To give you an example, my 1 Bar Pet Sorcerer VMA Build is a specialized VMA Build that will help you complete the arena with success. You have to prepare accordingly and use a specific build tailored to the needs of VMA. We will not expand on this here since our goal with this guide is the arena itself but the general consensus is that your typical PVE Build will not be enough to complete VMA. There are many different ways to prepare for a Veteran Maelstrom Arena completion that depend on your playstyle, the class of your character and of course the nature of your character itself, whether it is a Magicka or Stamina based toon. When you are completing VMA for the first time it is normal to feel overwhelmed because of everything that is happening around you.Īs you become more and more familiar with the Maelstrom Arena you understand better the mechanics and the way you should react to them. The main difficulty of VMA is the confusion the many enemies and their mechanics can cause to the player. Some mechanics are universal for the entire arena, some will apply to every round of a stage and other will only appear during a specific round. Every stage has several rounds with a mini boss at the end of each round and unique mechanics to overcome. With this Maelstrom Arena guide i will try to introduce to you the mechanics of the Arena but also present you with the strategies necessary to complete it. Usually you get one random weapon after completing the Arena but every year, during the Orsinium celebration event you get to drop two.

Some of those weapons are the best to use for many PVE Builds. Normal Maelstrom Arena Weapons drop from the last boss in normal difficulty while Perfected Maelstrom Weapons drop from the last boss in Veteran difficulty. The arena consists of nine stages with several rounds each and has two levels of difficulty, Normal and Veteran.Ĭompleting the Veteran Maelstrom Arena ( VMA ) is one of the hardest achievements in-game, especially for relatively new players and an achievement you should be proud of.īy completing the Maelstrom Arena you also get the chance to acquire one of its unique weapons. The Maelstrom Arena is one of the Solo Arenas in the Elder Scrolls Online, along with the Vateshran Hollows Arena. Bloodfire – Magicka Dragonknight Vampire DPS.Night Queen – Magicka Warden Vampire DPS.Dark Lord – Magicka Nightblade Vampire DPS.ArchLich – Magicka Necromancer Vampire DPS.Baelnorn – Magicka Sorcerer Vampire DPS.

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