Type: Solo Dungeons, Overland, Maelstrom and Vateshran Arena
Buildname: Solo Magicka Templar
Table of Contents
- Solo Setup
- Resource Management
- Rotation
- Bad Habits
- Vateshran Hollows & Maelstrom Arena Setup
- Infinite Archive Setup
- Gameplay
- Update Log
Welcome to the “SOLO Templar” Magicka Templar Build for PvE in ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). Like the build already mentions, this build is optimized for solo play. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. If you are new I recommend checking out the Magicka Templar Beginner Guide before you tackle on this setup. You can also find a full a META Magicka Templar Build that is made for dungeons and trials.
Other Magicka Templar Guides:
- Magicka Templar Beginner Guide (Read first if you are a new player)
- Magicka Templar Beginner 160CP Build (Made for new players, after you finished the Beginner Guide)
- META Magicka Templar Group Build (Endgame META build)
The Solo Templar build is specifically designed for SOLO play. You can play this build in Overland, Dungeons (normal and veteran), Maelstrom Arena or Vateshran Arena. I also made sure to give you a few gear choices below because it is not always easy to get the right gear in ESO.
Magicka Templars have a pretty easy time playing solo due to all the self heals they have access to, especially because the self heals are also tied to your damage, which makes it even easier! The build uses a lot of damage over time effects both for area of effect and single target, the right set choices also ensure very good shielding and sustain.
- Solo Build for Normal & Veteran Dungeons
- Solo Build for Maelstrom & Vateshran Hollows
- Solo Build for Overland
- Easy to get Gear & Advanced Setups
- Big Shield
- Strong Self Healing
- Strong AoE Damage
- Good Sustain
Solo Setup Magicka Templar
5x Perf. False God, 5x Tzogvin’s Warband, 1x Pale Order, 1x Swarm Mother on a High Elf with Clockwork Citrus Filet.
- Unbuffed: Out of combat and buff food active.
- Buffed: In combat, buff food, Major Sorcery, Minor Sorcery, Major Prophecy, Channeled Focus, Tzogvin’s Warband full and Weapon Damage enchantment active.
Gear Solo Magicka Templar
I have chosen a double Lightning destruction staff setup with this build because it is easier to set enemies off balance and you can also get some splash damage on Lightning heavy attacks. With Lightning heavy attacks you can also regain resources easier because it is easier to keep the attack focused on a mob due to the channeled attack. If you prefer a fire staff, go for it.
If you want to see more viable gear options I recommend reading the Magicka DPS Gear Sets Article which explains all of the sets in detail.
- Setup 1 Most Optimal Setup
- Setup 2 Non-Trial Gear Setup
- Setup 3 Beginner Setup
Gear Setup 1 – Solo Magicka Templar
- Monster Set: We are only using a one-piece Monster Set because we have the Ring of the Pale Order Mythic item equipped. The reason we use Swarm Mother is simple, it provides us with extra stats for both Magicka and Stamina. It has a double bonus compared to most other one-piece monster sets.
- False God’s Devotion: False God’s Devotion is very powerful in both the imperfect and perfect versions, I can highly recommend this set. You can farm it fairly easily in normal mode Sunspire.
- Ring of the Pale Order: The Mythic item Ring of the Pale Order provides us with a lot of extra passive healing as long as we deal damage.
- No Ring of the Pale Order? You can also keep using 2x Iceheart like before.
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Belt | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoes | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Head | Swarm Mother | Light | Divine | Health |
| Shoulder | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Medium (or Light) | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Arcane (or Bloodthirsty) | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Arcane (or Bloodthirsty) | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Ring of the Pale Order | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Lightning | Precise | Absorb Magicka Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Lightning | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Gear Setup 2 – Solo Magicka Templar
This setup is easier to acquire and also has more defensive stats compared to the first one, which means it’s safer to play. Once again, make sure to use the Iceheart Monster Set, it really makes a huge difference in terms of defense, it procs very easily and gives you a huge shield that absorbs a lot of damage.
Julianos can be crafted and Mother’s Sorrow can be farmed in the Deshaan Overland zone or you can also buy them via the Guild Store. It would be preferable if you get the gear with the divine trait, but you can also use any other trait, you will not lose that much power. And non-divine gear pieces are usually very cheap to buy.
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Belt | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoes | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Head | Iceheart | Light | Divine | Health |
| Shoulder | Iceheart | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Lightning | Precise | Shock Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Lightning | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Setup 3 Beginner – Solo Magicka Templar
Ask a guildmate to craft you Julianos. Mother’s Sorrow can be obtained for a pretty cheap price in the guildstores if you do not pick the best in-slot trait. More important is that you just get the full sets together as fast as possible, even if you do not have the best traits.
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Belt | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoes | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Head | Magnus’ Gift or Monster Set | Light | Divine | Health |
| Shoulder | Magnus’ Gift or Monster Set | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Lightning | Precise | Shock Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Lightning | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Where can I get the gear?
False God’s Devotion: Sunspire
Perfected False God’s Devotion: vet Sunspire
Ring of the Pale Order Antiquities
Mother’s Sorrow: Deshaan Overland, Guildtrader
Tzogvin’s Warband: Frostvault Dungeon
Julianos: Craftable
Swarm Mother: vSpindleclutch 1
Iceheart: Head: Direfrost Keep, Shoulder: Glirion Undaunted Chest
Magnus’ Gift: Craftable in Rivenspire, Greenshade, Shadowfen
IMPORTANT: You can get a Lightning Mother’s Sorrow Staff by doing a simple quest, that way you earn the staff! You will receive the “Argonian Muck Minder of Mother’s Sorrow” from the Quest in Silent Mire, Deshaan.
Skills Solo Magicka Templar
| Destruction Staff Mainbar | Destruction Staff bar |
|---|---|
| Slot 1: Blazing Spear | Slot 1: Unstable Wall of Elements |
| Slot 2: Consuming Trap | Slot 2: Ritual of Retribution |
| Slot 3: Puncturing Sweeps | Slot 3: Elemental Susceptibility |
| Slot 4: Harness Magicka | Slot 4: Solar Barrage |
| Slot 5: Inner Light | Slot 5: Channeled Focus |
| Ultimate: Elemental Rage | Ultimate: Crescent Sweep |
Skill explanation:
- Blazing Spear: Strong Area of Effect damage.
- Consuming Trap: Only apply this to small enemies, when they die you will regain a huge amount of resources.
- Puncturing Sweeps: Your main spammable and heal, by dealing damage you also get a lot of healing, making you almost invulnerable. If you ever drop low on health make sure to activate this skill.
- Harness Magicka: Can be used as a shield to bolster incoming damage.
- Inner Light: Increases your max Magicka and also provides you with Major Prophecy, increasing your Spell Critical. This skill is never used, it is just passively slotted.
- Elemental Rage: Your main ultimate, deals a lot of area of effect and single target damage.
- Unstable Wall of Elements: Strong area of effect damage with a powerful explosion at the end.
- Ritual of Retribution: Powerful big Area of Effect damage.
- Elemental Susceptibility: Apply this on big monsters and bosses, applies debuff to enemies increasing your damage and also applies status effects.
- Solar Barrage: AoE damage and boosts your light attack damage too
- Channeled Focus: Increases your resistance and sustain by a lot.
- Crescent Sweep: Only use this if you can not get the Elemental Rage in time anymore.
Scribing Skills
The ESO Scribing System offers plenty of adjustable skills to add to our build. The Scribing Skills aren’t a must have, but I will present you two viable options that would fit into the build. The Elemental Explosion is a good AoE skill but it takes two seconds to cast, that is why I still prefer our standard damage skills. However, I actually prefer the Wield Soul (Warding Soul) skill instead of Harness Magicka. It provides us with a slightly bigger shield, costs less, and also applies Major Vitality, increasing our healing and damage shield strength by 12%.
Important: Please read here how to get Grimoires, Focus Scripts, Signature Scripts and Affix Scripts for the ESO Scribing system.
Base Scribing Skill:
- Destruction Staff: Elemental Explosion (Fiery Explosion)
- World: Wield Soul (Warding Soul)
To unlock the Elemental Explosion skill, you need to reach level 25 in the Destruction Staff skill line. To unlock the Wield Soul skill you need to complete the Tutorial Quest in the Scribing questline.
If you want to use either of those Scribing Skills for your Solo Magicka Templar Build I recommend swapping out Consuming Trap for Elemental Explosion (Fiery Explosion). And swap out Harness Magicka for the Wield Soul (Warding Soul) skill.
Elemental Explosion
Elemental Explosion is the base skill and deals AoE damage where you place it. If we add Flame Damage, Lingering Torment and Brittle we get Fiery Explosion. The skill now deals AoE Fire Damage and also adds fire damage over time. Additionally, it applies Minor Brittle for 20 seconds to all enemies, increasing their Critical Damage taken.
- Focus Script
- Signature Script
- Lingering Torment (Flame Damage over time)
- Affix Script
- Brittle (Applies Brittle to the enemy, increasing their Crit Damage taken)
Wield Soul
Wield Soul would be the second skill that you could add to the build. If we add Damage Shield, Druid’s Resurgence and Vitality we get Warding Soul. This replaces Harness Magicka as our damage shield. It is slightly bigger, costs less and also gives us Major Vitality, increasing our healing and shield strength by 12%.
- Focus Script
- Damage Shield (12k Damage Shield)
- Signature Script
- Druid’s Resurgence (Restore 1000 Magicka and Stamina) or
- Class Mastery
- Affix Script
- Vitality (Major Vitality, 12% more healing and shield strength)
ESO Templar Class Mastery for Scribing
You could also add the Templar Class Mastery Signature Script if you want, it adds a bit of extra damage to the build. But because of the short duration, I rather use the cost reduction on the Warding Soul shield. The Templar Class Mastery Scribing effect is easy to keep active for us if we use Warding Soul. Because we need to keep our damage shield up close to 100% anyway. The Sacred Ground passive is always active because we use Ritual of Retribution and Channeled Focus. With this, we get a bit of extra armor and, more important, extra Spell Damage.
Champion Points for Solo Magicka Templar
Below you can find the Champion Points setup for this build. Work your way from top to bottom in your allocation. For more information on Champion Points, please visit the Champion Points Overview Page on ESO-Hub.com.
Hovering over each perk will give you insights into what it does. Presets are also provided for each of the allocations below.
Click the tab below to open the allocation.
Important Info for Solo Magicka Templar Build PvE
Buff-food
You have the option between two different buff foods/drinks for this build. It is crucial that you use either one of these because they give very important stats, health, magick and magicka recovery. You can use the more expensive Clockwork Citrus Filet or the less expensive version Witchmother’s Potent Brew. The difference between both is very small, I only use the expensive one for very difficult content to get a tiny bit more stats. Otherwise I always use the less expensive version to save money.
Info: If you click on the URL you will get directed to a detailed page of the buff food/drink where you can see the prices too.
Clockwork Citrus Filet
(Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery, Health Recovery)
Witchmother’s Potent Brew
(Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery)
Mundus Stone
The Lover Mundus Stone is the best choice for this setup, it increases our overall spell penetration, which boosts our damage. You can also visit the Mundus Stone Overview Page for additional information regarding all the Mundus Stones.
The Lover Mundus Stone (Increased Spell Penetration)
Race
All Magicka-based races work with this setup. More about each race can be found on the racial overview page.
High Elf
Breton
Dark Elf
Argonian
Khajiit
Orc
Potions
Spell Power Potions will give you the best damage output. They are very expensive though, therefore for less difficult content you can also use the normal Essence of Magicka potions.
Spell-Power Potions
(Spell-crit, Spell Damage, Magicka)
(Cornflower, Ladys Smock, Water Hyacinth)
Essence of Magicka Potion
(Magicka)
(Bought in Guild Stores, fairly cheap)
Important: Make sure to get alchemy to level 50 to unlock the Medicinal Use passive. That way you can keep up the buffs of potions a 100% of the time.
Passives
- Aedric Spear: Piercing Spear, Spear Wall, Burning Light, Balanced Warrior
- Dawn’s Wrath: Enduring Rays, Prism, Illuminate, Restoring Spirit
- Restoring Light: Mending, Sacred Ground, Light Weaver, Master Ritualist
- Destruction Staff: Tri Focus, Penetrating Magic, Elemental Force, Ancient Knowledge, Destruction Expert
- Light Armor: Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding, Prodigy, Concentration
- Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
- Racial: All
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
Attributes
All into Magicka.
64 Magicka, 0 Health, 0 Stamina
Resource Management
Resource management with a solo build is slightly different compared to a group setup because you can’t really rely on your healer to give you resources. Now that does not really matter because we have other means of restoring resources. Your main tool for restoring resources is your heavy attacks, the heavy attacks take a long time to charge up, but they will restore a lot of resources. You can also use your potions on cooldown which will return a lot of extra resources.
The last tool you have access to is Channeled Focus, this skill gives you resistance and also a huge boost in terms of sustain.
- Heavy Attacks
- Potions
- Channeled Focus
Rotation
If you want to learn more about weaving light attacks, you can check out this guide: “Weaving Beginner Guide”.
- Your main heal comes from Puncturing Sweeps, you have to remember when you aren’t using this skill, you won’t get any heals.
- Harness Magicka is your shield, use it often to bolster your health.
- Channeled Focus provides you with extra resistance and sustain, always keep it up.
- Elemental Susceptibility should always be applied on the enemy, it increases your damage and also adds status effects to the enemy.
- Consuming Trap: Only use and apply this to small enemies, when they die you will regain a huge amount of resources.
- Once all that is taken care of, you can use your DoTs to apply more pressure: Blazing Spear, Ritual of Retribution, Unstable Wall of Elements and Solar Barrage.
- And now you can use your spammable Puncturing Sweeps to deal even more consistent damage.
Bad Habits
The number one reason players die is when they are too busy reapplying their damage over time effects and forget to use Puncturing Sweeps, because this ability is your main heal. You can always activate Harness Magicka to bolster damage when you drop low, by the time your shield is gone, you will be healed back up to max health. Also make sure to block heavy attacks or dodge roll them as they do a lot of damage.
Ring of the Pale Order will take care of a lot of healing, but remember, the ring only heals you when you deal damage.
Iceheart (if you use it) often helps to soften the blow on your health in case you forget to use healing abilities. While Iceheart is active and you use healing abilities, you will almost always get back to full health!
A lot of players usually do run around with too little health, I would at least recommend having between 18-20k health. That way you are safe even if you are doing some mistakes!
Vateshran Hollows & Maelstrom Arena Setup
Magicka Templar Vateshran Hollows & Arena Build Setup.
- For specific tips and tricks please check out the Vateshran Hollows Guide and the Maelstrom Arena Guide which explains everything in detail.
- Ring of the Pale Order provides a lot of extra healing, I recommend getting this Mythic item, it makes the arena a lot easier.
- If you don’t have access to Mythic items, please use the gear setups above.
Gear Setup
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Belt | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoes | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | False God’s Devotion | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Head | Swarm Mother | Light | Divine | Health |
| Shoulder | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Medium (or Light) | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Ring of the Pale Order | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Lightning | Precise | Shock |
| Weapon 2 | Tzogvin’s Warband (or Mother’s Sorrow) |
Lightning | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Skills
Most of our damage is focused on AoE, which will make the Ring of the Pale Order even more powerful when we hit several targets. Always keep your buffs/debuffs active.
Infinite Archive Setup for Solo Magicka Templar Build
Here you can find a setup that works well inside ESO’s Infinite Archive when you play solo with the Solo Magicka Templar Build. Make sure to read the ESO Infinite Archive Guide to understand what is going on inside the archive.
- Infinite Archive gets progressively harder
- You need to know boss mechanics, otherwise one-shots will occur often.
- Understanding how the Infinite Archive works is important
- If you get stuck, change gear or skills and try again.
Gear Setup
Inside the Infinite Archive, we recommend running the following setup for our Solo Magicka Templar Build: 5x Whorl of Depths (Frontbar), 5x Pillar of Nirn (Backbar), 1x Ring of Pale Order, 2x Iceheart. All the sets are procing automatically, therefore you won’t have to worry about keeping track of any of them. This is great, that way we can focus more on the combat and our abilities.
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Pillar of Nirn | Medium | Divine | Magicka |
| Belt | Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Shoes | Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Pants | Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Hands | Druid’s Braid | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Head | Iceheart | Light | Divine | Health |
| Shoulder | Iceheart | Light | Divine | Magicka |
| Necklace | Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Ring | Ring of the Pale Order | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Whorl of the Depths | Fire | Precise | Shock |
| Weapon 2 | Pillar of Nirn | Fire | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Where can I get the gear?
- Whorl of the Depths: Dreadsail Reef
- Pillar of Nirn: Falkreath Hold Dungeon
- Druid’s Braid: Guildstores, Craftable in High Isle and Amenos zone
- Ring of the Pale Order Antiquities
- Iceheart: Head: Direfrost Keep, Shoulder: Glirion Undaunted Chest
Skills
Most of our damage is focused on AoE, which will make the Ring of the Pale Order even more powerful when we hit several targets. Always keep your buffs/debuffs active.
Buff-Food
If you have sustain issues then it is recommended to use the Ghastly Eye Bowl buff food because it gives us a huge amount of Magicka Recovery and Max Magicka, but your Health will be lower. If you don’t have sustain issues, then it is recommended to use the Clockwork Citrus Filet or the less expensive version Witchmother’s Potent Brew.
Gameplay – Solo Magicka Templar
Here are a few examples of how the Solo Magicka Templar Build works in action.
Full Veteran Vateshran Hollows Arena Run
Solo Elden Hollow 1 Run
If you want to learn more about Elden Hollow, you can check out the Elden Hollow 1 overview page.
Update Log
18.02.2020 Updated the build for the HARROWSTORM DLC.
17.05.2020 Updated the build for the GREYMOOR CHAPTER.
22.10.2020 Updated the build for the MARKARTH DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
05.03.2021 Updated the Build for the FLAMES OF AMBITION DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
25.05.2021 Updated the Build for the BLACKWOOD CHAPTER.
13.10.2021 Updated the Build for the DEADLANDS DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
04.03.2022 Updated the Build for the ASCENDING TIDE DLC, High Isle Chapter.
13.05.2022 Updated the Build for the HIGH ISLE CHAPTER.
03.08.2022 Updated the Build for the LOST DEPTHS DLC, High Isle Chapter.
24.10.2022 Updated the Build for the FIRESONG DLC, High Isle Chapter.
08.03.2023 Updated the Build for the SCRIBES OF FATE DLC, Necrom Chapter.
01.06.2023 Updated the Build for the ESO NECROM CHAPTER.
23.10.2023 Updated the Build for Update 40.
08.03.2024 Updated the Build for the Scions of Ithelia DLC Update 41, Gold Road Chapter.
20.05.2024 Updated the Build for the GOLD ROAD CHAPTER U42.
20.08.2024 Updated the Build for Update 43, Gold Road Chapter.
28.10.2024 Updated the Build for Update 44, Gold Road Chapter.
11.03.2025 Updated the Build for Update 45, Fallen Banners.
28.05.2025 Updated the Build for Update 46, Seasons of the Worm Cult Part 1.
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