Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This video showcases a possible Two-Hander / Dual Wield PVE Build for the Stamina Sorcerer (Markarth Patch).

This build is a baseline, so can and should be adjusted for use in different situations.

Other weapon combinations below are viable too:
- Dual Wield / Bow
- Two-Hander / Bow
- Dual Wield / Dual Wield

Thanks to Rosskag for providing the footage.
His channel: youtube.com/channel/UCn0ebl6PdpmH4JVUn8Metsg

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Gear
Shown here:
Monster Helm - Maarselok
- Relequen (Body)
- Advancing Yokeda (Frontbar 2H Axe and jewellery)
- Blackrose Prison Dual Wield Axes (Backbar)
- 3 Bloodthirsty Jewelry

Other gear that is perfectly suitable for different situations/builds include
Monster Helm - Selene, Velidreth, Domihaus
- Lokkestiiz, New Moon Acolyte, Tzogvin, Leviathan (Body), Briarheart, Deadwater Guile
Back Bar - MA Bow, Master Bow

Race used: Orc
Alternatives (none quite as good): Dunmer, Redguard, Khajiit

Mundus
- Shadow

Example Blue CPs for Practicing on the Dummy
- Master-at-Arms 81
- Thaumaturge 40, Piercing 29, Precise Strikes 56, Mighty 64

Blue CPs in Raid:
The number of points into piercing depends on several factors that may or may not be present in your group, therefore you could try and calculate this yourself since it's hard to give a universal recommendation. Any Blue CP left over as a result of taking out from Piercing, can feasibly go anywhere - just try to hit those breakpoints.

Check out possible Blue CP allocations over at eso-u.com/champion-points

Food
For Practice on Dummy: Lava Foot + 0 points into HP (64 into Stamina)
In Raid: Lava Foot + ~20 points into HP + 6 Medium / 1 Heavy
OR Artaeum Takeaway Broth with 0 points into HP
OR Max HP Max Stam Food if you can sustain it!

Skill Bars (as shown)
2H - Soul Trap - Bound Armaments - Crystal Weapon - Executioner - Clannfear - Flawless Dawnbreaker
DW - Barbed Trap - Deadly Cloak - Hurricane - Rending Slashes - Clannfear - Greater Storm Atronach

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Screenshots!

CMX Parse - https://i.imgur.com/D4tf0mw.png
CMX Build - https://i.imgur.com/Sm4KSeT.png

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Rotation

This rotation makes use of the Blackrose Prison Dual Wield Axes on the backbar, and a 2H weapon on the frontbar.
The Blackrose Prison Axes on the backbar to increase the twin blunt and blade bleeding effect. The main priority skills are Deadly Cloak and if slotted, Сrystal Weapon. Deadly Cloak grants the Spectral Cloak buff for up-to 12 seconds providing the ticks are doing damage.
Сrystal Weapon reduces the enemy's armor and gives you and your allies 1000 penetration, so it is beneficial to use this skill at least every 5 seconds.

Note: Crystal Weapon isn't as strong as Wrecking Blow for pure DPS in perfect situations. Wrecking Blow can provide more DPS in situations where frequent blocking isn't required. Barswapping away from Wrecking Blow can be slightly awkward too.

This rotation lasts 10 seconds, since Deadly Cloak, Rending Slashes and Consuming Trap each last 10 seconds. These skills, therefore, form the backbone of the rotation.

If you need to reapply Barbed Trap or Hurricane, you can do so dynamically after they expire, or after every second rotation. The rest of the time you can use spam ability and cast Bound Armaments when you have 4 stacks active.

Use Executioner as an execute, as early as 30% but definitely after 25% and reapply all DOTs, after that only keep your main skills active: Deadly Cloak, Barbed Trap, Hurricane and Сrystal Weapon (if the buff is required). In short fights where you won't get a full duration of DOT recasts, ensure DOTs are running one last time before 25%, then use Executioner the rest of the way.

Proposed Static Rotation
This simplifies the use of Bound Armaments and ensures close to max uptime of Crystal Weapon.

To start - Bound Armaments - Crystal Weapon - Hurricane - Barbed Trap

Then repeat:
Cloak - Rending
Soul Trap - Spam - Bound Armaments - Spam x4 - Bound Armaments

Cloak - Rending - Hurricane
Spam - Bound Armaments - Soul Trap - Spam x2 - Barbed Trap - Bound Armaments

Spam = Crystal Weapon (or Wrecking Blow) then Executioner below 30%.

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