more survivability)

Can use pets, use shock heavy attacks which do area damage and restore magicka, have massive shields for massive survivability, really easy rotation.

PvE always go light for magicka, medium for stamina. Ideally you'd want to go 5/1/1 (with 1 heavy & 1 medium/light), ideally the chest heavy and legs/head medium since these provide the most resistances. However 5/2(heavy) is also viable.

jwhit8100nub18_ESO · July 2018

Thank you much. I'll try that.

HackTheMinotaur · July 2018

jwhit8100nub18_ESO wrote: »

An absolutely new player here. I'm looking for class suggestions for mostly solo exploration-based play. I'd prefer spells, high survivability, good utility, and simple to moderate level rotations. Any suggestions appreciated. Also, I'm confused about armor: In the race between higher DPS or higher damage mitigation, which tends to provide better overall survivability?

Magicka sorcerer is definitely your best bet. Sorcerers and many other magicka builds mitigate damage through the use of damage shield spells. So you can use all light armor to increase your spell casting capabilities while also having high defenses and survivability.

I have a solo magicka sorcerer build on my channel worth checking out if you want to learn more:

https://youtu.be/JDyE1MkXxtg

OfficerOfDeath · July 2018

In my opinion Magicka Sorcerer is the best, but would recommend you not going with pets unless you really learn to control them. Magicka Nightblade isn't bad option either, just having a bit harder rotation. Being honest here, I wouldn't go with 5-1-1, I would go with 6 light and one heavy (chest). Difference is not big but that is the best way pulling dps, being totally safe with your life too. Never had the need to use one medium in the gear anyways. But it might help you early on a bit.

Waffennacht · July 2018

Any mag class really

Shields, Shields are your key to solo PvE. Keep up 100% of the time.

Pets use to be key when they reliably kept boss aggro, but now they are only slightly helpful.

Healing while dealing damage is the next step

Power surge for Sorc
Swallow Soul for NB
Puncturing Sweep for Templar
DK has a ton of heals
Warden has casting animal abilities or green skills

Dampen magc will be your best friend

Dampen + one of the above = PvE solo ready

MerlinPendragon · July 2018

Pet Sorc. Check Altcast or Shred Gaming for build suggestions.

grizzly375 · July 2018

Magicka Templar. Play a High Elf or Dark Elf and prepare to face roll. Seriously, the first time I died with that toon was when I went from level 49 to level 50 CP 300+ in the middle of a fight, and all of a sudden my marginal level 40 gear became WAY ungood.

grizzly375 · July 2018

ETA - with a Magicka Templar your DPS will be lower than a Sorc, but you won't need to eat a skill slot with a pet, a shield, and a heal on crit - just DPS, DPS, and more DPS. Your primary spammable will be a self heal...

Itacira · July 2018

grizzly375 wrote: »

ETA - with a Magicka Templar your DPS will be lower than a Sorc, but you won't need to eat a skill slot with a pet, a shield, and a heal on crit - just DPS, DPS, and more DPS. Your primary spammable will be a self heal...

Ahahaha, I guess my next toon will be a magicka templar then !

jwhit8100nub18_ESO · July 2018

Thanks much for the great replies! I've seen several informative builds out there, but honestly, many are specific to end game content and few contain beginner help. General question: How viable is the in-game skill recommendations?

Sparr0w · July 2018

In my experience it's alright, there are a couple skills which are questionable that it recommends, also it misses some passives but as a whole it's on the right lines

You might want to look on deltias gaming site, he doesn't update it anymore but there are leveling suggestions for most classes.

Theres also Alcasts site (alcasthq.com) and Gilliam/gand/kena's site (transcendgaming.co)