Online:Sorcerer

This article is about the player class. For the NPC, see Sorcerer (NPC).

Sorcerer is a class in Elder Scrolls Online. Sorcerer is the class with the most magical abilities. It contains three skill lines, which each contain different types of spells for different roles. It is typically focused on lightning magic, similarly to the Dragonknight's emphasis on fire magic and Warden's use of ice magic.

In-Game Description: Sorcerers can use conjuration and destruction spells to hurl lightning bolts and create shock fields, wield dark magic to snare and stun, and summon Daedric combat followers from Oblivion to assist them.

Skills

Dark Magic

Dark Magic is one of three class skill lines available to Sorcerer characters. Skills in this line focus on stuns and utility spells and are good for a supporting role.

Daedric Summoning

Daedric Summoning is one of three class skill lines available to Sorcerer characters. This is very similar to Conjuration in that you summon Daedric creatures, such as atronachs and familiars.

Storm Calling

Storm Calling is one of three class skill lines available to Sorcerer characters. Skills in this line focus on magical DPS (damage per second) and burst damage, mostly themed towards lightning magic.

Builds

Build	Role	Description	Primary Stat
Sorcerer Initiate	New Players	Master ancient spells that control deadly force as a powerful Sorcerer.	Magicka
Elemental Arcanist	Damage	Channel the power of ice, fire, lightning and Oblivion to weave powerful, destructive spells.	Magicka
Arcane Warrior	Damage	Merge your martial and magical skill by empowering your weapon strikes with arcane energy.	Stamina
War Mage	Tank	Wade Confidently into battle, protected by heavy armor and potent sorcery.	Health
Eldritch Mender	Healer	Protect and bolster your allies with powerful wards and shields while draining your enemies of their vitality.	Magicka

Compatible Builds

It is possible to build a character which meets or mostly meets the recommendations of multiple builds simultaneously. The chart below shows skill morphs which conflict between different builds.

	Sorcerer Initiate	Elemental Arcanist	Arcane Warrior	War Mage	Eldritch Mender
Sorcerer Initiate		Crystal Shard	Arcane Warrior Bound Armor Lightning Flood	Negate Magic	Dark Exchange
Elemental Arcanist	Crystal Shard		Bound Armor Lightning Form	no conflicts	Conjured Ward
Arcane Warrior	Arcane Warrior Bound Armor Lightning Flood	Bound Armor Lightning Form		Dark Exchange Bound Armor Lightning Form Surge	Bound Armor
War Mage	Negate Magic	no conflicts	Dark Exchange Bound Armor Lightning Form Surge		Negate Magic Dark Exchange
Eldritch Mender	Dark Exchange	Conjured Ward	Bound Armor	Negate Magic Dark Exchange

The Sorcerer does not allow any triple-builds; the closest you can get is Sorcerer Initiate, Elemental Arcanist, and War Mage, which has only two conflicted morphs.

Gallery

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  A Sorcerer

See Also

Books

• Dark Magic: Three Pretexts by the Aureate Serpent — A rebuttal addressing the criticism against Dark Magic
• Mora'at's Theory of Lightning by Mora'at the Lesser, Wizard of Corinthe — A Mages Guild theory on the inner workings of shock spells
• Principles of Conjuration by Corvus Direnni — A brief introduction to the basics of Conjuration magic
• Sorcery is Not Necromancy! by Divayth Fyr — A famed wizard's objections to being labeled a necromancer
• On the Utility of Shock Magic by Vanus Galerion — Archmage Galerion's notes on the flexibility of shock magic