Remember to treat this as a base to work from…
Always adjust as needed for your specific situation!
the build basics
top races
This is just from a pure damage standpoint
Other racial passives may be beneficial even if not for damage
Ex 1: Imperial 2000 Health plus 6% Cost Reduction
Ex 2: Breton Magicka Sustain and Extra Resistances
Really any race is fine for all levels of content as a DPS
mundus stone
The Thief is generally the strongest for PvE
food/drinks
Single-Stat “Stamina-only” or “Magicka-only” are the strongest for DPS if you don’t need the health or sustain
I’d usually recommend Bi-Stat over those in that situation as you only lose 1k resource but gain 5400 health
Health + Main Resource + Recovery are okay compromises if you need well rounded stats
Stat + Primary Resource Recovery is great damage and sustain if you don’t mind missing the health
Stat + Off Resource Recovery is great if you need help with your off-resource and don’t mind missing health
Tri-stat or Max Mag + Max Stam can work for either Mag stacking or Stam stacking setups
potions
The Essence of Spell Power potions are highly recommended if you aren’t getting your Sorcery/Prophecy buffs from skills and you need the Magicka return
Make sure to run Spell Damage Glyphs on your jewelry with these regardless of whether you stack Stamina or Magicka
The Essence of Weapon Power potions are highly recommended if you aren’t getting your Brutality/Savagery buffs from skills and you need the Stamina return
Make sure to run Weapon Damage Glyphs on your jewelry with these regardless of whether you stack Stamina or Magicka
If you already have your Major Crit Chance Buffs and Major Weapon/Spell Damage Buffs you can run Tri-pots or Heroism Pots to help with sustaining both your Magicka and Stamina
Heroism ingredients are a bit expensive but can be nice to squeeze out more Ultimates
champion points
POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS
Force of Nature 1st priority if more Penetration is needed
Backstabber/Fighting Finesse if you need more Crit Damage
Biting Aura easily chosen over Deadly Aim for AoE heavy encounters
Need help with the Penetration and Crit Damage caps? Check out these charts
For short burst encounters, the Exploiter node moves up into the Backstabber/Fighting Finesse range, as long as Off-Balance is coordinated and present
If Off-Balance is NOT present, choose from the best of the other remaining 4 to the left of it
