For the Magicka Sorcerer, as is the case with other Magicka DPS classes for Update 32, the question remains between a Bahsei's Mania and Kinras's Wrath setup or a Bahsei's Mania and Advancing Yokeda setup. The two setups are quite close in DPS and from testing, Advancing Yokeda on the frontbar seems to edge out on the Magicka Sorcerer at least on the raid dummy.
If you don't have Bahsei's Mania, you will need a different Light Armor set to wear on the body. Typically this will be, from best to worst:
- Siroria
- False God's Devotion
- Mother's Sorrow
Harpooner's Wading Kilt and the one piece bonus of Slimecraw is still the gold standard for parsing however monster sets are still really good in situations post-crit update in situations where you may not be able to keep up Kilt stacks depending on the nature of the fights or incoming damage.
Monster sets for the Magicka Sorcerer would include:
- Maw of the Infernal
- Nerien'eth
- Kjalnar's Nightmare
- Zaan's
- Stormfist/Iceheart
- Domihaus (if the ring can hit the enemy's hitbox)
Secondary set alternatives such as Burning Spellweave with Sul-Xan's Torment and Grothdarr for trash scenarios can be good.
Bloodthirsty is still the best jewelry trait available for most scenarios for the Magicka Sorcerer.
Dual Wield daggers will typically outparse double Inferno Staves in melee range whenever possible otherwise using Inferno staves on both bars for situational fights is more than fine.
Note on Bahsei's Mania usage:
Be careful when taking synergies or Shards on cooldown as you may oversustain on either the dummy or in actual fights.
Introduction (Update 32, Deadlands)
The Magicka Sorcerer class remains one of the strongest DPS options from an early to endgame level in the Elder Scrolls Online for all levels of PvE content.
Recommended race for the Magicka Sorcerer is Altmer or Dunmer. Khajiit could still be good in either raids or 4-man content depending on the Critical Damage value of your setup.
Recommended Mundus Stone is The Thief.
Recommended potions for this build will be Essence of Spell Power. It's harder to run Heroism Potions on Magicka Sorcerer compared to Magicka Dragonknight
Recommended food for this build is Ghastly Eye Bowl or any bi-stat food (Health + Magicka) for content that requires you to do so. You can also do Clockwork Citrus Filet or Witchmother's Potent Brew if need be. In some cases due to the Pets' Health passive, you can use any Green Max Magicka food for a simple ~6,000 more Max Magicka.