ESO Stamina Sorcerer PvP Build

Table of Contents

• Skills
• Rotation
• Gear
• Passives Skills
• Race
• Mundus Stone
• Champion Points
• Consumables
• Wrap Up

Last Updated: 2023-03-16

ESO Stamina Sorcerer PvP Build

The ESO Stamina Sorcerer PvP Build is unique amongst PvP builds in the Elder Scrolls Online due to its speed and killing potential.  This Stam Sorc build guide will give you a bow loadout and traditional dual wield for massive AoE. Realize with a Stam Sorc, your primary survivability comes from mobility, not sheer burst healing. Moreover, your killing potential comes from very quick and sudden strikes.  If you’re playing this class right, you will appear like a blur.  Charging in suddenly and violently and destroying 2-3 players and retreating to reset the fight as any good Stam Sorc would do.  This build will require constant situational awareness but the upside is the best mobility ESO PvP has to offer and some of the highest damage single target or area!

Last updated March 16th, 2023 for Update 37 Scribes of Fate DLC. I added a strong 1vX solo type of setup using dual wield and made sure the bow/bow build was still up to date and worked.  Whether you play bow or two-handed, even dual wield the Stamina Sorc PvP Build remains one of the highest damage-producing setups in the game.  Survivability and healing can suffer in comparison to other classes so be warned.

Pros	Cons
High Mobility	Weak Healing
Great Burst	Requires Constant Movement
Mega Group Utility	Mist Form is Similar to Streak

Video Guides

Skills

Front Bar: Bow Loadout

Front Bar Weapon Options: They are all good choices depending on your playstyle and needs. Experiment with what works best.

• Two-handed has the best passives for sustain and burst.
• Dual Wield has the best passives for pure damage and big AoE damage.
• Bow has great burst damage with the Toxic Barrage ultimate at range but needs 2-3 abilities for damage to make it work.

 

Streak (Morph of Bolt Escape | Skill line: Storm Calling) - stun that cannot be avoided and mobility tool.

Bound Armaments (Morph of Bound Armor | Skill line: Daedric Summoning) - boost our max stats, damage and after 4 stacks you have a burst damage tool paired very well with heavy attack and Elemental Weapon combo.

Crystal Weapon (Morph of Crystal Shard | Skill line: Dark Magic) - bursting tool single target, pre-cast into fully charged heavy attack.

Critical Surge (Morph of Surge | Skill line: Storm Calling) - Weapon damage buff and really good healing over time.

Camouflaged Hunter (Morph of Expert Hunter | Skill line: Fighters Guild) - Flex skill used for more damage and counter gank.

Toxic Barrage (Morph of Rapid fire | Skill line: Bow) - Huge burst tool AoE, but swap to Toxic Barrage if you want more single target.

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Back Bar: Bow

Back Bar Weapon Options: They are all good choices depending on your playstyle and needs. Experiment with what works best.

• Bow - play at range and stay at the back to avoid damage. Use Hasty Retreat passive that grants you Major Expedition (increases your Movement Speed by 30%) for 4 seconds after you use roll dodge and stream to escape.
• Restoration staff - the best buffs and healing. The strength of Resto is fully charged heavy attacks for major mending and magicka sustain.
• Sword and Shield - great choice when blocking The benefit of a sword and shield is using stamina for block mitigation when taking tons of pressure. Switch to sword and shield if you like a slower pace gameplay or if you struggle with survivability.
• Two-handed great - for buffs and healing. The Rally skill has the best passives for sustain and burst.
• Frost Staff - can either use magicka or stamina for blocking and gives as much damage reduction as Sword and Shield and you can use the spell damage enchant and have some range.

 

Hurricane (Morph of Lightning Form | Skill line: Storm Calling) - armor buff that does AoE damage and gives minor expedition.

Poison Injection (Morph of Poison Arrow | Skill line: Bow) - Strong Bow skill with good damage and poison damage dot.

Haunting Curse (Morph of Daedric Curse | Skill line: Daedric Summoning) - Haunting Curse for more burst, Endless Fury for an execute.

Dark Deal (Morph of Dark Exchange | Skill line: Dark Magic) - resource sustaining tool and reason we spec food for massive stat pool.  You should be using this constantly when full magicka.

Resolving Vigor (Morph of Vigor | Skill line: Assault) - burst heal over time.

Temporal Guard (Morph of Undo | Skill line: Psijic Order) - I use this for a back bar damage reduction and pop if I'm close to being in trouble.

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Dual Wield Loadout Front Bar

Front Bar Weapon Options: They are all good choices depending on your playstyle and needs. Experiment with what works best. I prefer DW and it works great in any context.

• Dual Wield has the best passives for pure damage and big AoE damage.  DW is great for big massive damage.
• Two-handed has the best passives for sustain and burst. 2H is better for dueling and 1v1 fights.
• Bow has great burst damage with the Toxic Barrage ultimate at range but needs 2-3 abilities for damage to make it work.

Streak (Morph of Bolt Escape | Skill line: Storm Calling) - Mobility and stun.

Rending Slashes (Morph of Twin Slashes | Skill line: Dual Wield) - Hard hitting dot that procs our Master's Weapon.

Camouflaged Hunter (Morph of Expert Hunter | Skill line: Fighters Guild) - Critical bonus flex spot on front.

Crystal Weapon (Morph of Crystal Shard | Skill line: Dark Magic) - Bursty main spammable that can be used to pressure targets.

Whirling Blades (Morph of Whirlwind | Skill line: Dual Wield) - AoE finisher and AoE spammable.

Dawnbreaker Of Smiting (Morph of Dawnbreaker | Skill line: Fighters Guild) - Our AoE damage ability though you can use overload if needed.

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Dual Wield Loadout Back Bar Frost Staff

Hurricane (Morph of Lightning Form | Skill line: Storm Calling) - Armor buff with movement and massive AoE damage.

Critical Surge (Morph of Surge | Skill line: Storm Calling) - Weapon power buff with extra healing.

Elemental Susceptibility (Morph of Weakness to Elements | Skill line: Destruction Staff) - Single target pressure that applies our Vateshran weapon for a lazer beam.

Dark Deal (Morph of Dark Exchange | Skill line: Dark Magic) - Resource sustain and healing.

Resolving Vigor (Morph of Vigor | Skill line: Assault) - 5 second heal over time.

Absorption Field (Morph of Negate Magic | Skill line: Dark Magic) - A defensive and offensive ultimate that can be flexed out. Temporal guard is good for damage reduction along with Meteor/Storm Atro for duels.

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Werewolf Bar (when transformed)

If you choose to play this as a Werewolf, here's what you need to know. In this build Werewolf pairs greatly with a new mythic, the Oakensoul Ring, because as the werewolf, you have only one bar regardless. If you are playing as Werewolf, use these skills and ultimate:

Feral Pounce (Morph of Pounce | Skill line: Werewolf) - Great for closing distance and double cast for execute.

Hircines Bounty (Skill line: Werewolf) - Incredible heal that gives us major brutality

Deafening Roar (Morph of Roar | Skill line: Werewolf) - AoE stuff that sets off balance and gives major breach and minor maim.

Howl Of Agony (Morph of Piercing Howl | Skill line: Werewolf) - Strong conal damage in front hits harder.

Claws Of Life (Morph of Infectious Claw | Skill line: Werewolf) - Incredible debuff and damage over time that heals very well.

Pack Leader (Morph of Werewolf Transformation | Skill line: Werewolf) - The ultimate gives you a boost to weapon damage/spell damage via minor courage and you take 10% less damage.

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Rotation

Bow Combo

The idea here is to pre-buff with surge, hurricane and go in for a nuke.  Cast Crystal Weapons, drop meteor, streak through turn and boom.  Keep up Weapons and AOE with Acid Spray awaiting for a combo again.

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Dual Wield Combo

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Gear

Bow Loadout, Match Skills!

Great damage, burst and survivability.

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	medium	Engine Guardian	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	medium	Engine Guardian	Well-fitted	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Way of Fire	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Way of Fire	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Armor of the Trainee	Well-fitted	Stamina
Boots	light	Rallying Cry	Well-fitted	Stamina
Belt	heavy	Way of Fire	Well-fitted	Stamina
Weapon One	Bow	Way of Fire	Sharpened	Flame
Weapon Two	Bow	Rallying Cry	Powered	Weapon Damage
Necklace		Sea-Serpent's Coil	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Rallying Cry	Infused	Stamina Recovery
Ring 2		Rallying Cry	Swift	Weapon Damage

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FLEX OPTIONS

1. Mara’s Balm = is still the best defensive set, though it doesn’t give any spell damage.
2. Powerful Assault = great set to add damage to you and your group and the buff stacks with Rallying Cry.
3. Robes of the Hist = great back bar healing set alternate to Mara’s Balm.
4. Clever Alchemist = insane burst potential when using potion and combined with Balorgh.

Way of Fire: obtained in the Craglorn Overland zone or from traders.  Used because it’s one of the strongest proc sets in the game, especially single target.

FLEX OPTIONS

1. Plaguebreak = good for massive AoE bombs, you’ll need to swap a skill for more AoE with Acid Spray
2. Syvarra’s Scales = Alternative proc set for Plaguebreak.
3. Gryphon’s Ferocity = great counter to Sea-Serpent’s snare
4. Order’s Wrath = good craftable option.

Sea-Serpent’s Coil: Obtained through Mythic System click here for lead locations.  This mythic provides two five-piece damage sets in one, with nearly zero drawbacks.

FLEX OPTIONS

• Markyn Ring of Majesty = great all around defensive and offensive mythic goes in Ring
• Torc of Tonal Constancy = sustain
• Malacath’s Band of Brutality = DoT pressure DPS

Armor of the Trainee: obtained in overland starter areas or guild trader.  Added stats with a one-piece item set.

FLEX OPTION

• Druid’s Braid = craftable high isle gives 1pc bonus just smaller.

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Dual Wield Loadout 1vX

This is meant for 1v1 or Playing solo and is distrusting damage

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	medium	Maarselok	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Maarselok	Well-fitted	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Mara's Balm	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Mara's Balm	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Armor of the Trainee	Well-fitted	Stamina
Boots	heavy	Mara's Balm	Well-fitted	Stamina
Belt	medium	Druid's Braid	Well-fitted	Stamina
Weapon One	Mace	Perfected Stinging Slashes	Sharpened	Flame
Secondary	Axe	Perfected Stinging Slashes	Nirnhoned	Poison
Weapon Two	Frost	Vateshran's Perfected Ice	Powered	Weapon Damage
Necklace		Sea-Serpent's Coil	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Mara's Balm	Bloodthirsty	Stamina Recovery
Ring 2		Mara's Balm	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage

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Werewolf Specific Gear Sets

Use this if you wish to run Werewolf in PvP

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	medium	Magma Incarnate	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Dragon's Appetite	Well-fitted	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Dragon's Appetite	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Dragon's Appetite	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Unleashed Terror	Well-fitted	Stamina
Boots	medium	Unleashed Terror	Well-fitted	Stamina
Belt	medium	Unleashed Terror	Well-fitted	Stamina
Weapon One	Bow	Dragon's Appetite	Sharpened	Escapist Poison
Weapon Two
Necklace		Unleashed Terror	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Unleashed Terror	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 2		Oakensoul Ring	Infused	Stamina Recovery

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Magma Incarnate: obtained from Veteran Dread Cellar dungeon (Blackwood zone), Waking Flame DLC.

• WHY? great sustain for a one-piece item set.

Dragon’s Appetite: obtained by crafting, 7 traits in Western Skyrim.

• WHY? The heals stack with bleeding damage our second 5pc set.

FLEX OPTIONS

• Plaguebreak = great burst group option

Unleashed Terror = obtained in Castle Thorn.

• WHY? nerf to savage werewolf this is your gap closer heavy hitter.

FLEX OPTIONS

• Rush of Agony = pull and big proc damage on gap closer.

Oakensoul: obtained through ESO Mythics/antiquities system.  You need 5 items to be able to create the Mythic item. CLICK HERE FOR LEADS:

• Why? the best one bar build for DPS

FLEX OPTIONS

• Pale Order = best heals per second, solo in the game
• Death Dealer’s Fete = high max stats and requires no effect but in combat
• Markyn Ring of Majesty = set and forget boost to spell damage and armor

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No Proc PvP Cyrodiil and Imperial City

Meant for specific rule sets

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	heavy	Magma Incarnate	Infused	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Spriggan's Vigor	Impenetrable	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Mark of the Pariah	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Mark of the Pariah	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Spriggan's Vigor	Well-fitted	Stamina
Boots	medium	Spriggan's Vigor	Well-fitted	Stamina
Belt	medium	Spriggan's Vigor	Well-fitted	Stamina
Weapon One	Bow	Perfected Caustic Arrow	Sharpened	Weapon Damage
Weapon Two	Bow	Mark of the Pariah	Powered > Infused	Escapist’s Poison IX
Necklace		Spriggan's Vigor	Infused	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Torc	Infused	Weapon Damage
Ring 2		Mark of the Pariah	Infused	Weapon Damage

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Magma Incarnate: Monster Set – helmet obtained from Veteran Dread Cellar dungeon (Blackwood zone), Waking Flame DLC. Shoulders obtained from Vendor: Urgarlag Chief-bane (Undaunted Pledge Master )

• WHY? great sustain for a one-piece item set.

Mark of the Pariah: obtained from Wrothgar overland, Orsinium DLC or bought from traders.

• WHY? most tankiness from a 5pc in no proc PvP

Spriggan’s Throns: obtained in Bangkorai overland zone or purchased from traders.

• WHY? Huge damage increase for no proc PvP.

Perfected Caustic Arrow: obtained in Dragonstar Arena (Craglorn zone), base game.

• WHY? great damage against enemies affected by your poison arrow.

FLEX: If you need sustain

Torc or Tonal Constancy: obtained from Mythics system

• WHY? the best value for resource sustain and works in no proc.

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Passives

Class Passives

Weapon Passives

Armor Passives

Guild Passives

Alliance Passives

World Passives

Make sure to focus on maxing out the following passives skills as they add performance to your character

• Class passives
• Weapon passives
• Armor passives
• Fighter’s Guild (optional)
• Mage’s Guild (optional)
• Undaunted (must have)
• Psijic Guild (optional)
• Crafting Alchemy (Medicinal Use for potion duration)
• Race
• Assault Alliance passives
• Alliance Support passives
• Vampire (if using)
• Werewolf (if using)

Races

Orc

All stamina based races work in this build. Orc is solid PvP choice because of raw damage and speed. Well balanced stamina race with passive healing and a unique mobility bonus, great for PvE and fantastic for PvP.

• Craftsman
• Brawny
• Unflincing Rage
• Swift Warrior

Imperial

Imperial is a sold PvP choice because it gives a bonus to stamina and health pools, and the skills cost reduction.

• Diplomat
• Tough
• Imperial Mettle
• Red Diamond

Nord

Good ultimate generation and great resistance passives for players who want more defensive gameplay and high stamina resource pool.

• Reveler
• Resist Frost
• Stalwart
• Rugged

Attributes

Mundus Stone

Warrior - Bonus: Increases Weapon Damage by 238 With 7 Divines armor pieces: Increases Weapon Damage by 389

Champion Points

Warfare

Master-at-Arms (Slottable) - 50
Increases your damage done with direct damage attacks by 3% per stage.

Focused Mending (Slottable) - 50
Increases your Healing Done with single target heals by 2% per stage.

Ironclad (Slottable) - 50
Reduces your damage taken by direct damage attacks by 3% per stage.

Duelist's Rebuff (Slottable) - 50
Reduces your damage taken by single target attacks by 3% per stage.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Tumbling (30), Mystic Tenacity (10), Hero’s Vigor (20), Shield Master (10), Defiance (20), Hasty (16), Tireless Guardian (20), Fortification (30), Sprinter (20), Nimble Protector (6), Savage Defense (30), Bashing Brutality (20), & Piercing Gaze (30)

Fitness

Survival Instincts (Slottable) - 50
While afflicted with a Status Effect, your core combat skills cost 5% less per stage.

Fortified (Slottable) - 50
Grants 34.6 Armor per stage.

Celerity (Slottable) - 50
Increases your Movement Speed by 2% per stage.

Pain's Refuge (Slottable) - 50
Reduces your damage taken by 1% per negative effect active on you, up to a maximum of 20%.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Precision (20), Piercing (20), Eldritch Insight (20), Flawless Ritual (40), War Mage (30), Quick Recovery (20), Preparation (20), Elemental Aegis (20), Hardy (20), Blessed (20), Tireless Discipline (20), Battle Mastery (40), & Mighty (30)

Crafting

War Mount (Slottable) - 120
Improves your mastery with mounts, removing all mount Stamina costs outside of combat.

Steed's Blessing (Slottable) - 50
Increases your out of combat Movement Speed by .4% per stage.

Gifted Rider (Passives) - 100
Increases your Mount Speed by 2% per stage.

Rationer (Passives) - 30
Adds 10 minutes to the duration of any food or drink that increases your character's stats per stage.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Breakfall (50), Wanderer (75), Steadfast Enchantment (50), Fortune’s Favor (40), Gilded Fingers (50), & Inspiration Boost (45)

Consumables

Bewitched Sugar Skulls

Type: Foods

GOOD MAX STATS: Increase Max Health by 4620, Max Stamina and Max Magicka by 4250, and Health Recovery by 462 for 2 hours. (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Scrib Jelly (2), Flour (5), Columbine (2), Bervez Juice (2), Honey (5)

Orzorga's Smoked Bear Haunch

Type: Foods

GREAT RECOVERY: Increase Max Health by 4312, Health Recovery by 406 and Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 369 (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Red Meat (1), Tomato (1), White Cap (1), Frost Mirriam (1), Perfect Roe (1)

Jewels of Misrule

Type: Foods

CHEAP: Increase Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 357 and Max Health by 3927 for 2 hours. (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Rose (1), Mint (1), Lotus(1), Columbine (1), Bervez Juice (1)

Tri-Restoration Potion or Essence of Health (tri-stat)

Type: Foods

Restore 7329 Health, 6618 Magicka, and 6618 Stamina immediately. Grants Major Fortitude, Major Intellect, and Major Endurance which increase your Health Recovery, Magicka Recovery, and Stamina Recovery by 20% for 31.7 seconds. (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Bugloss, Columbine, Mountain Flower

Escapist’s Poison IX

Type: Poisons

Immobilizes your target and grants you unstoppable, rendering you immune to control effects for 1.6 seconds. This poison will also break you free of ongoing control effects. Inflects hindrance to your target and grants you major expedition, reducing their movement speed by 40% and increasing your movement speed by 30% for 2.3 seconds. Drains stamina from your target, increasing the cost of their stamina abilities by 10% and restores 238 stamina per second to you for 2.3 seconds. (10s cooldown). Ingredients: Columbine, Namira’s Rot, Wormwood

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