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 if running critical surge, we get those buffs from our skills instead. However if you are running the two pet setup it may be worth it to use the Essence of Spell Power potions when tackling difficult content

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	Light	Divines	Magicka
Shoulder	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Chest	Medusa	Heavy	Divines	Magicka
Belt	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Shoes	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Hands	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Pants	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Necklace	Medusa	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 1	Medusa	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2	Ring of the Pale order	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Weapon 1	Medusa	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)
• Medusa drops in Arx Corinium (dungeon)
• Honorable Mention: 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	Light	Divines	Magicka
Shoulder	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Chest	Julianos	Light	Divines	Magicka
Belt	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Shoes	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Hands	Burning Spellweave	Light	Divines	Magicka
Pants	Burning Spellweave	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 (can be purchased at guild traders)
• Burning Spellweave drops in City of Ash (dungeon)
• Ring of the Pale Order <—-Guide on how to find!

SKILLS

SORCERER 2 PET SETUP

Empowered Ward	Crystal Fragments	Daedric Prey	Summon Volatile Familiar	Summon Twilight Tormentor	Greater Storm Atronach
Unstable Wall of Elements	Boundless Storm	Consuming Trap /Critical Surge	Summon Volatile Familiar	Summon Twilight Tormentor	Elemental Rage

Critical Surge can be slotted instead of Consuming Trap when you need more survivability

SKILLS

SORCERER 1 PET SETUP

Empowered Ward	Crystal Fragments	Daedric Prey	Inner Light	Summon Volatile Familiar	Greater Storm Atronach
Unstable Wall of Elements	Boundless Storm	Consuming Trap	Critical Surge	Summon Volatile Familiar	Elemental Rage

SKILL LINEAGE

SKILL (MORPH)	BASE ABILITY	SKILL TREE
Empowered Ward	Conjured Ward	Sorcerer > Daedric Summoning
Crystal Fragments	Crystal Shard	Sorcerer > Dark Magic
Daedric Prey	Daedric Curse	Sorcerer > Daedric Summoning
Summon Volatile Familiar	Summon Unstable Familiar	Sorcerer > Daedric Summoning
Summon Twilight Tormentor	Summon Winged Twilight	Sorcerer > Daedric Summoning
Greater Storm Atronach	Summon Storm Atronach	Sorcerer > Daedric Summoning
Unstable Wall of Elements	Wall of Elements	Weapon > Destruction staff
Boundless Storm	Lightning Form	Sorcerer > Storm Calling
Consuming Trap	Soul Trap	World > Soul Magic
Critical Surge	Surge	Sorcerer > Storm Calling
Elemental Rage	Elemental Storm	Weapon > Destruction Staff
Inner Light	Magelight	Guild > Mage’s Guild

ROTATION

Rotation is dynamic. Keep all dots up but prioritize Boundless Storm and Critical Surge. Cast Crystal Fragments when your dots are up.

• Stop activating your Twilight Tormentor at 50%
  

PASSIVES

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

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