Sorcerers...what is best way to increase crit chance???

Soto

I am using Power Surg, from the Storm Tree, and need a high crit rate to allow for self heals. My character has some passives in light and medium armors that give a small increase to crit rate but that is all. Was thinking about using dual weapons to have a greater chance of crits. Any help?

Iselin

Magelight from the Mage's guild morphed to Inner Light... at rank 4 it gives you +20% spell crit chance in addition to helping you spot stealther's in PVP.

 

Critical surge is virtually useless without it.

Curragraigue

Originally posted by Soto
I am using Power Surg, from the Storm Tree, and need a high crit rate to allow for self heals. My character has some passives in light and medium armors that give a small increase to crit rate but that is all. Was thinking about using dual weapons to have a greater chance of crits. Any help?

For melee crit I have been focusing on medium armour passive, dual wield to increase the number of chances of hits for crit and eventually daggers for the passive, Khajiit racial passives, dark magic skill encase with a planned exploitation passive.

You might be interested in this thread which has a well thought out discussion about a similar build http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/the-reaver-a-melee-self-healing-mobile-skirmisher/

This is roughly where I'm heading long term, but I like Iselin's suggestion so might need to add in Magelight as well. http://esohead.com/calculator/skills#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

Iselin

Originally posted by Curragraigue

Originally posted by Soto
I am using Power Surg, from the Storm Tree, and need a high crit rate to allow for self heals. My character has some passives in light and medium armors that give a small increase to crit rate but that is all. Was thinking about using dual weapons to have a greater chance of crits. Any help?

For melee crit I have been focusing on medium armour passive, dual wield to increase the number of chances of hits for crit and eventually daggers for the passive, Khajiit racial passives, dark magic skill encase with a planned exploitation passive.

You might be interested in this thread which has a well thought out discussion about a similar build http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/the-reaver-a-melee-self-healing-mobile-skirmisher/

This is roughly where I'm heading long term, but I like Iselin's suggestion so might need to add in Magelight as well. http://esohead.com/calculator/skills#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

I have guildmate who has been tanking with his sorcerer quite succesfully using the tanking variant of Atropos' Reaver build.

 

My sorc is Rank 5 and holding there for now until the 1.1 changes go live. I'm taking a break from VR leveling. My Sorc build is a very traditional DPS nuker build using destruction fire staves for both weapons. I use one bar for AOE and one for single target:

 

This is my build

Curragraigue

Originally posted by Iselin

Originally posted by Curragraigue

Originally posted by Soto
I am using Power Surg, from the Storm Tree, and need a high crit rate to allow for self heals. My character has some passives in light and medium armors that give a small increase to crit rate but that is all. Was thinking about using dual weapons to have a greater chance of crits. Any help?

For melee crit I have been focusing on medium armour passive, dual wield to increase the number of chances of hits for crit and eventually daggers for the passive, Khajiit racial passives, dark magic skill encase with a planned exploitation passive.

You might be interested in this thread which has a well thought out discussion about a similar build http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/the-reaver-a-melee-self-healing-mobile-skirmisher/

This is roughly where I'm heading long term, but I like Iselin's suggestion so might need to add in Magelight as well. http://esohead.com/calculator/skills#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

I have guildmate who has been tanking with his sorcerer quite succesfully using the tanking variant of Atropos' Reaver build.

 

My sorc is Rank 5 and holding there for now until the 1.1 changes go live. I'm taking a break from VR leveling. My Sorc build is a very traditional DPS nuker build using destruction fire staves for both weapons. I use one bar for AOE and one for single target:

 

This is my build

I like it, very old school sorcerer with the exception of the heavy armour leveling for the active, lol.

Iselin

Originally posted by Curragraigue

 

I like it, very old school sorcerer with the exception of the heavy armour leveling for the active, lol.

That CC immunity is hard to beat when you want to be in the middle of a bunch of baddies spamming AOE

Sephros

Inner light with 5 piece of light gives 30%.