Skills (Online)

For other uses, see Abilities.

Skills are purchasable abilities in The Elder Scrolls Online. New skills are unlocked and learned by leveling the skill set by using the skill's weapon, having the skill slotted on your primary slot-bar, and spending skill points.

There are both "Active" and "Passive" skills in the game. Active skills are assigned a slot in the ability bar, and must be activated by pressing a certain button. Passive skills give the player a constant and permanent effect. Some passive skills only affect a certain skill line, and will only provide bonuses in its regards.

Morphing skills

Active skills can also be morphed. Morphing a skill will turn it into a more powerful version of itself. With sufficient skill progression, the Vestige will be allowed to spend a skill point and do this.

Currently, skills will feature two "Morph" choices. Morphing a skill will usually add extra effects, make a certain effect more powerful, increase the range or area of an attack, or make the skill consume less stamina or magicka when activated.

Passive skills will not Morph, but more than one skill point can be put into these, which will increase the effectiveness of that passive skill.

Skills reset

There are altars throughout Tamriel that allow the Vestige to reset their skills, for a small fee. These altars are available in the capital city of each alliance, Wayrest, Elden Root and Mournhold.

Removed Skills

Health Skill Line

• Iron Hide – Brace blocks an additional 10% damage
• Dragon Blood – increase healing received by 10%.
• Consuming Fangs – hitting target with a fully charged heavy attack heals you for 3 points.
• Scaled Armor – increases spell resistance by 80%.
• Deep Breath – Gain 63 point damage shield for 6 seconds when your health is reduced to below 20%.
• Heart of a Dragon – After activating an ultimate skill, health regeneration is increased by 20% for 6 seconds.

List of Skills

(Full list of skills can be seen on the various Class or faction articles)

• Conduit (referenced above)
• Equilibrium
• Fire Rune (an active skill from the Mages Guild)
• Impale
• Leeching Strike (a Synergy used with the Soul Shred skill.
• Lightning Splash
• Magelight
• Sun Fire
• Shadowcloak
• Volley
• Slip Away – Used in Synergy with Consuming Darkness (Nightblade Shadow Skill.
• Impale – An active skill shown in the Twitch TV demonstration.

Skills shown in the Character Progression Video:

• Shattering Prison
• Unstable Clannfear
• Endless Fury
• Destructive Clench

Synergies

See Synergy for a list of known Synergies.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls Online