Armor Skills in Elder Scrolls Online grant benefits to the player for wearing several pieces of a specific type of Armor. Light Armor focuses on Magicka, Spell Resistance and Spell Critical. Players who utilize Magicka based abilities above all others will use this type. Medium Armor focuses on just the opposite. Players who specialize in this type will gain bonuses to Stamina Regeneration, Critical Strike and Stealth. Heavy Armor focuses on protection above all else. Players specializing in this Armor type will gain bonuses to Armor, Spell Resistance, Block reduction costs and Healing Taken. Players are free to mix and match armors, thus gaining bonuses from the different Armor Skill Lines is possible. There's a special passive skill that grants a bonus for equipping all three types of armor: please see Undaunted Mettle for information.
Please see the Armor page for details on what protection each types grants and the sets page for information on sets.
The values listed are taken from a max level character without any passives or gear equipped. Each skill shown is leveled up to rank IV.
Light Armor Skills
Medium Armor Skills
Heavy Armor Skills
Annulment
Cast Time
Duration
Target
Cost
Instant
6s
Self
4590 Magicka
REQUIRES 5 PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED.
Convert a portion of your Magicka into a protective ward, gaining a damage shield that absorbs 8000 Damage for 6 seconds. Damage shield strength capped at 50% of your Max Health.
Dampen Magic
Cast Time
Duration
Target
Cost
Instant
6s
Self
4590 Magicka
REQUIRES 5 PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED.
Convert a portion of your Magicka into a protective ward, gaining a damage shield that absorbs 8000 Damage for 6 seconds. Damage shield strength capped at 60% of your Max Health.
Each piece of Light Armor worn increases the amount of damage absorbed by 6%
Each piece of Light Armor worn increases the amount of damage absorbed. Increases shield cap value.
Harness Magicka
Cast Time
Duration
Target
Cost
Instant
6s
Self
4590 Magicka
REQUIRES 5 PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED.
Convert a portion of your Magicka into a protective ward, gaining a damage shield that absorbs up to 8000 Damage for 6 seconds. Damage shield strength capped at 50% of your Max Health.
While active, whenever the shield absorbs damage, you restore 229 Magicka. Each piece of light Armor worn increases the Magicka restored bt 33%. This effect can occur up to 3 times.
Restores Magicka whenever you absorb damage.
Grace
WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF
LIGHT ARMOR IS EQUIPPED.
Rank I - Light Armor Rank 2
Reduces the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 1% per piece of light armor worn.
Reduces the cost of Sprint by 1% per piece
of light armor worn.
Rank II - Light Armor Rank 10
Reduces the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 2% per piece of light armor worn.
Reduces the cost of Sprint by 2% per piece
of light armor worn.
Rank III - Light Armor Rank 30
Reduces the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 4% per piece of light armor worn.
Reduces the cost of Sprint by 3% per piece
of light armor worn.
Evocation
WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF
LIGHT ARMOR IS EQUIPPED.
Rank I - Light Armor Rank 6
Increases your Magicka Recovery by 2% for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Reduces the Magicka Cost of your abilities by 1% for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Rank II - Light Armor Rank 18
Increases your Magicka Recovery by 4% for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Reduces the Magicka Cost of your abilities by 2% for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Spell Warding
WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF
LIGHT ARMOR IS EQUIPPED.
Rank I - Light Armor Rank 14
Increases your Spell Resistance by 363 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Rank II - Light Armor Rank 34
Increases your Spell Resistance by 726 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Prodigy
WITH FIVE OR MORE PIECES OF
LIGHT ARMOR IS EQUIPPED.
Rank I - Light Armor Rank 38
Increases your Weapon and Spell Critical rating by 109 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Rank II - Light Armor Rank 46
Increases your Weapon and Spell Critical rating by 219 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Concentration
WITH FIVE OR MORE PIECES OF
LIGHT ARMOR IS EQUIPPED.
Rank I - Light Armor Rank 42
Increases your Spell Penetration by 469 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
Rank II - Light Armor Rank 50
Increases your Spell Penetration by 939 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
| Name & Image | Skill Type | Rank | Description | Unlocks | Cost | Cast Time (Duration) |
Range/Radius (Target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annulment |
Active |
|
Light Armor Rank 22 | 4590 Magicka | Instant (6s) |
-- (Self) |
|
 |
Dampen Magic(Morph) |
|
(Annulment Rank IV) | 4590 Magicka | Instant (6s) |
-- (Self) |
|
|
Harness Magicka(Morph) |
|
(Annulment Rank IV) | 4590 Magicka | Instant (6s) |
-- (Self) |
|
 Grace |
Passive | Rank I | WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Rank II | WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 10 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Rank III |
WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 30 | -- | -- | |||
 Evocation |
Passive | Rank I | WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Rank II | WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 18 | -- | -- | -- | ||
 Spell Warding |
Passive | Rank I | WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 14 | -- | -- | |
| Rank II | WITH ONE OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 34 | -- | -- | -- | ||
 Prodigy |
Passive | Rank I | WHEN 5 OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR ARE EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 38 | -- | -- | -- |
| Rank II | WHEN 5 OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR ARE EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 46 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Concentration |
Passive | Rank I | WHEN 5 OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR ARE EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 42 | -- | -- | -- |
| Rank II | WHEN 5 OR MORE PIECES OF LIGHT ARMOR ARE EQUIPPED:
|
Light Armor Rank 50 | -- | -- | -- | ||
AnonymousWhat are the spikes I sometimes get on my back? It looks like deatroth spikes
- Anonymous
The tooltip now says "Surround yourself with magic negation, gaining a damage shield that absorbs x damage over 6 seconds. This absorbs all damage and not just spell damage. Seems to scale from max magica.
- Anonymous
light armor only reduces 2% max per light armor, not 3% now. This is as of update 14 morrowind
- Anonymous
It's actually when 5 pieces are worn, not per piece of armor.
I seriously cant use this site anymore it is not kept current EVER.
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