Personally I'd rather if we ever saw players using deadric artifacts, that they were something you'd find and use in Cyrodil as sort of a super weapon for your side that have a powerful effect generally on a long cool down.Something like Azura's Star would grant a wide spread...
Windfury Totem enchants ally weapons to potentially hit a second time, whereas Strength of Earth Totem gives a much-appreciated Strength bonus to everyone around it. This versatility leads to plenty of options when it comes to weapons types, but you’ll commonly see them with one-handed maces ...
Going tanky with your build has its uses in this fight, but you still want to keep a medium roll. Since most of Messmer’s hits will end you in two strikes no matter what armor you’ve got on, don’t panic too much if you’ve got to take a hit in stats. As far as weaponry/...