ESO Magicka Templar PvE Build

Table of Contents

• Skills
• Rotation
• Gear
• Passives Skills
• Race
• Mundus Stone
• Champion Points
• Consumables
• Wrap Up

Last Updated: 2023-03-23

The ESO Magicka Templar PvE Build is for players looking to complete solo or small group content on a class that offers good damage and survivability. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or seasoned player, there are options for all three. Magplar is the easiest and most survivable melee DPS in the game due to its main spammable healing you based on damage done. And personally, it’s my favourite class and playstyle in all of ESO.

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Last updated March 23rd, 2023, update 37 and the Scribes of Fate DLC: The ESO Magicka Templar PvE Build is still often used in dungeons and trials by many veteran players. In the current meta, the Templar class can provide of-healing for the group on top of great damage. We adjusted relevant item sets, Pillar of Nirn and Perfect Whorl of the Depths, along with changing the most effective parse bar and gear. The build lists a few gear options – for beginner players without access to all sets and/or DLCs and two best in-slot trial options. The champion points suggested are also assuming you want the most damage, not survivability. Adjust where you see fit, and make sure to use sets and skills that work better for your group combination and harder end-game content.

Magica Templar Playstyle in PvE

Use the following rotation as the starter point. After, apply your buffs and cast the DoT skills on cooldown for the best, highest DPS. In total, the Damage over Time skills (DoTs) do more damage than your main spammable. Thus, they need to be cast less often and are easier to maintain, for example, The Degeneration from Mages Guild or the Barb Trap from Fighters Guild. Maintain DoTs and use your spammable skill as filler until you need to reapply the DoTS.

At certain percentages, replace your spammable with your in-class or weapon execute if you have one in this build. Executes are the skills that deal more damage the lower the health of the opponent becomes. Ideally, these are meant to replace your main spammable skill at anywhere between 35% (Radiant Oppression) all the way to 20% (Mages’ Fury). At a high level, execute skills become so strong that the lower the enemy’s health, the fewer DoTs you maintain because it does so much damage.

Use the healing skill when your health drops below 50% or the shield skill when you anticipate damage. Also, always use the suggested food and potions as they significantly increase your damage, survivability, and resource sustain.

If you run out of resources, do a heavy attack and return to your rotation. Remember that a heavy attack on off-balance enemies will return double the resources. Additionally, if you are a beginner or struggle with sustain, you can flex in the Consuming Trap skill instead of a DoT skill. The Consuming Trap gives you a flood of both resources when a target dies.

 

The Best PvE Magicka Templar Build

In ESO, the PvE Magicka Templar Build is perfect for everyone who is looking for a simple survival class with high damage. So if the warrior of light playstyle and following “pros” is what you are looking for, this build is for you!

Pros

• Very simple
• Incredible self heals
• High damage

Cons

• Melee, which can be hard
• lacks mobility

Keep reading for all the details about Skills, Rotation, Gear, Passives and Champion points for the build! The Gear section will include options for Beginner, Intermediate, and Optimal set-ups, with plenty of flex options available for those still filling out their sticker books.

 

Video Guide

Two Button Build

Skills

Front Bar (dual wield)

Front Bar Weapon Style Choices:

• Dual Wield = better passives and more raw damage due to Twin Blade and Blunt passive.
• Flame Staff = more range and hard hitting single target
• Lighting Staff = decent option on back bar for fully charge heavy attacking

Vampires Bane (Morph of Sun Fire | Skill line: Dawns Wrath) - Vampire's Bane is a very strong single target DoT. Consider this your flex spot on your front bar and swap to Inner Light if you want simpler gameplay.

Purifying Light (Morph of Backlash | Skill line: Dawns Wrath) - This ability is your go to for damage and survivability. It works like a balloon soaking up damage (to a certain point) and exploding for that amount. Moreover, it places a healing circle at the enemies feet which is great when staying in melee range or providing off healing to the tank in your group. This also activates a key passive, Illuminate which grants minor sorcerery (10% more spell damage) and Prism, more ultimate.

Barbed Trap (Morph of Trap Beast | Skill line: Fighters Guild) - You can get minor force buff one of many ways, gear, or two commonly used abilities Barb Trap and Channeled Acceleration. Since we play in melee range, using barb trap makes the most since. Moreover slotting on our front bar increase of spell damage by 3% via slayer fighters guild passive. Another advantage is banished the wicked passive gives us ultimate when killing enemies too.

Puncturing Sweep (Morph of Puncturing Strikes | Skill line: Aedric Spear) - Sweeps still remains a decent main spammable in PvE content. While it's single target is a bit weaker, it does AoE damage as well and it's still work using.

Radiant Oppression (Morph of Radiant Destruction | Skill line: Dawns Wrath) - An executable ability you want to use when the enemy is in execute range roughly 35% health replaces Sweeps as main spammable. The strength of this ability is how hard it hits single target. You still need to light attack weave in between applying it. Also be careful to avoid damage as you’ll be vulnerable. In fact, the other morph, Radiant Glory is what I use solo or on the beginner friendly build.

Flawless Dawnbreaker (Morph of Dawnbreaker | Skill line: Fighters Guild) - Great damage buff just for slotting on your front bar or activate when you won't be able to recast meteor.

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Back Bar (Fire Staff)

Back bar options:

• Inferno Staff = great all-around damage with Unstable Wall and fully charge heavy to sustain magicka
• Lighting Staff = good for beginners who lack magicka sustain because its easier to set off balance and fully charge heavy for resources
• Two Handed = incredible damage with stampede ability though hard to sustain stamina

Blazing Spear (Morph of Spear Shards | Skill line: Aedric Spear) - Spear remains one of the strongest damage over time ability the Templar possess. It does damage up front, damage over time and can proc the Burning Light passive. Moreover, slotting this skill on our front bar will increase overall critical damage by 10%, making it a very strong choice and a damage over time effect you want to maintain throughout the fights.

Ritual Of Retribution (Morph of Cleansing Ritual | Skill line: Restoring Light) - Imagine having a skill that does crazy high AoE damage and provides a powerful group synergy? That’s what you get with Ritual of Retribution and you should maintain this skill alongside of Blazing Spear for huge AoE damage. Keep in mind you’ll need to come in close range and place down so you hit the maximum amount of targets.

Harness Magicka (Morph of Annulment | Skill line: Light Armor) - The trick with the shield is to use this both reactively and pre-emptively. Meaning, when you know you’ll take a lot of damage, pop it for 6 seconds of protection. Also when you get hit, pop it first then allow your healer to catch up or your rune to heal you. For newer players I highly recommend double barring this in the exact same skill position. Meaning 3 key on PC front and back that way you don’t have to fuss with constant bar swaps until it becomes muscle memory. Consider slotting Inner Light if parsing since you won't need a shield.

Mystic Orb (Morph of Necrotic Orb | Skill line: Undaunted) - AoE damage with explosion for allies that sustains and works well single target. [FLEX survivability] Critical Surge (morph of Surge | Sorcerer/Strom Calling skill line): swap this in for very high survivability especially as a newer player even with a healer in the group. [FLEX not using Medusa] Channeled Acceleration (morph of Accelerate | Guild/Psijic Order skill line): provides a bit of speed and a very long useful buff for critical damage

Unstable Wall Of Elements (Morph of Wall of Elements | Skill line: Destruction Staff) - Great damage over time still and high powered DoT.

Shooting Star (Morph of Meteor | Skill line: Mages Guild) - Great burst ultimate in stationary fights.

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Rotation

Single Target Rotation

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Gear

Best in Slot

Best in Slot Damage for group PvE

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	medium	Zaan	Divines	Magicka
Shoulders	light	Zaan	Divines	Magicka
Chest	light	Perfect Whorl of the Depths	Divines	Magicka
Legs	medium	Harpooner's Wading Kilt	Divines	Magicka
Gloves	light	Perfect Whorl of the Depths	Divines	Magicka
Boots	light	Perfect Whorl of the Depths	Divines	Magicka
Belt	light	Perfect Whorl of the Depths	Divines	Magicka
Weapon One	Dagger	Perfect Whorl of the Depths	Nirnhoned > Precise	Flame
Secondary	Dagger	Pillar of Nirn	Charged	Poison
Weapon Two	Fire Staff	Pillar of Nirn	Infused	Spell Damage
Necklace		Pillar of Nirn	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 1		Pillar of Nirn	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2		Pillar of Nirn	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage

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Zaan: Veteran dungeon Scalecaller Peak, Dragon Bone DLC.

• Why? The highest DPS monster helm currently which can out perform Harpooner’s Wading Kilt Set.

FLEX OPTIONS

1. Kjalnar’s Nightmare – great single target damage ONLY one player can have this in your group.
2. 1pc Slimecraw and 1pc Harpooner’s Wading Kilt Set this setup still strong, make sure you don’t hit crit damage cap.
3. Kra’gh – one pc is great for pen, two piece does good single target damage

Harpooner’s Wading Kilt Set: obtained through mythic leads. You need five items/leads to complete the mythic gear piece.

• Why? overall the most DPS possible for a one-piece mythic.
• You need 5 items to be able to create the Mythic item Harpooner’s Wading Kilt. Location of the 5 pieces:
  • Murkmire – Wolf-Tail Sash Lead – Murkmire Foul Fishing Spots
  • Blackwood – Kothringi-Cut Leather Lead – World Boss Death Wart, World Boss Sul-Xan Ritualists
  • Shadowfen – Bog-Blue Jasper Fetish Lead – Ruins of Mazzatun Dungeon last boss
  • Shadowfen – Tide-Glass Beads Lead –  All water and alchemy nodes
  • Bal Foyen – Silverweave Cord Lead – Covenant Enemies, most likely all enemies

FLEX OPTIONS MYTHICS

1. Mora’s Whisper = Update 34, 10% critical chance for great damage boost
2. Death Dealer’s Fete = great option when taking damage

Pillar of Nirn: Obtained in Falkreath Hold dungeon, Horns of the Reach DLC.

• WHY? great proc damage set without having to light attack weave

FLEX OPTIONS BODY

1. Perfected Bahsei’s Mania = If you can manage around 20-50% magicka, you’ll get flat damage increase.
2. Perfected Mantle of Siroria = Update 35 made this popular again so consider using in parse/stationary trials.
3. Perfected False Gods = great resource sustain set.
4. Order’s Wrath = Crafted and best overall option for great damage.
5. Mother’s Sorrow = decent overland set for starters

Perfect Whorl of the Depths: obtained in Veteran Dreadsail Reef trial DLC High Isle.

• Why? one of the hardest-hitting proc sets in the game.

FLEX OPTION FRONT BAR

1. Kinras’s Wrath = good only if you can light attack weave constantly, though I have low uptime with this set.
2. Z’en’s Redress = group utility and damage for trials
3. Burning Spellweave = simple dungeon setup great front bar option

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Parse

Most single target Damage on target dummy possible

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	light	Zaan	Divines	Magicka
Shoulders	medium	Zaan	Divines	Magicka
Chest	light	Perfected Mantle of Siroria	Divines	Magicka
Legs	medium	Perfected Mantle of Siroria	Divines	Magicka
Gloves	light	Perfected Mantle of Siroria	Divines	Magicka
Boots	light	Perfected Mantle of Siroria	Divines	Magicka
Belt	light	Perfected Mantle of Siroria	Divines	Magicka
Weapon One	Dagger	Perfected Arms of Relequen	Nirnhoned	Poison
Secondary	Dagger	Perfected Arms of Relequen	Charged	Fire
Weapon Two	Fire Staff	Perfected Crushing Wall	Infused	Weapon & Spell Damage
Necklace		Perfected Arms of Relequen	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 1		Perfected Arms of Relequen	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage
Ring 2		Perfected Arms of Relequen	Bloodthirsty	Spell Damage

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Zaan: Veteran dungeon Scalecaller Peak, Dragon Bone DLC.

• Why? The highest DPS monster helm currently which can out perform Harpooner’s Wading Kilt Set.

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Beginner

This setup is great for beginners who do not have access to trials gear

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	light	Iceheart	Divines > Any	Magicka
Shoulders	light	Iceheart	Divines > Any	Magicka
Chest	light	Withered Hand	Divines > Any	Magicka
Legs	light	Withered Hand	Divines > Any	Magicka
Gloves	light	Withered Hand	Divines > Any	Magicka
Boots	light	Withered Hand	Divines > Any	Magicka
Belt	light	Withered Hand	Divines > Any	Magicka
Weapon One	Inferno Staff	War Maiden	Precise > Sharpened	Flame
Weapon Two	Lighting Staff	Willpower	Infused > Any	Weapon Damage
Necklace		War Maiden	Arcane	Spell Power
Ring 1		War Maiden	Arcane	Spell Power
Ring 2		War Maiden	Arcane	Spell Power

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• Iceheart: obtained in Direfrost keep and Glirion undaunted vendor. Great defensive set.
• Withered Hand: obtained in Alik’r Desert overland  or from guild traders (delves, dolmans, world bosses, chest). WHY? If you’re new player, low champion points and lack trials gear, this gives great sustain and healing when killing mobs and is ideal for a newer player.
• War Maiden: obtained in Vvardenfell or on Guild Traders. WHY? Incredible value for a front set without the need to manage a complex rotation or uptime like Kinra’s.
• Willpower: obtained in Imperial City, dungeon finder or guild traders. WHY? Bigger magicka pool = bigger shields and useful on back bar.

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Passives

Class Passives

Weapon Passives

Armor Passives

Guild Passives

Alliance Passives

World Passives

Make sure to focus on maxing out the following passives skills as they add performance to your character:

• Class skill lines
• Armor skill lines
• Undaunted
• Fighter’s Guild (optional)
• Mage’s Guild (optional)
• Undaunted (must have)
• Psijic (optional)
• Crafting Alchemy (Medicinal Use for potion duration)
• Race
• Alliance War
• World Vampire if using

Races

High Elf

a great magicka race with everything you could want though lacks critical damage bonus.

• Highborn
• Spell Recharge
• Syrabane's Boon
• Elemental Talent

Dark Elf

all around great if you want to switch between magicka/stamina build though lacks resources sustain.

• Ashlander
• Dynamic
• Resist Flame
• Ruination

Attributes

Mundus Stone

Thief - Increases the Critical Strike rating by 1333. With 7 Divines armor pieces: Increases the Critical Strike rating by 2167

Champion Points

Warfare

Fighting Finesse (Slottable) - 50
Increases your Critical Damage and Critical Healing done by 4% per stage.

Thaumaturge (Slottable) - 50
Increases your damage done with damage over time effects by 3% per stage.

Master-at-Arms (Slottable) - 50
Increases your damage done with direct damage attacks by 3% per stage.

Wrathful Strikes (Slottable) - 50
Grants 41 Weapon and Spell Damage to your damaging abilities per stage.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Tumbling (30), Mystic Tenacity (10), Hero’s Vigor (20), Shield Master (10), Defiance (20), Hasty (16), Tireless Guardian (20), Fortification (30), Sprinter (20), Nimble Protector (6), Savage Defense (30), Bashing Brutality (20), & Piercing Gaze (30)

Fitness

Siphoning Spells (Slottable) - 50
Restore 300 Magicka per stage, whenever you kill an enemy.

Boundless Vitality (Slottable) - 50
Grants 28 Max Health per stage.

Rejuvenation (Slottable) - 50
Grants 1.8 Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery per stage.

Fortified (Slottable) - 50
Grants 34.6 Armor per stage.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Precision (20), Piercing (20), Eldritch Insight (20), Flawless Ritual (40), War Mage (30), Quick Recovery (20), Preparation (20), Elemental Aegis (20), Hardy (20), Blessed (20), Tireless Discipline (20), Battle Mastery (40), & Mighty (30)

Crafting

War Mount (Slottable) - 120
Improves your mastery with mounts, removing all mount Stamina costs outside of combat.

Gifted Rider (Passives) - 75
Increases your Mount Speed by 2% per stage.

Steed's Blessing (Slottable) - 50
Increases your out of combat Movement Speed by .4% per stage.

Treasure Hunter (Slottable) - 75
Increase the quality of items you find in treasure chests.

Flex Spot(s): If you can afford, take these passives as they add power without a slottable: Breakfall (50), Wanderer (75), Steadfast Enchantment (50), Fortune’s Favor (40), Gilded Fingers (50), & Inspiration Boost (45)

Consumables

Ghastly Eye Bowl

Type: Foods

DPS Parse: Increase Max Magicka by 4256 and Magicka Recovery by 425 for 2 hours.

Clockwork Citrus Filet

Type: Foods

OVERALL: Increase Max Health by 3724, Health Recovery by 351, Max Magicka by 3458 and Magicka Recovery by 319 for 2 hours.

Witchmother's Brew

Type: Foods

CHEAP: Increase Max Magicka by 2856, Max Health by 3094, and Magicka Recovery by 315 for 2 hours.

Essence of Spell Power

Type: Potions

Grants major sorcery with increases spell damage by 20% for 47.6 seconds. Grants major prophecy which grants you 2191 spell critical rating for 47.6 seconds. Restore 7582 magicka immediately. Grants you major intellect which increases your magicka recovery by 20% for 47.6. Potions have a 45 second cool down and make sure you have three points into medicinal use passive in alchemy crafting.

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