Buffs

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Buffs are a term used in MMOs to describe certain effects that abilities use.

In terms of The Elder Scrolls Online, this term was used more formally, with Skills being redesigned and overhauled with Update 6' introduction of both the Justice System and Champion System.

Buffs

Minor Aegis

• Take 5% less damage from Dungeon and Trial Monsters.
• Related Sets:
  • Eternal Warrior
  • Lunar Bastion
  • Twilight Remedy

Major Aegis

• Take [?] less damage from Dungeon and Trial Monsters.

Minor Berserk

• Small increase to physical resistance.
• Related Skills:
  • Ambush (Teleport Strike Morph) (as of Update 6)
  • Combat Prayer (Blessing of Protection Morph) (as of Update 6)

Major Berserk

• Larger increase to physical resistance. (25%)
• Related Skills:
  • Summon Storm Atronach (Charged Synergy). (As of Update 6)
  • Reaper's Mark (Mark Target Morph) (as of Update 6)

Minor Breach

• Small decrease to target's spell resist.
• Related Skills:
• Power of the Light (Backlash Morph) (as of Update 7)

Major Breach

• Larger decrease to target's spell resist.
• Update 7: Fixed an issue where the Major Breach and Major Fracture debuffs were not reducing their respective attributes by the same values. You will see minor updates to tooltips based on which value was being referenced.
• Related Skills:
  • Mark Target (as of Update 6)

Minor Brutality

• Increases weapon damage by 5%
• Related Skills:
  • Mountain's Blessing (as of Update 6)
  • Mountain's Blessing - any time Earthen Heart skills used. (As of Update 9)

Major Brutality

• Increases weapon damage by 20%
• Related Skills:
  • Surge (As of Update 6)
  • Power Surge (Surge Morph) (As of Update 6)
  • Drain Power (As of Update 6)
  • Momentum (As of Update 6)
  • Forward Momentum (Morph of Momentum) (As of Update 6)
  • Rally (Morph of Momentum) (As of Update 6)
  • Rousing Roar (Morph of Roar (As of Update 6)
  • Hidden Blade (As of Update 7)
  • Igneous Weapons (Morph of Molten Weapons (As of Update 9)
• Gained from certain potions.

Minor Cowardice

• Increase the cost of Ultimate abilities by 60%

Related:

• Lower Spell Power Potion/Poison

Major Cowardice

• Increase the cost of Ultimate abilities by [?]

Minor Defile

• Reduces target's healing taken by 15%
• Related Skills:
  • [?]
• Related:
  • [?]
• Defile Potion

Major Defile

• Reduces target's healing taken by 40%
• Related Skills:
  • Death Stroke (As of Update 6)
  • Incapacitating Strike (Morph of Death Stroke) (As of Update 6)
  • Soul Harvest (Morph of Death Stroke) (As of Update 6)

Major Empower

• Increases damage of next attack by 20%
• Related Skills:
  • Solar Flare (As of Update 6)
  • Wrecking Blow (Morph of Uppercut) (As of Update 6)
  • Empowering Chains (Morph of Fiery Grip) (As of Update 6)
  • Might of the Guild (As of Update 6)

Minor Endurance

• Increases stamina recovery by 10%
• Related Skills:
  • Restoring Aura (While Slotted) (As of Update 6)

Major Endurance

• Increases stamina recovery by 30%
• Related Skills:
  • Green Dragon Blood (Morph of Dragon Blood) (As of Update 6)
  • Absorption Field (Morph of Negate Magic) (As of Update 6)
  • Restoring Aura (When Active) (As of Update 6)
  • Whirling Blades (Morph of Whirlwind) (As of Update 7)

Minor Enervation

• Reduce Critical Damage by 12%

Major Enervation

• Reduce Critical Damage by [?]

Minor Erosion

• Increase spell penetration by [?]

Major Erosion

• Increase spell penetration by [?]

Minor Evasion

• Increases dodge chance by 5%
• Related Skills:
  • [?]

Major Evasion

• Increases dodge chance by 20%
• Related Skills:
  • Blur (As of Update 6)
  • Evasion (As of Update 6)
  • Elude (Morph of Evasion) (As of Update 6)

Item Sets:

• Hist Bark (As of Update 7
• Spectre's Eye (As of Update 7

Minor Expedition

• Increases movement speed by 10%
• Related Skills:
  • Accelerating Drain (Morph of Drain Essence) (As of Update 6)
  • Charging Maneuvre (Morph of Rapid Maneuvre) (As of Update 6)
  • Fiery Grip (As of Update 9)
  • Extended Chains (Morph of Fiery Grip) (As of Update 9)
  • Empowering Chains (Morph of Fiery Grip) (As of Update 9)

Major Expedition

• Increases movement speed by 30%
• Update 9: Reduced the bonus movement speed to 30% from 40%.
• Related Skills:
  • Absorption Field (Morph of Negate Magic) (As of Update 6)
  • Boundless Storm (Lightning Form Morph) (As of Update 6)
  • Double Take (Morph of Blur) (As of Update 6)
  • Path of Darkness (As of Update 6)
  • Quick Cloak (Morph of Blade Cloak) (As of Update 6)
  • Elusive Mist (Morph of Mist Form) (As of Update 6)
  • Rapid Maneuvre
  • Bolstering Darkness (Morph of Consuming Darkness) - the Synergy, Dark Resurgence grants this buff (As of Update 7
  • Thunderous Presence (Morph of Lightning Form (As of Update 7
  • Hasty Retreat (Bow Passive) (As of Update 7
  • Path of Darkness (As of Update 9)
  • Twisting Path (Morph of Path of Darkness) (As of Update 9)
  • Refreshing Path (Morph of Path of Darkness) (As of Update 9)
  • Sigil of Haste: (A sigil in Maelstrom Arena: that Grants increased resource regeneration and the Major Expedition buff. (As of Update 8)
  • Padomaic Sprint

Minor Force

• Increases critical damage amounts by 15%
• Fixed an issue where several abilities and buffs, including this one, that increased critical damage were not increasing the damage as much as stated in the tooltip.
• Related Skills:
  • Hemorrhage (As of Update 6)
  • Trap Beast (As of Update 7

Related Item Sets:

• Armor of the Construct - uses either Minor or Major Force. (As of Update 8, at least).

Major Force

• Increases critical damage amounts by 40%
• Fixed an issue where several abilities and buffs, including this one, that increased critical damage were not increasing the damage as much as stated in the tooltip.
• Related Skills:
  • Aggressive War Horn (Morph of War Horn) (As of Update 6)

Minor Fortitude

• Increases health recovery by 10%
• Related Skills:
  • Restoring Aura (While Slotted) (As of Update 6)

Major Fortitude

• Increases health recovery by 30%
• Related Skills:
  • Dragon Blood (As of Update 6)
  • Green Dragon Blood (As of Update 6)
  • Coagulating Blood (As of Update 6)
  • Absorption Field (As of Update 6)
  • Restoring Aura (When Active) (As of Update 6)
  • Blood Altar: This ability (and its morphs) will now correctly display its visual effects for the Major Fortitude buff for all targets. It also now uses an effect consistent with other Major Fortitude buffs.

Minor Fracture

• Small decrease to target's physical resistance.
• Related Skills:
  • Power of the Light (Morph of Backlash) (As of Update 6)
  • Focused Aim (Morph of Snipe) (As of Update 6)

Major Fracture

• Larger increase to the target's physical resistance.
• Update 7: Fixed an issue where the Major Breach and Major Fracture debuffs were not reducing their respective attributes by the same values. You will see minor updates to tooltips based on which value was being referenced.
• Related Skills:
  • Burning Breath (Morph of Fiery Breath) (As of Update 6)
  • Mark Target (As of Update 6)
  • Surprise Attack (Morph of Veiled Strike) (As of Update 6)
  • Puncture (As of Update 6)

Minor Gallop

• Increases mounted speed by 10%

Major Gallop

• Increases mounted speed by 40%

Related Skills:

• Rapid Maneuvre

Minor Heroism

• Increases Ultimate gain by 1
• Related Skills:
  • Abilities that previously gave Ultimate will now provide the Minor Heroism buff that will give you additional Ultimate over time. (As of Update 6)
  • Crippling Slash (Morph of Low Slash) (As of Update 6)
  • Carve (Morph of Cleave) (As of Update 6)

Major Heroism

• Increases Ultimate gain by 3
• Related Skills: [?]

Hindrance

• Reduce Movement Speed by 50%

Related:

• Reduce Speed Potion.

Minor Intellect

• Increases magicka recovery by 10%
• Related Skills:
  • Summon Restoring Twilight (As of Update 6)
    • Removed in Update 9
  • Restoring Aura (As of Update 6)
  • Empowered Ward (Morph of Conjured Ward) (As of Update 9

Major Intellect

• Increases magicka recovery by 30%
• Related Skills:
  • Absorption Field (Morph of Negate Magic) (As of Update 6)
  • Restoring Aura (While Slotted) (As of Update 6)
  • Radiant Aura (Morph of Restoring Aura) (on Activation - as of Update 9)

Minor Lifesteal

• Heals you for 2% of all damage done.

Related Skills:

• Blood Altar

Major Lifesteal

• Heals you for [?] of all damage done.

Minor Maim

• Reduces target's damage dealt by 15%
• Update 7: Increased the Minor Maim debuff duration on concussed targets to 6 seconds from 4 seconds.
• Related Skills:
  • Choking Talons (Morph of Dark Talons) (as of Update 6)
  • Mass Hysteria (Morph of Aspect of Terror) (as of Update 6)
  • Summon Shade (as of Update 6)
  • Dizzying Swing (Morph of Uppercut) (as of Update 6)
  • Low Slash (as of Update 6)
  • Deep Slash (Morph of Low Slash) (as of Update 6)
  • Crippling Slash (Morph of Low Slash) (as of Update 6)

Major Maim

• Reduces target's damage dealt by 30%
• Related Skills: [?]

Minor Mangle

• Reduces target's max health by 10%
• Related Skills:
  • Pulsar (Morph of Impulse) (as of Update 6)

Major Mangle

• Reduces target's max health by 40%
• Related Skills: [?]

Minor Mending

• Increases healing done by 8%
• Related Skills:
  • Empowered Ward (Morph of Conjured Ward) (as of Update 7)
    • Removed in Update 9

Major Mending

• Increases healing done by 30% 25%
• Update 9: Reduced the healing from the Major Mending buff category to 25% from 30% to match the Major Berserk buff category.
• Related Skills:
  • Igneous Shield (Morph of Obsidian Shield) (as of Update 6)
  • Focused Healing (as of Update 9)
  • Essence Drain (as of Update 9)

Minor Prophecy

• Increases spell critical chance by 3%
• Related Skills:
  • Exploitation (as of Update 6)

Major Prophecy

• Increases spell critical chance by 10%
• Related Skills:
  • Inferno

Minor Protection

• Reduces damage taken by 8%
• Related Skills:
  • Suppression Field (Morph of Negate Magic) (as of Update 6)
  • Dark Cloak (Morph of Shadow Cloak) (as of Update 9
  • Restoring Focus (Morph of Rune Focus) (as of Update 9

Potions:

• • Gained from certain potions.

Major Protection

• Reduces damage taken by 30%
• Related Skills:
  • Bolstering Darkness (Morph of Consuming Darkness) (as of Update 6)
• Cast by Shadow Barrier, as of Update 6.

Minor Resolve

• Small increase to physical resistance.
• Related Skills:
  • Stone Giant (Morph of Stonefist) (as of Update 6)
  • Bound Armor (as of Update 6)
  • Bound Aegis (Morph of Bound Armor) (as of Update 6)
  • Mirage (Morph of Blur) (as of Update 6)
  • Ransack (Morph of Puncture) (as of Update 6)
  • Blessing of Protection (as of Update 6)
  • Sturdy Horn (Morph of War Horn) (as of Update 6)

Major Resolve

• Larger increase to physical resistance.
• Related Skills:
  • Lightning Form (as of Update 6)
  • Spiked Armor (as of Update 6)
  • Shadow Barrier (as of Update 6)
  • Rune Focus (as of Update 6)
  • Immovable (as of Update 6)

Minor Savagery

• Increases weapon critical chance by 3%
• Related Skills: [?]

Major Savagery

• Increases weapon critical chance by 10%
• Related Skills:
  • Flames of Oblivion (as of Update 6)

Potions:

• • Gained from certain potions.

Minor Slayer

• Bonus Damage.?
• Group Bosses will be affected by this Buff, as of Update 9
• Related Skills:
• [?]

Minor Sorcery

• Increases spell damage by 5%
• Related Skills: [?]

Major Sorcery

• Increases spell damage by 20%
• Related Skills: [?]
  • Flames of Oblivion (Morph of Inferno) (as of Update 6)
  • Biting Jabs (Morph of Puncturing Strikes) (as of Update 6)
  • Entropy (since at least Update 8)
  • Molten Weapons (as of Update 9)
  • Igneous Weapons (Morph of Molten Weapons) (as of Update 9)
  • Molten Armaments (Morph of Molten Weapons) (as of Update 9

Potions:

• • Gained from certain potions.

Minor Spell Power

• [?]
• Related Skills: [?]

Major Spell Power

• [?]
• Related Skills: [?]
  • Sap Essence (Morph of Drain Power) (as of Update 6)
  • Removed: Siphoning Strikes (as of Update 7

• Item Sets
  • Vicious Serpent: Reduced Power as of Update 7

Minor Toughness

• Increases max health by 10%
• Related Skills:
  • War Horn (as of Update 6)

Minor Uncertainty

• Reduce all critical ratings by a small amount
• Lower Spell Crit Potion.

Major Uncertainty

• Reduce all critical ratings by a large amount

Minor Vitality

• Increases healing taken by 8%
• Related Skills:
  • Coagulating Blood (Morph of Dragon Blood) (as of Update 6)
  • Swallow Soul (Morph of Strife) (as of Update 6)
  • Restoring Focus (Morph of Rune Focus) (as of Update 6)
  • Bone Surge (Morph of Bone Shield) (as of Update 6)
  • Mystic Guard (Morph of Guard) (as of Update 6)

Major Vitality

• Increases healing taken by 30%
• Related Skills: [?]
  • Soul Siphon (Morph of Soul Shred) (As of Update 6)
    • To self as well as allies (from Update 9)

Minor Vulnerability

• Increase damage taken by 8%

Item Sets:

• Infallible Mage
• Wise Mage

Potions:

• Vulnerability Potion

Major Vulnerability

• Increase Damage taken by [?]

Minor Ward

• Small increase to spell resist.
• Related Skills:
  • Reflective Plate (Morph of Reflective Scale) (as of Update 6)
  • Bound Aegis (Morph of Bound Armor) (as of Update 6)
  • Blessing of Protection (as of Update 6)
  • Sturdy Horn (Morph of War Horn) (as of Update 6)
  • Mirage (Morph of Blur) (as of Update 7

Major Ward

• Larger increase to spell resist.
• Related Skills:
  • Lightning Form, as of Update 6.
  • Spiked Armor (as of Update 6)
  • Razor Armor (Morph of Spiked Armor) (as of Update 6)
  • Volatile Armor (Morph of Spiked Armor) (as of Update 6)
  • Rune Focus (as of Update 6)
  • Immovable (as of Update 6)
  • Shadow Barrier (as of Update 6)
  • Weakness to Elements (as of Update 6)
  • Removed Ferocious Leap, as of Update 6

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls Online

References

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