Perfected Mora Scribe's Thesis
Trial set · exact bonuses below, straight from the game data.
data retrieved 2026-06-11 · datamined via UESPAt a glance
Set bonuses
| Pieces | Bonus (exact datamined text) |
|---|---|
| 2 pc | Adds 15-657 Critical Chance |
| 3 pc | Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. |
| 4 pc | Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage |
| 5 pc ★ | Adds 15-657 Critical Chance |
| — | (5 items) Increase your Critical Chance by 128 for every Major Buff active on you, up to 1536 Critical Chance. Increase your Critical Damage done by 1% for every Minor Buff active on you, up to 12% Critical Damage done. Current Bonus: 0 Critical Chance and 0% Critical Damage |
Buffs & debuffs this set grants
Named effects in Perfected Mora Scribe's Thesis's bonuses — each links to every other source.
| Buff / debuff | How (exact bonus line) |
|---|---|
| Minor Slayer | Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. |
| Major Buff | (5 items) Increase your Critical Chance by 128 for every Major Buff active on you, up to 1536 Critical Chance. Increase your Critical Damage done by 1% for every Minor Buff active on you, up to 12% Critical Damage done. Current Bonus: 0 Critical Chance and 0% Critical Damage |
| Minor Buff | (5 items) Increase your Critical Chance by 128 for every Major Buff active on you, up to 1536 Critical Chance. Increase your Critical Damage done by 1% for every Minor Buff active on you, up to 12% Critical Damage done. Current Bonus: 0 Critical Chance and 0% Critical Damage |
What else drops here?
Other sets from Lucent Citadel (7)
Where & how to get it
Where to get it: Lucent Citadel
Access: Gold Road (Chapter) — per UESP dungeon/trial/arena data; check the DLC checker.
Slots (5):
FAQ
What does Perfected Mora Scribe's Thesis do?
Perfected Mora Scribe's Thesis is a Trial set with 5 bonus lines. its top bonus is: (5 items) Increase your Critical Chance by 128 for every Major Buff active on you, up to 1536 Critical Chance. Increase your Critical Damage done by 1% for every Minor Buff active on you, up to 12% Critical Damage done. Current Bonus: 0 Critical Chance and 0% Critical Damage See the full table above for every piece tier.
Where do you get Perfected Mora Scribe's Thesis?
Lucent Citadel.
Is there a perfected version of Perfected Mora Scribe's Thesis?
Yes. The perfected version adds an extra bonus line (marked ★ in the table) and drops from the veteran/hard-mode source.
What slots can Perfected Mora Scribe's Thesis go in?
Light(All) Weapons(All) Neck Ring Shield.
How many pieces do you need for the full Perfected Mora Scribe's Thesis bonus?
5 pieces equipped for the full set.
What real parses say
Seen in 604 of the 16,943 top-end DPS parses we measured. Most common on: Sorcerer StaminaDPS (134), Sorcerer MagickaDPS (131), Nightblade WerewolfDPS (102).
Our BuildNet neural net values its 5-piece at -0.4% vs the average worn 5-piece — below average among top-parse sets (from 58 builds wearing it in held-out data).
On its most common spec (Sorcerer StaminaDPS), builds wearing it posted a median 93,398 DPS vs 90,215 for that spec overall in our sample — correlation, not causation: good players pick good sets AND parse well.
measured from 16,943 real DPS parses (ESO Logs public API, Update 50, pulled 2026-07-23)