Online:Destruction Staff

Progression

								2								Force Shock
								4								Wall of Elements
Tri Focus I								5
Penetrating Magic I								10
								14								Destructive Touch
Penetrating Magic II								17
								20								Weakness to Elements
Elemental Force I								25
Ancient Knowledge I								28
Elemental Force II								30
Tri Focus II								34
								38								Impulse
Destruction Expert I								41
Ancient Knowledge II								46
Destruction Expert II								50								Elemental Storm

Elemental Explosion

Destruction Staff is one of the six weapon skills available in Elder Scrolls Online. You can advance through this skill line by equipping a Destruction type staff. Each staff has an elemental type associated with it:

an Inferno Staff will only deal fire damage;

an Ice Staff will only deal frost damage;

a Lightning Staff will only deal shock damage.

All staves use the same skills, and the effects of those skills vary based on the type of staff being used. One example of this is the skill Destructive Touch, which always deals damage, but also applies an effect based on the type of staff. An Inferno Staff causes an enemy to be knocked back, an Ice Staff immobilizes an enemy, and a Lightning Staff causes an enemy to be stunned.

Learning

The Destruction Staff skill line is granted the first time you kill an enemy with a destruction staff equipped. You can increase your skill by engaging in combat with a destruction staff equipped, or by having Destruction Staff skills slotted. The more skills you have slotted, the faster your skill will increase. High Elves are naturally gifted with Destruction Staves, and will learn the ability more quickly than other races. In addition, you can earn free levels in the skill line by reading Skill Books, which may be found randomly on bookshelves anywhere. The skill books which increase Destruction Staff are:

Almalexia and the Mudcrab Cantillon's Correspondence Destruction or Distraction A Hypothetical Treachery, Part 1 Journal of Thracius Mento

Notes on Racial Phylogeny Oshgura's Destruction Journal Precepts of Stendarr Prudence in Practice The Vanishing Crux

• Note that some of these books were likely intended to be for Restoration Staff, which currently has only 1 skill book.

Skill Perks

Destruction Staves have an associated skill line that is revealed through use of a Destruction Staff. Known abilities are listed below.

Notes

• The numbers displayed here are the base values for the skills. Magicka/Stamina Cost is based on a character of Level 50 160. Damage values are based on Max Magicka/Stamina 12000, Max Health 16000, and Weapon/Spell Damage 1000. The actual numbers you see in the game may depend on a variety of factors, including skill line rank, your equipped weapons and armor, other skills, enchantments, etc. As such, they should only be used as a comparative reference.

• While the descriptions for Elemental Storm, Wall of Elements, Destructive Touch, and Impulse say they deal Magic Damage, when slotted, this will change to the type of elemental damage (Flame, Frost, Shock) that matches your staff

Ultimate Abilities

These abilities must be activated manually, for a cost of Ultimate.

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
	Elemental Storm	50	Instant		Ground	28 meters	8 meters	7 seconds	250 Ultimate
		Create a cataclysmic storm at the target location that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing [4610 / 4660 / 4711 / 4761] Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds.
				Elemental Rage	Increases the damage and gains a new effect depending on your staff type. Create a cataclysmic storm at the target location that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing [5954 / 6020 / 6085 / 6150] 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	The storm is cast above you instead, and follows you wherever you move. Target: Area. Create a cataclysmic storm above you that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies nearby, dealing [4766 / 4818 / 4870 / 4922] Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds.

Active Abilities

These abilities must be activated manually, while a destruction staff is equipped, for a cost.

Name		Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
	Force Shock	2	Instant		Enemy	28 meters	–	–	2700 Magicka
		Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for [1845 / 1865 / 1885 / 1905] Flame Damage, [1845 / 1865 / 1885 / 1905] Frost Damage, and [1845 / 1865 / 1885 / 1905] Shock Damage.
				Crushing Shock	Interrupts spells, putting the caster Off Balance. Reduces cost as ability ranks up. Cost: [2700 / 2610 / 2520 / 2430] Magicka. Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 1906 Flame Damage, 1906 Frost Damage, and 1906 Shock Damage. Enemies hit while casting are interrupted, set Off Balance, and stunned for 3 seconds.
				Force Pulse	Damages nearby enemies if they are under the effects of a status effect. Area: 8 meters. Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 1906 Flame Damage, 1906 Frost Damage, and 1906 Shock Damage. Up to 2 nearby enemies will take [6352 / 6421 / 6491 / 6561] Magic Damage if they were already afflicted with a status effect.
	Wall of Elements	4	Instant		Area	–	18 meters	10 seconds	2970 Magicka
		Slam your staff down to create an elemental barrier in front of you, dealing [744 / 752 / 760 / 768] 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	The wall explodes when it expires, dealing additional damage. Create an unstable elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 768 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second before exploding for an additional [3176 / 3212 / 3246 / 3281] 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	Increases the size and duration of the wall. Duration: [12 / 13 / 14 / 15] seconds. Slam your staff down to create an elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 768 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	14	Instant		Enemy	15 meters	–	20 seconds	2970 Magicka
		Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing [3074 / 3106 / 3140 / 3174] Magic Damage and an additional [9232 / 9323 / 9432 / 9522] Magic Damage over 20 seconds. The initial hit always applies the element's status effect.
				Destructive Clench	Converts the damage over time into a new effect based on your staff type. Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 3176 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	Increases the range. Reduces the cost as the ability ranks up. Cost: [2970 / 2880 / 2790 / 2700] Magicka, Range: 28 meters. Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 3176 Magic Damage and an additional 9533 Magic Damage over 20 seconds. The initial hit always applies the element's status effect.
	Weakness to Elements	20	Instant		Enemy	28 meters	–	30 seconds	Free
		Duration: [27 / 28 / 29 / 30] seconds. Send the elements to sap an enemy's defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for [27 / 28 / 29 / 30] seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948.
				Elemental Susceptibility	Applies each elemental status effect periodically while active and increases the range. Range: [32 / 33 / 34 / 35] meters. 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	Also applies Minor Magickasteal to the enemy and greatly increases the duration. Duration: [57 / 58 / 59 / 60] seconds. Send the elements to sap an enemy's defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for [57 / 58 / 59 / 60] seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948. Also applies Minor Magickasteal to the enemy for [57 / 58 / 59 / 60] seconds, causing you and your allies to restore 168 Magicka every 1 second when damaging them.
	Impulse	38	Instant		Area	–	6 meters	–	3780 Magicka
		Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing [4610 / 4660 / 4711 / 4761] 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	Deals damage at a target location instead of around you. Range: 28 meters, Target: Ground. Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing [4766 / 4818 / 4870 / 4923] 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	Applies Minor Mangle to non-boss enemies, reducing their Max Health. Triples the innate chance to apply the respective status effect. Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing 4766 Magic Damage to nearby enemies and afflicting them with Minor Mangle, reducing their Max Health by 10% for [7 / 8 / 9 / 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.

Weapon Sets

These sets add effects to abilities.

Ability Name		Weapon set name	Description
	Force Shock	Concentrated Force	2 items: Every second cast of Force Shock will always apply the Burning, Concussion, and Chilled status effects. The Force Shock casts must be made within 5 seconds of each other for this effect to occur.
		Perfected Concentrated Force	2 perfected items: Adds 2-103 Weapon and Spell Damage 2 items: Every second cast of Force Shock will always apply the Burning, Concussion, and Chilled status effects. The Force Shock casts must be made within 5 seconds of each other for this effect to occur.
	Wall of Elements	Crushing Wall	2 items: Increases the damage Wall of Elements deals by 29-1250.
		Perfected Crushing Wall	2 perfected items: Adds 27-1190 Offensive Penetration 2 items: Increases the damage Wall of Elements deals by 29-1250.
	Destructive Touch	Destructive Impact	2 items: Reduces the cost of Destructive Touch by 10% and increases your Weapon and Spell Damage by 13-600 for 4 seconds after activating it.
		Perfected Destructive Impact	2 perfected items: Adds 2-103 Weapon and Spell Damage 2 items: Reduces the cost of Destructive Touch by 10% and increases your Weapon and Spell Damage by 13-600 for 4 seconds after activating it.
	Weakness to Elements	Wrath of Elements	2 items: Casting Weakness to Elements on a target within 15 meters of you causes a surge of elemental energy to tether between you for 10 seconds. While the tether persists, enemies touching the tether take 331 Flame Damage, 331 Shock Damage, or 331 Frost Damage every 1 second, which increases by 1% each time it deals damage, up to 20%. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds, and scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.
		Perfected Wrath of Elements	2 perfected items: Adds 27-1190 Offensive Penetration 2 items: Casting Weakness to Elements on a target within 15 meters of you causes a surge of elemental energy to tether between you for 10 seconds. While the tether persists, enemies touching the tether take 331 Flame Damage, 331 Shock Damage, or 331 Frost Damage every 1 second, which increases by 1% each time it deals damage, up to 20%. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds, and scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.
	Impulse	Wild Impulse	2 items: Reduce the cost of Impulse by 10%. Impulse places lingering elemental damage on your targets, dealing 605 Flame, 605 Shock, and 605 Frost Damage over 8 seconds. Each element ticks once over the duration and its damage scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.
		Perfected Wild Impulse	2 perfected items: Adds 27-1190 Offensive Penetration 2 items: Reduce the cost of Impulse by 10%. Impulse places lingering elemental damage on your targets, dealing 605 Flame, 605 Shock, and 605 Frost Damage over 8 seconds. Each element ticks once over the duration and its damage scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.

Passive Abilities

Passive abilities are active all the time, so long as a destruction staff is equipped.

Name		Line Rank	Skill Rank	Description
	Tri Focus	5		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) Fully-charged Inferno Staff Heavy Attacks deal an additional 6126 Flame Damage over 20 seconds. Fully-charged Lightning Staff Heavy Attacks damage nearby enemies for 50% of the damage done. Fully-charged Ice Staff Heavy Attacks grant you a damage shield that absorbs 2640 damage. This effect scales off your Max Health. While an Ice Staff is equipped, blocking costs Magicka instead of Stamina.
		34		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) Fully-charged Inferno Staff Heavy Attacks deal an additional 12282 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	10		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) Your Destruction Staff abilities ignore 1487 of the enemy's Spell Resistance.
		17		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) Your Destruction Staff abilities ignore 2974 of the enemy's Spell Resistance.
	Elemental Force	25		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) Increases your chance to apply status effects by 50%.
		30		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) Increases your chance to apply status effects by 100%.
	Ancient Knowledge	28		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) Inferno Staves increases your damage done with damage over time and Status Effects by 6%. Lightning Staves increases your damage done with direct damage and channeled effects by 6%. Ice Staves reduce the cost of blocking by 18% and increases the amount of damage you block by 10%.
		46		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) 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	41		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) When you kill an enemy with a Destruction Staff ability, you restore 1800 Magicka. When you absorb damage using a Destruction Staff Damage Shield, you restore 900 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.
		50		(With Destruction Staff Equipped) 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.