Welcome to the next installment of a weekly segment where we dive into oneElder Scrolls Online’smanySets, and explore what sort ofBuildsyou can make. Not only will we show you how to get the most from these Sets, but we’ll explain where to get them, what requirements there are to obtain them (if any), and everything else you could possibly want to know about them. This week’s Set is aHeavy Armor Setthat was added with the recentClockwork Cityexpansion this past month:Livewire.
An Introduction to This Set
Livewirewas introduced with the addition of theClockwork City DLC(Update 16) in October/November of 2017. This Set can currently be acquired by defeating World and Delve Bosses, looting Treasure Chests and completingQuestsin theClockwork Cityregion. This zone requires the purchase of theDLCor aESO Plusmembership. This Set is bind-on-equip, so it is also possible to purchase it fromGuild Vendorsor trade with other players who have pieces. TheStyleofLivewireis also newly added with theDLC, called:Apostle Styleand you can acquireMotifsof it by doing daily Quests in the region.
Since this is aOverland Set, you can get Weapons, Shields, Armor and Jewelry. TheTraitson this Armor are random, so you may have to farm in order to get the ones that you need. Jewelry for this set comes in Healthy, which makes it ideal forTank Builds. There are a few unique pieces out there as well that you can get from quests, but they aren’t any better or worse than those that drop Overland.
The Health returned per enemy hit goes up to 1150 at Legendary Quality if you have 100 points into theBlessedChampion Star, and the highest I could get the tooltip to read was 1480 with 100 intoBlessedand bothMinor MendingandMajor Mendingactive. Since theHealing Takenfrom this Set, and any other source likeRapid MendingorQuick Recovery, will affect the heal, you can get more healing than this, but it will not display on the tooltip. It is possible to hit upwards of 2000 per target if you include these.
Healing Done, Healing Taken and Healing Received Information
As mentioned above,Livewireis affected byHealing Taken. It is also affected byHealing DoneandHealing Receivedwhich are all different! There isn’t a lot of information out there on how this all works, so I’ll note it here for convenience. The formula to figure out how much healing you will get is as follows. Note thatHealing Done,Healing TakenandHealing Receivedall affect the healing ofPotionsas well.
Healing = Tooltip Value * Healing Done * Healing Taken * Healing Received
This formula allows us to calculate just how much healing this Set can do based on a number of factors. Since tooltips reflect the changes ofHealing Donealready you’re able to take theTooltip * Healing Taken * Healing Receivedto get the actual number for this Set when you are buffed withMinororMajor MendingandChampion Points. However, if you have 0% Healing Done, you can add that in to calculate what you might get if you had some. Let’s try some examples:
Things That Grant Healing Done
Things That Grant Healing Taken
Things That Grant Healing Received
What You Need to Know About This Set
HowLivewireworks is: whenever you take damage you have a 25% chance to send out a lighting AoE around you that sets targetsConcussed, which appliesMinor Vulnerabilityto them, increasing the damage they take by 8% for 3 seconds. It doesn’t matter if it’s direct damage, damage over time, an AoE, or a Light or Heavy Attack. Just any sort of damage as long as it hits you and NOT a Damage Shield. You will also then be healed for each target struck, and this heal will appear as only one tick, summing up all the targets hit into 1 heal and it CANNOT Critical Strike.
Something interesting about this Set is that it doesn’t hit in a perfect AoE around you, but rather only 8 directional points: North, Northwest, West, Southwest, South, Southeast, East and Northeast. Thus targets can be “missed” by it. Another interesting thing is that it actually deals a small amount of Shock Damage to each target struck, which isn’t listed on the tooltip. It hits for roughly 300 damage, however, this damage is affected byElemental Expert,Master-at-ArmsandElfbornas it CAN Critical Strike.
Notes for PvE Players
Livewireworks well for Tanks because it allows them to heal themselves for a good chunk of Health every 8 seconds as well asDebuffenemies to speed DPS. SinceLeeching Platehas a very similar effect, just with a smaller proc chance, consider pairing these two Sets for best results. Adding something likeSwarm Mothermay help increase the overall effectiveness of a setup like this, since it will pull in enemies you block, increasing your damage dealt and the healing your receive. Since most Tanks have some heals, using these Sets in conjunction with their own heals may allow them to tank some Dungeons without a Healer.
The Debuff that this Set applies,Minor Vulnerability, can really help speed the DPS of your group in locations where there are many adds or a few hard to kill ones. Tanks who know the ins and outs of tanking should consider using this Set when running with a group whose DPS is less than stellar or just needs an extra bump to help make Dungeons go faster. This Set can really help in “DPS Race” scenarios where you need as much group DPS as you can get ASAP, so keep that in mind when making a decision about this Set.
Notes for PvP Players
BecauseLivewirehas Health andHealing Takenas its bonuses, it can be utilized by either Magicka or Stamina builds inCyrodiil. Anyone using this Set out there is most likely going to need a very tankyBuildin order to get best results, since you will need to get close to many targets to Debuff and heal. This setup would be best in a group where you have multiple people using AoEs because they will become more effective, and players using this Set will want to aim for mid to large battles to capitalize on it.
Consider pairing this Set with something likeDurok’s Baneto not only make your targets take more damage fromMinor Vulnerability, but also receive less healing fromMajor Defile.Durok’s Baneis not only easy to get, but there are tons of unique pieces to help you get just what you are looking for. If you decide to go with this setup, be sure to put points intoBefoulto increase the Defile’s potency. Another good idea would also be to put aPoisonon your weapon that appliesMinor Defileas well, to really keep targets under duress.
Final Tips
AlthoughLivewiredoes deal some damage try not to worry about how much it and don’t try to maximize it withChampion Points, because you might gimp your character’s overallBuildin doing so. Instead put your points where they normally would go and you will be more effective when using this Set. I know it’s tempting, but the damage is just so little it’s not worth it.
If you are a shield stacking tank this might not be the Set for you, because it will not proc if you maintain a Damage Shield constantly. Also, heals will not be as useful if you are not missing any Health to begin with, even if the Debuff is still nice. However, if you still wish to use it anyway, train yourself to drop your shield when you want the Set to proc and then re-bubble. Because it has an 8 second cooldown you can learn a rotation to do this no problem. The upside side is that you can proc the Set when you most need it, not randomly against little to no targets.
Finally, when usingLivewirebe sure to keep up buffs likeMinor MendingandMinor Vitalityas often as you’re able to in order to maximize the benefits of the healing this Set provides. Be sure to slotsSkillsthat provide these benefits and have them on your bar when yourLivewireprocs. You’ll also want to have a good number of points inBlessedandQuick Recoveryin order to maximize its effectiveness when it does, so plan for that as well.
Stay tuned for moreBuild Guidescoming every week and be sure to check out our otherESO Guides!
