What Type of Templar Do You Enjoy Playing?

Minno

Didn't see this type of poll before, and @Checkmath asked if I wanted to start one. So here we are!

What style of Templar do you like to play? Do you associate your templar with a caster mage/priest that uses resto/destro with shields? Do you like to head into combat with heavy armor like a knight using whatever weapon you want? Or do you like to roleplay an Elder Scrolls monk running Bow/melee weapon pretending jabs looks like a fury of "unarmed" damage?

Tell us your pick and why! (links and videos to builds as well!)
I play a Monk, Bow/Jabs with an emphasis on slowing down targets and debuffing targets' stamina while switching between melee/range:

https://youtu.be/4kZw8gjH5ok

Kelces

Other - Explain In Comment

Various, I have two templars, so...

My magicka templar I prefer with two staffs, mostly as a healer, sometimes frost tank aswell.

The other one is stamina based and there I like to use 7 pieces heavy, but I got quite some fun out of full medium aswell.

But you could say, I don't like playing a magicka templar with heavy armor.

dodgehopper_ESO

Knight - Heavy Armor Tank (Dual Sword+Shield, Etc)

Knight was the closest pick to what I was envisioning when I started the game. I don't view Knight the same way as you though, as they would just as likely be wielding a 2handed weapon like a greatsword or a polearm.

Checkmath

Warrior/Spellsword - Heavy Armor Melee Damage Dealer (Heavy Armor Melee Stamplar, Heavy Armor Melee Magplar, Etc)

sword and shield backbar and greatsword frontbar on my magplar, nothing better than a holy warrior swinging his spear.

Minno

Monk/Pilgrim - Medium Armor Melee or Bow Damage Dealer ( Melee, Bow and Dodge)

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

Knight was the closest pick to what I was envisioning when I started the game. I don't view Knight the same way as you though, as they would just as likely be wielding a 2handed weapon like a greatsword or a polearm.

Yea I tried to categorize then as much as possible within the realm of elder scrolls lore.

For this the Knight protects and controls. Warriors are more damage oriented, according to my poll.

Lieblingsjunge

Caster Priest/Mage/Healer - Light Armor Rangeplar or Healer (Dual staffs, Destro Abilities, Etc)

Because templar-kit is meh, passives are meh and we don't have a relevant class ult / stun.
Total Dark's good on paper. But the fact that it basically gives people free cc-immunity is meh. Let's the control to the player - and not yourself.
Javelin? You want to knock people out of your already messed up jabs hitbox, eh? Let's not mention the reflect. (Knocking yourself off cliffs, any1?)

Best cc I can think of in the templar kit - Nova synergy

Had a lot of fun on my destro/Resto templar in BGs/Smallscale PvP. Offers some DoT-damage whilst keeping up the defences and/or group buffs for your team.

FlamingBeard

Other - Explain In Comment

Light armor PvP melee magplar --

Pirate Skeleton
front bar Willpower lightning staff (for Elemental Drain)
back bar Wizard's Riposte restoration staff (for Rapid Regeneration, which is a laughable band-aid of a HoT) or sword&shield (for Absorb Magic because Templar REALLY needs relief from ranged pressure)
3 Spell Power Cure jewelry, 2 body
3 Wizard's Riposte body

Templar REALLY needs a magicka based projectile absorption skill to defend itself when multiple ranged magicka builds or Lethal Arrow spammers are barraging the Templar, both of which Templar currently has no counter or reliable solution for other than to use Mist Form and pray that they give up chasing you.

Sorcerer has projectile and beam nullification with Ball of Lightning, Nightblade has DoT and projectile avoidance with Shadowy Disguise, Dragonknight has projectile redirection with Dragon Fire Scales; Warden has projectile nullification and ultimate gain with Shimmering Shield.

There is no logical conclusion in which Templar should not have a similarly-functioning skill.

Total Dark is not equivalent to ANY of these skills in defensive strength, as Total Dark is not a self-centered buff like all those other skills and it gives individual enemies complete control over the skill's effects AND also insults Templars looking for a good CC since it disables NONE of an enemy's offensive or defensive capabilities but grants them CC immunity anyway.

CyrusArya

Other - Explain In Comment

I don’t think you can fit eso builds or characters into predefined archetypes like this. It’s too subjective to each persons approach.

I play my Templar as a high damage medium armor dual wield/2h Stamplar. Like the sun, nothing can quite stand to stare it in the face for too long before succumbing to the piercing rays of light. Intense and savage, skewering enemies while bathing in radiance.

I would hardly call that a pilgrim or a monk, lol.

Minno

Monk/Pilgrim - Medium Armor Melee or Bow Damage Dealer ( Melee, Bow and Dodge)

CyrusArya wrote: »

I don’t think you can fit eso builds or characters into predefined archetypes like this. It’s too subjective to each persons approach.

I play my Templar as a high damage medium armor dual wield/2h Stamplar. Like the sun, nothing can quite stand to stare it in the face for too long before succumbing to the piercing rays of light. Intense and savage, skewering enemies while bathing in radiance.

I would hardly call that a pilgrim or a monk, lol.

Yea that's more warrior, except medium.

It was a challenge to get poll options without alot options cluttering the results, and I missed a medium armor archetype using DW.

Siliziumdioxid

Caster Priest/Mage/Healer - Light Armor Rangeplar or Healer (Dual staffs, Destro Abilities, Etc)

my life is way better without jabs... and i want it to stay that way

casparian

Other - Explain In Comment

I play tanky melee damageplar, both mag and stam. I didn't select Warrior/Spellsword simply because heavy armor isn't always the most efficient way to build a character like that, depending on what sets are available, the prevailing meta, the game mode I'm in, etc. But the builds I enjoy are always high mitigation, high damage, *** mobility and as low sustain as I can get away with.

Edit: the above is for PVP. In PVE I play Sweeps-less casterplar and have enjoyed it much more than I thought I would.

Solariken

Caster Priest/Mage/Healer - Light Armor Rangeplar or Healer (Dual staffs, Destro Abilities, Etc)

Running around at lightspeed, flashing and beaming my way to victory.

Kadoin

Other - Explain In Comment

Troll and experimental builds before using it on my mag NB that is superior to my templar at damage, sustain, healing, tanking, etc. and then wondering why I have 4 templars.

NBrookus

Warrior/Spellsword - Heavy Armor Melee Damage Dealer (Heavy Armor Melee Stamplar, Heavy Armor Melee Magplar, Etc)

I picked Warrior, but I actually liked playing templar as a semi-support build, someone who can protect allies and harass the enemy, but still fight alone if need be.

Ingenon

Caster Priest/Mage/Healer - Light Armor Rangeplar or Healer (Dual staffs, Destro Abilities, Etc)

I have two templars. My main is a light armor Ranged DD for PVE solo play, and I have a light armor Healer for PVE group play. Both based on Alcast builds.

Drdeath20

Caster Priest/Mage/Healer - Light Armor Rangeplar or Healer (Dual staffs, Destro Abilities, Etc)

After years of sweeps, i cannot slot the skill anymore. Its soo mindless and slowly takes over a rotation. I moved aways and now im having a little fun as a caster.

Joy_Division

Other - Explain In Comment

You know your class is a shadow of what it once was when your preferred style isn't even listed as an option:

Light armor in your face jabby jabby jabby.

Then again, I of course do not play such a style bc/ I don't like playing horse ride simulator

Springt-Über-Zwerge

Other - Explain In Comment

Melee light armor 2h front resto back bar thats how I play

BNOC

Warrior/Spellsword - Heavy Armor Melee Damage Dealer (Heavy Armor Melee Stamplar, Heavy Armor Melee Magplar, Etc)

Over time I've ran just about all possible setups but the main four I've played have been:

1. DW + Resto
2. DW + SNB
3. Destro(Fire) + Destro(Ice)
4. DW + 2H - Preferred setup now.

I am aggressive and look to do damage so honestly wish my Templar was more like a ShadowPriest from WoW.

Amdar_Godkiller

Monk/Pilgrim - Medium Armor Melee or Bow Damage Dealer ( Melee, Bow and Dodge)

CyrusArya wrote: »

I don’t think you can fit eso builds or characters into predefined archetypes like this. It’s too subjective to each persons approach.

I play my Templar as a high damage medium armor dual wield/2h Stamplar. Like the sun, nothing can quite stand to stare it in the face for too long before succumbing to the piercing rays of light. Intense and savage, skewering enemies while bathing in radiance.

I would hardly call that a pilgrim or a monk, lol.

That's me too. I'm a DW/2H Werewolf Stamplar Orc.

Gartok the Lonely

anadandy

Caster Priest/Mage/Healer - Light Armor Rangeplar or Healer (Dual staffs, Destro Abilities, Etc)

My second character, who has pretty much become my main, is a Breton MagPlar - destro/resto/light armor. I see her as a devotee of Arkay and she does the righteous smiting while healing her allies.

She used to run with her Stamplar partner but he got fed up with the nerfs and became a DK.

Mureel

Other - Explain In Comment

Other than trials healer, crafter.

The fact that all my things are on her, is the only reason I've not deleted her.

Literally over it.

Mojmir

Other - Explain In Comment

i like playing one that isnt nerfed and has sustain.

casparian

Other - Explain In Comment

Mojmir wrote: »

i like playing one that isnt nerfed and has sustain.

You mean a stamwarden?

UppGRAYxDD

Other - Explain In Comment

What, no category for light armor damage dealer? I guess we are becoming unicorns...

DeadlyRecluse

Other - Explain In Comment

I carry multiple gearsets so I can swap around (and every patch, all of the builds I carry tend to change).

Generally, I like to be 3 different things every patch:
1. An efficient healer, resilient against being focused but still pouring out solid heals.
2. Something unexpected. Proxyplar bomber, dark flare ganking, etc. Just something fun to pull out that might not be good, but takes people off guard.
3. A brawling midweight open-field build. Paladin-esque, something that can tank a few players, do well in 1v1s and occasionally 1vX, but also get in and out of large scale fights when surfing solo.

...doesn't really answer the question you are asking, but I've found all of those to be viable almost every single patch. Unfortunately, 1 and 3 usually require mistform, which is kind of a bummer.

Minno

Monk/Pilgrim - Medium Armor Melee or Bow Damage Dealer ( Melee, Bow and Dodge)

UppGRAYxDD wrote: »

What, no category for light armor damage dealer? I guess we are becoming unicorns...

I bundled light armor together with staff which included both damage and healing.

I didn't think to get more detailed, because it's usually an offshoot of Spellsword except instead of heavy you use light.

Minno

Monk/Pilgrim - Medium Armor Melee or Bow Damage Dealer ( Melee, Bow and Dodge)

DeadlyRecluse wrote: »

I carry multiple gearsets so I can swap around (and every patch, all of the builds I carry tend to change).

Generally, I like to be 3 different things every patch:
1. An efficient healer, resilient against being focused but still pouring out solid heals.
2. Something unexpected. Proxyplar bomber, dark flare ganking, etc. Just something fun to pull out that might not be good, but takes people off guard.
3. A brawling midweight open-field build. Paladin-esque, something that can tank a few players, do well in 1v1s and occasionally 1vX, but also get in and out of large scale fights when surfing solo.

...doesn't really answer the question you are asking, but I've found all of those to be viable almost every single patch. Unfortunately, 1 and 3 usually require mistform, which is kind of a bummer.

This exactly answers the poll!

I think it's great to see how players see their Templars. Because without that vision, how can we expect zos to come up with solutions to our class' problems if even we cannot describe how we play?

Raraaku

Knight - Heavy Armor Tank (Dual Sword+Shield, Etc)

I basically have one of each; but I love my Templar Tank. Especially after grinding through the Psijic Quests and getting Meditate skill with the Deliberation passive.

kojou

Caster Priest/Mage/Healer - Light Armor Rangeplar or Healer (Dual staffs, Destro Abilities, Etc)

I have 2, one is a PvP mage and the other is PvE Stamina build. When I think about Templars I think about the Mage, but I actually play the Stamina more.

p00tx

Other - Explain In Comment

I think of myself as a self-sufficient combat medic. I'm built to heal in the middle of the mess, get people up and fighting again quickly, and help out with some buffs/debuffs, stuns and executes. I can also 1vX in a pinch, but it's usually going to take a while, unless you're a squishy NB.


*I also have a 2h/dw medium armour Stamplar and a dw/destro heavy armor Magplar, so I'm all over the place.