⚡NEW Sorcerer Class Set: Monolith of Storms⚡Review and Feedback | Update 40: Endless Archive | ESO

[@skinnycheeks]

Thanks for watching! Let me know what you think about the new Class Sets! EDIT: Btw, I completely agree with some of the suggestions to add in non-pet incentives to this set as well. Would be a nice touch since this one focuses on the storm skills. Would solve that barspace problem with utilizing it as well.

[@supertrexandroidx]

Yay, another set that almost no one will use, which can be added to the giant pile of other sets that almost no one uses ;)

[@VoidCommander808]

Honestly if ZoS finally took this set as the golden opportunity to specifically incentivize non-pet sorcs, it would do major wonders for the class. There are so many players in ESO who hate playing sorcerer because their lightning fantasy is ruined by the fact that they feel obligated to run two (frankly dumb looking) pets just to keep up with decent damage. Keep up without having to sweat out of every orifice in their body mind you. While the last edit you recommend Skinny would indeed be a bit over tuned, it would be nice to have it implement that lightning fantasy theme.

[@skinnycheeks]

yeah some bonuses when no pets are active would be really cool to bring that playstyle to life more.

[@VoidCommander808]

Not a terrible idea if there is ever a second round of class specific item sets. I do think straight up requiring no pets might be a little too "on the nose" in terms of fulfilling the true lightning fantasy. Perhaps a way to strongly incentivize ability variety by having the set bring in lightning strikes with a frequency dependent on the number of unique damage sources inflicted in x amount of time. At least that way you could still use pets with the set if you want, just perhaps to less effect as an ability that ticks more frequently. @@skinnycheeks

[@Felana1988]

I couldn't agree more with this comment @josephwolfley4930. I really wanna see more opportunities (like with this set being a legitimate option) to push another playstyle not involving those enormously stupid Sorc pets. The lightning fantasy theme is what I would play sorc for, not Daedric Daycare.

[@VoidCommander808]

"Daedric Daycare" takes the cake for best summation of this problem. 10/10 @@Felana1988

[@whoknowswho832]

something like bonus damage % for every "non-deadric summoning" ability sloted could be fun , although I like pets they not dumb :)

[@georgejennings8743]

A lighting class spamable would be so cool

[@CreativeExcusesGaming]

That overload effect idea is insanely unhinged and I love it. It could even be something like “When critically striking or healing with a Storm Calling ability, restore 15% of the resources or 25% of the ultimate spent” so it becomes an insane sustain set that adds damage by allowing you to run overload for much much longer than normal.

[@VoidCommander808]

I like this idea. Something to help maintain a lightning fantasy even if not for a 100% uptime.

[@devinemurray]

Great summary, perfectly aligns with my testing. Literally the only reason to run the set as it is the purple glow. Personally the mages fury change is my preferred option, though i'd rather see the endless fury morph changed to that permanately. adding the crit buffs to surge would also be amazing and allow some niche usage.

[@robertjackson2700]

When you said "... but at the end of the day, I wish they would just finish hybridization." I literally said, Amen! out loud 😆

[@merpins]

Having the ultimate one, and having the monoliths tied to the ultimate would be a cool way to do it. LA weaving and heavy attacks creating the monoliths would be cool.

[@fireydog]

Linking the creation of monoliths to a LA or HA while under the effects of Overload would give the player control on where they place them and become a fairly straight forwards mechanic. You could go one step further and say the monotlith linking damage is triggered/caused by the player hitting one of the pillars or an enmy next to a pillar with a Storm Calling ability which causes the shock pulse to visually travel from that pillar to the others dealing damage in an straight line to all nearby enemies between the pillars.

[@Von_Craven]

instead of monoliths, just have it place a debuff on an enemy that lasts 10s. While within a certain radius of others with the same debuff, every 2 seconds lighting arcs between them that does damage. Add some buffs to its damage and make it tweak some skills and then have a passive debuff to trade off for the more damage. This way you can throw down a lightning splash or streak through a group and they all start taking some damage unless they space out, would be good for PvP for that reason too. they could buff surge with your suggestion and even modify the ult like you said, but id love it if they modified streak to be an omni directional use tp, so if I'm walking backwards or right/left it will streak in that direction. I'd also agree that having the spammable and execute in one ability would be beneficial for bar space.

[@turtle-bot3049]

Thanks Skinny for adding your voice to how bad this class set is and adding your ideas to fix the set (which aligned with so much of what sorc players were saying on the forums). Hopefully they'll actually listen to you, even though it is too late to actually change anything on this set now... ZOS has really screwed up with this set (and with the majority of their sorc buffs in general over the past 18 months). It could have done so much for the class (especially no-pet sorcs), but it got left as a generic proc set with a horrendous trigger condition that forced you to actively nerf your own build to run it on top of low damage that then got nerfed as well thanks to them changing its damage type. Also, fun fact, it was the only class set to not get either, a huge redesign, or a change that followed the feedback given for it despite it getting the most in-depth feedback out of any of the class sets. I've never actually seen a set designed this badly before. The only way it would make sense to have everything on this set as it currently is, would be if: 1. The monoliths also dealt damage around them 2. The beams and monoliths stacked their damage with itself and multiple set wearers 3. The damage ticked every second (same as every ground based AoE DoT) instead of every 2 seconds (which is supposed to be for a sticky DoTs) But it has none of these things and still has all of its horrible conditions and low damage that actively make your build and rotation worse to run it... I shouldn't be surprised by this set (tbh I'm not really surprised, more disappointed) it is ZOS "designing something" for no-pet sorc (considering their attitude to the class) but this is beyond ridiculous with how much of a blatantly obvious F#@( you to sorcerers that this set is.

[@MashMalloman]

To fix it with as close to their current design: 1. Should tick every 1s, not every 2s. 2. Remove the links, make monoliths deal damage in a radius around them instead. 3. Remove the 2s hit limit and allow all monoliths to deal independent damage stacking up to 3x, but nerf the damage to 40% of the original value. 4. Change proc condition from 1st/5th tick to any tick, but has a 2s spawn cooldown with duration reduced to 8s. These fixes would make it usable. Since you can stack it 3x at 40% each, its an overall 20% dps buff that you can spawn relatively easily. The set would become a fun minigame where you spread your monoliths out for better coverage or stack them on 1 target for better dps. At 1s ticks, it becomes harder to avoid as a ground dot and helps proc Crit Surge more frequently. All this said, I would happily delete this generic proc set nonsense in favour of something that just buffs the skills in the skill line.

[@Plamen-tk6py]

It's been my dream to have Mage's Fury turned into a proper spammable ability for as long as I have played this game. Frankly, it's mind boggling to me why that hasn't happened yet, or better still, why it wasn't always like that from the beginning.

[@burnswhenipvp1337]

Mages fury sounds like a good skill for it, instant cast so easy to pic your 3 targets to place them where you want them.

[@skinnycheeks]

Yeah let me just tank my dps to properly place a mediocre amount of dmg on the ground lol

[@shaike82]

Thank you. Waiting on reviews for the other sets...

[@grzes848909]

The reason why it's so underwhelming is because it's most complex out of all class sets programming wise. Its a lot easier to adjust some numbers on NB/DK sets than fix so many technical issues like line of sight. I'm quite certain the reason why nothing has been done anything about it is because ZOS is bleeding staff and there is literally nobody currently working who can actually sufficiently program and fix any issues with this set

[@turtle-bot3049]

If that was the case (bleeding staff) they should have just dropped the set entirely and done something different. They did complete redesigns of multiple other class sets but didn't do squat for this set outside of nerf its damage by 24% when they changed its damage type...

[@acastanza]

I'm just so baffled by ZOS's behavior towards this set over the PTS cycle, every other set was at least looked at for adjustments. It really feels like someone there was personally wronged by a Sorcerer main at some point in the past and just won't let it go.

[@skinnycheeks]

yeah it was kind of weird. they just kept deferring the changes to it then never even mentioned that they fixed it being able to crit

[@GlueSmellsBad]

Honestly I feel like if the monolith dealt damage on drop it’d be great. And change the weird proc condition to just being a 2 second cooldown on shock damage. Do that and it’d be a standard good set

[@clash505]

Good observations

[@Naoryn]

I like the idea of boosting mage's fury to use it as a spammable with the set !

[@MudgeMiester]

honestly whilst the revisions were also super cool, would still at the very least be a viable build (at max semi-broken) if they just took the 2second damage limit on targets. doesnt make any sense from a thematic point of view to say u have these connecting monoliths but they actually only effect anything in the exact same way whether you have 1, 2 or 3 of them. add to that an easier proc condition and suddenly viable set is born imo

[@skinnycheeks]

Yeah agreed. Lots of ways it could be improved there

[@ztyhurst]

It should do AOE from the monoliths. That would make it worth while.

[@vossboss220]

Monolith of storm seems more like a role play set if anything, yeah it's not the most effective and it's very clunky but I guess if you're doing solo play and you want to role play as some all powerful God of lightning it'd be a pretty cool set. I think what's hurting it the most is just the structuring of the sorcerer class in general. It's not like the newer classes like Warden or Necromancer who have specific still lines dedicated to DPS tanking and healing, storm calling is just themed around lightning magic but there are DPS tank and healing skills in all of the sorcerers skill trees. I guess they went in this direction because storm calling had the most DPS skills?

[@cookingkoalas1380]

I like skinnys revision alot more. Thanks for testing it. Sorry to hear it's not as good.

[@spirosdelistavros2970]

Helllo Skinny do you have an updated guide or video for a stamina templar dps ?

[@titaniumdust9999]

Question: Do the Monoliths stack with other sorcerers? That is, if 4 sorcerers drop Monoliths, all the Monoliths should have a giant mesh of electrical storm and wouldn't that AoE be crazy?

[@skinnycheeks]

It would be if it weren’t for the stipulation that enemies can only take dmg from the monoliths once every 2s. So no it doesn’t work

[@jakelemming491]

Could you go over the night blade armor set? I don't understand it.

[@uraz88]

Hi skinny thanks for this video,im following you from a while and i like your builds, wanted tell you do you have a video last of best set pve for magicka sorcerer high elf?

[@joeyanunti]

Hey I noticed your aegis caller stats at 1:14 may be wrong. It procs every 12 seconds, but the air attro is actually only up for 11 seconds of that 12. AND it only starts spinning it's blades after 2.5 seconds of being up. Leading to 8.5 seconds of damage every 12 seconds. And considering it says it ticks once per second, I'm not sure if you get 8 or 9 ticks of damage before it expires. Or maybe you accounted for this and just averaged it's damage over the 12 seconds reproc time. Just was a tad unclear

[@skinnycheeks]

I took the number of ticks and averaged over 12s

[@joeyanunti]

@@skinnycheeks oh also, is that accounting for the bonus deadric prey dmg or just base? Might be worth mentioning the deadric prey dps too

[@skinnycheeks]

@@joeyanunti daedric prey doesn’t boost aegis caller

[@everettramirez8256]

very good

[@Moon-Reacher]

Bummer. I'd been running Sergeant + Oaken + OW in IA. Decided to try Monolith per someone's suggestion and I actually liked it; appeared to be a dmg boost over Serg. I don't like farming dungeon sets and don't want to farm entire new (to me) sets like pillar or storm-cursed and can't do that solo, so Monolith is most accessible. Shame it isn't better. Even with U41 changes?

[@d0vahwub80]

So monolith must have been insanely buffed. My links are dealing just under 3k with a purple set and it's a fun time

[@val_hallen]

How about, when you use Mage's Fury with 3 monoliths active, all 4 foci blow up with full dmg aoe?

[@val_hallen]

Maybe add a 4 sec cooldown on next monolith spawn to balance it up.

[@raulgallegos564]

I have a six pet sorc but can't get passed 65k

[@UncleDaniel]

I'll use it just because of the visual effects lol

[@lucrativestamplar334]

Is aegis and deadly with zaan good for stam arc?

[@skinnycheeks]

You’d be better off with a trial set instead of aegis so you get your 5% minor slayer bonus. Aegis is kinda weird cause it needs a martial melee crit so if you don’t proc it right before your beam you can get stuck with extra downtime

[@lucrativestamplar334]

@@skinnycheeks alright thanks I’ve been able to parse 105 and 138 in content I just felt like it was lacking something

[@hannahloumen2241]

What I dislike about the class-sets is that every Class-spec is getting the same effect out of it. As a sorc healer or tank you maybe want or need another effect for your playstyle. Like the Tier-Sets in Wow.

[@usualsurrender5298]

That's why they will release several of them, at least 2 more per class

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

Id rather use storm cursed,tarnished,and storm fist sets on my stam sorc its consistent lighing/physical and can all proc at once its stupid good.

[@murderycatdoll1380]

It looks absolutely cool i have to say, a shame that it's strange to use in the end.

[@vossboss220]

Does overload also trigger monoliths?

[@skinnycheeks]

yes

[@alexandrevikol1810]

@@skinnycheeks i wonder can you activate overload, hit, deactivate, activate again hit to trigger 3 monoliths rapidly ?

[@vossboss220]

@@skinnycheeks ty 🙏

[@turtle-bot3049]

​​@@alexandrevikol1810 if you're referring to overload heavy attacks, yes theoretically you could, but that would be very clunky. Better off just weaving overload light attacks for a few seconds when you need to proc the set again. E.g. toggle overload on, light attack, cast hurricane, light attack (3 monoliths there), then either toggle off overload to build up ultimate with regular heavy attacks or leave overload on and just hold heavy attack for a few seconds until the monoliths run out.

[@txchainsaw8907]

Dear ZOS... Update the look of the Sorc pets. Shrink the bird's wings. Let tanks be able to pull in CCd adds so Scamps are welcomed in content. Give Sorcs a better way to get Minor Force. Make pets invincible in all content or cut out the annoying channel to respawn them. It'd be nice for a pet to take up 1 slot instead of 2...but that's a dream.

[@billgrod764]

Ty skinny for the post. I was eyeing this set and was hoping it would be better than the standard sets we all commonly use. I know for a while Zos been trying to get people to use abilities that are not popular these days and this set would have been a breakthrough. Something like more abilities on the bar, longer and more damage. That would have been interesting. I've been running the pet sorc for years and was hoping for something different. Sorc and pets go hand and hand, to much easy dps not to use them. Ty for the post. If anything about these sets I wish they upped all of them and made them specifically for the Endless dungeon than to have sets you can use anywhere but no one will use them at all

[@burnswhenipvp1337]

I'mma mix it with nirn n see what happens 😂

[@MashMalloman]

Terrible set, its really unfortunate it got 0 attention throughout the pts from zos. Im astonished that it made it to live. So much overwhelming feedback given with all sorcs on the same page that it's not even usable at minimum, nevermind the dps being less than less complex universal sets. The fact that its dead on arrival is why I'm not coming back from my ESO break.. among other things. They really nees to finish hybridization. Its really annoying being the only clads running off pots to use our class buff.

[@aldenencluna6409]

Nice.

[@skinnycheeks]

Nice.

[@MetalDragon5745]

I saw the title new set for sorcs based on lightning i thought ok maybe this will give me a reason to reinstall. Sadly no just another trash set for Sorc i'll come back when they give me a reason to so far tjey haven't and at this point i'm not sure they could they have failed to many patches now.

[@xHawgRyderx]

There are 900 sets but they keep making more. My question is why? I don’t hybridize. My DD doesn’t use defense sets. My healer warden wears sustain sets. My necro and sorc use 2x DD sets. I want class only sets. Zos needs to leave it alone. The game does not need any more sets. There is nothing you can’t accomplish with ease in PVE with the current sets crafted or overland. Necros are the only class that needs a boost right now.

[@ZDavidH]

This set and the templar one are the worst designed tbh. Templars stacks are too high and it has a bad inconvenience due to loss half mag and also you can't control where it lands, it can land in the boss or an alone archer you hit 10 sec ago in the other side of the map lol.

[@acido7572]

I simply hated this set, as you said, there are much better sets to use in sorc.

[@georgejennings8743]

I wish zos thought this set through a bit more, it’s simply not fun

[@opan0maly981]

I bet everyone can't wait to grind the new DLC for trash gear... yay! Lol again glad I quit

[@newnamesameperson397]

Welp...looks like my sorc ain't running this garbage. I hate how zos is hybridization everything to be homogenous trash. It really kills my motivation to play any other class except my necro (because i like my ine bar set up, really necro feels the same as warden) They should just make sorcs lighting AoE class Nightblades single target and single target dot class Dragon knight can be the fiery tanky Aoe class And so on with the others. Give them something that the others can't do be that a buff or debuff they can give. I really hate hiw they made it so you have access to everything. It ruins the appeal of classes if i can use ehat is essential reskin skills to do the same thing other classes can do. Might as well just get rid of classes and just let people have access to everything but that stupid since all classes have such similar skills that putting them all together renders a majority redundant. New classes suffer bad from the homogenization. They are literally all the same, warden necro and even the archanist. A skill bar for dps, tanking, and healing. They do nothing to really warrant being a new class besides doing the same thing with a different animation

[@shanemacdonald1786]

Yes please no more proc sets just add to class abilities

[@Yosi_M]

On paper its sounds good, i reality its kinnda crap

[@Siberiasun2]

it's a shame this set is such a let down.

[@grizzlymint6792]

If you kill and enemy with fury, the explosion is Increase by x% and the monoalith also explodes.

[@MASTER-my5yp]

FIRST

[@iPhone-eb9cz]

Useless comment

[@iPhone-eb9cz]

Also not even accurate as Skinny’s own comment was posted a good 6 minutes before yours. So… nice try but…FAIL.

[@NAWWMANNN]

Cool armor. Too bad eso is shit lol