THUNDER LORD
Stamina Sorcerer PVE DPS ONE BAR Build
The THUNDER LORD Build is an EASY One Bar set up for the Stamina Sorcerer class in The Elder Scrolls Online that only needs 3 skills and an Ultimate for Insane Damage! Most gear sets for this build can be easily obtained and no Trials gear is required! Plus, you can add a second skill bar for even more damage!
Primary Sets
New Moon Acolyte is our main damage set on this build, providing tons of Weapon Damage, Weapon Critical and Physical Penetration. Stamina Sorcerers also have enough cost reduction built into their class passives to easily offset the increased 5% cost of abilities while using this set.
Aegis Caller is another great all around damage set that has a very strong proc bonus, on par even with some Trial sets. This set summons an Air Atronach to fight for you also, making it fit in nicely with the Stamina Sorcerer theme.
Finally, Selene is another great damage set that provides a big proc of damage every 4 seconds and also buffs our stamina.
The Thunderous Volley set can be added to the back up skill bar on this build for even more passive DPS increase, though it is not required to be successful.
New Moon Acolyte
Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(4 items) Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration
(5 items) Adds 401 Weapon and Spell Damage. Increases the cost of your active abilities by 5%.
Aegis Caller
Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(3 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(5 items) When you deal critical melee damage, summon a Lesser Aegis for 11 seconds. After 2.5 seconds, the Lesser Aegis spins its blades, dealing 3730 Bleed Damage every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 12 seconds.
Selene
Set bonus
(1 item) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(2 items) When you deal melee damage, you have a 15% chance to call on a primal spirit that mauls the closest enemy in front of you after 1.3 seconds for 13364 Physical Damage. This effect can occur once every 4 seconds.
Thunderous Volley
Set bonus
(2 items) Increases the damage Volley deals by 430 each tick. This bonus increases by 143 every time Volley ticks, up to a maximum of 8 times.
Alternative Sets
Other damage focused sets can be used for this build such as Briarheart or Hunding’s Rage. You can also upgrade the damage potential by using a Trial set such as Arms Of Relequen. Other solid options for Monster Sets include the Velidreth and Stormfist sets.
Briarheart
Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(4 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(5 items) When you deal Critical Damage, you increase your Weapon Damage by 450 for 10 seconds. While this effect is active your Critical Strikes heal you for 349 Health. This effect can occur once every 15 seconds.
Hunding’s Rage
Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(4 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(5 items) Adds 300 Weapon and Spell Damage
Arms Of Relequen
Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(3 items) Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
(4 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(5 items) Your Light and Heavy attacks apply a stack of harmful winds to your target for 5 seconds. Harmful winds deal 355 Physical Damage per stack every 1 second. This effect can stack once every half second, up to 10 times.
Velidreth
Set bonus
(1 item) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(2 items) When you deal damage, you have a 20% chance to spawn 3 disease spores in front of you after 1 second that deal 10752 Disease Damage to the first enemy they hit. This effect can occur once every 8 seconds.
Gear Set Up
| Weapon/Armor | Set | Trait | Weight | Glyph |
| Main Hand | New Moon Acolyte Greatsword | Precise | NA | Disease Enchant |
| Backup | The Maelstrom Bow | Infused | NA | Weapon Damage |
| Head | Selene | Divines | Medium | Stamina |
| Shoulder | Selene | Divines | Medium | Stamina |
| Chest | Aegis Caller | Divines | Medium | Stamina |
| Waist | Aegis Caller | Divines | Medium | Stamina |
| Gloves | Aegis Caller | Divines | Medium | Stamina |
| Legs | Aegis Caller | Divines | Medium | Stamina |
| Feet | Aegis Caller | Divines | Medium | Stamina |
| Necklace | New Moon Acolyte | Infused | NA | Weapon Damage |
| Ring 1 | New Moon Acolyte | Infused | NA | Weapon Damage |
| Ring 2 | New Moon Acolyte | Infused | NA | Weapon Damage |
Consumables, Race, Mundus
Race
For the most damage possible on this build, go with Orc, Dark Elf or Khajiit. For an easier time sustaining your abilities, Redguard and Wood Elf will be the best option. For more details on all ESO Races and passive bonuses be sure to check out our Full ESO Race Guide.
Mundus
The Shadow
Food/Drink Buff
Braised Rabbit With Spring Vegetables
Potions
Weapon Power Potions
Skills - One Bar Setup
Main Weapon: TWO-HANDED - Click on a Skill Name to learn more
Skills - Two Bar Setup
Main Weapon: TWO-HANDED - Click on a Skill Name to learn more
Backup Weapon: BOW - Click on a Skill Name to learn more
ULT: Flawless Dawnbreaker
Skills Discussion & Rotation
One Bar Rotation
Buff with your Potion, Then:
Hurricane -> Barbed Trap -> Crystal Weapon
Note: Light Attack Between each skill. Recast Hurricane when it expires. Recast Barbed Trap with 4-5 seconds left.
Two Bar Rotation
Buff with your Potion and Hurricane, Then:
Barbed Trap -> Poison Injection -> Endless Hail -> Bar Swap
Hurricane -> Crystal Weapon
Note: Light Attack Between each skill!!
Passive Skills
Class Passives
Weapon Passives
Armor Passives
Guild Passives
Racial
Other
Champion Points 2.0
Below you will find the recommended Active and Passive Champion Point Stars for this build, broken down into 300, 600, 900, and 1200 CP ranges.
For more information on Champion Points click on a Star name below or browse our detailed Champion Points Guides.
Constellation Descriptions:
GREEN: The Green Craft Constellation is focused on crafting and utility-centered upgrades.
BLUE: The Blue Warfare Constellation focuses primarily on increasing player damage, healing and defenses.
RED: The Red Fitness Constellation is focused on character survival and sustain.
- 300 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
RED
- 600 Champion Points -
GREEN
15 Wanderer
BLUE
RED
20 Sprinter
8 Hasty
20 Hero’s Vigor
- 900 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
RED
20 Sprinter
16 Hasty
20 Hero’s Vigor
30 Tumbling
- 1200 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
20 Precision
20 Piercing
30 Mighty
20 Hardy
40 Preparation
RED
Similar Builds For ESO
How To Create Powerful ESO Builds
Crafting the Perfect Build for you in The Elder Scrolls Online can be frustrating. Which skills are best for each class? What about passives? The best race? The best armor type and weapons? The best trait and glyphs? There are literally THOUSANDS of different options!
This is why we created the ESO Zero To Hero Build Academy - A Simple, yet Powerful build system that teaches the fundamentals of ESO Theorycrafting, step-by-step.
Build your character exactly how YOU want by following this simple process from start to finish and FINALLY start enjoying ESO the way you want to play it!
Our Guides are designed with New and Intermediate players in mind! Stop wasting hours searching the internet for the best ESO build information - get what you need NOW to succeed!
Hack The Minotaur (HTM) is a professional Gaming Blogger and Youtube Creator with decades of experience in Gaming. Hack is the owner of HackTheMinotaur.com - an Elder Scrolls focused site for character builds and guides, and now RPGDOJO.com - your source for News, Builds And Guides for the latest and greatest Role Playing Games in the Universe.
Hack loves gaming content, particularly Traditional RPG's, Action RPG's and MMO's. Go check out his YouTube Channel for even more builds and guides on popular series like the Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Cyberpunk and make sure to check out his Twitter for updates on what content is coming next!
