CritStorm – A Solo Magicka Sorcerer Build / MagSorc

ESO Magicka Sorcerers are the archetypical magic-based toon. They bring excellent damage at range. With access to boundless storm and critical surge they also have unrivaled self healing in combat. This ESO solo magicka sorcerer build will cover the following:

1. Overview
   • Race
   • Mundus
   • Attributes
   • Consumables
   • Vampire
2. Gear
3. Skills
4. Rotation
5. Passives
6. Champion Points
7. Parse Time

OVERVIEW

• Race: High Elf or Breton
  • Khajiit, Dark Elf, High Elf are great for burst damage. Breton is a fantastic alternative for solo content however as it brings some nice spell resistance and improved sustain. For other great alternatives visit our race guide here!
• Mundus: Thief
• Attributes:
  • Magicka: 64
  • Health: 0
  • Stamina: 0
• Consumables
  • Food:
    • Ghastly Eye Bowl (preferred if you have enough health)
    • Witchmother’s Potent Brew (or Clockwork Citrus Filet if you are struggling with something)
  • Potion: Essence of Magicka
    • we dont need to splurge on the expensive potions because we get those buffs from our skills instead
• Vampire
  • Not this patch

GEAR

In this section, we will go over all the gear for the Solo Magicka Sorcerer DPS build.

SLOT	SET	WEIGHT	TRAIT	ENCHANTMENT
Head	Slimecraw	Heavy	Divines	Magicka
Shoulder	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Chest	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Belt	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Shoes	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Hands	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Pants	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Necklace	Burning Spellweave	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 1	Burning Spellweave	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2	Ring of the Pale order	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Weapon 1	Burning Spellweave	Inferno Staff	Precise	Fire Enchant
Weapon 2	Maelstrom	Inferno Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage Enchantment

• Slimecraw drops in Wayrest I (dungeon)
• Burning Spellweave drops in City of Ash (dungeon)
• Mother’s Sorrow drops in Deshaan (public dungeon, delves, world bosses)
• False God’s Drops in Sunspire (trial)
• Maelstrom drops in the Maelstrom Arena (wrothgar arena)
• Ring of the Pale Order

STARTER GEAR

SLOT	SET	WEIGHT	TRAIT	ENCHANTMENT
Head	Slimecraw	Heavy	Divines	Magicka
Shoulder	Julianos	Light	Divines	Magicka
Chest	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Belt	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Shoes	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Hands	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Pants	Mother’s Sorrow	Light	Divines	Magicka
Necklace	Julianos	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 1	Julianos	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2	Ring of the Pale Order	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Weapon 1	Julianos	Inferno Staff	Precise	Fire Enchant
Weapon 2	Julianos	Inferno Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage Enchantment

• Slimecraw drops in Wayrest I(dungeon)
• Julianos is Crafted
• Mother’s Sorrow drops in Deshaan (public dungeon, chests, bosses)
• Ring of the Pale Order <—-Guide on how to find!

SKILLS

Empowered Ward	Force Pulse	Crystal Fragments	Inner Light	Summon Twilight Matriarch	Ice Comet
Unstable Wall of Elements	Boundless Storm	Critical Surge	Mystic Orb	Summon Twilight Matriarch	Elemental Rage

Consuming Trap can be slotted instead of Empowered Ward when you need more damage or sustain

SKILL LINEAGE

SKILL (MORPH)	BASE ABILITY	SKILL TREE
Empowered Ward	Conjured Ward	Sorcerer > Daedric Summoning
Forse Pulse	Force Shock	Weapon > Destruction Staff
Crystal Fragments	Crystal Shard	Sorcerer > Dark Magic
Inner Light	Magelight	Guild > Mage’s Guild
Summon Twilight Matriarch	Summon Winged Twilight	Sorcerer > Daedric Summoning
Ice Comet	Meteor	Guild > Mages Guild
Unstable Wall of Elements	Wall of Elements	Weapon > Destruction staff
Boundless Storm	Lightning Form	Sorcerer > Storm Calling
Critical Surge	Surge	Sorcerer > Storm Calling
Mystic Orb	Necrotic Orb	Guild > Undaunted
Elemental Rage	Elemental Storm	Weapon > Destruction Staff

ROTATION

Rotation is dynamic. Keep all dots up but prioritize Boundless Storm and Critical Surge. Cast Forse Pulse when your dots are up, and only use crystal shards after it procs.

PASSIVES

• CLASS
  • All passives
• WEAPON
  • Staff: All Passives
• ARMOR
  • Light Armor: All Passives
  • Medium Armor: If wearing medium armor
  • Heavy Armor: All
• WORLD
  • None
• GUILDS
  • Mages Guild: 4th Passive
  • Undaunted Guild: All Passives
  • Racial: All Passives
• Alchemy: Medicinal Use

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