I run Stuhn's front bar, Wretched Vitality back. I wouldn't say it's the best option there is, but I like it.

Stuhn's is great offensively, but because it doesn't buff your weapon damage as much, your healing suffers a bit. The conventional choice for an offensive proc set would be Clever Alchemist, but I don't like the dependence on potions. Deadly Strike is also always an option on Templar.

Wretched Vitality is nice if you use a lot of magicka skills as well, which might become even more important next patch when we can use BoL/HotD on stamplars. Another decent backbar set is Olorime, although I mostly see it used on magplars.

Either setup leaves you with room for 1 monster set, 1 mythic and 1 trainee. I currently run Balorgh and don't like it as much on Stamplar, Magma Incarnate seems like a better option. For Mythics most popular ones will do, although if you use Malacath you are wasting your +10% Crit Damage passive.

If you're a stamplar and you're not using deadly strikes to spam your jabs, you're playing it wrong.
Jabs do everything, they're DoT's, they're AoE, they're direct damage, they're channeled, and deadly strikes will buff them up even more.
You can play templar in other ways for content that doesn't matter or doesn't test your skill, but every class has a specific build you have to discover.
At least until hybrid builds come next patch.
Everything else is a flex spot.

drsalvation wrote: »

If you're a stamplar and you're not using deadly strikes to spam your jabs, you're playing it wrong.
Jabs do everything, they're DoT's, they're AoE, they're direct damage, they're channeled, and deadly strikes will buff them up even more.
You can play templar in other ways for content that doesn't matter or doesn't test your skill, but every class has a specific build you have to discover.
At least until hybrid builds come next patch.
Everything else is a flex spot.

Yeah, I use Deadly Strike and Stuhns on my stamplar. Open up with toppling charge and then spam jabs/execute.

drsalvation wrote: »

If you're a stamplar and you're not using deadly strikes to spam your jabs, you're playing it wrong.
Jabs do everything, they're DoT's, they're AoE, they're direct damage, they're channeled, and deadly strikes will buff them up even more.
You can play templar in other ways for content that doesn't matter or doesn't test your skill, but every class has a specific build you have to discover.
At least until hybrid builds come next patch.
Everything else is a flex spot.

A skill component cannot be both DoT and direct damage at the same time. Jabs has not been a DoT since Elsweyr was released. Deadly buffs jabs because it is a channel.

BXR_Lonestar wrote: »

drsalvation wrote: »

If you're a stamplar and you're not using deadly strikes to spam your jabs, you're playing it wrong.
Jabs do everything, they're DoT's, they're AoE, they're direct damage, they're channeled, and deadly strikes will buff them up even more.
You can play templar in other ways for content that doesn't matter or doesn't test your skill, but every class has a specific build you have to discover.
At least until hybrid builds come next patch.
Everything else is a flex spot.

Yeah, I use Deadly Strike and Stuhns on my stamplar. Open up with toppling charge and then spam jabs/execute.

Spriggans over Stuhns. Considering how many macro users are in Cyrodiil atm, you will never get them off balance.

Playing Stamplar since ive started the game back in 2016. Mainly PvP and my Setup is Deadly on Frontbar and Powerful Assault on Backbar. Running 2 Handed Maul in Nirnhoned and Weapon Damage Glyph and Backbar Sword and Board in Powered and Sturdy. Monster Set ist either Balorgh or Magma Incarnate or Whatever you want. On Chest i run 1 Piece Trainee in Heavy Reinforced and 1 Mythic Jewelry Piece. For Mythic i run most of the Time Tonal Torque all infused with weapon damage on it. 4 Medium and 3 Heavy Pieces. On big pieces i use 3 stat glyphs and buffood is artaeum takeaway broth. Mundane is serpent.

Enjoying my stamplar lately, it's got nothing on a magplar but can pull a decent performance in a small group. On my current main setup I've gone with Wretched Vitality front bar with Hist Sap SnB back bar, markyn ring mythic, 1pc trainee chest piece and either Bloodspawn or Magma monster set. The damage is very solid but Stamplars most important stat is probably magicka recovery since being able to keep up Living Dark is of high priority, since staying alive on stamplar can be pretty challenging compared to magicka templar. Other sets you can use are Clever Alchemist back bar or Powerful Assault if you're playing in a group.

I don’t use Deadly Strikes as a stamplar but I also don’t use jabs much, too hard to get them to land reliably. I wonder if it works better for mag toons.

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I don’t use Deadly Strikes as a stamplar but I also don’t use jabs much, too hard to get them to land reliably. I wonder if it works better for mag toons.

I use them a bit on mag and stam when doing PvP but not a lot. It depends what you are up against. Jabs are channeled and don't give you a damage shield and most PvPers seem to dodge roll the moment they see a jab 8)

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Cameron991 wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I don’t use Deadly Strikes as a stamplar but I also don’t use jabs much, too hard to get them to land reliably. I wonder if it works better for mag toons.

Really I couldn’t imagine using Stamplar without jabs hahaha

I sometimes get pummeled by other Templars and it’s just a flurry of jabs, so I assume they are magplars. I’m lucky to get 1 or 2 hits each time myself.

As a stam toon I’m used to relying on weapons skills instead of class skills anyway for the lack of good stamina options.

Run or dodge roll through them. It's kind of counter intuitive that you go through someone but it's how the game works, spin and hit them with something hard and unpleasant like wrecking blow or a cc or fear. As they are channeling they'll still be jabbing in the original direction for the rest of the jab time and not blocking.

On a sorc streak through them as it'll move you to ranged, damage and stun them.

katanagirl1 wrote: »

etchedpixels wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Cameron991 wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I don’t use Deadly Strikes as a stamplar but I also don’t use jabs much, too hard to get them to land reliably. I wonder if it works better for mag toons.

Really I couldn’t imagine using Stamplar without jabs hahaha

I sometimes get pummeled by other Templars and it’s just a flurry of jabs, so I assume they are magplars. I’m lucky to get 1 or 2 hits each time myself.

As a stam toon I’m used to relying on weapons skills instead of class skills anyway for the lack of good stamina options.

Run or dodge roll through them. It's kind of counter intuitive that you go through someone but it's how the game works, spin and hit them with something hard and unpleasant like wrecking blow or a cc or fear. As they are channeling they'll still be jabbing in the original direction for the rest of the jab time and not blocking.

On a sorc streak through them as it'll move you to ranged, damage and stun them.

All of those skills I think are magicka so not much use for me. I said I was stamplar.

Wrecking blow is a 2-handed (stamina weapon) skill.

For cc on a stamplar, you can using the Aedric Spear ability Piercing Javelin (which will go through block next patch and ignores resistances) or Turn Evil (fear from Fighters Guild line - costs stamina).