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Backlash

Cast Time
Duration
Target
Range
Cost

Instant
6s
Enemy
28m
2160 Magicka

Summon an expanding beam of pure sunlight to doom an enemy, dealing 1161 Magic Damage to them and copying all their damage taken for 6 seconds and releasing 50% of it as additional Magic Damage to them.

Maximum damage: 3150 This value scales off your Spell Damage.

 

Backlash is a Skill in Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), this skill can be found and is a part of the Dawn's Wrath Skill Line. It can be unlocked by gaining experience while having a Skill from that Line on your active Skill Bar. Skills can be reset at Rededication Shrines found in the capital cities of each ESO faction, for a tidy sum of gold.

Backlash Morphs

This Skill can be morphed into two different versions:

Purifying Light - When the effect ends, a pool of sunlight remains attached to the enemy, healing you and allies.

 
Power of the Light - Converts to a Stamina ability and deals Physical Damage. Also applies Minor Fracture and Minor Breach to the enemy, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance.

Builds for Backlash

• ESO Templar Tank Build – The Mitigator

Champion Points That Affect Backlash

• War Mage - Increases Damage
• Piercing - Increases Penetration
• Master-At-Arms - Increases Damage
• Bastion - Increases Damage against Damage Shields
• Fighting Finesse - Increase Critical Damage

Equipment Sets That Affect Backlash

• Any Sets that increases Magicka, Spell Damage will increase the damage of this Skill
• War Maiden Set does affect this Skill
• Glyphs that increase Magicka or Spell Damage will increase the damage of this Skill
• Major Sorcery, Minor Sorcery, Minor Berserk, Major Berserk, Minor Force and Major Force will all increase the damage dealt with this Skill

Notes & Other Useful Information

• Damage listed in the infobox is base damage of a CP 160 with zero CP spent, zero Attribute Points used and zero Skills taken at Rank IV.
• Skill Type: Active
• Unlocked at Dawn's Wrath Rank 20