TOP DPS SETS FOR UPDATE 42 (tIER LIST)
support sets
The Top Group Support Sets for a Damage Dealer
Roar of Alkosh - 6000 Enemy Armor Reduction
Z’en’s Redress - 5% Damage
Elemental Catalyst - 15% Critical Damage
Martial Knowledge - 8% Damage / 62.5% Max Uptime
War Machine / Master Architect - Major Slayer (10% Damage)
Morag Tong - 10% Poison/Disease Damage
S-TIER
The Best Sets for a Damage Dealer in End-Game Content
Coral Riptide - Top DPS when optimized and below 33% Stamina
Arms of Relequen - Great for Single Target DPS
Sul-Xan’s Torment - Great if Enemies are Dying Every 30s or Less
Azureblight Reaper - Top DPS on DoT Heavy Multi-Target Setups
Runecarver’s Blaze - Great DPS on DoT Heavy Setups
Ansuul’s Torment - Good DPS for ANY Scenario
Whorl of the Depths - Great if Low Boss Movement
Deadly Strike - Great w/ DoTs + Channeled Spammable (Arcanist/Templar)
Aegis Caller - Great Damage but Limitations with Triggering and Movement
Heartland Conqueror - Best for XP Grind or in the Infinite Archive
Mechanical Acuity - Amazing for Short Burst (Otherwise Bad)
Sergeant’s Mail - Top DPS Set for Heavy Attack Builds
A-TIER
Great Options but More Situational or SLIGHTY Lower Top-End Results
Berserking Warrior - Great DPS but Heavy Weight can be Restrictive
Mora Scribe’s Thesis - Great DPS when Maximized but Light Weight can be Restrictive
Pillar of Nirn - Good Flexible All-Around Option
Bahsei’s Mania - Good DPS but Light Weight and Hard to Manage
Mantle of Siroria - Great DPS if Low-Mobility Encounter
Highland Sentinel - Highest Crit Chance Available but No Movement
Order’s Wrath - Best Craftable All-Around DPS Set
Kvatch Gladiator - Great for Burning through Execute Phases
Burning Spellweave - Great for Short Burst / Okay Elsewhere
Briarheart - Great for Short Burst / Okay Elsewhere
Elf Bane - S-tier for Destro Ult Burst / Underwhelming Elsewhere
Torug’s Pact - Great in the Infinite Archive
Flame Blossom - Great for Enemies with Large Hitboxes (Can Hit More than Once)
Storm-Cursed's Revenge - Excellent on Lightning Heavy Sorcerer Setups
Yandir’s Might - Consistent Good Damage or Great in Short Bursts
Storm Master - Great for Medium Armor Heavy Atack Builds
Noble Duelist’s Silks - Great for Light Armor Heavy Attack Builds
Infallible Aether - Great for Solo or 2-Bar Heavy Attack Builds
B-TIER
Solid Options but VERY Situational or Easy to Get Early
Threads of War - Great Early Craftable Option (Especially on Warden w/ Ice Staff)
Tharriker’s Strike - Nice Early Craftable Option for Heavy Attack Builds
Dragonguard Elite - Good Stats but limited to Front or Sides of Enemies
Tzogvin’s Warband - Good Stats but Minor Force can be Redundant
Grave Inevitability - Good Stats but Major Force can be Redundant
Kinras’s Wrath - Good Stats but Major Berserk can be Redundant
Slivers of the Null Arca - Decent DPS but only Single Target and can fire at the wrong enemy
Macabre Vintage - Solid AoE DPS w/ Lower Health Enemies
Frostbite - Solid DPS for Frost Focused Wardens
Hexos Ward - Lower DPS but Good Defense
Dagon’s Dominion - Solid DPS on very AoE Heavy Setups
Leviathan - Solid DPS from an Early Dungeon
War Maiden - Easy to Get Early Set for Magicka Templars/Nightblades
Venomous Smite - Easy to Get Early Overland Set
Symmetry of the Weald - Easy to Get Early Overland Set
Mother’s Sorrow - Easy to Get Early Overland Set
Back-Alley Gourmand - Easy to Get Early Overland Set
Shattered Fate - Easy to Get Early Craftable Option (Especially for someone w/ No Gear)
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