the elder scrolls online mage build

In The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), a Mage Build typically focuses on high Magicka-based damage, strong AoE (Area of Effect) abilities, and sustain (resource management). Below are two popular Magicka DPS Mage Buildsone for PvE (Dungeons/Trials) and one for PvP (Battlegrounds/Cyrodiil). PvE Magicka DPS Mage Build (Sorc/NB/Templar/Warden/Necro) (Best for Dungeons & Trials) Race Choices (Best to Good) High Elf (Best DPS, extra Magicka & Spell Damage) Dark Elf (Great for hybrid builds, extra Magicka & Stamina) Breton (Best sustain, extra Magicka & cost reduction) Weapons & Skills Front Bar (Destruction Staff - Inferno/Lightning) Spammable (e.g., Force Pulse / Crystal Frags / Sweeps) AoE/DoT (e.g., Unstable Wall of Elements) Buff/Debuff (e.g., Degeneration / Barbed Trap) Execute (e.g., Elemental Rage / Radiant Oppression) Flex Slot (e.g., Inner Light for crit) Ultimate: Shooting Star (Meteor) / Elemental Storm Back Bar (Destruction Staff - Inferno/Lightning) AoE DoT (e.g., Unstable Wall of Elements) Debuff (e.g., Elemental Drain / Channeled Acceleration) Heal/Shield (e.g., Hardened Ward / Harness Magicka) Buff (e.g., Critical Surge / Structured Entropy) Flex Slot (e.g., Dark Conversion for sustain) Ultimate: Greater Storm Atronach / Destro Ult Armor Sets (Best DPS Options) Best in Slot (Trial Gear): - Relequen (Body) + Whorl of the Depths (Jewelry + Weapons) - Bahseis Mania (Body) + Pillar of Nirn (Jewelry + Weapons) Dungeon/Overland Alternatives: - Mothers Sorrow (Crit) - Orders Wrath (Crafted, Crit + Damage) - Julianos (Crafted, Spell Damage) Monster Sets & Mythics Monster Helm: Zaan (Single Target) / Stormfist (AoE) / Slimecraw (Crit) Mythic (Optional): Harpooners Wading Kilt (Crit) / Sea-Serpents Coil (Damage) Champion Points (CP) Blue (Damage): - Biting Aura (AoE) / Thaumaturge (DoTs) / Precise Strikes (Crit) Red (Survivability): - Boundless Vitality / Fortified Green (Sustain): - Arcane Supremacy / Steeds Blessing PvP Magicka Mage Build (Burst/Sustain) (Best for Battlegrounds & Cyrodiil) Race Choices Dark Elf (Best hybrid damage) High Elf (Best sustain & damage) Breton (Best tankiness & sustain) Weapons & Skills Front Bar (Destruction Staff - Inferno) Spammable (e.g., Crushing Shock / Force Pulse) Burst (e.g., Crystal Frags / Soul Assault) CC (e.g., Streak / Dark Flare) Heal/Shield (e.g., Hardened Ward) Flex Slot (e.g., Radiant Glory) Ultimate: Dawnbreaker / Soul Harvest Back Bar (Resto Staff / Sword & Shield) Heal (e.g., Vigor / Radiating Regeneration) Buff (e.g., Resolving Vigor) Debuff (e.g., Elemental Drain) Escape (e.g., Streak) Flex Slot (e.g., Dark Conversion) Ultimate: Temporal Guard / Spell Wall Armor Sets (PvP Survival + Burst) Best in Slot: - Rallying Cry (Support + Damage) - Wretched Vitality (Sustain) - Maras Balm (Healing) Alternatives: - War Maiden (Pure Magicka Damage) - Shacklebreaker (Hybrid Stats) Monster Sets & Mythics Monster Helm: Balorgh (Ultimate Burst) / Engine Guardian (Sustain) Mythic: Markyn Ring of Majesty (Damage + Tankiness) Champion Points (PvP Focus) Blue (Damage): - Master-at-Arms (Direct Damage) / Thaumaturge (DoTs) Red (Tankiness): - Survival Instincts / Fortified Green (Sustain): - Celerity / Sustained by Suffering Final Tips Light Attack Weaving (Maximize DPS by weaving light attacks between skills) Rotation Practice (Keep DoTs up, spam when needed) Sustain Management (Use potions, Dark Conversion, or Elemental Drain) PvP = Survivability (Prioritize heals, shields, and mobility over pure damage) Would you like a specific class (Sorc, Templar, etc.) or role (Healer, Tank Mage)? Let me know!