Category: Best ESO Builds, Best Templar Builds, Solo Builds, One Bar Builds, DPS Builds, Heavy Attack Builds
The AURORA Build is the EASIEST Magicka Templar Build you can play in ESO for both Solo and Group Content! With a flexible and EASY One Bar Rotation and No Trials Gear needed this is the ultimate starter build for PVE content!
What you will learn in this One Bar Heavy Attack build guide:
- The best item sets to use with the Templar One Bar Build, and why they are important.
- How the skills work, synergies with the gear, and your rotation.
- The best consumables, race, and mundus, and most importantly, why you should select them.
This guide has been updated for The Elder Scrolls Online Update 50.
Templar Class Overview
The Templar Class is an extremely powerful way to play in The Elder Scrolls Online. Templars have powerful Class Skill lines great for DPS, Healing, Tanking, and playing Solo. Templars are a great choice for any build due to their many great damage and defensive options.
For a more detailed guide, be sure to review our ESO Templar Class Guide located here.
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Sets
First, the Sergeant’s Mail set is undoubtedly the strongest Heavy Attack set in the game in terms of raw damage output. Keep in mind though that this effect has a stacking mechanic and you must maintain all 4 stacks in order to receive the highest damage.
We’ve combined this with another Heavy Attack set, Noble Duelist, which buffs all of our Heavy Attacks by a Massive amount and is easy to maintain while in melee range.
The Oakensoul Ring is the new go to Mythic Item that packs a punch for one bar builds, delivering many powerful Major and Minor buffs, and in this case the Heavy Attack buff “Empower.”
Finally, a one piece Monster Set is perfect for adding some extra stats to this build. A great option is Slimecraw for the additional Critical Chance.
Sergeant’s Mail
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(3 items) Adds 129 Health Recovery
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(5 items) When you deal damage with a Heavy Attack, you gain a stack of Sergeant’s Focus for 5 seconds, increasing the damage of your Heavy Attacks by 645 per stack. This effect can occur once every second and stacks up to 4 times.
Noble Duelist
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(5 items) When you deal damage with a Light or Heavy Attack in melee range, you cause your Light and Heavy Attacks to deal an additional 2111 damage for 15 seconds. This effect can occur once every 12 seconds.
The Oakensoul Ring
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) While equipped, you are unable to swap between your Primary and Backup Weapon Sets and gain Minor Berserk, Minor Courage, Major Brutality, Major Sorcery, Major Prophecy, Major Savagery, Minor Force, Minor Protection, Major Resolve, Minor Fortitude, Minor Intellect, Minor Endurance, Minor Heroism, Minor Aegis, Minor Slayer and Empower.
Volcanic stone for Firesong. Gems for Eldertide. With Stonelore craftsmanship to bind them together. This ring is the Draoife Incarnate. The might of the druids, in the palm of your hand.
Slimecraw
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(2 items) Adds 113 Critical Chance, Gain Minor Berserk at all times, increasing your damage done by 5%
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Alternative Sets
Either heavy attack set can be easily replaced on this build. The Draugrkin’s Grip set is a solid option which provides a great damage synergy with our DOT abilities, giving a notable boost to our overall damage. The Storm Master set is another powerful Heavy Attack set option if your build has a high Critical Chance stat, as you must deliver a Critical Strike to maintain this buff.
Draugrkin’s Grip
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(3 items) Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration
(4 items) Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
(5 items) Increases your damage done by 330 but reduces your healing taken by 10%.
Storm Master
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(3 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(5 items) When you deal Critical Damage with a fully-charged Heavy Attack, your Light and Heavy Attacks deal an additional 1542 damage for 20 seconds. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.
Oakensoul Ring Lead Locations
Getting the Oakensoul Ring in ESO is easier than you might think! Check out our full Oakensoul Ring Guide.
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Gear
| Weapon/Armor | Set | Trait | Weight | Glyph |
| Main Hand | Sergeant’s Mail Lightning Staff | Precise | NA | Shock Enchant |
| Head | Slimecraw | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Chest | Sergeant’s Mail | Divines | Heavy | Magicka |
| Waist | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Gloves | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Legs | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Feet | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Necklace | Sergeant’s Mail | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Sergeant’s Mail | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Oakensoul Ring | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Attributes
The best attribute for a One Bar Build is Magicka because it increase the effectiveness of our skills. Additionally, increased magicka can increase the size of a shield and healing spells. It’s best to pick one attribute pool and “stack” for optimal damage and resource sustain. Therefore, I recommend 64 magicka, 0 health, and 0 stamina.
64 Magicka
0 Health
0 Stamina
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Race
The best overall race for a Templar one bar heavy attack builds is the High Elf because they have reduced damage while channeling abilities (spell recharge). This passive works with our heavy attack as a main spammable! Moreover, the race has extra magicka resource sustain and weapon and spell damage.
Other good choices are the Khajiit thanks to the extra Critical Damage, Max Stats, and recoveries. However, it’s not a commonly used race for end-game serious PvE DPS. If that’s your goal eventually, use the Dark Elf. If you struggle with resource sustain and want to spam cast spells, choose the Breton.
For more details on all ESO Races and passive bonuses be sure to check out our Full ESO Race Guide.
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Mundus
The Thief is the best mundus stone for the One Bar Templar build because you cannot reach a “cap.” Critical damage (Shadow mundus) and offensive penetration (Lover) both can reach a hardcap where you see no benefit. Most Veteran enemies have 18,200 armor, thus Shadow becomes ineffective if using light armor. Meanwhile, the hardcap for critical damage is 125% which can be reached in trials with medium armor equipped. This is why the Thief is superior as an all around mundus stone, giving you the best benefit regardless of the content.
Increases the Critical Strike rating by 1333
With 7 Divines armor pieces
Increases the Critical Strike rating by 2167
The Lover
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 2744
With 7 Divines armor pieces
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 4489
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Food & Drink
The best food for a One Bar Templar is Bewitched Sugar Skulls because it increases all three stat pools. Using heavy attacks constantly will give you great magicka resource sustain, therefore three stats is optimal. An alternative to Bewitched Sugar Skulls is Longfin Pasty with Melon Sauce. This is purple quality, cheaper, same buff to three stat pools just cheaper overall.
Below are the ingredients for the Food choices:
- Bewitched Sugar Skulls: Scrib Jelly, Flour, Columbine, Bervez Juice, and Honey.
- Longfin Pasty with Melon Sauce: fish fruit, melon vegetable, greens, and Frost Mirriam.
Bewitched Sugar Skulls
Increase Max Health by 4620, Max Stamina and Magicka by 4250, and Health Recovery by 462 for 2 hours.
These effects are scaled based on your level.
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Potions
The best armor potions for a Templar One Bar build are Essence of Health armor potions using Bugloss, Mountain Flower, Mudcrab Chitin. This potion boost your spell and physical resistance lowering overall damage. Moreover it’s not a buff like Major Resolve, so it stacks and allows you to reach very high resistances. Alternatively, you can use Tri Potions and get an extra on-demand heal and better resource sustain.
Basic Increase Armor Potions
Bugloss, Mountain Flower, Mudcrab Chitin
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Skills
Skills – Solo Build
Main Weapon: LIGHTNING STAFF – Click on a Skill Name to learn more
- Unstable Wall Of Elements
- Blazing Spear
- Razor Caltrops
- Radiant Ward
- Living Dark
- ULT: Elemental Rage or Shooting Star
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Skills Explanation
Front Bar Lightning Staff
- Unstable Wall Of Elements: massive AOE damage in rectangle and this morph explodes at the end and can be spam cast for AOE spammable, maintain due to elemental status effects.
- Blazing Spear: damage over time with slowing effect and damage up front.
- Razor Caltrops: large AOE ground based skill that debuffs all enemies inside with Major Breach.
- Radiant Ward: grants a shield that increases in strength based on how many people it hits when originally cast around in melee range.
- Living Dark: puts a bubble on you that heals you every time your hit, use this as a high magicka cost defensive spell.
- ULT: Elemental Rage or Shooting Star: Use Elemental Rage for large AOE none mobile fights, Shooting Star for stationary fights where you need quick burst.
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Rotation
Start with your potion and Living Dark for healing. Then use Razor Caltrops – Blazing Spear – Unstable Wall. Now Heavy Attack and recast abilities as they begin to fade. Make sure to Heavy Attack between each skill for optimal damage. Use Radiant Ward as needed for protection in combination with Living Dark to heal back to full health.
Use Elemental Rage when ready.
Magicka Templar Heavy Attack Build Passive Skills
Class Passives
- Piercing Spear
- Spear Wall
- Burning Light
- Balanced Warrior
- Enduring Rays
- Prism
- Illuminate
- Restoring Spirit
- Mending
- Sacred Ground
Weapon Passives
Armor Passives
Guild Passives
Racial
Other
ESO Templar Class Mastery
Players that reach level 50 in ESO while also fully reaching Rank 50 for their class skill lines and not subclassing can use 2 Class Mastery passives to improve their build. For the Templar Heavy Attack build I recommend Bastion of Light which makes Sacred Ground work while you are standing in your own Spear Shards, and also heals you and grants Ultimate, and Bright Harbinger which upgrades Illuminate to grant up to 600 additional Weapon and Spell Damage.
Bastion of Light
Light consecrates the ground on which you tread.
Effect
Sacred Ground is now applied while you are in your own Nova and Spear Shards, and while Radial Sweep and Solar Barrage are active. While Sacred Ground is active, you heal for 2096 Health every 1 second. If you are at full Health after being healed from this effect while in combat, you also gain 2 Ultimate.
Bright Harbinger
Light’s banner instills hope. You are its bearer.
Effect
Upgrades rank 2 of Illuminate to also grant Bright Harbinger for the duration, which grants 300 Weapon and Spell Damage to allies and doubles for you.
Champion Points
Below you will find the recommended Active and Passive Champion Point Stars for this build, broken down into 300, 600, 900, and 1200 CP ranges.
For more information on Champion Points click on a Star name below or browse our detailed Champion Points Guides.
Constellation Descriptions:
Craft TREE
The Green Craft Constellation is focused on crafting and utility-centered upgrades.
Warfare TREE
The Blue Warfare Constellation focuses primarily on increasing player damage, healing and defenses
Fitness TREE
The Red Fitness Constellation is focused on character survival and sustain.
– 300 Champion Points –
GREEN
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Biting Aura (Slot)
RED
– 600 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 10 Wanderer
- 50 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer
BLUE
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 50 Fortified (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 16 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
– 900 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 10 Wanderer
- 50 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer
- 50 Treasure Hunter
- 30 Master Gatherer (Slot)
- 20 Gifted Rider (Slot)
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Biting Aura (Slot)
- 50 Weapons Expert (Slot)
- 50 Thaumaturge (Slot)
- 50 Fighting Finesse (Slot)
- 20 Eldritch Insight
- 20 Tireless Discipline
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 50 Fortified (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 16 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 50 Celerity (Slot)
- 30 Tumbling
- 20 Defiance
– 1200 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 10 Wanderer
- 50 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer
- 50 Treasure Hunter
- 30 Master Gatherer (Slot)
- 50 Gifted Rider (Slot)
- 75 War Mount (Slot)
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Biting Aura (Slot)
- 50 Weapons Expert (Slot)
- 50 Thaumaturge (Slot)
- 50 Fighting Finesse (Slot)
- 20 Eldritch Insight
- 20 Tireless Discipline
- 20 Quick Recovery
- 20 Preparation
- 20 Elemental Aegis
- 20 Hardy
- 40 Flawless Ritual
- 30 War Mage
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 50 Fortified (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 16 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 50 Celerity (Slot)
- 30 Tumbling
- 20 Defiance
- 20 Tireless Guardian
- 30 Fortification
Update Log
- June 8, 2026 – created Class Mastery passives section
- May 6, 2026 – Updated Green Champion Points
More Templar Builds For ESO
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