The Most Useless Set nomination

Jaraal · January 2020

krachall wrote: »

My vote goes to Sithis' Touch. It's a health set for a DPS character...so that's a major flaw already. And the 5-item bonus gives you major berserk after using the Blade of Woe -- which is contrary to the stealthy nature of the Blade of Woe to start with. This set make no sense at all.

I would probably agree, but the Way of Air set , which they based the Bosmer Hunter's Eye racial passive on, is even more worthless. Straight decon garbage. Even Sithis' Touch sells for more on traders:

Jaraal · January 2020

kelseaux wrote: »

Y’all are forgetting the most unneeded set in the game. Can’t recall the name but it reduces your damage taken from guards. Like, umm, ok, they kill you regardless since they are basically terminators.

I'll disagree with this, as that is actually the fourth piece bonus of an excellent five piece set. Plus, it gives thieves who aren't very good at avoiding detection a fair chance at getting away:

https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Syvarra's+Scales+Set

Run that set with the Shadowrend monster set, which procs a Clannfear when you take damage and not only does the pet tank the guard for you while you slip away, but it procs Minor Main on him/her which further reduces his damage another 15% on top of the 20% reduction from Syvarra's.

Aznarb · January 2020

Spelunker

LEVEL 50 CHAMPION 160

(2 items) Adds 1096 Max Stamina
(3 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
(5 items) Adds 400 Weapon Damage and Spell Damage to your Undaunted abilities. When an ally uses one of your Undaunted ability synergies you restore 1500 Stamina.

mocap · January 2020

Adept rider
(5 items) When you dismount you fart a dust cloud at your position for 12 seconds applying Major LMAO to enemies.

TempPlayer · January 2020

mocap wrote: »

Adept rider
(5 items) When you dismount you fart a dust cloud at your position for 12 seconds applying Major LMAO to enemies.

That will become the best set in-game, assuming the enemies can't do anything while LMAO.

haelene · January 2020

Oblivion's Edge?

Sennecca · January 2020

Veiled Heritance.

Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
(3 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(4 items) Adds 833 Weapon Critical
(5 items) When you interrupt an enemy, you gain 400 Weapon Damage for 15 seconds.

(and they changed it to this from something that was slightly better)

SydneyGrey · January 2020

I agree about Sithis. Every time I get it as a drop, I just shake my head and wonder why it is a thing.
Flanking Strategist is pretty bad, too.

illusiouk · January 2020

So many come to mind...

YandereGirlfriend · January 2020

What's the set from Maelstrom that gives you a modest damage shield if you haven't been damaged in like 30 seconds?

Then you cut it in half for PvP (which is what the set seems intended for) and its ONLY utility is to eat like 1/3 of a NB Snipe before they finish you off.

It won't help you at all in actual combat (due to the giant cooldown) and the only builds that it's designed to help (e.g. squishy casters) don't actually get enough protection to avoid dying.

Totally useless!

Malmai · January 2020

These all are good sets you just need to buy next DLC...

DarkPicture · January 2020

fight fight fight

Lady_Linux · January 2020

doomette wrote: »

Sithis. I’m a hoarder and will generally keep at least relevant weapons with good traits and jewelry of pretty much every set I pick up, even crappy ones (I know, I know, like I said, hoarder). All except Sithis, that goes straight in the decon bin.

I've been to sithis's teeth and concluded that he will need some dentures so i am sure what you say is true. sithis is a wimp.

Lady_Linux · January 2020

GimpyPorcupine wrote: »

I agree with Adept Rider. I mean, it says a 15 second cooldown, but when perpetually stuck in combat, the cooldown is measured in days since you can't re-mount.

Edit: they could actually turn this set into the Cyro meta if the 5-pc trait also allowed you to mount while in combat.

Truly.... if i wanted to flee comabt, my horse would be the way i'd choose to leave quickly...

akdave0 · January 2020

Night Mothers
(2 items) Adds 1096 Max Stamina
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
(4 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(5 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
(5 items) Reduce the radius you can be detected while Sneaking by 2 meters. Reduces the cost of Sneak by 25%

code65536 · January 2020

Sithis

p00tx · January 2020

Absolutely Adept Rider

Set needs you to be mounted to proc it. You see an enemy (must kill enemy!). You try to mount (must kill enemy fast!). You are in combat and cannot mount (enemy is kicking our butt now). You run away as far as you can until there is no one in sight and you can safely mount, now that you are out of combat (you are stuck in combat and cannot mount). You run further, into an area no one could possibly be, being careful to avoid NPC and player notice (you are still stuck in combat and cannot mount). You try to change out of this stupid set, realizing it was a terrible idea and that your roleplay dreams of being a Rider of Rohan are crushed

(you are still stuck in combat and cannot change your gear). You scream and log off.

Stebarnz · January 2020

Stibbons wrote: »

All healer sets are bad: Vestments of Olorime, The Worm’s Raiment, Healing Mage,.. They are really nothing more than buff other players and make your own character weaker at healing and damage.

A healers role should be changed to support! The only thing a healer should be doing is buffing the dps and keeping hots running with some burst heal for 'problem' moments in trials. Also providing 20k dps ~

[Snip]

[Edited to remove rude/insulting comments.]

EmEm_Oh · January 2020

krachall wrote: »

Pick one set. JUST ONE. Not a top-3 or top-5, but ONE set you think is the most useless.

I would have said Oblivion but I learned there are people running this set to fill soul gems to vendor. So whether or not that is an efficient way to farm gold, it's not a useless set to some.

My vote goes to Sithis' Touch. It's a health set for a DPS character...so that's a major flaw already. And the 5-item bonus gives you major berserk after using the Blade of Woe -- which is contrary to the stealthy nature of the Blade of Woe to start with. This set make no sense at all.

I always wanted this set to allow killing of city guards for a set time period after being noticed due to "berserk".

Kadoin · January 2020

Prayer shawl. After 1Tamriel I swear the set has been bugged because it seems you either never get the shield or if you do it must be gone with no observable effect.

CompM4s · January 2020

Sithis Touch
(2 items) Adds 1206 Max Health
(3 items) Adds 1206 Max Health
(4 items) Adds 833 Spell Critical
(4 items) Adds 833 Weapon Critical
(5 items) When you use Blade of Woe, you gain Major Berserk for 20 seconds, increasing your damage done by 25%

akdave0 · January 2020

Stebarnz wrote: »

Stibbons wrote: »

All healer sets are bad: Vestments of Olorime, The Worm’s Raiment, Healing Mage,.. They are really nothing more than buff other players and make your own character weaker at healing and damage.

A healers role should be changed to support! The only thing a healer should be doing is buffing the dps and keeping hots running with some burst heal for 'problem' moments in trials. Also providing 20k dps ~

[snip].

If that's the case, DPS should never allow the healer to be attacked, ever. I cant do my job if they aren't doing theirs.

[edited quoted content]

Gilvoth · January 2020

why have to destroy other peoples sets and builds, why cant just ask to make new sets or sets you want made instead of doing this destroy like this.
ruins peoples builds.
ruins peoples fun.

Dark_Lord_Kuro · January 2020

Finedaible wrote: »

Vampire Lord set. That set is even worse than Oblivion's Foe set, buffing only two skills by 400 spell damage. Mist Form isn't even a damaging ability unless you are dumb enough to take the morph which adds a little bit of damage. You can get the bonuses to your vampire abilities AND any other damaging magicka ability by using War Maiden which is just as easily acquired.

It may be a bit more useful with the revamp of the vamp

Dragonredux · January 2020

Gilvoth wrote: »

why have to destroy other peoples sets and builds, why cant just ask to make new sets or sets you want made instead of doing this destroy like this.
ruins peoples builds.
ruins peoples fun.

What are you on about? The OP wasn't asking for nerfs or anything. Just discussing what is the worst set in the game.

Back on topic, as others have said, Adept Rider no questions asked. It requires you to dismount which I don't even know if it still procs if you get knocked off. Bad damage and it comes with a cooldown for whatever reason. Sithis is the runner up of course, but it has a very small niche of Assassin RP or something and it is at least usuable albeit just overland content.

I've seen Ashen Grip mentioned a few times but honestly I've ever seen it as a starter set for new players since the traits required is 2.

Lady_Linux · January 2020

Dragonredux wrote: »

Gilvoth wrote: »

why have to destroy other peoples sets and builds, why cant just ask to make new sets or sets you want made instead of doing this destroy like this.
ruins peoples builds.
ruins peoples fun.

What are you on about? The OP wasn't asking for nerfs or anything. Just discussing what is the worst set in the game.

Back on topic, as others have said, Adept Rider no questions asked. It requires you to dismount which I don't even know if it still procs if you get knocked off. Bad damage and it comes with a cooldown for whatever reason. Sithis is the runner up of course, but it has a very small niche of Assassin RP or something and it is at least usuable albeit just overland content.

I've seen Ashen Grip mentioned a few times but honestly I've ever seen it as a starter set for new players since the traits required is 2.

if i were leveling up a tank from level 1 to cp 160 i think it would work to have it for it's 2 piece bonus for head and shoulders

Ashen Grip

LEVEL 50 CHAMPION 160

(2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
(4 items) Adds 833 Weapon Critical
(5 items) When you deal direct melee damage, you have a 10% chance to breath fire to all enemies in front of you for 1544 Flame Damage. This effect can occur once every 4 seconds.

I mean aside from that it doesnt seem useful but i could make it work for the 2 piece bonus but then most anything could fit that role just as well

StrandedMonkey · January 2020

Pelinal's Aptitude

Lady_Linux · January 2020

StrandedMonkey wrote: »

Pelinal's Aptitude

its the truest hybrid dps set in the entire game...

Pelinal's Aptitude

LEVEL 50 CHAMPION 160

(2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(3 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(4 items) Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
(5 items) Your Weapon Damage and Spell Damage both become the highest of the two values.

If it werent for the 9 traits i might try to find a use for it

if i had a set that made my magicka and stamina the highest of the two, then BAM. BiS gear for many uses

Zurixadai · January 2020

Hagraven's Garden. But I'm biased.

I want to love the set, because it is the only five-piece in the game to have "Nature" effects, but I have never found a way to make it usable.

FrancisCrawford · January 2020

Sithis' Touch is a special kind of awful. Vampire Lord rates a dishonorable mention.