• Elemental Susceptibility – Your primary single-target source of Major Breach. While active, it repeatedly applies Burning, Chilled, and Concussed, helping maintain Minor Maim and Minor Vulnerability. Chilled can also provide Minor Brittle when applied under the right Frost Staff conditions, while Frost Blockade applies Minor Breach to Chilled enemies. It now has a Magicka cost, so let its duration run before refreshing it.
• Elemental Blockade – Place this under the boss or your add stack to keep your back-bar Infused Crusher enchant working. With a Frost Staff, it snares enemies, applies Minor Breach to Chilled targets, and provides damage shields against projectiles. Refresh it as the wall expires; casting it repeatedly adds unnecessary Magicka pressure.
• Power Slam – Used during add pulls to activate the Void Bash weapon set. Damage a central enemy with Power Slam and Void Bash pulls nearby enemies towards you, making it easier to immobilise and debuff the pack. The pull does not replace taunting dangerous enemies individually.
• Inner Rage – A Magicka-based ranged taunt for picking up priority enemies before they reach the group. It also gives up to three allies a Radiate synergy that deals Flame damage to the target and nearby enemies, adding damage during large pulls.
• Razor Caltrops – Covers a large ground area and applies Major Breach to enemies damaged by it. Place it where you intend to stack the pull so enemies arrive already debuffed and slowed. It is most valuable against packs; Elemental Susceptibility provides the longer-lasting single-target application for bosses.
• Pulsar – An add-pull skill that applies Minor Mangle to non-boss enemies, reducing their Max Health. Frost Pulsar also grants Minor Protection and, especially with a Charged Frost Staff, is a strong way to apply Chilled across a pack. Those Chilled targets can then receive Minor Breach from Frost Blockade. Pulsar increases the chance of applying a status effect; it does not guarantee Chilled on every enemy.
• Revealing Flare – Slotted mainly for Major Protection, reducing the damage you take without requiring another skill cast. As a Support ability, it also increases your Magicka Recovery on that bar through Magicka Aid. You do not cast it in dungeon fights. This is a personal defensive choice, so it can be replaced when an encounter needs a different skill.
• Defensive Stance – While slotted on your one hand and shield bar, increases block mitigation and reduces Block Cost. Useful when your role involves sustained blocking or several hard-hitting enemies. Casting it also provides a Max Health-scaling shield and reflects an eligible direct-damage projectile, but the passive bonuses are the main reason to slot it.
• Crushing Shock – Interrupts enemy casts from range, letting you handle an assigned interrupt without leaving your position to Bash. Slot it when a trial mechanic requires reliable ranged interrupts. Its damage and potential status effects are secondary benefits.
• Resolving Vigor – Provides a self-heal over time and grants Minor Resolve, increasing your resistances. Useful when you lack Minor Resolve.
• Race Against Time – Provides a short Major Expedition speed boost, removes snares and immobilisations, and briefly grants immunity to them. Useful for reaching add spawns, moving between positions or handling movement mechanics when your class lacks a suitable speed skill. Its Minor Force is a secondary benefit for a tank.

Ultimates

• Aggressive Horn – Increases the group’s Max Magicka and Stamina and grants Major Force for a short damage window. It remains useful when the group has no reliable Major Force source. An Arcanist using Ink-Scribe’s Verve can cover Major Force through healing and overhealing, but check its actual uptime before removing Horn from a setup.
• Replenishing Barrier – A defensive Ultimate that shields you and nearby allies during dangerous mechanics or recovery moments. This morph restores Magicka as its wards expire. It can also be slotted without intending to cast it: the Support passive Magicka Aid increases Magicka Recovery while a Support ability is on that bar.
• Temporal Guard – Primarily a passive defensive slot. While it is slotted, you gain Minor Protection on that bar. You normally preserve your Ultimate for a stronger group or defensive effect rather than cast Temporal Guard.

Regenerative Ward – Gives you a damage shield and a small self-heal while granting nearby allies Minor Intellect and Minor Endurance for Magicka and Stamina Recovery. The shield protects you and your pets, rather than shielding the whole group. Use it before predictable damage or when you need breathing room to restore resources with Dark Deal. Keeping a Daedric Summoning ability active also enables Daedric Protection’s damage reduction, while Rebate can return some Magicka when the ward ends. As a paid Sorcerer skill, casting it interacts with both selected Class Masteries.

Dark Deal – Converts Magicka into an immediate Health and Stamina return, followed by further Stamina restoration over time. This is your main answer to the Stamina pressure caused by blocking, dodging, and breaking free. Its cast takes time and drops your block, so use it after a heavy attack or mechanic when you have a safe opening; Regenerative Ward can help protect that opening. Casting a paid Dark Magic skill activates Blood Magic, and Conservation of Energy adds a Magicka and Stamina return when that passive triggers. Beginning Dark Deal’s cast can also trigger Calculated Defence, although the group buff depends on the resulting shield surviving.

Boundless Storm – Your long-duration Major Resolve buff, with nearby Shock damage and a brief Major Expedition burst when cast. Keep it active for your Armor and use the speed boost to reach the next pack or reposition a boss. Its repeated damage can help apply Concussion, but do not rely on it to cover enemies outside its small radius. Casting it gives Calculated Defence another opportunity to grant the group buff, and its cost can trigger Conservation of Energy’s upgraded Blood Magic effect.

Bound Aegis – Primarily a passive defensive slot: it provides Minor Protection and Minor Resolve even when you switch bars. When activated, it substantially increases your block mitigation for a short period, making it a tool for predictable heavy damage rather than a buff to recast constantly. Because it is a Sorcerer skill with a cost, activating it can also engage both Class Masteries. It is replaced on the add back bar, so do not count on its slotted protection in the displayed add setup.

Summon Charged Atronach – A group damage Ultimate that lands with a stun and repeatedly damages enemies around it, guaranteeing Concussion on enemies hit by its lightning storm. This helps apply Minor Vulnerability. An ally must activate its Charged Lightning synergy to give nearby group members Major Berserk. Check for Major Berserk from another player before choosing your Ultimate timing solely for that buff.

Key passive and Class Mastery interactions: Conservation of Energy extends Blood Magic so abilities with a cost can trigger its healing and Magicka and Stamina return, supporting your sustain as you maintain the bar’s usual skills. Calculated Defense gives you a brief shield when you begin a Sorcerer ability or an ability with a cast time. If that shield remains intact, it grants nearby group members increased Weapon and Spell Damage. Regenerative Ward, Dark Deal and Boundless Storm all give you ways to engage the mastery during normal play, but the group buff depends on the shield surviving. Dark Deal provides an additional direct Stamina return when you have a safe window to cast it.

Dark Deal – Converts Magicka into Health and Stamina, providing an initial return when its cast completes and additional Stamina over ten seconds. This gives you a way to rebuild Stamina without relying entirely on heavy attacks or recovery. Its one-second cast drops your block, so use it between dangerous attacks rather than waiting until your resources are exhausted. Casting it also activates Exploitation for group Offensive Penetration and provides an opportunity to trigger Calculated Defense.

Summon Unstable Clannfear – Your main on-demand burst heal for boss fights, with healing that scales with Max Health. Summon it before combat, then activate its special ability when you need healing. While alive, it also maintains Daedric Protection’s damage reduction and Expert Summoner’s additional Max Health. Keep it on both bars so bar swapping does not dismiss it. If it dies, you lose those defensive benefits until it is resummoned.

Vibrant Shroud – Your add-pull heal and source of AoE Major Maim, reducing the damage dealt by enemies in front of you. It also grants Minor Vitality to you and healed allies, improving healing received and shield strength. Aim it through the dangerous enemies while including nearby allies where possible. Casting it activates Exploitation and provides an opportunity to trigger Calculated Defense. Unlike the boss setup’s Clannfear heal, its healing scales with offensive stats rather than Max Health.

Bound Aegis – Provides Minor Protection and Minor Resolve while slotted on either bar, giving you reliable defensive benefits without another upkeep cast. Activate it before dangerous blockable attacks for a substantial increase to block mitigation, with duration influenced by your resistances. Its active effect also enables Daedric Protection for additional damage reduction. Use it for heavy attacks and sustained block phases; increased block mitigation does not protect against unblockable damage.

Boundless Storm – Maintains Major Resolve and grants a short Major Expedition boost when cast, helping you move between enemies and collect priority targets. Its nearby damage continues while you handle other duties, making it convenient during add waves. Casting it also provides an opportunity to activate Calculated Defense. Maintain the resistance buff throughout combat, but avoid repeatedly refreshing its long duration solely for movement unless the mechanic requires it.

Liquid Lightning – Primarily used for its Conduit synergy and additional group utility. Unlike many synergy skills, you can activate your own Conduit, giving you access to Undaunted Command’s Health, Magicka and Stamina returns when other players’ synergies are unavailable. Allies can also use it for additional damage and their own synergy interactions. Place it where you or the group can reach the synergy safely. Casting it also helps maintain Calculated Defense’s group buff.

Summon Charged Atronach – Provides AoE damage, guaranteed Concussion against enemies hit and a synergy that grants nearby allies Major Berserk. Place it near the group during a useful damage window and ensure someone activates Charged Lightning: casting the Ultimate alone does not grant Major Berserk. The Charged morph is particularly useful against stacked adds, spreading Concussion and its associated Minor Vulnerability. Coordinate its use with other Sorcerers and Dragonknights using Lead from the Front to avoid duplicating the same group buff.

Key passive and Class Mastery interactions:

• Calculated Defense – Beginning a Sorcerer ability creates a brief Max Health–scaling shield. If it survives, you and nearby group members gain 6% Weapon and Spell Damage for twenty seconds. Your regular class casts provide opportunities to refresh this buff, but incoming damage can break the shield and prevent its application. Check coverage when you’re away from the group.
• Conservation of Energy – Expands Blood Magic to work with abilities that have a cost, excluding abilities with a cost per tick, and adds Magicka and Stamina returns when it activates. This lets your shared tank skills contribute to sustain alongside your class abilities. Resource returns scale with your maximum resources.
• Blood Magic – Provides a Max Health–scaling self-heal when activated below full Health. At full Health, it instead increases whichever maximum resource is higher for ten seconds. Conservation of Energy broadens access to these effects, helping support both survival and resource management.
• Exploitation – Attempting to activate a Dark Magic ability grants you and your group 2,974 Offensive Penetration for twenty seconds. Dark Deal supplies this during boss fights, while Vibrant Shroud supplies it during add pulls.
• Unholy Knowledge & Persistence – Unholy Knowledge reduces the costs of non-core combat abilities. After blocking an attack, Persistence reduces the cost of your next resource-costing ability, helping make necessary skill casts more efficient during defensive phases.
• Power Stone & Daedric Protection – Power Stone reduces Ultimate costs, helping you cast group support Ultimates more frequently. Daedric Protection reduces damage taken while a Daedric Summoning ability is active. Your Clannfear maintains this during boss fights; without a permanent pet on the add bars, Bound Aegis’s activated effect provides temporary coverage.
• Expert Summoner – Increases Max Magicka and Stamina by 5%, with an additional 5% Max Health while a permanent combat pet is active. The boss setup gains the Health bonus through Clannfear, but the add setup does not. Summon Charged Atronach does not qualify as a permanent pet.
• Capacitor & Expert Mage – Capacitor increases Health, Magicka and Stamina Recovery. Expert Mage adds Weapon and Spell Damage for each Sorcerer skill on your active bar, supporting abilities that scale with offensive stats, including Vibrant Shroud’s healing.
• Expert Summoner’s Max Health bonus applies to the boss setup. The Clannfear is a permanent combat pet, so keeping it active provides the additional 5% Max Health.

Vibrant Shroud – Combines healing for yourself and nearby allies with Minor Vitality, while applying AoE Major Maim to enemies in front of you. This helps reduce pressure when handling several dangerous adds or a secondary boss. Casting it also activates Exploitation for group Offensive Penetration and provides an opportunity to trigger Calculated Defense. Aim it to cover the main enemies and nearby allies, refreshing its effects when needed rather than repeatedly casting this expensive skill.

Bound Aegis – Provides Minor Protection and Minor Resolve while slotted on either bar, giving you reliable defensive benefits without another upkeep cast. Activate it before dangerous blockable attacks for a substantial increase to block mitigation, with duration influenced by your resistances. Its active effect also enables Daedric Protection for additional damage reduction. Use it for heavy attacks and sustained block phases; increased block mitigation does not protect against unblockable damage.

Boundless Storm – Maintains Major Resolve and grants a short Major Expedition boost when cast, helping you move between enemies and collect priority targets. Its nearby damage continues while you handle other duties, making it convenient during add waves. Casting it also provides an opportunity to activate Calculated Defense. Maintain the resistance buff throughout combat, but avoid repeatedly refreshing its long duration solely for movement unless the mechanic requires it.

Liquid Lightning – Primarily used for its Conduit synergy and additional group utility. Unlike many synergy skills, you can activate your own Conduit, giving you access to Undaunted Command’s Health, Magicka and Stamina returns when other players’ synergies are unavailable. Allies can also use it for additional damage and their own synergy interactions. Place it where you or the group can reach the synergy safely. Casting it also helps maintain Calculated Defense’s group buff.

Summon Charged Atronach – Provides AoE damage, guaranteed Concussion against enemies hit and a synergy that grants nearby allies Major Berserk. Place it near the group during a useful damage window and ensure someone activates Charged Lightning: casting the Ultimate alone does not grant Major Berserk. The Charged morph is particularly useful against stacked adds, spreading Concussion and its associated Minor Vulnerability. Coordinate its use with other Sorcerers and Dragonknights using Lead from the Front to avoid duplicating the same group buff.

Key passive and Class Mastery interactions:

• Calculated Defense – Beginning a Sorcerer ability creates a brief Max Health–scaling shield. If it survives, you and nearby group members gain 6% Weapon and Spell Damage for twenty seconds. Your regular class casts provide opportunities to refresh this buff, but incoming damage can break the shield and prevent its application. Check coverage when you’re away from the group.
• Conservation of Energy – Expands Blood Magic to work with abilities that have a cost, excluding abilities with a cost per tick, and adds Magicka and Stamina returns when it activates. This lets your shared tank skills contribute to sustain alongside your class abilities. Resource returns scale with your maximum resources.
• Blood Magic – Provides a Max Health–scaling self-heal when activated below full Health. At full Health, it instead increases whichever maximum resource is higher for ten seconds. Conservation of Energy broadens access to these effects, helping support both survival and resource management.
• Exploitation – Activating Vibrant Shroud grants the group 2,974 Offensive Penetration for twenty seconds. This is an important reason to include a Dark Magic skill, even when you do not immediately need its healing.
• Unholy Knowledge & Persistence – Unholy Knowledge reduces the costs of non-core combat abilities. After blocking an attack, Persistence reduces the cost of your next resource-costing ability, helping make necessary skill casts more efficient during defensive phases.
• Power Stone & Daedric Protection – Power Stone reduces Ultimate costs, allowing more frequent group support casts. Daedric Protection reduces damage taken while a Daedric Summoning ability is active; Bound Aegis’s activated effect is one way to maintain it during dangerous moments.
• Expert Summoner – Increases Max Magicka and Stamina. Its additional Max Health benefit requires a permanent summoned combat pet, which these bars do not include; the Atronach ultimate does not satisfy that requirement.
• Capacitor & Expert Mage – Capacitor increases Health, Magicka and Stamina Recovery. Expert Mage adds Weapon and Spell Damage for each Sorcerer skill on your active bar, supporting abilities that scale with offensive stats, including Vibrant Shroud’s healing.