Need help picking a magplar build.

MaxJrFTW · November 2018

I'm trying to make a build with a combination of these sets, and i need some help picking the right one. This is mostly for BGs. I do Cyrodiil maybe once a month, it just isn't my thing.

I'll be using a lightning staff, 1h and shield back bar. Tri food, tri pots. Vamp as well.

Front Bar skills
- Puncturing Sweep
- Destructive Clench
- Purifying Light
- Elemental Drain
- Inner Light

Back Bar skills
- Honor the dead
- Channeled Focus
- Elusive Mist
- Extended Ritual
- Degeneration

With Rattlecage i'd drop Degeneration for Radiant Glory(beam).

Creationofgod · November 2018

Valkyn, Shackle, Rattlecage

im using

mothersorrow 5pc
rattlecage 5pc
and valkyn

all jewls spell damage

and use poitions and elementaldrain + channeld focus for sustain works pretty well for me
i also slotted magelight on both bars for major prohecy

Creationofgod · November 2018

Valkyn, Shackle, Rattlecage

Creationofgod wrote: »

im using

mothersorrow 5pc
rattlecage 5pc
and valkyn

all jewls spell damage

and use poitions and elementaldrain + channeld focus for sustain works pretty well for me
i also slotted magelight on both bars for major prohecy

for pvp i just swapout mothersorrow for overwhelming surge

Checkmath · November 2018

Pirate Skeleton, Shackle, Amber Plasm

Actually I just wanted to say, that rattlecage is rather a poor choice as long as you REALLY do not need that one skill slot.

If you use wizards riposte or pirate skeleton, you can go 5 light armor. With skoria I recommend heavy armor or at least protective jewelry.

If you use shacklebreaker, witchmother's potent brew is the bufffood to go.

fred4 · November 2018

I play mostly in CP. For that environment, and for vMA runs, I currently use 5x Spell Strategist front bar (Infused Lightning Staff), Maelstrom Resto back bar. Second set is 5x Amber Plasm. Tankiness comes from 1x Chudan + 1x Pirate + 2x to 3x Protective jewelry. In place of Spell Strategist, Spinner or Mother's Sorrow should also work well and may be cheaper.

Since I use Race against Time, I have a 1.9x crit modifier in CP. Playing light armor feels a lot better than heavy. The damage gain is very noticeable and easily makes up for any combination of heavy + Skoria, I feel.

I ran an ice staff back bar in the past, but got backed into blocking and spamming Honor the Dead too often for my taste. For my current build I was determined to get as much healing over time as possible, something a magplar usually struggles with. To that end, I use the following:

Mutagen + sustain from Maelstrom Resto
Steed Mundus
Clockwork Citrus Fillet
Health + Lingering Health potions
Infused Restore Health enchant on Lightning Staff
Total Dark
Degeneration
Light's Champion
Ele Drain for sustain / damage

The idea is to counter bleed / Sloads / DOT / healing debuff builds without using Ritual. I find Ritual useful 1v1, against such builds, but prefer staying offensive and healing over time overall. With the addition of Lingering pots (the last thing I added), I feel I may finally be at that point, in CP. There is an instinct, in vMA, to spam Sweeps when you are in trouble, because the heal is so effective in PvE. With all of the above, particularly the Infused Restore Health enchant, PvP gains some of the same flavour.

Reefo · November 2018

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Special:EsoBuildData?id=8317

i will make a vid of gameplay and BG scores to back it up, when i have time, so probably in a month

usmguy1234 · November 2018

Skoria
Shackle
Trans

Willpower lightning staff
Trans snb

fred4 · November 2018

A question left open by your poll is whether you intend using light or heavy. There are so many different ways to build that yield similar outcomes and it is difficult to provide a direct answer when (like me) you haven't tried them all. For example I almost always build light armor + mag regen drink of some description + all Hakeijo, but I agree that tri-food is also statistically very strong. Especially in no CP you might want the bigger stamina pool.

Based on Reefo's response, who uses Lich, I'd be concerned about your mag sustain in some of the setups you propose, but I guess you could use mag regen enchants to compensate. You don't say what your mundus will be. I think Steed is something to consider for the, now, 10% speed bonus when you are trying to hit people with Sweeps. I chose Citrus Fillet for the synergy with that mundus and with health potions.

P.S. I forgot to take into consideration that you are a vampire. I guess any advice from me will be a useless. I don't play vamp (for RP reasons). I have seen one YouTuber speccing into health regen despite vamp - for the same reasons I do: Speed + "free" stats from Citrus Fillet - but of course it's not generally a good idea.

One thing that the vMA resto has going for it is that it will presumably restore magicka even while you are in Mist Form.

MaxJrFTW · November 2018

Valkyn, Shackle, Wizard's Riposte

Creationofgod wrote: »

for pvp i just swapout mothersorrow for overwhelming surge

Yeah i'm currently using Pirate Skeleton, Wizard's Riposte, and Overwhelming. Feels very strong. I can't kill healers or tanks on my own, but i think most people can't anyways.

fred4 wrote: »

A question left open by your poll is whether you intend using light or heavy. There are so many different ways to build that yield similar outcomes and it is difficult to provide a direct answer when (like me) you haven't tried them all. For example I almost always build light armor + mag regen drink of some description + all Hakeijo, but I agree that tri-food is also statistically very strong. Especially in no CP you might want the bigger stamina pool.

Based on Reefo's response, who uses Lich, I'd be concerned about your mag sustain in some of the setups you propose, but I guess you could use mag regen enchants to compensate. You don't say what your mundus will be. I think Steed is something to consider for the, now, 10% speed bonus when you are trying to hit people with Sweeps. I chose Citrus Fillet for the synergy with that mundus and with health potions.

P.S. I forgot to take into consideration that you are a vampire. I guess any advice from me will be a useless. I don't play vamp (for RP reasons). I have seen one YouTuber speccing into health regen despite vamp - for the same reasons I do: Speed + "free" stats from Citrus Fillet - but of course it's not generally a good idea.

One thing that the vMA resto has going for it is that it will presumably restore magicka even while you are in Mist Form.

Using 5-1-1 light. Honestly i don't think sustain is ever an issue for me, i try to run around 1500 unbuffed recovery, you get another 480 from the Rune. Because of that i'd never even consider a set like Lich that offers nothing but sustain. The build is also mostly for bgs, i'm not sure a set that will be down a minimum of 66% of the time will be very helpful. It would allow me to run more dmg, but i'm afraid it's not always gonna be up when i need it so i'd rather go for Bright Throat's or Amber Plasm if i ever needed recovery.

I use the vMA resto staff with my healing build and it does give you a lot of magicka back. It would be overkill for a damage dealer, and i prefer sword and board back bar anyways.

Brutusmax1mus · November 2018

Valkyn, Shackle, Amber Plasm

You are only going to kill potatoes with just purifying, clench, jabs.

MaxJrFTW · November 2018

Valkyn, Shackle, Wizard's Riposte

Brutusmax1mus wrote: »

You are only going to kill potatoes with just purifying, clench, jabs.

Good thing the majority of the players are potatoes then.

Minno · November 2018

Shadowrend, Shackle, Transmutation

Can't go wrong with trans+shacklebreaker. Though I'd pair it with valkyn with 1or 2 protective depending other options selected.

I'm running 5pc bright, 5pc trans, 2pc will power ice staff 2pc valkyn. 5l,1m1h, with 1 protective and 1700-2k resists intoLA focus to mimic the other protective trait (CP).

In nCP I swap the valkyn for 1pc chudan1pc dominhaus. Both options give me 20k physical
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Special:EsoBuildData?id=90953

7k effective spellpower with cresant sweep/empowering sweeps, 6900 with meteor.

Waffennacht · November 2018

Shadowrend, Shackle, Transmutation

Minno wrote: »

Can't go wrong with trans+shacklebreaker. Though I'd pair it with valkyn with 1or 2 protective depending other options selected.

I'm running 5pc bright, 5pc trans, 2pc will power ice staff 2pc valkyn. 5l,1m1h, with 1 protective and 1700-2k resists intoLA focus to mimic the other protective trait (CP).

In nCP I swap the valkyn for 1pc chudan1pc dominhaus. Both options give me 20k physical
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Special:EsoBuildData?id=90953

7k effective spellpower with cresant sweep/empowering sweeps, 6900 with meteor.

Lol, I didn't know you voted the same as me, nice

Minno · November 2018

Shadowrend, Shackle, Transmutation

Waffennacht wrote: »

Minno wrote: »

Can't go wrong with trans+shacklebreaker. Though I'd pair it with valkyn with 1or 2 protective depending other options selected.

I'm running 5pc bright, 5pc trans, 2pc will power ice staff 2pc valkyn. 5l,1m1h, with 1 protective and 1700-2k resists intoLA focus to mimic the other protective trait (CP).

In nCP I swap the valkyn for 1pc chudan1pc dominhaus. Both options give me 20k physical
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Special:EsoBuildData?id=90953

7k effective spellpower with cresant sweep/empowering sweeps, 6900 with meteor.

Lol, I didn't know you voted the same as me, nice

It's the only crit resist option, so mathematically it was destiny lol

Brutusmax1mus · November 2018

Valkyn, Shackle, Amber Plasm

MaxJrFTW wrote: »

Brutusmax1mus wrote: »

You are only going to kill potatoes with just purifying, clench, jabs.

Good thing the majority of the players are potatoes then.

True

PapaWeeb · November 2018

I run 5/2 heavy/light

Spinners + shackle + valkyn

DW + Ice staff

Great burst damage and AoE with dual wield, ele drain backbar

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