- See also: Buffs and Status Effects
Debuffs 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.[1]
Minor Breach[]
Small decrease (2974) to target's physical and spell resistance.
- Sundered (from physical damage) U29
- Skills:
- Item sets:
- Breach potions and poisons
- Increase Spell Resist poisons
Major Breach[]
Large decrease (5948) to target's physical and spell 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.[2]
- Skills:
- Mark Target (as of Update 6) [1]
- Deep Fissure
- Unnerving Boneyard
- Pierce Armor
- Weakness to Elements
- Razor Caltrops
- Deafening Roar
- Item sets:
Minor Brittle[]
Increases target's Critical Damage taken by 10%.
- Applying Chilled status while actively holding Frost Staff. Note that staff must be on your active bar when Chilled status is applied for this to proc.
Minor Cowardice[]
Reduces the target's Weapon and Spell Damage by 215.
Related:
- Power Extraction
- Lower Spell Power potions/poisonsconfirmation needed
Major Cowardice[]
Reduces the target's Weapon and Spell Damage by 430.
- Item sets:
Minor Defile[]
Reduces target's healing taken by 8%.
- Diseased status caused by disease damage
- Skills:
- Render Flesh (applies to self)
- Lethal Arrow
- Item sets:
- Defile potions and poisons
- Vitality poisons
Major Defile[]
Reduces target's healing taken by 15%.
- Skills:
- Item sets:
Minor Enervation[]
Reduce Critical Damage done by target by 12%.
- Item sets:
- Enervation potions and poisons
- Weapon Critical poisons
Minor Erosion[]
Increase spell penetration by [?]
Major Erosion[]
Increase spell penetration by [?]
Minor Fracture[]
Small decrease to target's physical resistance.
- Skills:
- Power of the Light (as of Update 6) [1]
- Focused Aim (as of Update 6) [1]
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.[2]
- Skills:
- Burning Breath (as of Update 6) [1]
- Mark Target (as of Update 6) [1]
- Surprise Attack (as of Update 6) [1]
- Puncture (as of Update 6) [1]
Hindrance[]
Reduce Movement Speed by 50%.
Minor Lifesteal[]
Attacking the enemy restores 600 health per second.
- Skills:
- Item sets:
Minor Magickasteal[]
Attacking the enemy restores 168 magicka per second.
- Overcharged (from Magic Damage) U29
- Skills:
- Debilitate (through Overcharged)
- Elemental Drain
- Restoring Aura
- Siphon Spirit
Minor Maim[]
Reduces target's damage dealt by 5%.
- Update 7: Increased the Minor Maim debuff duration on concussed targets to 6 seconds from 4 seconds.[2]
- [?] Update: Reduced from 15 to 5%.
- Chilled status caused by frost damage
- Skills:
- Choking Talons (as of Update 6) [1]
- Deafening Roar
- Summon Shade and morphs (as of Update 6) [1]
- Grave Grasp and morphs
- Low Slash and morphs (as of Update 6) [1]
- Item sets:
- Maim potions and poisons
- Increase Weapon Power poisons
Major Maim[]
Reduces target's damage dealt by 10%.
- [?] Update: Reduced from 30 to 10%.
- Skills:
- Item sets:
Minor Mangle[]
Reduces target's max health by 10%.
- Hemorrhaging (from Bleed Damage) U29
- Skills:
Major Mangle[]
Reduces target's max health by 40%.
- Skills: [?]
Minor Uncertainty[]
Reduce all critical ratings by about 3% (657).
- Uncertainty Potion or Poison
- Spell Critical Poison
Minor Vulnerability[]
Increase damage taken by 5%.
- Concussed status caused by shock damageconfirmation needed
- Skills:
- Fetcher Infection
- Teleport Strike
- Agony Totem
- Item Sets:
- Potions:
- Vulnerability potions and poisons
- Protection poisons
Major Vulnerability[]
Increase damage taken by 10%.
- Skills:
- Frozen Colossus