What is the best build for dps these days ?!

[⚔ Kassandra ⚔]

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[Thomas D.]

That build you can handle. The best builds usually aren't easy to play leading into lower damage than another build will give you.

Also it changes from time to time what is best.

But right at the moment perfected Bahsei (Mag and even Stam if you can keep your Magicka low) is the strongest set in game.

Stormfist (even on Mag) is one of the strongest Monstersets (there are other that can perform similar good for some classes / builds).

Harpooners Wading Kilt is still the strongest mythic for most (not all!) content (Stam and mag).

Crit Sets (for example Medusa, Tzogvin, Mother Sorrow, ...) are still good.

Daggers are the strongest weapon right now (Stam and Mag). Other weapons are still good. Flame Staff is the best staff.

You should wear at least one Minor Slayer Set.

You should have Major Sorcery (Mag) / Brutality (Stam) active all the time.

You should have Major Prophecy (Mag) / Savagery (Stam) active all the time.

You should try to have Minor Force active all the time.

Collect as many other Buffs as you can.

Use Thief Mundus.

Use Buff Food that increases your primarily resources and gives you some sustain.

Body Parts: Divine and Magicka / Stamina Enchancement.

Front Bar Weapon: Precise Damage Enchant (Fire, Poison)

Back Bar Weapon: Infused Weapon Damage Glyph

Weapon Damage on Jewelry.

3x Bloodthirsty or 2x Bloodthirsty + 1 Infused on Jewelry.

Choose a Damage Dealer Race (best to worst).
Stam: Dunmer, Orc, Khajiit, Wood Elf, High Elf, Imperial, Redguard
Mag: High Elf, Dunmer, Khajiit, Orc, Breton
In doubt (or hybrid): Dunmer, Khajiit, High Elf, Orc

Skill all passives of your race, class, your weapon Skilllines, Undaunted, that passive in alchemy which extends potions and guild skilllines if you use skills from there.

Keep Buffs active all the time, apply DoTs, reapply if they run out, don't reapply to early. Spam your spammable in between.

Learn Light Attack weaving (spam left click, apply each second a skill, get GCD Bar Addon).

Do all that and you will reach easily 80k+ DPS on any class, even more with practice.

[Turbo]

I've just started too, I was aiming to create a magicka templar. I've seem some guides they seem perfect soloing pve and dungeons whether or not that's still true?

[Thomas D.]

Soloing PVE is fine, soloing dungeons (except the easiest ones) is something you will be able to do if you don't have to ask if your class can do it anymore. Because you will need much experience (especially with your class), no matter which class you choose, the more difficult content you approach to solo.

But a solo build differs from a max damage group PvE build.

[Ironwu]

The class that:

1. You enjoy playing
2. You have the proper gear for the content you want to do
3. You have the proper skills fully trained for the content you want to do
4 You have learned to play at a level for the content you want to do

There is no class in ESO that you can just use as a FOTM 'best' DPS class to skip the play time and study necessary to actually be any real sort of good at DPS.

[Heimdall313]

Originally posted by Thomas D.:

That build you can handle. The best builds usually aren't easy to play leading into lower damage than another build will give you.

Also it changes from time to time what is best.

But right at the moment perfected Bahsei (Mag and even Stam if you can keep your Magicka low) is the strongest set in game.

Stormfist (even on Mag) is one of the strongest Monstersets (there are other that can perform similar good for some classes / builds).

Harpooners Wading Kilt is still the strongest mythic for most (not all!) content (Stam and mag).

Crit Sets (for example Medusa, Tzogvin, Mother Sorrow, ...) are still good.

Daggers are the strongest weapon right now (Stam and Mag). Other weapons are still good. Flame Staff is the best staff.

You should wear at least one Minor Slayer Set.

You should have Major Sorcery (Mag) / Brutality (Stam) active all the time.

You should have Major Prophecy (Mag) / Savagery (Stam) active all the time.

You should try to have Minor Force active all the time.

Collect as many other Buffs as you can.

Use Thief Mundus.

Use Buff Food that increases your primarily resources and gives you some sustain.

Body Parts: Divine and Magicka / Stamina Enchancement.

Front Bar Weapon: Precise Damage Enchant (Fire, Poison)

Back Bar Weapon: Infused Weapon Damage Glyph

Weapon Damage on Jewelry.

3x Bloodthirsty or 2x Bloodthirsty + 1 Infused on Jewelry.

Choose a Damage Dealer Race (best to worst).
Stam: Dunmer, Orc, Khajiit, Wood Elf, High Elf, Imperial, Redguard
Mag: High Elf, Dunmer, Khajiit, Orc, Breton
In doubt (or hybrid): Dunmer, Khajiit, High Elf, Orc

Skill all passives of your race, class, your weapon Skilllines, Undaunted, that passive in alchemy which extends potions and guild skilllines if you use skills from there.

Keep Buffs active all the time, apply DoTs, reapply if they run out, don't reapply to early. Spam your spammable in between.

Learn Light Attack weaving (spam left click, apply each second a skill, get GCD Bar Addon).

Do all that and you will reach easily 80k+ DPS on any class, even more with practice.

All good advice, I just like Shock for solo because you don't have healer/tank dropping off balance.

I love crit sets. Running Leviathan + Gryphon on a Khajiit Stamblade and it's cozy. Gryphon is cheap and adds Minor Force for crit damage.