This guide explains how to use the best Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) Solo Templar Stamina PvE Build, skills, gear, champion points, and more!
This build has been updated for the Updated 42, the Gold Road Chapter of the Elder Scrolls Online (ESO).
Why Should You Play ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE?
The ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE is for players looking to complete solo content with a solid, survivable stamina class. The Stamina Templar PVE build offers insane single-target and AOE damage. Templars generally have great tool kits for self-heals, and the rotation for Stamina Templars or Stamplars is the simplest in the game, so they’re a great option for newer players.
Templar Class Pros
- Beam to Win: Radiant Destruction is the strongest execute in the game. Opting for Glory to heal you will make you practically unkillable once the boss is under 40% health.
- High-Class Healing: Puncturing Sweeps main spammable pumps out a ton of healing.
- Simple Playstyle: the Templar’s kit and rotation are relatively easy to play.
Templar Class Cons
- Weak Class Ultimates: The Templar ults need some love; they don’t do as much damage as we’d like.
- Shorter AOE Damage: The Plar’s AOE, while strong when it hits, doesn’t extend as far as other classes.
- Tight Bar Space: The Plar needs an extra bar slot to fit in all of the great skills it has access to.
The Stamplar is a little more tricky to play in solo content without the heal from Puncturing Sweeps, but that difference is mitigated by running Ring of the Pale Order. It isn’t as healing, but it still feels tanky and powerful. If you decide to run Velothi instead of Pale Order Mythic, you’ll do more damage, but healing gets a lot sweatier.
ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE Playstyle
Power of the Light is one of the primary skills you need to manage for the Solo Templar Stamina build. If you cast this skill every 6 skill casts, you’ll apply it right as it’s blowing up. It’s incredibly important to not cast this skill on any other targets or cast it early, as it can only last on one target, and half of its damage comes from a second “pop” as the skill expires.
This skill is the most consistent cast in the build. The rest of the skills, other than your spammable, are Damage Over Time (DoTs). DoTs are great for extended fights because in one global cooldown, you do more damage over the duration of the DoT than you would have with a single spammable cast. That means you’re going to want to get your DoTs up on a high-health target, then reapply them only when they’re expiring and fill the gaps with more spammables.
Radiant Glory is the other skill you need to be mindful of. It’s an execute, meaning its damage scales the lower the target’s health gets. 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. Stamina Templars have to run Radiant Glory over the higher damage Radiant Oppression because it restores magicka as you channel, allowing you to sustain the skill through the execute on a stamina build. You want to start casting Radiant Glory instead of your spammable at 44% boss health in this build, dropping your DoTs off until you only spam this execute under 10%.
Survival
This build shouldn’t have any trouble staying high health with the use of the Ring of the Pale Order. For solo content, ROPO is great on builds without built-in healing, since it heals more the higher your damage goes. If you need to heal, you simply pump out more damage and watch your health go back up.
The downside is this mythic can’t be brought into group content. If you do want to do a dungeon or trial, replacing ROPO with the Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet will be a great switch for group content.
If you run out of resources, a heavy attack with either weapon in this build will restore stamina. You can also always run food with higher recovery on it, but you shouldn’t have very much trouble sustaining these skills.
ESO Solo Templar Stamina PvE Build Features and Mechanics
Below are some of the features found using the PvE Solo Templar Stamina in the Elder Scrolls Online:
- Class – Templar
- Weapon One – Dual Wield
- Weapon Two – Bow
- Armor Types – 6 Medium, 1 Light
- Mythic – Pale Order
- Race – Dark Elf
- Attributes – 64 Stamina
- Mundus Stone – Thief
- Best Grimoires – Ulfsild’s Contingency, Traveling Knife, Torchbearer
Related:
Skills
Front Bar – Dual Wield
Front Bar Weapon choice options:
- Dual Wield
- Destruction Staff
- Two Handed
Biting Jabs (Morph of Puncturing Strikes | Skill Line : Aedric Spear) – Our main spammable in AoE and single target. This lacks the healing of magicka sweeps, so be careful to peel back when needing healing.
Power of the Light (Morph of Backlash | Skill Line : Dawn’s Wrath) – Consider this a great single target damage ability that gives a good boost to ultimate generation. I use this morph now because its easier to sustain magicka.
Radiant Glory (Morph of Radiant Destruction | Skill Line : Dawn’s Wrath) – One of the best executes in the game, use in replacement of jabs at 38% on a boss.
Deadly Cloak (Morph of Blade Cloak | Skill Line : Dual Wield) – Great damage in AoE and AoE damage reduction.
Solar Barrage (Morph of Solar Flare | Skill Line : Dawn’s Wrath) – Powerful area damage and long duration.
Flawless Dawnbreaker (Morph of Dawnbreaker | Skill Line : Fighters Guild) – The performance of Dawnbreaker is very good now that it grants a massive spell damage boost of 300 for 20 seconds. Not to mention added spell damage from Fighters guild, Slayer passive. This is a great ultimate to use that’s low cost.
Back Bar – Bow
Back Bar Weapon choice options:
- Bow
- Two-handed
- Dual Wield
Arrow Barrage (Morph of Volley | Skill Line : Bow) – Physical damage AoE, this morph increases duration and damage.
Venom Arrow (Morph of Poison Arrow | Skill Line : Bow) – Powerful damage over time with master’s bow buffs overall damage. Poison Injection is a better choice if you have Igneous Weapons from the DK tank.
Ritual of Retribution (Morph of Cleansing Ritual | Skill Line : Restoring Light) – Massive AoE damage and cost magicka.
Resolving Vigor (Morph of Vigor | Skill Line : Assault) – Healing over time, swap to vampire’s bane if you have good survival.
Restoring Focus (Morph of Rune Focus | Skill Line : Restoring Light) – Grants Major Resolve for 20 seconds and recover stamina and health.
Shooting Star (Morph of Meteor | Skill Line : Mages Guild) – One of the best pure damage ultimates in the game and try to use during stationary fights.
Scribing Skills & Grimoires
Unfortunately, there aren’t a whole lot of scribing skills that are very useful for the Templar this patch. Templars have a lot of very great skills, making their bar space extra valuable. If you really want to run one though, we have three options for you.
Ulfsild’s Contingency, Traveling Knife, and Torchbearer are the best Grimoires (skills) for a solo Stamina Templar PvE build. Contingency grants powerful area-based damage and buffs. Traveling Knife gives you a ranged bleed attack that does damage on the return. Torchbearer also gives you a good spammable when in melee range or if your class is single-target heavy. You can also use the Bow Vault skill as an immobilization or mobility tool. Below are the suggested combination of Grimoires, focus, signature, and affix scripts:
- Ulfsild’s Contingency (Mage Guild) – Flame Damage (focus script), Class Mastery (signature script), Vulnerability (Affix Script)
- Traveling Knife – Bleed (focus script), Lingering Torment (signature script), Berserk (Affix Script)
- Torchbearer (Fighters Guild) – Flame Damage (focus script), Class Mastery (signature script), Breach (Affix Script)
The Scribing System utilizes one of 11 new skills from the Gold Road Chapter called Grimoires. With Grimoires, you can customize spells via Scripts.
Passives Skills
Below are the lines of the passive skill that add power without requiring a skill slot while playing the ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE. Consider taking all the skill passives in the skill tree listed below:
- Aedric Spear (class skill line)
- Dawn’s Wrath (class skill line)
- Restoring Light (class skill line)
- Destruction Staff (weapon skill line)
- Bow (weapon skill line)
- Light Armor
- Medium Armor
- Undaunted
- Fighter’s Guild
- Mage’s Guild
- Racial
- Alliance War Support
- Alliance War Assault
- Crafting, Alchemy Medicinal Use
Gear – Best in Slot
The gear chart below represents the best gear for ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE:
Slot | Type | Set | Trait | Glyph |
Head | Medium | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Divines | Stamina |
Shoulders | Light | Valkyn Skoria | Divines | Stamina |
Chest | Medium | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Stamina |
Legs | Medium | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Stamina |
Gloves | Medium | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Stamina |
Boots | Medium | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Stamina |
Belt | Medium | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Stamina |
Weapon One | Dagger | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Nirnhoned | Flame |
Secondary | Dagger | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Charged | Poison |
Weapon Two | Bow | Perfected Thunderous Volley | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Necklace | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage | |
Ring 1 | Mythic | Pale Order | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring 2 | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Monster Helms and Mythic
Valkyn Skoria: obtained in City of Ash II veteran. Gives a mighty one-piece bonus for penetration. Alternative: Slimecraw.
Ring of the Pale Order: Mythic obtained by collecting five pieces. This gives great healing for doing damage and allows you to focus on pure damage.
FLEX OPTIONS (if you switch to monster setup, drop the ring and replace it with Vicious or flex piece)
- Stormfist – always works, easy to obtain and AoE DPS set.
- Balorgh = is incredible for boss burns in Veteran Maelstrom Arena saving up ultimate for 500 burns.
- Kra’gh – one piece is great for a pen, two-piece does good single-target damage
- Iceheart = is great for survivability.
- Perfected Merciless Charge = must change out Unstable Blockade for Stampede, good damage but requires melee skills.
- Perfected Thunderous Volley = good alternative to play at range with back bar. Swap out Unstable Blockade for Endless Hail bow skill.
- Agility = Base game set that gives you extra damage.
- Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet: new mythic that is incredible damage if you have good survivability and don’t require Pale Order.
- Mora’s Whisper = set and forget high critical mythic but requires a collection of Mages Guild books.
- Death Dealer’s Fete = high max stats and requires no effect but in combat.
Gear Sets
Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment: Drops in Veteran Rockgrove trial, Blackwood chapter. Insane damage if you can reliably pick up the essence/soul (blue orb) left behind.
Tzogvin’s Warband: Dungeon set that drops in Frostvault, part of Wrathstone DLC. Boosts Critical chance and critical damage.
Perfected Thunderous Volley: from the Maelstrom Arena, giving additional damage to your Arrow Barrage skill.
FLEX OPTIONS
- Pillar of Nirn: obtained in Falkreath Hold dungeon. One of the hardest hitting, easiest proc sets in the game.
- Briarheart = Overland can be bought from traders great option for healing and weapon damage boost
- Order’s Wrath = Best overall crafting damage option
- Spriggan’s Thorns = Base game and decent penetration on front perfect for beginner offensive set
- Vicious Serpent: obtained in trials Hel Ra Citadel, Aetherian Archive, Sanctum Ophidia. Best sustain set for stamina along with movement speed.
- Perfected Coral Riptide = god tier damage if you run low stamina (dodge roll a bit before pull)
- Order’s Wrath = Best overall crafting damage option
- Hunding’s Rage = Crafted base game decent all around
Gear – Beginner
This setup is for someone who just started and doesn’t have access to Monsters, Mythics, Trials Gear
Slot | Type | Set | Trait | Glyph |
Head | Medium | Deadly Strike | Divines > Any | Stamina |
Shoulders | Medium | Briarheart | Divines > Any | Stamina |
Chest | Medium | Briarheart | Divines > Any | Stamina |
Legs | Medium | Briarheart | Divines > Any | Stamina |
Gloves | Medium | Deadly Strike | Divines > Any | Stamina |
Boots | Medium | Briarheart | Divines > Any | Stamina |
Belt | Medium | Briarheart | Divines > Any | Stamina |
Weapon One | Sword | Agility | Precise > Sharpened | Poison |
Secondary | Mace | Agility | Charged > Infused | Flame |
Weapon Two | Bow | Agility | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Necklace | Deadly Strike | Robust | Spell Damage | |
Ring 1 | Deadly Strike | Robust | Spell Damage | |
Ring 2 | Deadly Strike | Robust | Spell Damage |
Race
The best racial choice for the Stamina Templar is below:
- Dark Elf: Gain max magicka, stamina, and weapon and spell damage. The flame resistance is also helpful and considered the strongest overall PVE DPS race.
- Orc: Gain weapon damage and max stamina, though there is no magicka bonus.
- Khajiit: This race gets recovery, max stats, and critical damage and healing. Consider the Khajiit a great option if you aren’t over the critical cap of 125%.
Attributes
The best choice is 64 stamina, which increases damage, healing, and DoTs.
Mundus Stone
The Thief is the best Mundus Stone for PvE Builds because it gives Increases Weapon and Spell Critical Strike a chance.
Champion Points – ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE
Craft | Warfare | Fitness |
Steed’s Blessing | Fighting Finesse | Bloody Renewal |
Rationer | Biting Aura | Boundless Vitality |
Treasure Hunter | Master-at-Arms | Rejuvenation |
Liquid Efficiency | Wrathful Strikes | Fortified |
Warfare Constellation Champion Points
Below is a step-by-step method for slotting your champion points in the Warfare tree (blue). We have used the minimum possible to reach 4 slottable selections all maxed out. If you have more CP, consider taking more in the passives for optimal performance.
Below are recommended Warfare Champion Point selections for the ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE:
- Precision 10
- Wrathful Strikes (slottable) 50
- Fighting Finesse (slottable) 50
- Extended Might – sub constellation – piercing 10
- Biting Aura (slottable) 50
- Master – at- Arms (slottable) 50
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 220 CP (660 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Precision 10
- Piercing 10
- Tireless discipline 20
- Eldritch insight 20
- Blessed 20
- Quick recovery 20
- Flawless ritual 40
- War mage 30
- Battle mastery 40
- Mighty 30
- Elemental aegis 20
- Hardy 20
- Preparation 20
This would max out the Warfare tree with all active and passive champion points at 520 spent 1,560 total spent.
Fitness Constellation Champion Points
Below are recommended Fitness Champion Point selections for the ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE:
- Fortified (slottable) 50
- Boundless vitality (slottable) 50
- Rejuvenation (slottable) 50
- Sprinter 10
- Winder chaser – sub con – hasty 8
- Hero’s Vigor 10
- Bloody Renewal (slottable) 50
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 228 CP (684 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Hero’s Vigor 10
- Tumbling 30
- Sprinter 10
- Defiance 20
- Hasty 8
- Tireless guardian 20
- Fortification 30
- Nimble 6
- Mystic tenacity 50
- Tempered soul 50
- Piercing gaze 30
- Savage defense 30
- Bashing brutality 20
This would max out the fitness tree with all active passive champion points at 542 cp spent and 1,626 total spent.
Craft Constellation Champion Points
Below are recommended Craft Champion Point selections for the ESO Solo Templar Stamina Build for PvE:
- Steed’s blessing (slottable) – 50
- Breakfall 10
- Wanderer 15
- Steadfast 10
- Treasure hunter 50 (slottable)
- rationer (slottable) 30
- liquid efficiency (slottable) 75
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 240CP (720 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Steadfast enchantment 40cp
- Breakfall 40 cp
- Wanderer 60
- Fortunes favor 50
- Friends in low places 25
- Out of sight 30
- Fleet of phantom 40
- Soul’s reservoir 33
- Gilded fingers 50
- Fortunes favor 40
- Inspiration boost 45
- Infamous 30
This would max out the crafting tree with all active passive champion points at 723 cp spent 2,169 total spent.
Consumables
The best consumables for the solo Stamina Templar PvE build are Braised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables food and Heroism potions. Braised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables gives the most damage possible, though Artaeum Takeaway Broth is good for resource sustain if you struggle. A third balanced option for more hybrid resource pools is Bewitched Sugar Skulls. The best potion if you have weapon critical and weapon power buff is Heriosm (the essence of magicka). Another option is Weapon Power potions if you lack the buffs or tri-stat Essence of Health. Below are our recommended food and potion choices:
- Braised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables (best damage no sustain) – Increase health and stamina. Crafted with Provisioning ingredients Small Game, Greens, and Seasoning.
- Artaeum Takeaway Broth – increase max health, health recovery, max stamina, and stamina recovery. Crafted with provisioning from ingredients Fish, Melon, Torchbug Thorax, and Powdered Mother of Pearl.
- Dubious Camoran Throne (cheap sustain) – increases stamina recovery, max stamina, and max health. Crafted with provisioning from ingredients of White Meat, Beetle Scuttle, Insect Parts, and Guts.
- Bewitched Sugar Skulls (tri-max stats) – increases max health, stamina, magicka, and health recovery. Crafted with provisioning from ingredients of Scrib Jelly, Flour, Columbine, Bervez Juice, and Honey.
- Heroism Potion – Restores stamina and magicka and grants minor heroism for a time. Crafted with Alchemy from ingredients of Columbine, Dragon’s Blood, and Dragon Rheum.
- Essence of Weapon Power – grants major brutality, major savagery, and stamina recovery. Crafted with alchemy from ingredients such as Blessed Thistle, Stinkhorn, and Water Hyacinth (other combinations).
- Tri-Pots – grants immediate health, stamina and magicka, along with tri-recovery. Crafted with Alchemy from ingredients of Bugloss, Columbine, and Mountain Flower.
Build Summary – ESO Solo Templar Stamina PvE Build
Class: Templar
Race: Dark Elf
Attributes: 64 Stamina
Mundus Stone: Thief
Weapon One: Dual Wield
Weapon Two: Bow
Armor Set 1: Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment
Armor Set 2: Tzogvin’s Warband
Monster Helm: Valkyn Skoria
Mythic: Pale Order
Armor Weight: 6 Medium, 1 Light
Food: Braised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables
Potion: Essence of Magicka with Minor Heroism
Skill Bar 1
- Biting Jabs
- Power of the Light
- Radiant Glory
- Deadly Cloak
- Solar Barrage
- Flawless Dawnbreaker (Ultimate)
Skill Bar 2
- Arrow Barrage
- Venom Arrow
- Ritual of Retribution
- Resolving Vigor
- Restoring Focus
- Shooting Star (Ultimate)
Scribing Grimoires and Scripts
- Ulfsild’s Contingency (Mage Guild)
- Flame Damage (focus script)
- Class Mastery (signature script)
- Vulnerability (Affix Script)
- Traveling Knife (Dual Wield)
- Bleed (focus script)
- Lingering Torment (signature script)
- Berserk (Affix Script)
- Torchbearer (Fighters Guild)
- Flame Damage (focus script)
- Class Mastery (signature script)
- Breach (Affix Script)
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