Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This is a MELEE Magicka Templar Build and Iron Atronach Parse for the Greymoor Chapter (originally recorded for Harrowstorm Patch). This type of setup is mainly optimised for 12-man trial content but can be adjusted for other types of PVE content too.

The parse and much of the information is provided by Nymzy, who is has been a Magicka Templar main since the start of the game. If you've already seen his Magplar stuff from Harrowstorm, then here is another new POV.

Alternative Vampire Spammable setup: youtu.be/AfeY2Wot_xQ

Why Sweeps? It's been good ever since the animation change (same as Stamplar). Great for self-heals, activating the tanky spear wall passive, a bit of cleave DPS, burning light procs and lower magicka drain vs Elemental Weapon or Force Pulse etc.

Here is a link to Nymzy's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCJ3kDn55TCgvfVNyOuT39gg
Here's a link to Nymzy's Magplar video (extra info in his description there): youtube.com/watch?v=tWdInl9Rl_s

Gear:
The highest DPS gear setup in trials would be Siroria + Mother's Sorrow. False God + Mother's Sorrow is a good alternative and Master Architect + Mother's Sorrow can work if you need to provide Major Slayer.
Zaan is the preferred monster set to use. In content where it's not suitable, consider 2x Spell Crit or Grundwulf for extra sustain

Race:
Altmer/Dunmer (for max damage potential) or Breton (for better sustain and survivability).

Mundus:
Shadow

Food:
In raid, use:
- Max Magicka, Max HP - Artaeum Pickled Fish Bowl
- Max Magicka, Max HP, Magicka Recovery - Clockwork Citrus Fillet, if sustain isn't good
For practice on Dummy, use:
- Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery - Ghastly Eye Bowl

Blue CP - do adjust based on your group's Spell Penetration, but something along the lines of:
56 Elemental Expert, 61 Elfbon, 11 Spell Erosion
56 Master-at-Arms, 11 Staff Expert
72 Thaumaturge, 3 Piercing

CMX Parse Screenshot (93.8k) - https://i.imgur.com/ld9qSsd.png
CMX Parse Screenshot from Video -- https://i.imgur.com/9dA7fkl.png
CMX Build (CPs Skills Gear) Screenshot - https://i.imgur.com/e2pgJPq.png
Static Rotation Visuals - imgur.com/a/G39nU6N

From Nymzy:

The changes to the duration of sweeps and jabs motivated me to make a rotation with them and it feels just like the good old days. People who have played Stamplar in the last 2 patches will easily get the hang of the weaving but for others, it's quite an adjustment compared to Force Pulse or Elemental Weapon spam.

Since the actual duration of sweeps is 0.92 seconds, you have a 0.08-second window of doing your light attack which is hard but possible to do with an addon like GlobalCooldownBar (SPELLING)

I chose to make it a static rotation because after learning them it requires no brainpower - allowing for more focus on whatever content and mechanics you are doing.

Going all-dynamic is going to result in only a very small DPS gain since the only pinpoints are 2 seconds downtime on Barbed Trap and Degeneration being overcast by 3 seconds every other rotation.

In a trial, Degeneration should be replaced by Mystic Orb, which is a stronger and shorter DOT (both for Single Target and AOE) and it lines up better with the rotation.

Execute (which we start at 30% HP) however is dynamic because it matters the most there. There is are vert few DOTs to keep up during execute so it should be easy to learn if you have any skill timer addons installed.

Static Rotation - imgur.com/a/G39nU6N :
Start:
- Channelled Focus - Trap - Meteor - Purifying Light
- Shard - Wall - Degen
- Solar Barrage - Sweeps - Purifying Light - 4x Sweeps

Repeat:
- Shard - Wall - Degen - Purifying Light - Trap - Solar Barrage - Channelled Focus - 2x Sweeps - Purifying Light
- Shard - Wall - Degen - Crescent Sweep (Ulti) - Solar Barrage - Purifying Light - 4x Sweeps

Proposed Static Execute would start at 25%, and should be:
Shards - Wall - Trap/Crescent Sweep
Purifying Light - 3x Beam

Orbs instead of Degeneration in a raid

Alternative skills:
Destro Ultimate instead of Crescent Sweep if you desire more burst.
Channelled Acceleration instead of Barbed Trap (even though you will be melee, having a longer minor force buff can allow for more damage because it doesn't have to be recast during DPS phases (vCR, vAS))
Ritual of Retribution - common substitute skill for Solar Barrage when more AOE DPS is desired or the group needs another heal, cleanse or synergy.
Self Heal / Shield - playing with Sweeps should give you semi-god-mode, but if you do need either of these, then replace Inner Light on the front bar, or sacrifice Channelled Focus on backbar but wear Grundwulf to make up for the loss in sustain.

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