Destruction Staff Skills For The Elder Scrolls Online

The Destruction Staff skill line belongs to the Weapon Skills category in the Elder Scrolls Online. The Destruction Staff skill set is a must-have for DPS Builds, Solo Builds, and even Tank Builds in ESO, offering many powerful damage options for single-target, area of effect, and damage over time skills.

Destruction Staff Skills

Destruction Staff Ultimate

Elemental Storm	Create a cataclysmic storm at the target location that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing 1412 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds.
Elemental Rage	Create a cataclysmic storm at the target location that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing 2005 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds. Fiery Rage increases the damage by 15%. Icy Rage immobilizes enemies hit for 3 seconds. Thunderous Rage increases the duration by 2 seconds.
Eye Of The Storm	Create a cataclysmic storm above you that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies nearby, dealing 1688 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds.

Destruction Staff Skills

Force Shock	Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 645 Flame Damage 645 Frost Damage, and 645 Shock Damage.
Crushing Shock	Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 646 Flame Damage 646 Frost Damage, and 646 Shock Damage. Enemies hit while casting are interrupted, set Off Balance, and stunned for 3 seconds.
Force Pulse	Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 696 Flame Damage 696 Frost Damage, and 696 Shock Damage. Up to 2 nearby enemies will take 2399 Magic Damage if they were already afflicted with a status effect.
Wall Of Elements	Slam your staff down to create an elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 270 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second. Wall of Fire deals additional damage to Burning enemies. Wall of Frost costs more, but snares and reduces armor against Chilled enemies and grants damage shields. Wall of Storms sets Concussed enemies Off Balance.
Unstable Wall Of Elements	Create an unstable elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 271 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second before exploding for an additional 1188 Magic Damage. Unstable Wall of Fire deals additional damage to Burning enemies. Unstable Wall of Frost costs more, but snares and reduces armor against Chilled enemies and grants damage shields. Unstable Wall of Storms sets Concussed enemies Off Balance.
Elemental Blockade	Slam your staff down to create an elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 271 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second. Blockade of Fire deals additional damage to Burning enemies. Blockade of Frost costs more, but snares and reduces armor against Chilled enemies and grants damage shields. Blockade of Storms sets Concussed enemies Off Balance.
Destructive Touch	Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1152 Magic Damage and an additional 3431 Magic Damage over 20 seconds. The initial hit always applies the element’s status effect.
Destructive Clench	Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1152 Magic Damage. The initial hit always applies the element’s status effect. Flame Clench also knocks the enemy back. Frost Clench deals less damage, has increased range, applies Major Maim, immobilizes, and taunts the enemy. Shock Clench converts the attack into an area of effect explosion.
Destructive Reach	Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1152 Magic Damage and an additional 3431 Magic Damage over 20 seconds. The initial hit always applies the element’s status effect.
Weakness To Elements	Send the elements to sap an enemy’s defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for 30 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948.
Elemental Susceptibility	Send the elements to sap an enemy’s defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for 30 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948. Every 7.5 seconds the enemy is afflicted with the Burning, Chilled, and Concussion status effect.
Elemental Drain	Send the elements to sap an enemy’s defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for 1 minute, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948. Also applies Minor Magickasteal to the enemy for 1 minute, causing you and your allies to restore 168 Magicka every 1 second when damaging them.
Impulse	Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing 1699 Magic Damage to nearby enemies. Fire Impulse hits Burning enemies with Impulse Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Impulse also provides Minor Protection. Shock Impulse’s damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.
Elemental Ring	Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing 1700 Magic Damage to enemies at the target location. Fire Ring hits Burning enemies with Ring Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Ring also provides Minor Protection. Shock Ring’s damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.
Pulsar	Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing 1700 Magic Damage to nearby enemies and afflicting them with Minor Mangle, reducing their Max Health by 10% for 10 seconds. Flame Pulsar hits Burning enemies with Pulsar Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Pulsar also provides Minor Protection. Storm Pulsar’s damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.
Elemental Explosion	Channel the power in your staff to fling a bolt of volatile magic, causing an elemental explosion at the target location.

Destruction Staff Passives

Tri-Focus	Fully-charged Inferno Staff Heavy Attacks deal an additional 4449 Flame Damage over 20 seconds. Fully-charged Lightning Staff Heavy Attacks damage nearby enemies for 100% of the damage done. Fully-charged Ice Staff Heavy Attacks grant you a damage shield that absorbs 5280 damage. This effect scales off your Max Health. While an Ice Staff is equipped, blocking costs Magicka instead of Stamina.
Penetrating Magic	Your Destruction Staff abilities ignore 2974 of the enemy’s Spell Resistance.
Elemental Force	Increases your chance to apply status effects by 100%.
Ancient Knowledge	Inferno Staves increases your damage done with damage over time and Status Effects by 12%. Lightning Staves increases your damage done with direct damage and channeled effects by 12%. Equipping an Ice Staff reduces the cost of blocking by 36% and increases the amount of damage you block by 20%.
Destruction Expert	When you kill an enemy with a Destruction Staff ability, you restore 3600 Magicka. When you absorb damage using a Destruction Staff Damage Shield, you restore 1800 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.

Destruction Staff Builds

Ready to unlock fast and powerful destruction spells in The Elder Scrolls Online? Look no further than a Destruction Staff build! These builds focus on the Destruction Staff as their primary weapon for damage. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, a Destruction Staff build can be a powerful option for any class looking for a damage-focused approach to combat in ESO!