Online: Dual Wield

Progression

								2								Flurry
								4								Twin Slashes
Slaughter I								5
Dual Wield Expert I								10
								14								Whirlwind
Dual Wield Expert II								17
								20								Blade Cloak
Controlled Fury I								25
Ruffian I								28
Slaughter II								30
Controlled Fury II								34
								38								Hidden Blade
Twin Blade and Blunt I								41
Ruffian II								46
Twin Blade and Blunt II								50								Lacerate

Dual Wield is one of the six weapon skills available in Elder Scrolls Online. You can advance through this skill line by equipping two One-Handed weapons.

Learning

The Dual Wield skill line is granted the first time you kill an enemy with two weapons equipped. You can increase your skill by engaging in combat with two weapons equipped, or by having Dual Wield skills slotted. The more skills you have slotted, the faster your skill will increase. Dark Elves are naturally gifted at Dual Wielding, 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 Dual Wield are:

Crafting Motif 5: Breton Style (needs validation) Crafting Motif 36: Dark Brotherhood Maces Crafting Motif 42: Hollowjack Shoulders Crafting Motif 43: Grim Harlequin Style Crush, Slash, Bash, and Stab

Exiled from Exile, Volume 7 Glinting Talons Mazubar-do's Advice Quotes from the Greats Crafting Motif 6: Redguard Style

Skill Perks

Dual Wield has an associated skill line that is revealed through use of a One-Handed weapon in each hand. 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 7958, Max Health 8744, and Weapon/Spell Damage 1037. 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.

Skills with this icon may need to be updated following changes in Update 26.

Ultimate Abilities

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

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
	Lacerate	50	0.5 seconds		Area	–	8 meters	8 seconds	150 Ultimate
		Slash enemies in front of you, causing them to bleed for [8998 / 9092 / 9201 / 9286] Physical Damage over 8 seconds and healing you for 50% of the damage done.
				Rend	Increases the duration. Duration: 16 seconds. Slash enemies in front of you, causing them to bleed for [16736 / 16924 / 17098 / 17272] Physical Damage over 16 seconds and healing you for 50% of the damage done.
				Thrive in Chaos	Converts into a conal attack. Each enemy hit increases your damage done. Radius: 10 meters, Target: Cone. Slash enemies in front of you, causing them to bleed for 9298 Physical Damage over 8 seconds and healing you for 50% of the damage done. Each enemy hit increases your damage done by [3 / 4 / 5 / 6]% for the duration. This effect can stack up to 6 times.

Active Abilities

These abilities must be activated manually, while two one-handed weapons are equipped, for a cost.

Name		Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
	Flurry	2	Instant		Enemy	7 meters		–	2700 Stamina
		Flood an enemy with steel, battering them with five consecutive attacks that each deal [433 / 438 / 444 / 448] Physical Damage. The final hit deals 300% more damage.
				Rapid Strikes	Each hit increases the damage of the subsequent hit. Flood an enemy with steel, battering them with five consecutive attacks that each deal [445 / 449 / 453 / 462] Physical Damage. Each hit increases the damage of the subsequent hit by 3%. The final hit deals 300% more damage.
				Bloodthirst	Heals you for a percentage of the damage caused by the final hit. Flood an enemy with steel, battering them with five consecutive attacks that each deal 445 Physical Damage. The final hit deals 300% more damage and heals you for [60 / 61 / 62 / 63]% of the damage caused.
	Twin Slashes	4	Instant		Enemy	5 meters		10 seconds	2700 Stamina
		Slice an enemy with both weapons to cause deep lacerations, dealing [754 / 761 / 770 / 779] Physical Damage with each weapon and causing them to bleed for an additional [2994 / 3040 / 3068 / 3096] Physical Damage over 10 seconds.
				Rending Slashes	Increases the initial damage and reduces the enemy's Movement Speed. Slice an enemy with both weapons to cause deep lacerations, dealing [931 / 941 / 949 / 961] Physical Damage with each weapon and causing them to bleed for an additional 3126 Physical Damage over 10 seconds. You also reduce their Movement Speed by 30% for 4 seconds.
				Blood Craze	Also heals you while active. Slice an enemy with both weapons to cause deep lacerations, dealing 772 Physical Damage with each weapon and causing them to bleed for an additional 3126 Physical Damage over 10 seconds. You also heal for [3126 / 3151 / 3179 / 3218] Health over the duration.
	Whirlwind	14	Instant		Area	–	6 meters	–	3510 Stamina
		Launch yourself into a lethal spin, dealing [2252 / 2277 / 2302 / 2329] Physical Damage to nearby enemies.
				Whirling Blades	Ability deals more damage the less Health enemies have. Launch yourself into a lethal spin, dealing [2319 / 2346 / 2371 / 2397] Physical Damage to nearby enemies. Deals up to 100% more damage to enemies with less than 50% Health.
				Steel Tornado	Increases the radius. Reduces cost as ability ranks up. Cost: [3510 / 3420 / 3330 / 3240] Stamina, Radius: 9 meters. Launch yourself into a lethal spin, releasing a flurry of blades around you that deals 2319 Physical Damage to nearby enemies.
	Blade Cloak	20	Instant		Self	–		10 seconds	3780 Stamina
		Envelop yourself in a protective cloak of razors, gaining Major Evasion for 10 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 25%. Every 2 seconds the shrapnel will pulse, dealing [407 / 412 / 416 / 422] Physical Damage to all enemies within 5 meters.
				Quick Cloak	Increases duration and grants Major Expedition for a short duration after casting. Duration: [11 / 12 / 13 / 14] seconds. Envelop yourself in a protective cloak of razors, gaining Major Evasion for [11 / 12 / 13 / 14] seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 25%. Every 2 seconds the shrapnel will pulse, dealing 425 Physical Damage to all enemies within 5 meters. You also gain Major Expedition for 4 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%.
				Deadly Cloak	Increases the frequency of the damage pulse. Envelop yourself in a protective cloak of razors, gaining Major Evasion for 10 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 25%. Every 1 second the shrapnel will pulse, dealing [425 / 429 / 436 / 438] Physical Damage to all enemies within 5 meters.
	Hidden Blade	38	Instant		Enemy	22 meters		–	3780 Stamina
		Fire a secret dagger from your sleeve at an enemy, dealing [1801 / 1821 / 1840 / 1861] Physical Damage and granting you Major Brutality, increasing your Weapon Damage by 20% for 20 seconds. If the enemy hit is casting an ability they are interrupted, set Off Balance, and stunned for 3 seconds.
				Shrouded Daggers	Increases the damage, and the dagger now bounces up to a total of three times. Area: 8 meters. Fire a secret dagger from your sleeve that bounces up to 3 times to nearby enemies, dealing [2319 / 2346 / 2371 / 2397] Physical Damage per hit. If enemies hit are casting they are interrupted, set Off Balance, and stunned for 3 seconds. You also gain Major Brutality, increasing your Weapon Damage by 20% for 20 seconds.
				Flying Blade	Reactivate a second time to jump to the enemy, damaging them and granting you Major Brutality. Fire a secret dagger from your sleeve at an enemy, dealing [1862 / 1881 / 1901 / 1922] Physical Damage and marking them for 5 seconds. If the enemy hit is casting an ability they are interrupted, set Off Balance, and stunned for 3 seconds. While an enemy is marked, reactivating this ability on them allows you to jump to them, dealing [1862 / 1881 / 1901 / 1922] Physical Damage and grants you Major Brutality, increasing your Weapon Damage by 20% for 40 seconds.

Passive Abilities

Passive abilities are active all the time, so long as two one-handed weapons are equipped.

Name		Line Rank	Skill Rank	Description
	Slaughter	5		(WHILE DUAL WIELDING) Increases damage with Dual Wield abilities by 10% against enemies with under 25% Health.
		30		(WHILE DUAL WIELDING) Increases damage with Dual Wield abilities by 20% against enemies with under 25% Health.
	Dual Wield Expert	10		(WHILE DUAL WIELDING) Increases Weapon Damage by 3% of off-hand weapon's damage.
		17		(WHILE DUAL WIELDING) Increases Weapon Damage by 6% of off-hand weapon's damage.
	Controlled Fury	25		(WHILE DUAL WIELDING) Reduces the Stamina cost of Dual Wield abilities by 7%.
		34		(WHILE DUAL WIELDING) Reduces the Stamina cost of Dual Wield abilities by 15%.
	Ruffian	28		(WHILE USING DUAL WIELD ATTACKS) Gives you an 8% damage bonus when attacking stunned, immobilized, disoriented, or silenced enemies.
		46		(WHILE USING DUAL WIELD ATTACKS) Gives you a 15% damage bonus when attacking stunned, immobilized, disoriented, or silenced enemies.
	Twin Blade and Blunt	41		(WHILE DUAL WIELDING) Grants a bonus based on the type of weapon equipped: Each axe gives your melee attacks a 4% chance to bleed enemies for 1086 Physical Damage over 6 seconds. Each mace causes your attacks to ignore 5% of an enemy's Physical Resistance. Each sword increases your damage done by 1%. Each dagger increases your Weapon Critical rating.
		50		(WHILE DUAL WIELDING) Grants a bonus based on the type of weapon equipped: Each axe gives your melee attacks an 8% chance to bleed enemies for 1086 Physical Damage over 6 seconds. Each mace causes your attacks to ignore 10% of an enemy's Physical Resistance. Each sword increases your damage done by 3%. Each dagger increases your Weapon Critical rating.