ESO Magicka Templar PvE Build

The guide gives skills, champion points, and gear for an ESO Magicka Templar PvE Build, intended for the new or returning player!

This build has been updated for the Update 40 patch of the Elder Scrolls Online.

Why Should You Play the ESO Magicka Templar PvE Build?

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.

Pros	Cons
Very simple	Melee, which can be hard
Incredible self heals	Lacks mobility
High damage

ESO Magicka Templar PvE Build Playstyle

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.

Skills

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.

Perfected Mantle of Siroria: Obtained in Veteran Cloudrest Trial Summerset chapter. The non-perfected version in normal difficulty

• WHY? best damage possible in parse Update 35 made this popular again so consider using in parse/stationary trials

Perfected Arms of Relequen: Obtained in Veteran Cloudrest Trial Summerset chapter. The non-perfected version in normal difficulty

• Why? most single target damage-producing set for stamina and magica thanks to hybridization changes

Perfected Merciless Charge: from Veteran Maelstrom Arena in Orsinium DLC

• WHY? Increase your overall DPS massively, must change out blockade for Stampede, considered meta, but struggle with sustain

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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.

Race

Attributes

Mundus Stone

Champion Points

Consumables

Passives

• Class Passives
• Racial Passives
• Weapon Passives
  • Dual Wield
  • Destruction Staff
• Armor Passives
  • Light
  • Medium
  • Heavy
• Guild Passives
  • Fighters Guild
  • Undaunted
  • Mages Guild
  • Psijic Order
• Alliance Passives
  • Assault Support
• World Passives
  • Soul Magic

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