This article is about the player class. For the NPC, see Sorcerer (NPC).
Sorcerer is a class in Elder Scrolls Online. Sorcerer is the class with the most magical abilities. It contains three skill lines, which each contain different types of spells for different roles. It is typically focused on lightning magic, similarly to the Dragonknight's emphasis on fire magic and Warden's use of ice magic.
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- In-Game Description: Sorcerers can use conjuration and destruction spells to hurl lightning bolts and create shock fields, wield dark magic to snare and stun, and summon Daedric combat followers from Oblivion to assist them.
SkillsEdit
Dark MagicEdit
Dark Magic is one of three class skill lines available to Sorcerer characters. Skills in this line focus on stuns and utility spells and are good for a supporting role.
Daedric SummoningEdit
Daedric Summoning is one of three class skill lines available to Sorcerer characters. This is very similar to Conjuration in that you summon Daedric creatures, such as atronachs and familiars.
Storm CallingEdit
Storm Calling is one of three class skill lines available to Sorcerer characters. Skills in this line focus on magical DPS (damage per second) and burst damage, mostly themed towards lightning magic.
BuildsEdit
Build | Role | Description | Primary Stat |
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Sorcerer Initiate | New Players | Master ancient spells that control deadly force as a powerful Sorcerer. | Magicka |
Elemental Arcanist | Damage | Channel the power of ice, fire, lightning and Oblivion to weave powerful, destructive spells. | Magicka |
Arcane Warrior | Damage | Merge your martial and magical skill by empowering your weapon strikes with arcane energy. | Stamina |
War Mage | Tank | Wade Confidently into battle, protected by heavy armor and potent sorcery. | Health |
Eldritch Mender | Healer | Protect and bolster your allies with powerful wards and shields while draining your enemies of their vitality. | Magicka |
Compatible BuildsEdit
It is possible to build a character which meets or mostly meets the recommendations of multiple builds simultaneously. The chart below shows skill morphs which conflict between different builds.
Sorcerer Initiate |
Elemental Arcanist |
Arcane Warrior |
War Mage |
Eldritch Mender |
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Sorcerer Initiate |
Crystal Shard | Arcane Warrior Bound Armor Lightning Flood |
Negate Magic | Dark Exchange | |
Elemental Arcanist |
Crystal Shard | Bound Armor Lightning Form |
no conflicts | Conjured Ward | |
Arcane Warrior |
Arcane Warrior Bound Armor Lightning Flood |
Bound Armor Lightning Form |
Dark Exchange Bound Armor Lightning Form Surge |
Bound Armor | |
War Mage |
Negate Magic | no conflicts | Dark Exchange Bound Armor Lightning Form Surge |
Negate Magic Dark Exchange |
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Eldritch Mender |
Dark Exchange | Conjured Ward | Bound Armor | Negate Magic Dark Exchange |
The Sorcerer does not allow any triple-builds; the closest you can get is Sorcerer Initiate, Elemental Arcanist, and War Mage, which has only two conflicted morphs.
GalleryEdit
See AlsoEdit
BooksEdit
- Dark Magic: Three Pretexts by the Aureate Serpent — A rebuttal addressing the criticism against Dark Magic
- Mora'at's Theory of Lightning by Mora'at the Lesser, Wizard of Corinthe — A Mages Guild theory on the inner workings of shock spells
- Principles of Conjuration by Corvus Direnni — A brief introduction to the basics of Conjuration magic
- Sorcery is Not Necromancy! by Divayth Fyr — A famed wizard's objections to being labeled a necromancer
- On the Utility of Shock Magic by Vanus Galerion — Archmage Galerion's notes on the flexibility of shock magic