The Elder Scrolls Online's Sorcerer class is almost solely devoted to dealing damage, though there are a few spells that buff allies or help to bolster the player's defenses. The class usually relies on Magicka as a resource, though there are some outlier builds that make the class Stamina-based and even give it the capability to Tank.

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For this reason, most of the useful armor sets available for Sorcerers are Light Armor sets, though some Heavy Armor sets also confer good Magicka enhancements too. Any set that allows Sorcerers the ability to cast more spells for more damage will be a shoo-in, though some high-tier sets come with great bonuses for having a full set equipped.

• Look for the Necropotence set in content throughout Rivenspire, including Delves, Dungeons, bosses, and other monsters throughout the zone.

The Necropotence armor set is one that players can only reap its full benefits from when a combat pet is summoned. With two, three, and four items equipped the set grants a bonus of 1096 Max Magicka each, and with five items equipped it adds a further 3132 Max Magicka as long as a pet is active. It doesn't give the Sorcerer a bonus to damage or critical chance or anything like that, but a total of 6420 Max Magicka is nothing to sneer at.

Though Sorcerers tend to use a Destruction Staff in their primary weapon slot, they still mostly rely on abilities from Skill Trees to deal the most damage possible rather than Weapon Damage. For this reason, having a huge boost to Magicka reserves is a boon to this class more than any other.

• The Headpiece of the Maw of the Infernal set drops from the final boss of the Banished Cells II in Auridon on Veteran mode.
• The Shoulder piece is looted from Maj al-Ragath's chest.

The Maw of the Infernal armor set is a monster set acquired through the Undaunted questline, and only has two pieces in total: a Helmet and a Shoulder piece. With one piece of the set equipped the player gains 1096 Max Magicka, but with both the Sorcerer gains a chance to summon a Daedroth with each Light or Heavy Attack. The Daedroth lasts for 15 seconds, during which its attacks deal 587 Damage alongside three unique abilities.

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The beast's damage scales with the Player's Weapon or Spell Damage, whichever stat is higher, and can be procced once every 15 seconds. It can take damage for the Sorcerer while summoned and deal out plenty of its own too, and it can be used in ranged builds or close-combat battlemage builds alike.

• The Seducer armor set can be crafted at Berezan's Mine in Deshaan, the Fisherman's Island in Stormhaven, or the Temple of the Eight in Grahtwood.

The Armor of the Seducer set is a craftable armor set that gives Magicka-based stat enhancements and a super useful five-item bonus. When two and four items are equipped the player is granted 129 Magicka Recovery apiece, and with three items equipped the set gives 1096 Max Magicka. With all five pieces of the set equipped, the cost of Magicka-based abilities is reduced by 10% across the board.

While some full armor set bonuses are based on a chance proc or grant another ability to keep track of, the Seducer set only gives passive buffs and is a good end-game build for the casual Sorcerer. Though other sets technically outrank it on the DPS front, it's one of the best resource-conserving armor sets for Sorcerers.

• Look for it in Deshaan in general outdoor content, like Delves, Dungeons, world bosses, and other challenging encounters throughout the zone.

The Plague Doctor armor set is an extremely simple armor set that turns out to be one of the most useful sets for Sorcerers who prefer to get up close and personal. At two, three, and four pieces equipped the player is given 1206 Max Health, and at five total pieces equipped the Sorcerer is given 2804 Max Health – this totals to 6422 Max Health from the set's full bonus.

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Though Sorcerers tend to shy away from close combat, being the most fragile class of the six in The Elder Scrolls Online, this set makes melee-oriented builds more viable. Because Sorcerers typically have invested so many points exclusively into Magicka, there's hardly any Skill Points to allocate into Health, and this armor set sets that straight.

• This armor set is, like the Plague Doctor set, found in outdoor areas of Deshaan. It's typically found in loot from Delves, Dungeons, and world bosses across the zone.

The Mother's Sorrow armor set is widely used across multiple Magicka-based builds in every class, including of course the Sorcerer. With two pieces equipped it grants 1096 Max Magicka to the player, and at three and four items equipped it grants 657 Spell Critical each. When a full set of five pieces is equipped a further 1528 Spell Critical is given to the player, for a total of 2842 extra Spell Critical with the set's full buff.

It might seem like a simple armor set but its huge increase to critical hit chance makes it more than worthwhile, especially when paired with sets that proc off of Critical Hits. The set it put to best use by DPS Sorcerers, but it's also not a bad choice for Support sorcerers as Spell Critical also increases critical healing chance.

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