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Stamina Sorcerer PvE Build ESO – The Storm Ballista

Stamina Sorcerer PvE Build ESO – The Storm Ballista

Build Written By: RealWaywardGaming & Dottz Gaming – PC NA

Role: Damage Dealer

Patch: Update 40

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Setup
    1. Gear
    2. Attributes
    3. Skills
    4. Champion Points
    5. Other Important Info (Food, Mundus, Race, Potions, Passives)
  3. Resource Management & Rotation
  4. Contact Info
  5. Update Log

Introduction

Welcome to DottzGaming.com’s Stamina Sorcerer Build PvE, the Storm Ballista, for the Elder Scrolls Online!  This guide will be bringing you my most updated version of my stamsorc PvE dps build.  This build has setups for beginners, an end-game setup for groups as well as a setup for arenas such as vMA and vVH!

Setup

Gear

Stamina Sorcerer PvE Build – Final
Gear Slot Set Weight Trait Enchant Acquisition
Head Arms of Relequen Medium Divines Stamina Vet Cloudrest
Shoulders Slimecraw Medium Divines Stamina Undaunted Chest
Gloves Arms of Relequen Medium Divines Stamina Vet Cloudrest
Legs Harpooner’s Wading Kilt Medium Divines Stamina Antiquities
Chest Arms of Relequen Medium Divines Stamina Vet Cloudrest
Belt Arms of Relequen Medium Divines Stamina Vet Cloudrest
Boots Arms of Relequen Medium Divines Stamina Vet Cloudrest
Necklace Pillar of Nirn Jewelry Bloodthirsty Weapon Damage Falkreath Hold
Ring Pillar of Nirn Jewelry Bloodthirsty Weapon Damage Falkreath Hold
Ring Pillar of Nirn Jewelry Bloodthirsty Weapon Damage Falkreath Hold
Weapon 1 Pillar of Nirn Dagger Nirnhoned Poison Falkreath Hold
Off-Hand 1 Pillar of Nirn Dagger Charged Flame Falkreath Hold
Weapon 2 Merciless Charge 2h Sword Infused Berserker Vet Maelstrom Arena
Stamina Sorcerer PvE Build – Beginner
Gear Slot Set Weight Trait Enchant Acquisition
Head Kra’gh Medium Divines Stamina Vet Fungal Grotto 1
Shoulders Kra’gh Medium Divines Stamina Undaunted Chest
Gloves Hunding’s Rage Medium Divines Stamina Crafted
Legs Spriggan’s Thorns Medium Divines Stamina Bangkorai or Guild Trader
Chest Hunding’s Rage Medium Divines Stamina Crafted
Belt Hunding’s Rage Medium Divines Stamina Crafted
Boots Spriggan’s Thorns Medium Divines Stamina Bangkorai or Guild Trader
Necklace Spriggan’s Thorns Jewelry Robust/Bloodthirsty Weapon Damage Bangkorai or Guild Trader
Ring Spriggan’s Thorns Jewelry Robust/Bloodthirsty Weapon Damage Bangkorai or Guild Trader
Ring Spriggan’s Thorns Jewelry Robust/Bloodthirsty Weapon Damage Bangkorai or Guild Trader
Weapon 1 Hunding’s Rage Dagger Nirnhoned Shock Crafted
Off-Hand 1 Hunding’s Rage Dagger Precise Absorb Magicka Crafted
Weapon 2 Hunding’s Rage 2h Sword Infused Weapon & Spell Damage Crafted

Attributes

All points into Stamina.

Skills

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Main bar – Dual Wield: Bound Armaments, Barbed Trap, Deadly Cloak, Mages’ Wrath, Crystal Weapon, Flawless Dawnbreaker

Back bar – Two Handed: Hurricane, Haunting Curse, Stampede, Carve, Resolving Vigor, Greater Storm Atronach

Champion Points

The list below showcases the order in which champion points should be acquired, the number of points you need to place into that perk and whether or not it needs to be slotted in the CP bar. The Warfare CP perks increase your damage and mitigation and are the most important, the Fitness tree has some miscellaneous sustain and defensive perks and the Craft tree has crafting and non-combat bonuses. The Craft CP points are entirely customizable to however you want, or you can follow the list below.

CHAMPION POINT SETUP
WARFARE (BLUE)

  • Precision-10
  • Fighting Finesse-50 (slotted)
  • Piercing-10
  • Master-at-Arms-50 (slotted)
  • Biting Aura-50 (slotted)
  • Thaumaturge-50 (slotted)
  • Tireless Discipline-20
  • Piercing-10
  • Precision-10
  • Battle Mastery-20
  • Mighty-30
  • Battle Mastery-20
  • Flawless Ritual-20
  • War Mage-30
  • Flawless Ritual-20
  • Eldritch Insight-20
  • Quick Recovery-10
  • Preparation-20
  • Hardy-20
  • Elemental Aegis-20
  • Quick Recovery-10
  • Blessed-20

FITNESS (RED)

  • Rejuvenation-50 (slotted)
  • Ironclad-50 (slotted)
  • Boundless Vitality-50 (slotted)
  • Sprinter-10
  • Hasty-8
  • Hero’s Vigor-10
  • Siphoning Spells-50 (slotted)
  • Hero’s Vigor-10
  • Tumbling-30
  • Defiance-20
  • Mystic Tenacity-50
  • Tireless Guardian-10
  • Fortification-30
  • Tireless Guardian-10
  • Savage Defense-30
  • Sprinter-10
  • Hasty-8
  • Piercing Gaze-10
  • Tempered Soul-50
  • Nimble Protector-6
  • Bashing Brutality-20
  • Piercing Gaze-20

CRAFT (GREEN)

  • Breakfall-10
  • Wanderer-15
  • Steadfast Enchantment-50
  • Treasure Hunter-50 (slotted)
  • Rationer-30 (slotted)
  • Liquid Efficiency-75 (slotted)
  • Professional Upkeep-50 (slotted)
  • Soul Reservoir-33
  • Breakfall-40
  • Wanderer-60
  • Fortune’s Favor-50
  • Gilded Fingers-50
  • Out of Sight-30
  • Fleet Phantom-40
  • Inspiration Boost-45

Other Important Info

Buff Food

Lava Foot Soup and Saltrice – Increased Stamina and Stamina Recovery

Mundus

Thief – Increases Critical Chance

Race

  • Dark Elf
  • Orc
  • Wood Elf
  • Redguard
  • Khajit
  • Imperial

Potions

Weapon Power Potions (Weapon Damage, Weapon Critical and Stamina.)
Requires Blessed Thistle, Dragonthorn and Wormwood to create

Passives

All class passives, medium armor passives, dual wield passives, two handed passives, undaunted passives, racial passives, fighter’s guild passives except bounty hunter, and medicinal use from the alchemy skill line.

Resource Management & Rotation

LA = Light Attack

Activate Bound Armaments and drink your potion.

Barbed Trap > Swap > Hurricane > LA > Carve > LA > Stampede > LA > Haunting Curse > Swap > Deadly Cloak > LA > Crystal Weapon > LA > Bound Armaments (always use on front bar when all 4 are available) > 3 LA’s and Crystal Weapon’s > Bound Armaments > Swap > Repeat.

Once the target is below 20% health, replace Crystal Weapon in your rotation with Mages’ Wrath.

Contact

If you have any questions about the build, join our discord server and ask @RealWaywardGaming or @Dottz about the build!

Update Log

9/7/2017 – Build created.
11/22/2017 – Updated for CWC. VMA setup added, CP updated, abilities changed, rotation changed, Stormfist added in place of Velidreth for 2 piece monster set.
2/25/2018 – CP updated, final gear setup added, beginner setup is old final setup
7/9/2018 – Build overhauled for Summerset
9/10/2018 – CP Updated for Wolfhunter
11/7/2018 – CP updated for Murkmire
3/1/2019 – Mundus changed to Lover
5/22/2019 – Mundus, CP, and ravager changed to tooth of lok, gear weapon traits changed
5/30/2019 – updated beginner setup and added video for it
8/15/2019 – Skills/rotation updated for scalebreaker
10/27/2019 – Rotation updated for dragonhold
1/27/2020 – Big overhaul to give the build a pre-update for Harrowstorm
2/26/2020 – Rotation, CP and skills changed for harrowstorm
6/4/2020 – no changes for greymoor
8/24/2020 – gear changed for stonethorn
11/2/2020 – changed wrecking blow to crystal weapon, updated cp
3/22/2021- build writer changed and overhauled
6/7/2021 – changed gear, skills, rotation and mundus
8/23/2021 – build writer changed, CP changed
11/3/2021 – build writer changed and build overhauled
3/19/2022- no changes for ascending tide
6//8/2022 – changed skills, gear and rotation
8/22/2022- removed monster set for Harpooner’s wading kilt and 1 slimecraw
11/9/2022 – no changes for firesong
3/13/2023- no changes for Scribes of Fate
6/5/2023- changed front bar to pillar of nirn
8/24/2023- updated skills
11/6/2023 – no changes for update 40