New player looking for advice with1 button templar build

Grimmrace

Hello guys,

New player here (PS4) I read some old threads about templars and was wondering if it is still possible to solo pve content, by spamming puncturing sweeps? I’m all light armour for the passives and I’m only level 4 right now.

Also, what’s the best weapon for a templar magika build? Using a great sword at the moment but unsure, I feel pretty confused and feel a little overwhelmed by all the different passives/ builds. I’ve read people advising to slot random skills in order to level them but would I need that if I’d only use 1-2 skills?

Few notes:
-Looking for 1 (maybe 2) button spam preferably as I have issues using more buttons with my hand
-I’m only going to do pve content
- very casual player so not interested in top tier raiding/dungeons etc.


Thanks for any help in advance.

AcadianPaladin

You'll be off to an okay start if you go with a lightning staff for ranged attacks. The damage staves do is determined (in large part) by your magicka pool. And magicka is what fuels your puncturing sweeps. Light armor is a good choice and put your attribute points into magicka.

The lightning staff, after you level up destruction staff skill and take some passives also does area damage (multiple targets) when using a heavy attack. So use the staff at range and when foes get close, use your puncturing sweeps for close damage and self-heals.

Over time, you can learn how to refine things and consider whether you may want to add some 'buff' skills to help.

Grimmrace

Thanks for replying. I’m a little confused by what you mean sorry still getting to grips with the system.

So you’re saying I use a ranged attack skill from the lightning staff skill for range then sweeps for melee? Also, what’s the name of said staff skill please?

AcadianPaladin

You were talking about just using one skill (puncturing sweeps which is a closer range skill). I was suggesting you carry a lightning staff and use its light and heavy attacks for longer range attacks. That way you are still only using one spell/skill and conserving your magicka to fuel that one skill since light and heavy attacks are free and heavy attacks actually return magicka to you.

dpencil1

Right on point @AcadianPaladin

Here's a step by step breakdown.
1. Get a lightning staff
2. Slot any destruction staff skill onto your bar, Wall of Elements is a really good one.
3. Eventually you will unlock the Tri-Focus passive in the destruction staff tree, this will let your lightning heavy attacks do damage to all targets near the one you are attacking. You can put 2 points into this passive once your destruction staff skill line reaches rank 34.
4. Slot Puncturing Strikes from the Aedric Spear line. When it's leveled up enough, morph it into Puncturing Sweeps.
5. Use this skill to heal as you attack close targets. Use lightning heavy attacks when not using this skill.

This should be sufficient for casual questing. If you want more damage, use Wall of Elements and morph it to Blockade of Elements. If you want more healing, also slot Rushed Ceremony from the Restoring Light skill tree and morph it to Honor the Dead.

Grimmrace

Thank you guys very much for the informative responses, coming from WOW it seems I have a lot to learn and keep track of in terms of builds / skills.

SHADOW2KK

One button skill?

2015 Templar Jesus Beam says hello

Grimmrace

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

One button skill?

2015 Templar Jesus Beam says hello

I’m not sure I follow, I can’t find a skill called Jesus beam. Also when you say 2015 I assume it’s no longer viable for 2018?

AcadianPaladin

Jesus Beam is a nickname for the templar Dawns Wraith skill of Radiant Destruction (and its morphs). While it is not a bad skill it is woefully lacking as a substitute for puncturing sweeps for your single skill purposes. Radiant Destruction is much more expensive to cast. Though one of its morphs has self-healing it is not as steady/reliable as the heal from Sweeps. Radiant is best used for its bonus to damage vs low health enemies - that is, as an 'execute skill', not as the bread and butter for a one skill build.

If you grow to the point where you would consider a second skill, I would consider adding Channeled Focus (morph of Restoring Focus from the templar's Restoring Light skill tree). You will find extended encounters using Puncturing Sweeps will strain your ability to sustain enough magicka. Channeled Focus 'feeds' you magicka, lasts for 20 seconds and boosts your defense significantly.

GreenhaloX

As you're looking for a 1 to 2 buttons push gameplay.. sure, it would work for common adds here and there, but once you get into harder hitting bosses and other mobs comprised of 6-8 with higher resists, it would just take a long while for you to get through it. I don't know about WoW as I have never play it, but for ESO, you are going to need more than just 1 or 2 buttons; particularly soloing world bosses or dungeons. Believe me a bit, as I am practically a lonewolf in this game and have been soloing every which contents in open world PvE land (aside from trials, of course) for a few years now. Even in the common dolmens, you're going to find, using all your buttons, skills and abilities will make things a lot smoother. Heck, I have seen plenty of higher level to max level CP toons/players wiping out at dolmens. I can't tell you why and these eyes doesn't deceive me.. but everybody has a bad moment and whatnot.

The key to this game (PvE-wise; soloing a world boss, dungeon bosses or in a trial group), is to first lay down as much supplemental damages (those DoTs and AoE) in your rotations as you can before pommeling them with your primary damage dealing direct attack weapon/skills, and then redoing your rotation; which is dependent upon the skills/abilities effect timer. Again.. skills "rotation." Aside from the normal adds you'll find while frolicking around, you will need to use effective rotations against bosses (world or other delve/dungeon.) 1 or 2 buttons will only take you so far; unless you're expecting to be carried.. (which no good peeps like) or buying those carry me things certain peeps keep spamming to sell on zone chats.

You right, though.. there are a lot of shitt to this game. I'm pretty sure is the same for WoW. Over three years now and I can't say I know everything about ESO. Hell no. However, for soloing, I can say I have been around the block a few times and back again. Also, for soloing, maj toon or not, you're better off with heavy armor and not light or medium. Oh, you can still pack a ton of heat/damage dealing power as a magsorc with a set that is heavy, and those that say otherwise, then they surely don't solo much. The majority of peeps in this game that do end-game contents are comprised of group from 4-12. So yeah, they wouldn't want heavy because they rely on tanks to keep the boss and adds away from the group and a couple healers to constantly spamming healing on the group (aside from knowing the mechanics, of course.)

For soloing.. oh no, you're your own tank and healer; particularly this recent Murkmire patch now that the sorc's ward has been decimated. Believe me a bit.. you will be much better off with a 5-piece heavy and 2 mediums for a dps magplar or stamplar; or any toon soloing. You'll get the resistance needed from the heavy as well as greater amount of health regen, plus greater amount of resource regen from heavy strikes. I don't die often when soloing world bosses or dungeons. Yeah sure, that is what soul gems are for, but I just don't like to die, or having to fight for my (toon's) life throughout the whole fight or ideal. I'm not saying you can't use lights for soloing, but you will have a much more smoother time with heavies.

As I am practically a lonewolf in this game, all my toons (dps/dd and tanks; I don't have a healer) have a set of heavy in the build. That's both majicka and stamina toons. However, I do have a spare set of lights for my dd magsorc; in case someone beattchhes about my heavy. Sure, in a trial group, I can compromise, but when soloing, hell no; heavy set and a couple medium only. That's 5 heavy, 2 medium and 3 jewelries all the way for stam toons.. no ffing lights. I may do 6x heavy and 1x medium just to get the Undaunted passive. For my magsorc, I do 1-2 pieces of lights, but rest is typically heavy, and I still decimated practically anything I roll across with my magsorc with heavy. It all depends on what set you are using and the best skills and effective combo/rotations.

However.. if you truly want a fewer buttons pushing gameplay, then try out the petsorc. That is a magsorc with the Clannfear or Winged Matriarch, or both, as a lot of peeps are rolling around with both. The clannfear practically tanks for you (ehhh, somewhat.. ha ha) and both also put out some supplemental damages on their own. You can also use the clannfear to heal you or the Matriarch to deal more damages.

Grimmrace

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

Jesus Beam is a nickname for the templar Dawns Wraith skill of Radiant Destruction (and its morphs). While it is not a bad skill it is woefully lacking as a substitute for puncturing sweeps for your single skill purposes. Radiant Destruction is much more expensive to cast. Though one of its morphs has self-healing it is not as steady/reliable as the heal from Sweeps. Radiant is best used for its bonus to damage vs low health enemies - that is, as an 'execute skill', not as the bread and butter for a one skill build.

If you grow to the point where you would consider a second skill, I would consider adding Channeled Focus (morph of Restoring Focus from the templar's Restoring Light skill tree). You will find extended encounters using Puncturing Sweeps will strain your ability to sustain enough magicka. Channeled Focus 'feeds' you magicka, lasts for 20 seconds and boosts your defense significantly.

I was thinking of going with:

Puncturing sweeps (main dps skill )
Heavy/light attacks (lightning staff)
Elemental blockade (dot)
Elemental drain (free Magika regen)

Should I go with channeled focus instead of elemental drain? I really don’t want to use more than 3 skills for my build max. I also read that channeled focus forces you to stand in a certain place.

FrancisCrawford

People exaggerate.

That said, you can do a huge fraction of the content of the game with:

• Puncturing Sweeps
• Reflective Light
• Wall of Elements
• Blazing Spear
• Honor the Dead

All five of those skills are very straightforward to unlock, if you campaign with a destruction staff. Lightning/shock is indeed the best choice for that staff, followed by fire/inferno, with ice/frost way down in third place.

The "ultimate" skills in the templar class skill lines aren't so great, but see which you enjoy using anyway.

Soon (Level 15) you can use a second weapon too. Restoration staff is the obvious choice for a magicka character.

Don't forget to add "passive" skills when you have the spare skill points. Light armor passives are particularly strong.

Always, always, always have eaten appropriate food. It can be bought very cheaply at guild traders. There also are a few recipes that you can use yourself without a lot of ranks in the Provisioning skill line, but it's easier to just buy the food, which is also so cheap to make that people will happily give it to you as a gift.

GreenhaloX

FrancisCrawford wrote: »

People exaggerate.

That said, you can do a huge fraction of the content of the game with:

• Puncturing Sweeps
• Reflective Light
• Wall of Elements
• Blazing Spear
• Honor the Dead

All five of those skills are very straightforward to unlock, if you campaign with a destruction staff. Lightning/shock is indeed the best choice for that staff, followed by fire/inferno, with ice/frost way down in third place.

The "ultimate" skills in the templar class skill lines aren't so great, but see which you enjoy using anyway.

Soon (Level 15) you can use a second weapon too. Restoration staff is the obvious choice for a magicka character.

Don't forget to add "passive" skills when you have the spare skill points. Light armor passives are particularly strong.

Always, always, always have eaten appropriate food. It can be bought very cheaply at guild traders. There also are a few recipes that you can use yourself without a lot of ranks in the Provisioning skill line, but it's easier to just buy the food, which is also so cheap to make that people will happily give it to you as a gift.

Sure.. as for food buff, it's really not necessary (but I will for vet DLC dungeons and trial contents) even when leveling a new toon from level 3 to 50. Oh, another thing.. you gotta slot Retribution for any Templar..

AcadianPaladin

I recommend you get comfortable with Puncturing Sweeps for close and lightning staff light & heavy attacks for ranged. Then try working in other skills. The ones others have listed are all good. Gradually, you will settle on what you enjoy and what works best for you.

Regarding Channeled Focus, it is a potent 20 second buff whether you stand in its aura or not. If you do stay in its aura, it simply increases the defense boost from good to very good. The magicka return remains the same whether standing in the aura or not. The primary benefit of Channeled Focus is if you find yourself running low on magicka while using Puncturing Sweeps it is one of several tools to use to help keep your magicka up. Additional tools to help sustain your magicka are Elemental Drain (destruction staff skill), heavy attacks and armor sets that help use magicka more efficiently (like Armor of the Seducer).

SHADOW2KK

Grimmrace wrote: »

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

One button skill?

2015 Templar Jesus Beam says hello

I’m not sure I follow, I can’t find a skill called Jesus beam. Also when you say 2015 I assume it’s no longer viable for 2018?

Hehehe nicely done sir, awesomed

DeadlyRecluse

If you want a true one-button templar build:

Lightning staff.
5x war maiden, 5x Innate Axiom, 2x Whatever (skoria once you have access to monster sets).--to be honest any combinatino of any magicka gearsets will be pretty much just fine.

Grind Mages Guild skill line. Put 4 mages guild skills on your bar, including Inner Light and Structured Entropy (if it's a true one-skill build, you won't be casting either and those give you nice passives just for having them slotted).

Sweeps as your last skill. Spam sweeps.


....however, if you can get up to 2 or 3 buttons, you can get a lot more going. For example, use the same build, but drop one mages skill for Honor the Dead. Cast Structured Entropy once every 20 seconds or so, spam sweeps between that. Be able to mash Honor the Dead once or twice if you get caught by big damage spikes.