Sorcerer Solo Guide & Build | ESO - Elder Scrolls Online

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Skill Setups
Gear
Champion Points
Race
Mundus
Attributes
Food
Potions
Gameplay

Last updated: Update 44 - 28th December 2024

This build is capable of soloing every Veteran dungeon that doesn’t have a specific mechanic that requires multiple people. It’s also capable of soloing most Hard Mode dungeons, and with some adjustments even the more difficult ones.

In this guide I’ll be regularly using the terms Regular and Difficult. Regular refers to content that is intended to be solo-ed (such as Maelstrom Arena or Vateshran Arena) and to any overland content such as World Bosses, Dolmens, Dragons, Volcanic Vents, Harrowstorms, Mirrormoor Incursions, etc. Majority of dungeon fights will also fall under that category. Difficult refers to extremely difficult dungeon fights.

SKILL SETUPS

Front Bar	Back Bar
Slot 1: Wield Soul	Slot 1: Hurricane
Slot 2: Haunting Curse	Slot 2: Critical Surge
Slot 3: Bound Armaments	Slot 3: Elemental Susceptibility
Slot 4: Crystal Fragments	Slot 4: Elemental Blockade
Slot 5: Soul Burst	Slot 5: Resolving Vigor
Ultimate: Flawless Dawnbreaker	Ultimate: Summon Charged Atronach

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Use the Physical, Class Mastery and Savagery and Prophecy combination on your Wield Soul
Use the Shock, Lingering Torment and Courage combination on your Soul Burst
Use Bloodthirst instead of Wield Soul and Camouflaged Hunter instead of Soul Burst if you don't have access to Scribing

Front Bar	Back Bar
Slot 1: Wield Soul	Slot 1: Hurricane
Slot 2: Haunting Curse	Slot 2: Critical Surge
Slot 3: Bound Armaments	Slot 3: Elemental Susceptibility
Slot 4: Crystal Fragments	Slot 4: Elemental Blockade
Slot 5: Ulfsild's Contingency	Slot 5: Resolving Vigor
Ultimate: Flawless Dawnbreaker	Ultimate: Summon Charged Atronach

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Use the Physical, Class Mastery and Savagery and Prophecy combination on your Wield Soul
Use the Shock, Gladiator's Tenacity and Force combination on your Ulfsild's Contingency

GEAR

This is the crafted gear setup you can start with.

Gear Slot	Set	Weight/Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Threads of War	Medium	Training /Divines	Stamina
Shoulders	Threads of War	Medium	Training /Divines	Stamina
Chest	Order's Wrath	Heavy	Training /Reinforced	Stamina
Hands	Order's Wrath	Medium	Training /Divines	Stamina
Belt	Order's Wrath	Light	Training /Divines	Stamina
Legs	Order's Wrath	Medium	Training /Divines	Stamina
Boots	Order's Wrath	Medium	Training /Divines	Stamina
Necklace	Threads of War	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Ring	Threads of War	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Ring	Threads of War	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Frontbar Main Hand	Assassin's Guile	Dagger	Nirnhoned	Absorb Stamina
Frontbar Off Hand	Assassin's Guile	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Backbar Main Hand	Assassin's Guile	Ice Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage

ADDITIONAL INFO:

For Ranged build, replace Daggers with a Bow of the same set with Precise trait and Absorb Stamina enchant
Use Training traits if you're still leveling. If you're already max level and have enough Champion Points you can instead use Divines and Reinforced on the chest piece

This is my suggested setup for regular content, such as Solo Arenas, World Bosses, Dolmens, Dragons, Volcanic Vents, Harrowstorms, Mirrormoor Incursions and majority of the dungeons.

Gear Slot	Set	Weight/Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Slimecraw	Light	Divines	Stamina
Shoulders	Tzogvin's Warband	Medium	Divines	Stamina
Chest	Tzogvin's Warband	Medium	Divines	Stamina
Hands	Ansuul's Torment	Medium	Divines	Stamina
Belt	Ansuul's Torment	Medium	Divines	Stamina
Legs	Tzogvin's Warband	Medium	Divines	Stamina
Boots	Ansuul's Torment	Medium	Divines	Stamina
Necklace	Ansuul's Torment	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Ring	Ansuul's Torment	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Ring	Ring of the Pale Order	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Frontbar Main Hand	Tzogvin's Warband	Dagger	Nirnhoned	Absorb Stamina
Frontbar Off Hand	Tzogvin's Warband	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Backbar Main Hand	Crushing Wall	Ice Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage

ADDITIONAL INFO:

For Ranged build, replace Daggers with a Bow of the same set with Precise trait and Absorb Stamina enchant
Order’s Wrath is an extremely powerful set despite being crafted so it's a good replacement for Ansuul’s Torment if you don't have access to it

This is my suggested setup for soloing extremely difficult fights in dungeons.

Gear Slot	Set	Weight/Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Roksa the Warped	Medium	Divines /Well-Fitted	Stamina
Shoulders	Roksa the Warped	Medium	Divines /Well-Fitted	Stamina
Chest	Armor of the Trainee	Heavy	Reinforced	Stamina
Hands	Ansuul's Torment	Medium	Divines /Well-Fitted	Stamina
Belt	Vestment of Olorime	Light	Divines /Well-Fitted	Stamina
Legs	Ansuul's Torment	Medium	Divines /Well-Fitted	Stamina
Boots	Ansuul's Torment	Medium	Divines /Well-Fitted	Stamina
Necklace	Vestment of Olorime	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Ring	Vestment of Olorime	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Ring	Ring of the Pale Order	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Increase Physical Harm
Frontbar Main Hand	Ansuul's Torment	Dagger	Nirnhoned	Absorb Stamina
Frontbar Off Hand	Ansuul's Torment	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Backbar Main Hand	Vestment of Olorime	Ice Staff	Infused	Weapon Damage

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Order’s Wrath is an extremely powerful set despite being crafted so it's a good replacement for Ansuul’s Torment if you don't have access to it
You can change some (or all) of the Stamina enchants to Health ones for extremely hard hitting bosses

CHAMPION POINTS

Warfare

Master-at-Arms (6% Direct Damage)
Deadly Aim (6% Single Target Damage)
Fighting Finesse (8% Critical Damage and Healing)
Wrathful Strikes (205 Weapon and Spell Damage added to damaging skills)

Fitness

Boundless Vitality (1400 Max Health)
Sustained by Suffering (150 Health, Stamina and Magicka Recovery when debuffed)
Rejuvenation (90 Health, Stamina and Magicka Recovery)
Fortified (1731 armor)

ADDITIONAL INFO:

When soloing extremely difficult dungeons you should replace Wrathful Strikes and Fighting Finesse with 2 of the 4 mitigation CPs (Ironclad, Duelist’s Rebuff, Enduring Resolve, Unassailable)
In fights with lots of adds Siphoning Spells and Bloody Renewal can be stronger than Rejuvenation and Sustained by Suffering

RACE

When it comes to solo PvE, you need both damage and survivability so pretty much all races have useful racials.

The best race for dealing damage is Khajiit. While the Critical Damage from Feline Ambush can sometimes be wasted due to Critical Damage being capped at 125%, it will never happen in solo content, because there will be no tanks or healers providing you with the Major Force buff.

The best race for survivability is Nord. The Rugged racial will provide around 6% damage mitigation.

MUNDUS

For overland content you should use The Thief Mundus, which increases your Critical Chance.

For instanced content you should use The Lover Mundus, which increases your Penetration.

For extremely difficult dungeons you should consider switching to The Lady Mundus, which increases your Armor.

ATTRIBUTES

HEALTH

STAMINA

MAGICKA

For most content you should put all 64 points into Stamina. For difficult content you should devote as many attribute points as necessary to Health - for some content you’ll be able to get away with 32 Health 32 Stamina, for the extremely difficult stuff you’ll need 64 Health.

FOOD

You should use the Artaeum Takeaway Broth. If you need a cheaper alternative, Dubious Camoran Throne provides only slightly lower stats.

Other decent foods:

Orzorga's Tripe Trifle Pocket provides more Maximum Health and more Stamina Recovery at the cost of Maximum Stamina. It will lower your damage, but it’s very useful for more difficult fights.

POTIONS

Most of the time you should use Tri-Stat potions (Restore Health, Restore Stamina, Restore Magicka). They'll greatly improve you sustain. You can craft them by combining Columbine, Bugloss and Mountain's Flower.

There are better potions but they're extremely expensive. Heroism potions (Heroism, Restore Stamina, Restore Magicka) can provide a 100% uptime on Minor Heroism buff which generates ultimate, but they're extremely expensive because they're crafted by combining Dragon Rheum, Dragon's Blood and Columbine.

In situations where you need more damage mitigation and you can spare some sustain, you can instead use the Armor potions, which will increase your armor by 5280. You can craft them by combining Bugloss, Mountain's Flower and Mudcrab Chitin.