Welcome to another installment of a 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. In this article we take a look atNaga ShamanSet, which is used to buff withMinor MendingandMinor Vitality.
Introduction To Naga Shaman Set
This Set was added to the game withUpdate 20 Murkmire, which launched in October/November of 2018. Naga Shaman was one of 3 newCrafted Setsadd in this Update. It can only be crafted at theCrafting Stationlocated in Murkmire and requires 2Traitsknown to craft pieces of it. TheDeep Swamp ForgeCrafting Station can be found inMurkmireat the western most part of the map. Note that you must have theSummerset Chapterin order to craft Jewelry.
Although the Murkmire DLC is required to gain access to the needed Crafting Station, players can, of course, still have another person craft it for them if they do not own the DLC. Since it is crafted, it can be made in any craftableStyle, Light/Medium/Heavy Armor, all Weapons, Shield and Jewelry. This also means that you can add any Trait to this set while crafting.
The Naga Shaman Set increasesHealing Takenby4%,Healing Doneby2%, and increasesMaximum Magicka. The 5 set piece bonus grants Minor Vitality and Minor Mending when casting any ability that grants a Damage Shield. Minor Vitality adds 8% Healing Received and Minor Mending adds 8% Healing Done. To sum it up: upon casting any damage shield ability you receive 4% Healing Taken, 12% Healing Done and 8% Healing Received from this set alone. This makes Naga Shaman a decent Set for Tanks, and some PvP players.
Healing Done, Healing Taken and Healing Received Information
Naga Shaman increases all 3 Healing components when a damage shield ability has been cast. 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 = Skill Value * Healing Done * Healing Taken * Healing Received
This formula allows us to calculate just how much healing aSkillcan do based on a number of factors. Since tooltips reflect the changes ofHealing Donealready, you can take theTooltip * Healing Taken * Healing Receivedto get the actual number the Skill will do. You can use this formula to theory craft just exactly how much healing you can get from Skills this way. Let’s do an example:
Things That Grant Healing Done
Things That Grant Healing Taken
Things That Grant Healing Received
What You Need to Know About Naga Shaman
How this set works is that whenever you cast an ability that grants a Damage Shield you gain the Minor Mending and Minor Vitality buffs, that last for 6 secs and can occur every 6 secs. This means the set bonus can be active at all times as long as damage shield is cast every 6 seconds. Minor Mending and Minor Vitality cannot be refreshed by spamming a damage shield ability before they run out, therefore timing is crucial to have both buffs active all the time without wasting precious resources.
An important note is that this Set bonus only procs from Skills that are actively used. Passives that grant Damage Shields DO NOT proc this Set bonus. TheReinforcedChampion Skill that grants a Damage Shield when blocking, won’t grant you Minor Vitality and Minor Mending, and that goes for Sets likeIceheartas well. In short you must use a Skill that grants a Damage Shield to gain this Set’s 5 piece bonus.
Having a Skill to cast a Damage Shield on yourself or others is vital to make this set useful, and without it it makes no sense. Here is list of Skills that grant a Damage Shield:
Minor Mending and Minor Vitality cannot stack with the same buff from other sources, which makes this Set less useful to Dragonknights and Templars who gain these buffs from Skills. If you plan on using this set, pay attention to tooltips and morphed versions of abilities. No need to have Minor Vitality and Mending at all coming from Skills when you already have it from the set.
Notes for PvE Players
It would seem, at first glance, that Naga Shaman would work great for healers, but it is not so. Healing Received is somewhat wasted on them, and there are better healing Sets. This Set works best with Tanks because Healing Received is most valuable to them. However, this Set is not for every tank, and is tailored to ones that can cast Damage Shields and healing Skills. That is why 3 primary tank candidates for wearing this set are Templar, Dragonknight and Sorcerer.
Templar Tanks work great with this set since they have theSun Shieldability that puts a 5powerful Damage Shield on themselves. That affects their healing Skills like:Puncturing Sweep,Rite of Passage,RushedCeremony,RepentanceandCleansing Ritual. Slot Sun Shield and some of the healing abilities to heal yourself and allies and don’t forget to use Sun Shield every 6 secs or so to have Minor Vitality and Minor Mending active at all times.
Dragonknight Tanks have a few Skills that grant Damage Shields:Ferocious Leap,Hardened Armor,Magma ShellandObsidian Shield. By casting any of these you will receive Minor Mending and Minor Vitality from the set and it will affect Dragonknight’s healing abilities:Obsidian Shard,Shattering Rocks,Ash Cloud,Dragon Blood,Inhale,Flame Lash,Burning EmbersandCauterize.
Sorcerers are uncommon Tanks, but with Naga Shaman they can fulfill the role substantially. To combine Naga Shaman, Sorcerer and Tanking you needConjured Ward. It is the only skill they have that grants a Damage Shield. Casting Conjured Ward boosts these healing abilities:Absorption FieldandDark Exchange.
The Naga Shaman Set for these Tanks is only one part of the equation though, and here are some other Sets you can combine with this one to great effect:
Monsters Setsare mostly all amazing but there are some that work better with Naga Shaman:
Notes for PvP Players
Naga Shaman can be used in PvP to great effect, possibly even more so than in PvE, because it possesses things which are good for all players. Any Magicka Build will want the Max Magicka, but Healing Done and Healing Taken will allow you to survive longer. In addition, you will need to heal yourself, so having both Minor Mending and Minor Vitality work together in a much better tandem. I strongly suggest using this Set if you’re intending to heal your group, but you can also use it to a lesser degree in the DPS role.
Make sure you have at least 1 Damage Shield Skill that you may use in order to trigger this Set when you need the extra healing. This will usually be when you are under attack directly, and the added healing should help to ensure you make it out alive. Just make sure you have a few healing Skills as well, or this Set will be wasted.
Final Thoughts
Naga Shaman is a healing Set that is, in most cases, only good for Tanks that rely on heals to make themselves hard to kill, while also supporting their team. This is a very specific sort of tank, and one that needs to be geared properly to have any chance of success. For this reason, I wouldn’t recommend this Set to new Tanks or PvP healers, because it is much more difficult to use effectively than other Sets.
Considering that you need a Damage Shield to activate the set bonus, theBastionChampion Skill becomes a crucial component for any Build utilizing the Naga Shaman set. Place many points into it to increase the effectiveness of Damage Shields you put on yourself or allies. 25% may not seem like a lot, but every little bit helps when Tanking.
The RitualMundus Stone is best used with this Set to increase healing even further, and using theDivinesTrait on Armor pieces pushes this all the way up to 15% on legendary gear. As for weapons, thePoweredTrait is the one that should be used with this Set for increased healing.
Stay tuned as I’ll be covering the rest of theMurkmire Sets, and be sure to check out our otherESO Guides!
