The Apprentice - Dragonhold
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Introduction + Stat pages
The Apprentice is an easy to set up but highly effective Magicka sorcerer, designed from the ground up to work in battlegrounds and Cyrodiil, with minimal setup. It's designed to be "plug and play". The build has great damage, is bulky and has good sustain allowing you to stay in the fight and kill enemies with powerful burst combos!
Unbuffed
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Front Bar
Back Bar
Buffed
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Front Bar
Back Bar
Unbuffed = class buffs are active from skills/passives. Set proc effects active and weapon glyph. NO potion, continuous attack or ally buffs i.e. Transmutation, Olorime, etc.
Buffed = Unbuffed + Potion. NO continuous attack or ally buffs i.e. Transmutation, Olorime, etc.
Video Guide + Gameplay
Prefer things more visual or want to see it in action? Then watch our video!
Race, Attributes and mundus
1st High Elf
2nd Breton
3rd Dark Elf
See the races here
0 Health
64 Magicka
0 Stamina
Skills and Passives
Front Bar:
Back Bar:
Passives:
All Class Passives
All Destruction staff Passives
All Sword and Shield Passives
All Light Armour
Passives
Heavy Armour:
- Resolve
- Constitution
- Juggernaut
Medium Armour:
- Wind Walker
- Athletics
All undaunted Passives
All Racial Passives
All Vampire Passives
Alchemy - Medicinal Passives
Crushing Shock
Destruction Staff
Base Skill: Force Pulse
Crystal Fragments
Base Skill: Force Pulse
Base Skill: Crystal Shard
Rune Cage
Dark Magic
Base Skill: Rune Prison
Endless Fury
Storm Calling
Base Skill: Mage's Fury
Dark Conversion
Dark Magic
Base Skill: Dark Exchange
Hardened Ward
Daedric Summoning
Base Skill: Conjured Ward
Haunting Curse
Daedric Summoning
Base Skill: Daedric Curse
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Boundless Storm
Storm Calling
Base Skill: Lightning Form
Streak
Storm Calling
Base Skill: Bolt Escape
Crit Surge
Storm Calling
Base Skill: Surge
Power Overload
Storm Calling
Base Skill: Overload
Temporal Guard
Psijic Order
Base Skill: Undo
Equipment
Bloodspawn
LEVEL 50 CHAMPION 160
(1 item) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(2 items) When you take damage, you have a 6% chance to generate 14 Ultimate and increase your Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance by 6450 for 6 seconds. This effect can occur once every 6 seconds.
Crafty Alfiq
LEVEL 50 CHAMPION 160
(2 items) Adds 1096 Max Magicka
(3 items) Adds 1096 Max Magicka
(4 items) Adds 1096 Max Magicka
(5 items) Adds 2560 Max Magicka
Shacklebreaker
LEVEL 50 CHAMPION 160
(2 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
(3 items) Adds 129 Spell Damage
(4 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery, Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
(5 items) Adds 2000 Maximum Stamina, Adds 2000 Maximum Magicka
Where to acquire it
Bloodspawn = Found in Veteran Spindleclutch II (Helm) and from Maj in the Undaunted shop (Shoulder)
Crafty Alfiq = Found in Elsweyr (Overland Set), tradable and can be bought from traders
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Shacklebreaker = Crafted set (6 traits), tradable and can be bought from traders
Consumables & Vampire/Werewolf
Tri-stat food:
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Withered Tree Inn Venison Pot Roast
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longfin pasty with melon sauce
Find recipes here
Potions/Poisons:
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Tri-stat
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Immovability
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Alliance War
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Trash Magicka
Find recipes here
Vampire Stage 3
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Undeath
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Supernatural
Recovery
Champion Points
Red CP:​
Ironclad 56
Resistant 44
Thick Skinned 48
Hardy 43
Elemental Defender 43
Expert Defender 13
Quick Recovery 23
Blue CP:
Elfborn 56
Elemental Expert 56
Erosion 46
Master at Arms 73
Staff Expert 23
Shattering Blows 16
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Green CP:
Warlord 56
Sprinter 19
Siphoner 1
Arcanist 56
Tenacity 37
Mooncalf 27
Shadow Ward 37
Tumbling 37
Rotation / Combos
Offensive
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Haunting Curse
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Light Attack
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Rune Cage
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Endless Fury
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Light Attack
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Crushing Shock
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Block
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NB: You can activate overload before the combo and get the extra damage in, usually 1 shotting people.
Watch the video for examples.
Defensive
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Hardened Ward
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Block
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Dampen Magic
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Bar Swap
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Go offensive
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NB: Remember to block cancel the first shield then bar swap cancel the 2nd shield before going offensive. Watch the video for examples.
Got questions?
Watch the video to get a deeper understanding of why we use this gear combination, the skills, and alternative skills you could run. There are many helpful tips and tricks included and ways for you to play with greater success.
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If you still have issues, then contact me on YouTube, Discord or Facebook and I will do my best to help.
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Enjoy the build!