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.
Deflect Bolts
With one hand weapon and shield equipped, increases the amount of damage you can block from projectiles and ranged attacks by (8-15%).
Battlefield Mobility
With one hand weapon and shield equipped, increases your movement speed while blocking by (30-60%).