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Sul-Xan's Torment

Trial set · exact bonuses below, straight from the game data.

data retrieved 2026-06-11 · datamined via UESP

At a glance

TypeTrial
Where to get itBlackwood, Rockgrove
Max equipped pieces5 pieces
Bonus lines4
Perfected versionNo
Slot typesMedium(All) Shield Weapons(All) Neck Ring

Set bonuses

PiecesBonus (exact datamined text)
2 pcAdds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage
3 pcGain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
4 pcAdds 15-657 Critical Chance
5 pcWhen an enemy you recently damaged dies, they leave behind a vengeful soul for 6 seconds. You can only create one vengeful soul at a time. Touching the soul increases your Critical Chance by 50-2160 and your Critical Damage by 12% for 30 seconds.

Buffs & debuffs this set grants

Named effects in Sul-Xan's Torment's bonuses — each links to every other source.

Buff / debuffHow (exact bonus line)
Minor SlayerGain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.

Who actually runs Sul-Xan's Torment?

Tracked creator guides that mention it (5)

From the creator pages we monitor — a mention, not an endorsement; dates shown.

CreatorGuideUpdated
HyperioxesVampire DPS Build | 163k DPS | U50 | ESO2026-06-14
HyperioxesBreath Dragonknight DPS Build | 152k DPS | U50 | ESO2026-06-14
HyperioxesStamina Templar Solo Build | U50 | ESO2026-06-13
HyperioxesStamina Nightblade Solo Build | U50 | ESO2026-06-11
HyperioxesStrongest Subclass Solo Build | U49 | ESO2026-06-11

What else drops here?

Other sets from Rockgrove (7)

Other sets from Blackwood (16)

…and 4 more.

Where & how to get it

Where to get it: Blackwood, Rockgrove

Access: Blackwood (Chapter) — per UESP dungeon/trial/arena data; check the DLC checker.

Slots (5):

Medium(All)ShieldWeapons(All)NeckRing

FAQ

What does Sul-Xan's Torment do?

Sul-Xan's Torment is a Trial set with 4 bonus lines. At 5 pieces, its top bonus is: When an enemy you recently damaged dies, they leave behind a vengeful soul for 6 seconds. You can only create one vengeful soul at a time. Touching the soul increases your Critical Chance by 50-2160 and your Critical Damage by 12% for 30 seconds. See the full table above for every piece tier.

Where do you get Sul-Xan's Torment?

Blackwood, Rockgrove.

Is there a perfected version of Sul-Xan's Torment?

No — Sul-Xan's Torment has no perfected variant in the datamined data.

What slots can Sul-Xan's Torment go in?

Medium(All) Shield Weapons(All) Neck Ring.

How many pieces do you need for the full Sul-Xan's Torment bonus?

5 pieces equipped for the full set.

What real parses say

Seen in 528 of the 16,943 top-end DPS parses we measured. Most common on: Necromancer StaminaDPS (235), Arcanist StaminaDPS (116), Nightblade StaminaDPS (43).

On its most common spec (Necromancer StaminaDPS), builds wearing it posted a median 148,726 DPS vs 128,637 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)