In this post I want to provide my thoughts on what Pelinials means to various classes and why it's an effective set on a Mag DK and has potential for Stamplars.
DRAGONKNIGHTS
1. DK is the only class that has minor brutality. If you invest all damage into weapon damage, you capitalize on the minor brutality buff and turn Pelinials into a damage set, as well as a utility one. It opens the door to all other weapon damage sets. This is why my mag damage "hybrid" DK was and is so successful. Bottom line: Pelinials is a damage set for a mag dk if used properly (300-400 spell damage from 5th set piece) and offers increased utility with non-traditional heals for mag characters.
2. Pelinials is ineffective on a stam dk. Why? Because you immediately deny yourself a legitimate sustain set and significantly diminish your damage and stam heals as a result. You can gain utility and tankyness through the magdk heals and in turn sustain in a different way, but if that's the goal... you'd be better off running a tank set or building into sustain to outlast an opponent.
TEMPLARS
1. The only other possible class that could potentially benefit from Pelinials the way a magicka damage dk can is a stamina damage templar because templars have minor sorcery and thus minor sorcery will allow a stamina damage templar to run all spell damage to gain potentially more weapon damage and gain utility in mag heals. If a stamina templar chooses to do this, they will want to do it in heavy because the medium armor weapon damage passive will be ineffective stacking into spell damage.
2. For the same reason pelinials isn't effective for stam dks, it isn't effective for magplars.
Idea for heavy armor stamplar with consistent damage. Pelinials with rattle/overwhelming surge/soulshine. All SD glyphs.
OTHER CLASSES
As far as I can tell, any other class that attempts a hybrid build with pelinials will only be limiting their potential since no other class has access to minor brutality/sorcery.
If you disagree please share what you know or point out what I am missing.
Drizzt Do'Liftin
Mag Dk Hybrid Build for those who haven't seen it![image]()
DRAGONKNIGHTS
1. DK is the only class that has minor brutality. If you invest all damage into weapon damage, you capitalize on the minor brutality buff and turn Pelinials into a damage set, as well as a utility one. It opens the door to all other weapon damage sets. This is why my mag damage "hybrid" DK was and is so successful. Bottom line: Pelinials is a damage set for a mag dk if used properly (300-400 spell damage from 5th set piece) and offers increased utility with non-traditional heals for mag characters.
2. Pelinials is ineffective on a stam dk. Why? Because you immediately deny yourself a legitimate sustain set and significantly diminish your damage and stam heals as a result. You can gain utility and tankyness through the magdk heals and in turn sustain in a different way, but if that's the goal... you'd be better off running a tank set or building into sustain to outlast an opponent.
TEMPLARS
1. The only other possible class that could potentially benefit from Pelinials the way a magicka damage dk can is a stamina damage templar because templars have minor sorcery and thus minor sorcery will allow a stamina damage templar to run all spell damage to gain potentially more weapon damage and gain utility in mag heals. If a stamina templar chooses to do this, they will want to do it in heavy because the medium armor weapon damage passive will be ineffective stacking into spell damage.
2. For the same reason pelinials isn't effective for stam dks, it isn't effective for magplars.
Idea for heavy armor stamplar with consistent damage. Pelinials with rattle/overwhelming surge/soulshine. All SD glyphs.
OTHER CLASSES
As far as I can tell, any other class that attempts a hybrid build with pelinials will only be limiting their potential since no other class has access to minor brutality/sorcery.
If you disagree please share what you know or point out what I am missing.
Drizzt Do'Liftin
Mag Dk Hybrid Build for those who haven't seen it
