Sorcerer Hybrid PVE

Storm is a Stamina Based Sorcerer Hybrid DPS PVE Build, that is using both Stamina and Magicka skills. The goal of the build is to provide a fun, mixed gameplay that can complete almost every PVE content with success. Below you can find different setups depending on the type of content you wish to complete, the difficulty and the gear you wish to wear!

If you are a new player, you can take a look at my Sorcerer Beginner Guide. For a Dual Wield Stamina Sorcerer PVE Build you can take a look at Tempest.

If you are looking for a Solo PVE Build for Arenas like the Maelstrom Arena and Vateshran Hollows, take a look at my Stamina Sorcerer Solo Build.

You can find more Builds in the Sorcerer Builds page.

Table of Contents

• Build Setup
  • Trials Group DPS
  • No Trial Gear
  • Beginner Setup
• Armor Sets
• Skills
• Passive Skills
• Champion Points
• Consumables
• Info
• Rotation
• More Sorcerer Builds

Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build Setup

The Build offers different setups, depending on the difficulty of the content you wish to complete but also the gear you wish to wear! Below you can find setups for Trials Group DPS, a No Trial Gear Setup and a Beginner Setup(c160).

Trials Group DPS

This setup is for dedicated group gameplay, is using Trial gear and it aims to achieve the best damage possible. You can also use Berserking Warrior, Kinras’s Wrath or (Perfected)Coral Riptide as alternative sets.

No Trial Gear

No-Trial Gear setup for easier solo/group gameplay that can complete almost every PVE content. This setup is perfect if you do not wish to farm Trials for specific Armor Sets.

Beginner Setup

There are various sets you can use as a beginner. Armor Sets that can help you understand the play-style while boosting your Stamina and Magicka offensive capabilities. Some of these sets are:

Stormfist, Selene, Ilambris as full Monster Sets. A combination of Hunding’s Rage, Law of Julianos, Night mother’s Gaze, Morkuldin or Armor of the Seducer can work well.

Armor Sets for Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build

• Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
• (Perfected)Arms of Relequen: (Veteran) Cloudrest Trial, Summerset
• Pillar of Nirn: Falkreath Hold Dungeon
• Harpooner’s Wading Kilt: Antiquities Reward
• (Perfected)Crushing Wall: (Veteran) Maelstrom Arena
• Kinras’s Wrath: Black Drake Villa Dungeon
• Berserking Warrior: Hel Ra Citadel Trial
• (Perfected)Coral Riptide: (Veteran) Dreadsail Reef Trial
• Kjalnar’s Nightmare: Vet. Unhallowed Grave, Urgarlag Chief-Bane

Skills for Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build

The following Skills will help you achieve great DPS for Group content. There are also alternative skills for Solo Gameplay.

• Deadly Cloak(Blade Cloak): Strong DPS skill.
• Rapid Strikes(Flurry): Our powerful spammable.
• Barbed Trap(Trap Beast): Very good DOT damage and a boost to our Critical Damage.
• Summon Volatile Familiar(Summon Unstable Familiar): Pet that deals damage and assists with DPS.
• Bound Armaments(Bound Armor): Activate to summon Daggers and use them to boost our DPS. When playing solo you can replace this skill on your front bar with Razor Caltrops(Caltrops) and on your back bar with with Resolving Vigor(Vigor) or Critical Surge(Surge) for heals.
• Flawless Dawnbreaker(Dawnbreaker): It buffs our weapon damage and deals great direct and DOT damage.
• Unstable Wall of Elements(Wall of Elements): Strong AOE skill.
• Daedric Prey(Daedric Curse): Deals damage and boosts Pets’ damage.
• Hurricane(Lightning Form): Increases defense and is constantly hurting targets with its AOE-DOT damage.
• Greater Storm Atronach(Summon Storm Atronach): Our primary Ultimate. Summons another strong Pet that stuns enemies and deals shock damage.

Passive Skills for Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build

Very important passive skills that can help you maximize the potential of your Sorcerer Hybrid Build.

• All Passive Skills from your Class’ Lines
• All Passive Skills from Weapon Lines you are using
• Passive Skills from Armor Lines you are using
• Passive Abilities from Guild lines(Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Psijic Order) that affect your skills/Build
• Fighters Guild Passives: Intimidating Presence, Slayer, Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
• Undaunted Passives
• Your Racial Passives
• Medicinal Use Passive from Alchemy to boost the effectiveness of Potions

Champion Points for Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build

Below you will find the best Champion Points setup for the Build. If you would like to learn more about Champion Points and how they work, you can read my ESO Champion Points Guide.

Warfare

Slottable Stars: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes/Fighting Finesse, Backstabber

Passive: Tireless Discipline, Flawless Ritual, War Mage, Piercing, Battle Mastery, Mighty, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Eldritch Insight

Craft

Slottable Stars: Rationer, Liquid Efficiency, Master Gatherer, Plentiful Harvest

Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Treasure Hunter(slottable, required for path)

Fitness

Slottable Stars: Bloody Renewal, Strategic Reserve, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality

Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance

Consumables for Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build

We are using Artaeum Takeaway Broth or Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch as Food and Essence of Weapon Power as Potions.

Info for Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build

Several important info for the Sorcerer Hybrid DPS Build. What Mundus to use, the best race for the build and how to assign your attribute points.

Attribute Points

All points to Stamina

Mundus Stone

The Thief to boost Critical Chance.

What Race is best for Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build

Dark Elf – Orc – Khajiit is the best Race for a Sorcerer Hybrid DPS focused Build. Any Race with Stamina bonuses can work well though. You can find more about the playable races in my ESO Race Guide!

Vampire or Werewolf

Neither is necessary.

Rotation for Sorcerer Hybrid PVE Build

Buff yourself with Hurricane, Bound Armaments, Critical Surge(when solo), drink a Potion, set your Barbed Trap, attack with Unstable Wall of Elements, Daedric Prey, switch bars, continue with Summon Volatile Familiar, Bound Armaments or Razor Caltrops(when solo), Deadly Cloak, Rapid Strikes x4-5, Bound Armaments, Barbed Trap, switch bars.

Unstable Wall of Elements, Daedric Prey, Hurricane, switch bars and continue. Reapply Bound Armaments and Critical Surge if you have to. Use your Ultimates when ready, Greater Storm Atronach as your primary, Flawless Dawnbreaker as secondary. Always Light Attack before every skill/action to boost damage!

More Sorcerer Builds

• Overlord – Magicka Sorcerer Pet PVE Build
• Tempest – Stamina Sorcerer PVE Build
• 1 Bar Magicka Sorcerer Solo PVE Build
• Stamina Sorcerer Solo PVE Build
• Nemesis – Magicka Sorcerer PVP Build
• Reaper – Stamina Sorcerer PVP Build

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