Category:Best Sorcerer Builds, Solo Builds, One Bar Builds
Looking for a Solo Magicka Sorcerer Build with nearly INFINITE Sustain, and Massive Shields? Look no further!! This build specializes in SURVIVAL and is so simple it can be run as a ONE BAR Build without needing any Trials Gear!
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Primary Sets
Our primary set on this build is theSergeant’s Mailset – undoubtedly the strongest Heavy Attack set in the game in terms of raw damage output. Remember that this effect has a stacking mechanic and you must maintain all 4 stacks to receive the highest damage.
Since the Solo Sorcerer has so much built-in survivability, you can easily run another offensive set which also buffs your heavy attack damage such as the Noble Duelist set. This set is also obtained via the base game so it’s fairly easy to pick up and the buff is easy to maintain.
The Oakensoul Ringis the new go-to Mythic Item that packs a punch for one bar builds, delivering many powerful Major and Minor buffs, and in this case the Heavy Attack buff “Empower.”
With only one gear piece left over, it makes the most sense to run a 1-piece monster set bonus here. My favorite option is the Slimecraw set, as it gives a sizable bonus to Critical Chance.
Click on a Set Name below to learn more.
Sergeant’s Mail
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(3 items) Adds 129 Health Recovery
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(5 items) When you deal damage with a Heavy Attack, you gain a stack of Sergeant’s Focus for 5 seconds, increasing the damage of your Heavy Attacks by 645 per stack. This effect can occur once every second and stacks up to 4 times.
Noble Duelist
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(5 items) When you deal damage with a Light or Heavy Attack in melee range, you cause your Light and Heavy Attacks to deal an additional 2111 damage for 15 seconds. This effect can occur once every 12 seconds.
Slimecraw
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 771 Critical Chance
(2 items) Gain Minor Berserk at all times, increasing your damage done by 5%
The Oakensoul Ring
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) While equipped, you are unable to swap between your Primary and Backup Weapon Sets and gain Minor Berserk, Minor Courage, Major Brutality, Major Sorcery, Major Prophecy, Major Savagery, Minor Force, Minor Protection, Major Resolve, Minor Fortitude, Minor Intellect, Minor Endurance, Minor Heroism, Minor Aegis, Minor Slayer and Empower.
Volcanic stone for Firesong. Gems for Eldertide. With Stonelore craftsmanship to bind them together. This ring is the Draoife Incarnate. The might of the druids, in the palm of your hand.
Oakensoul Ring Lead Locations
Getting the Oakensoul Ring in ESO is easier than you might think! Check out our full Oakensoul Ring Guide.
Endless Archive Solo Run
Looking for an EASY Build to Solo Endless Archive? The Solo Magicka Sorcerer is incredibly easy! Check out the full run below, available to YouTube Members.
Alternative Sets
For alternatives,consider theAlessian Orderset which buffs our Health Recovery at all times by over 1000! This, combined with our natural Health Recovery bonuses as a Sorcerer as well as massive shields through Hardened Ward gives us amazing survivability!
For an alternate Mythic option, or if you prefer to not be limited to one skill bar, players can use theGaze Of Sithis. The extra armor, health, and health recovery available from this Mythic Item perfectly fit the theme of this build and make it even stronger! I definitely recommend picking this up if possible.
You may also consider a more defensive set likeIceheartfor even greater survivability plus some decent damage.
Alessian Order
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(3 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(4 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(5 items) Increase your Health Recovery by 2% of your sum total Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance, up to a maximum of 1320.
Iceheart
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(2 items) When you deal Critical Damage, you have a 20% chance to gain a damage shield that absorbs 5000 damage for 6 seconds. While the damage shield holds, you deal 500 Frost Damage to all enemies within 5 meters of you every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 6 seconds.
Gaze Of Sithis
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 3276 Maximum Health
(1 item) Adds 1025 Health Recovery
(1 item) Adds 4000 Armor
(1 item) Reduces your Block Mitigation to 0.
Gear Set Up
| Weapon/Armor | Set | Trait | Weight | Glyph |
| Main Hand | Sergeant’s Mail Lightning Staff | Precise | NA | Shock Damage |
| Head | Slimecraw | Divines | Medium | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Chest | Sergeant’s Mail | Divines | Heavy | Magicka |
| Waist | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Gloves | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Legs | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Feet | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Necklace | Sergeant’s Mail | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Sergeant’s Mail | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Oakensoul Ring | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
Consumables, Race, Mundus
Race
My favorite race for this build is Khajiit due to their passive Health Recovery bonus. Other great options include High Elf thanks to the extra spell damage, max magicka, and Spell Recharge passive. For more details on all ESO Races and passive bonuses be sure to check out our Full ESO Race Guide.
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Mundus
The Thief
Food/Drink Buff
Bewitched Sugar Skulls
Potions
Armor Potions (Bugloss, Mountain Flower, Mudcrab Chitin) or Basic Health Potions
Skills
Main Weapon: LIGHTNING STAFF – Click on a Skill Name to learn more
- Structured Entropy
- Wield Soul or Elemental Susceptibility
- Hardened Ward
- Unstable Wall Of Elements
- Bound Aegis or Critical Surge
- ULT: Elemental Rage or Shooting Star
Skills Discussion & Rotation
Buffs
This build is so easy! All you need to buff with is your potion!
Rotation
Start by casting your Hardened Ward shield, then follow up by casting Structured Entropy and Wield Soul. Follow this up with Unstable Wall Of Elements, then Heavy Attack as you recast each skill when it expires. If you are taking damage, just remember to cast Hardened Ward to protect yourself and to heal up at the same time. If all your buffs and DOTs are active simply cast Wield Soul between Heavy Attacks for extra damage.
Passive Skills
Class Passives
- Unholy Knowledge
- Persistence
- Rebate
- Power Stone
- Daedric Protection
- Expert Summoner
- Capacitor
- Energized
- Amplitude
- Expert Mage
Weapon Passives
- Tri Focus
- Penetrating Magic
- Elemental Force
- Ancient Knowledge
- Destruction Expert
Armor Passives
- Grace
- Evocation
- Spell Warding
- Prodigy
- Concentration
- Resolve
- Constitution
- Juggernaut
- Revitalize
- Rapid Mending
Guild Passives
- Mage Adept
- Everlasting Magic
- Magicka Controller
- Undaunted Mettle
Racial
- All Racial Passives
Other
- Medicinal Use
Companions
If you like playing Solo, this build can benefit greatly from using Companions! While any Companion set up can be helpful, a Companion that can buff our heavy attacks as well as provide additional shielding will be best for this build. I recommend Bastian Hallix for Companion on this build with the set up below. More information on Companions Builds and Skills can be found in our detailed Companion Guides section.
Recommended Gear
- All Light Armor – Quickened Trait
- Restoration Staff
Recommended Skills
- 1. Basalt Barrier
- 2. Searing Weapons
- 3. Skeletal Aegis
- 4. Starfall
- 5. Vanish
- 6 ULT. Unleashed Rage
Additional Skills
The skills below may also be helpful in other situations.
- Rejuvenation
- Mending Incantation
- Mystic Fortress
The AMPLIFIER Build is a fantastic build for Bastian Hallix, one of the new Companions available to ESO players starting in the Blackwood Chapter. This build utilizes multiple buffs in order to amplify your own damage and defense potential. This build has tons of utility and will help you progress through many different forms of content!
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Champion Points
Below you will find the recommended Active and Passive Champion Point Stars for this build, broken down into 300, 600, 900, and 1200 CP ranges.
For more information on Champion Points click on a Star name below or browse our detailed Champion Points Guides.
Constellation Descriptions:
Craft
The Green Craft Constellation is focused on crafting and utility-centered upgrades.
Warfare
The Blue Warfare Constellation focuses primarily on increasing player damage, healing and defenses
Fitness
The Red Fitness Constellation is focused on character survival and sustain.
– 300 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Weapons Expert (Slot)
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
– 600 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 15 Wanderer
- 40 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer (Slot)
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Weapons Expert (Slot)
- 50 Deadly Aim (Slot)
- 50 Master-At-Arms (Slot)
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 10 Sprinter
- 8 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 10 Shield Master
- 50 Bastion (Slot)
– 900 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 15 Wanderer
- 40 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer (Slot)
- 50 Breakfall
- 50 Treasure Hunter (Slot)
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Weapons Expert (Slot)
- 50 Deadly Aim (Slot)
- 50 Master-At-Arms (Slot)
- 50 Reaving Blows (Slot)
- 20 Flawless Ritual
- 30 War Mage
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 8 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 10 Shield Master
- 50 Bastion (Slot)
- 50 Fortified (Slot)
- 30 Tumbling
- 20 Defiance
– 1200 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 30 Fortune’s Favor
- 15 Wanderer
- 50 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer (Slot)
- 50 Breakfall
- 50 Treasure Hunter (Slot)
- 75 Liquid Efficiency (Slot)
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Weapons Expert (Slot)
- 50 Deadly Aim (Slot)
- 50 Master-At-Arms (Slot)
- 50 Reaving Blows (Slot)
- 20 Flawless Ritual
- 30 War Mage
- 20 Eldritch Insight
- 20 Tireless Discipline
- 10 Quick Recovery
- 20 Preparation
- 20 Hardy
- 20 Elemental Aegis
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 8 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 10 Shield Master
- 50 Bastion (Slot)
- 50 Fortified (Slot)
- 30 Tumbling
- 20 Defiance
- 20 Tireless Guardian
- 30 Fortification
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