Tasear's Tree House: Sorcerer

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Showing posts with label Sorcerer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sorcerer. Show all posts

Friday, August 23, 2019

Sorcerer Healer for Dungeons

August 23, 2019 0
Sorcerer Healer for Dungeons

Speed Spirit


Updated: Scalebreaker
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Purpose:

This build is optimized for dungeon gameplay with the style of reaction, and response speed.  In addition, this build has full line of supportive buffs with priority towards damage buffs. 

Gear: Spell Power Cure, Shalks


In some cases you can find one dps on left, while the other one on right and moving just as you place olorime down on either of them. In such cases, the lowest possible uptime is higher with spell power cure. Also while the healer isn't paying attention to circle of olorime, they can focus on helping allies when they make mistakes in mechanics. 

On point, Major courage is a standard set for any healer in ESO. It is required, because most dungeons have damage requirements, over anything else in the game.  Next, with implementation of Transmutation I fell in love with the Shalks set for it offers Healer the ability to respond better to situations that may happen to allies via with Ultimate.

Race: Bosmer

While Bosmer is an unconventional choice, for a healer, it works in the build for extra speed, extra penetration (note this is somewhat nice to have for essence drain passive from resto staff line) and how it indirectly gives 10% more magicka regain (via the wind sprinting champion passive that in a way exchanges stamina for magicka and health regain) along with the extra stamina that makes it easier to break free, dodge roll, and proc the tactician passive from champion stars. 

Altmer is a preferred alternative that will be easier to use for most players with the max magicka and spell damage providing extra raw heals to allies and increasing your dps slightly. It will also help with stamina sustain for when you need to roll dodge and break free




Bar 1

  • Boundless Storm
    • This is used to give healer more movement to respond to gameplay situations, such as needed to bash, or target ally with buff. Also it pro
  • Power Surge
    • This skill synergies with the style of free movement speed time for gameplay situations. It will ideally provide greater aoe heal then springs in situations that need heal test, but must be within 18 meters of allies. 
      • Note this skill is lacking in reliable of 3 secs, visual cue, and uniqueness for class and range compared to springs. 
  • Twilight Matriarch
    • Best smart heal in game with easy targeting to lowest health allies within 28 meters with 360 scope. 
  • Combat Prayer
    • Easy offensive and defensive buff that is considered a staple of healing in ESO. Also a very strong burst heal for any class to use.
  • Radiating Regeneration
    • Both moprhs have a weird targeting system, and hard to keep up, but use this as a pre-buff, before fights. This morphed is picked over the other, because the single target heal is unrealistic uptime for all 3 allies. If needed a situation that requires other morph I would use healing ward that gives a shield and about same amount of heal but longer duration.

Bar 2
  • Crushing Shock
    • This is skilled is picked to give a high chance at not 1 but 3 status effects. This works because the staff is charged and increases the chances for status effects. Note due to the enchant of shock, concussion has the highest chance of procing. Also this skill is an interrupt that healers more and more find themselves using.
  • Energy Orb
    • A bit harder for allies to use but skill should be used early on or at close ranges in dungeons so allies can use it.
  • Twilight Matriarch
    • Best smart heal in game with easy targeting to lowest health allies within 28 meters with 360 scope. 
  • Blockade of Storms
    • This is used for easier off balance and aoe off balance chance. Note: Enmies that are off balance allow allies double resources from light attacks for 4 secs (referenced in clockwork update)
  • Elemental Drain
    • Used to help with penetration in dungeons (that typically have more mobs), and give allies magicka steal. 






Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Sorcerer Empowered Ward should be called Weak Ward

July 23, 2019 0
Sorcerer Empowered Ward should be called Weak Ward


Come on now... does it really empower you when warden skill that not only heals, but gives magicka regain AND STAMINA Regain? How about giving it ability to empower allies?

Like what about giving it minor berserk to allies, and the named buff empower to allies? Sorc Class lacks in bar space so minor berserk to allies is fair, and just get rid of minor intellect for allies and weaken the shield to make empower buff to allies fair. Also could do something more defensive and give them minor vitality but sounds more fitting thematic for dragon knight healers.

So I conclude minor berserk would be fair change, and putting empower on it for allies would make it more fitting to the name empowered ward.  This in turn gives class more group support option and saves bar space from using combat prayer. This fits the theme as major berserk is already possible for sorc to give to an ally.

Update:

So it occurs to me, Necromancers already have empower buff for allies... so it might need something else to compare towards. Maybe Minor vitality? Then again, it could give groups options of Necromancer or Sorc to use for empower buff, or a werewolf

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Sunpsire Healer Weekend 3

June 23, 2019 2
Sunpsire Healer Weekend 3
 (shh ... lets ingore that I have 2 sources of magicka steal)

   Life...giver is nice... but I forgot to switch it to negate from last time.



Onwards the 3rd attempt with vSS we crushed the fire boss with new tactics... let just burn the fire atros....we ended running like a smooth machine and got the fire done in hour. The tactics involved less movement of lots of call outs to get back into position. This method... is probably called "stack and burn".

Though taking it back a bit, I feel we made a lot of progress, because we could recap and see what happened during the fight. Tasear worked this time not dying to gsyers....well more like downloaded code's combat alerts. It tells me to move my stupid ass away from incoming doom, so less worry about latency or cluster of things going on. Both healer improved on orbs in rotation so sustain was dreamlike to all allies. Also over the general course of using eso logs. I think each healer moved up a grade or 2. 

In regards to personal improvement went from mid 20s in hps to late 30s hps on average while on my best attempts going into early 40hps. Things I set out to do was increase orbs output and ...actually use healing springs enough to live up to healer "healer bot" name. There was also getting combat prayer rate even in chaos goal which I must say have completed. Also got 94.% uptime for minor prophecy for group. 




Overall, I give myself pat on back in improvement, but there's room still to improve. I really filled in gaps to my weakness, but still could improve combat prayer numbers and uptime along with Siphon Spirit. Major courage is something to look at eventually but steady hitting mid 80s in uptime, so not so bad I say so myself. I shall continue onward for improvements.




Saturday, April 20, 2019

Current State of Sorc Healer in ESO

April 20, 2019 0
Current State of Sorc Healer in ESO
As of now, Sorc Healer is what people called "Meta" Healing Class. This though I think has been for the worst reasons as it was simply an result of balance issue of Sorc Dps.  Still fact is the only  Unorthodox of Healer is only accepted in the Competitive End Game Community.

The community has Sorc Healer for procing minor prophecy passive for extra spell critical and the conduct synergy for Alkoash wearing tanks found in Competitive End Game of ESO. While it doesn't compare to warden it also has a chance to provide minor intellect.
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Advantages of the class (PvE & PvP)

- Access to all possible support utility ( Stun, root, symbolize, fear, gap closer, chains, negate, defile, slow debuff, ... etc)

- Mobility and defensive with boundless and Conjured Ward

- Supportive Class Passives for healers ( cost reduction with ultimate, regains, extra health, cost reduction after blocking, cost reduction with stamina and maxigcika)

Disadvantages of Class

-  Sorc Dps often use Twilight Matriarch too.

- Potential lack of bar space

- Lack of Heals over time in class utility

- Lack of group damage migration (This changes with Elsweyr)

- Has a same group buff as warden with minor intellect but without the heal and stamina regain.