Sorcerer Stamina TANK build

A complete, datamined-and-cited tank build for Sorcerer. Every gear and skill choice links to the exact game data; the role-level choices follow our published theorycraft rules.

Meta #2 · #2 TANK across 19 sampled endgame encounters Tier 3 — meta-validated data retrieved 2026-08-23 · datamined via UESP

Gear · 5pc A + 5pc B + (1 mythic + 1 monster piece) OR (2pc monster set)

Slot	Set	Trait	Enchant
Front bar weapon	Umbral Edge	Infused	Weapon Damage / elemental glyph
Back bar weapon	Maelstrom/arena weapon that amplifies a slotted DoT	Infused	Weapon Damage glyph (boosts back-bar DoTs)
Head	The Ruckus	Sturdy/Reinforced/Infused	Max Health
Shoulder	Umbral Edge	Sturdy/Reinforced/Infused	Max Health
Chest	Stonehulk Domination	Heavy	Max Health
Hands	Stonehulk Domination	Sturdy/Reinforced/Infused	Max Health
Waist	Stonehulk Domination	Sturdy/Reinforced/Infused	Max Health
Legs	Stonehulk Domination	Heavy	Max Health
Feet	Stonehulk Domination	Sturdy/Reinforced/Infused	Max Health
Necklace	The Saint and the Seducer	Robust/Triune	Recovery/Reduce block cost (Idenko)/Bracing
Ring 1	Umbral Edge	Robust/Triune	Recovery/Reduce block cost (Idenko)/Bracing
Ring 2	Umbral Edge	Robust/Triune	Recovery/Reduce block cost (Idenko)/Bracing

Skills

Front bar (damage / spammable)

Pierce Armor — 1350 Stamina · buff · direct · taunt
Bound Armaments — 1377 Stamina · buff
Daedric Prey — 2160 Magicka · direct
Summon Unstable Clannfear — 3510 Magicka · direct · heal
Summon Twilight Matriarch — 3510 Magicka · direct · heal

Ultimate:

Greater Storm Atronach — 200 Ultimate · buff · dot

Back bar (DoTs / buffs / setup)

Dark Conversion — 3240 Stamina · buff · dot · heal
Shattering Spines — 3780 Magicka · buff · direct
Hardened Ward — 4320 Magicka · heal
Crystal Weapon — 2295 Stamina · direct
Daedric Refuge — 5400 Magicka · dot · heal

Ultimate:

Absorption Field — 225 Ultimate · dot · heal

Buffs & debuffs this build provides

Auto-detected from the chosen sets & morphs (the coverage model). Each links to every source in the game.

Major Berserk Major Breach Major Courage Major Evasion Major Expedition Major Force Major Maim Major Prophecy Major Protection Major Resolve Major Savagery Major Vulnerability Minor Berserk Minor Breach Minor Brittle Minor Cowardice Minor Maim Minor Vulnerability

Setup

Race

Nord/Imperial/Argonian

Mundus

Lord/Atronach/Lady

Food

Bewitched Sugar Skulls

Potion

tri-stat / Heroism (ult gen)

Attributes

Magicka 20, Health 20, Stamina 24

Vampire

Stage 3 optional (Undeath ~30% dmg reduction at low HP)

Champion Points CP cited from datamined cp2 tree

Four slottable stars per tree (the build's priority). Each links to its datamined star page with the exact per-stage value; ✓ confirms it's slottable in the current CP tree.

Warfare

Ironclad
Duelist's Rebuff
Enduring Resolve
Unassailable

Fitness

Boundless Vitality
Fortified
Bracing Anchor
Ward Master

Craft

Steed's Blessing
Gifted Rider
War Mount
Master Gatherer

The numbers to hit (build toward, never past)

Penetration → 18,200 — 4-man dungeon & 12-man trial boss armor. Build TOWARD minus group-supplied Major Breach/Crusher. Past it is wasted. Overland = 9100.
Crit chance — 21,912 rating = 100%.
Crit damage — caps at 125% (base 50%). This drives the Thief↔Shadow mundus choice: Thief when crit% < 53.53 × crit-damage(decimal), else Shadow.