Welcome to our ESO Sword and Shield Skill Line guide. This shows all the sword and shield skills from the Elder Scrolls Online.

Version

6/1/2015 – Updating the layout
2/4/2015 – Original release

Sword and Shield

Puncture

Thrust your weapon with disciplined precision to deal X physical damage and taunt an enemy for 15 seconds. Also afflicts enemy with major fracture reducing armor by X for 12 seconds.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	5 meters
Cost	1508 Stamina

Pierce Armor

Thrust your weapon with disciplined precision to deal X physical damage and taunt an enemy for 15 seconds. Also afflicts enemy with major fracture and major breach, reducing armor and spell resistance by X for 12 seconds.

NEW EFFECT: Also reduces spell resistance.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	5 meters
Cost	1508 Stamina

Ransack

Thrust your weapon with disciplined precision to deal X physical damage and taunt an enemy for 15 seconds. Also afflicts enemy with major fracture reducing armor by X for 12 seconds. You gain minor resolve, increasing your armor by X for 12 seconds.

NEW EFFECT: Increase your armor by amount reduced.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	5 meters
Cost	1508 Stamina

Low Slash

Surprise enemy with a deep lunge, dealing X physical damage and reducing movement speed by 60% for 9 seconds. Also afflicts enemy with minor maim, reducing their damage by 15% for 9 seconds.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	5 meters
Cost	2633 Stamina

Heroic Slash

Surprise enemy with a deep lunge, dealing X physical damage and reducing movement speed by 60% for 9 seconds. Also afflicts enemy with minor maim, reducing their damage by 15% for 9 seconds. By hitting with this ability, you gain minor heroism, granting 1 extra ultimate every 1.5 seconds for 8 seconds.

NEW EFFECT: Generates Ultimate.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	5 meters
Cost	2633 Stamina

Deep Slash

Surprise enemy with a sweeping lunge, dealing X physical damage to the target and X Physical Damage to 2 nearby enemies. Reduces movement speed for all 3 enemies by 60% and afflicts them with minor maim, reducing their damage by 15% for 9 seconds.

NEW EFFECT: Hits two additional targets.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	5 meters
Cost	2633 Stamina

Defensive Posture

Bolster your defenses to reflect the next spell projectile targeting you back at the caster. While slotted, the amount of damage you can block is increased by 5% and the cost of blocking is reduced by 5%.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Self
Duration	30 seconds
Cost	2154 Stamina

Absorb Magic

Bolster your defenses to absorb the next spell projectile cast at you and heal yourself for up to 12% of your max health. While slotted, the amount of damage you can block is increased by 5% and the cost of blocking is reduced by 5%.

NEW EFFECT: Absorb spell, healing yourself.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Self
Duration	30 seconds
Cost	2154 Stamina

Defensive Stance

Bolster your defenses to reflect the next spell projectile targeting you back at the caster and stun them for 3 seconds. While slotted, the amount of damage you can block is increased by 5% and the cost of blocking is reduced by 5%.

NEW EFFECT: Reflected attacks stun enemy caster.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Self
Duration	30 seconds
Cost	2154 Stamina

Shield Charge

Rush enemy and ram them, dealing X physical damage and stunning them for 2 seconds.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	3.5 – 22 meters
Cost	3351 Stamina

Invasion

Rush enemy and ram them, dealing X physical damage and stunning them for 2 seconds. Stun duration is increased in proportion to distance traveled.

NEW EFFECT: Increase stun duration.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	3.5 – 22 meters
Cost	3351 Stamina

Invasion

Rush enemy and ram them, dealing X physical damage and stunning them for 2 seconds. You are shielded from damage after attack, absorbing X damage over 6 seconds.

NEW EFFECT: Adds damage shield.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	3.5 – 22 meters
Cost	3351 Stamina

Power Bash

Strike enemy full-force with your shield to deal X physical damage, stun them for 2 seconds, and leave them disoriented for an additional 15 seconds.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	7 meters
Cost	3351 Stamina

Power Bash

Strike enemy full-force with your shield to deal X physical damage, stun them for 2.3 seconds, and leave them disoriented for an additional 15 seconds.

NEW EFFECT: Increase damage and stun duration.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	7 meters
Cost	3351 Stamina

Reverberating Bash

Strike enemy full-force with your shield to deal X physical damage, stun them for 2 seconds, and leave them disoriented for an additional 15 seconds. Also afflicts the enemy with Major Defile, reducing the effectiveness of healing on them by 40% for 10 seconds.

NEW EFFECT: Enemy takes reduced healing.

Cast time	Instant
Target	Enemy
Range	7 meters
Cost	3351 Stamina

Fortress

Reduces the cost of one hand and shield abilities by (5-10%) and reduces the cost of blocking by (15-30%).

Sword and Board

With one hand weapon and shield equipped, increases your weapon damage by (3-5%) and the amount of damage you can block by (10-20%).

Deadly Bash

With one hand weapon and shield equipped, improves your standard bash attacks, bashing deals (50-100%) additional damage and cost (20-40%) less stamina.