NOVA SHIELD
Magicka Templar Solo PVE Build
The NOVA SHIELD Build is one of the best Solo Builds in The Elder Scrolls Online! Focused on STRONG Damage Shields that automatically protect your character, this build can easily handle some of the hardest Solo content in the game including World Bosses, Dungeons, Arenas and more!
Primary Sets
The primary focus of the Nova Shield build is to use as many automatic damage shields and as much passive healing as possible, making your survival in most encounters almost guaranteed!
Our main set on this build is Torug’s Pact a strong crafted set which can boost our weapon enchants through the roof! This is combined with infused weapon traits for maximum efficiency and with a Damage Shield enchant for even more automatic protection!
We’ve combined this with another damage shield focused set, Combat Physician, which can give us or any ally another free damage shield when we critically heal them.
Finally, Iceheart is just a great overall defensive set, giving us 3 total passive damage shields just from gear and glyphs alone!
Torug’s Pact
Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(3 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(4 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(5 items) Decreases weapon enchantment cooldown by 33% and increases non Oblivion Damage weapon enchantment potency by 45%.
Combat Physician
Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(3 items) Adds 657 Spell Critical
(4 items) Adds 657 Spell Critical
(5 items) When you critically heal yourself or an ally, you grant your target a damage shield that absorbs 4308 damage for 6 seconds. This effect can occur once every 6 seconds per target.
Iceheart
Set bonus
(1 item) Adds 833 Spell Critical
(2 items) When you deal Critical Damage, you have a 20% chance to gain a damage shield that absorbs 5000 damage for 6 seconds. While the damage shield holds, you deal 500 Frost Damage to all enemies within 5 meters of you every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 6 seconds.
Alternative Sets
For easier content, Combat Physician can be replaced with a more offensive focused set like Mother’s Sorrow. Iceheart can also be swapped with Mother Ciannait for more magicka sustain while keeping the same shield, or an offensive Monster set such as Zaan or Valkyn Skoria.
Mother’s Sorrow
Set bonus
(2 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(3 items) Adds 833 Spell Critical
(4 items) Adds 833 Spell Critical
(5 items) Adds 1937 Spell Critical
Mother Ciannait
Set bonus
(1 item) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(2 items) While in combat, casting an ability with a cast time or channeling an ability grants you a damage shield that absorbs 5000 damage for 6 seconds. If the damage shield is broken, you restore 822 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 6 seconds.
Valkyn Skoria
Set bonus
(1 item) Adds 1487 Spell Penetration
(2 items) When you deal damage with a damage over time effect, you have a 8% chance to summon a meteor that deals 9000 Flame Damage to the target and 3535 Flame Damage to all other enemies within 5 meters. This effect can occur once every 5 seconds.
Gear Set Up
| Weapon/Armor | Set | Trait | Weight | Glyph |
| Main Hand | Torug's Pact Lightning Staff | Infused | NA | Spell Damage |
| Backup | Torug's Pact Lightning Staff | Infused | NA | Damage Shield |
| Head | Iceheart | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Iceheart | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Chest | Combat Physician | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Waist | Combat Physician | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Gloves | Combat Physician | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Legs | Combat Physician | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Feet | Combat Physician | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Necklace | Torug's Pact | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Torug's Pact | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Torug's Pact | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
Consumables, Race, Mundus
Race
The extra cost reduction of Breton can be helpful for making the build even easier to play. For more damage, consider High Elf, Dark Elf, and Khajiit.
Mundus
The Thief
Food/Drink Buff
Blue Food: Max Health and Max Magicka or Purple Food: Max Stamina, Max Magicka, Max Health
Potions
Spell Power Potions
Skills - Two Bar Setup
Main Weapon: LIGHTNING STAFF - Click on a Skill Name to learn more
ULT: Temporal Guard or Shooting Star
Backup Weapon: LIGHTNING STAFF - Click on a Skill Name to learn more
Skills Discussion & Rotation
Buffs
Start by debuffing a Boss with Elemental Drain, then make sure your potion is active and use Extended Ritual and Channeled Focus
Offensive Rotation
On the Back Bar: Apply Vampire’s Bane, then Elemental Blockade -> Bar Swap
Cast Puncturing Sweep 4-5 times, remembering to Light Attack between each to proc your Damage Enchant.
Companions
This Solo Build can benefit greatly from using Companions which are releasing with the Blackwood Chapter in 2021. While any Companion set up can be helpful, a Companion that can buff and heal will be best for this build. I recommend Bastian Hallix for Companion on this build with the set up below.
Recommended Gear
All Light Armor - Quickened Trait
Restoration Staff
Recommended Skills
4. Starfall
5. Haste
6 ULT. Unleashed Rage
Champion Points 2.0 - Flames Of Ambition
- 300 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
RED
- 600 Champion Points -
GREEN
15 Wanderer
BLUE
RED
10 Sprinter
8 Hasty
20 Hero’s Vigor
- 900 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
40 Precision
10 Piercing
40 Preparation
RED
10 Sprinter
8 Hasty
40 Hero’s Vigor
30 Tumbling
- 1200 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
40 Precision
40 Piercing
40 Preparation
RED
Champion Points 2.0 - Blackwood
- 300 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
RED
- 600 Champion Points -
GREEN
15 Wanderer
BLUE
RED
10 Sprinter
8 Hasty
20 Hero’s Vigor
- 900 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
20 Precision
20 Piercing
50 Master-At-Arms (Slot)
20 Preparation
RED
10 Sprinter
8 Hasty
20 Hero’s Vigor
30 Tumbling
- 1200 Champion Points -
GREEN
BLUE
20 Precision
20 Piercing
50 Master-At-Arms (Slot)
20 Preparation
30 War Mage
20 Hardy
RED
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