Online:Light Armor

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Light Armor is a skill in Elder Scrolls Online. It consists largely of robes and cloth armor. As with the other armor skills, there are only passive skills and a single active ability. These skills mainly aid magic using characters.

Learning[edit]

The Light Armor skill line is granted the first time you equip 3 pieces of Light Armor. You can increase your skill by taking or blocking damage while wearing Light Armor, or earning experience with the Annulment skill slotted. The more pieces you are wearing, the faster your skill will increase. Bretons are naturally gifted with Light Armor, 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 Light Armor are:

Skill Perks[edit]

Light Armor has an associated skill line that is revealed through wearing, and taking damage in, one or more piece(s) of Light Armor. 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 Champion Points160. 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.

Active Abilities[edit]

These abilities must be activated manually, while wearing at least one piece of Light Armor, for a cost.

Name Line Rank Cast Time Target Range Radius Duration Cost
ON-icon-skill-Light Armor-Annulment.png Annulment 22 Instant Self 6 seconds 4590 Magicka
Requires 5 pieces of light armor equipped Convert a portion of your Magicka into a protective ward, gaining a damage shield that absorbs 8000 damage for 6 seconds. Damage shield strength capped at 50% of your Max Health.
Morph ON-icon-skill-Light Armor-Dampen Magic.png Dampen Magic Each piece of Light Armor worn increases damage absorbed. Increases shield cap value.
Requires 5 pieces of light armor equipped Convert a portion of your Magicka into a protective ward, gaining a damage shield that absorbs 9299 damage for 6 seconds. Damage shield strength capped at 60% of your Max Health. Each piece of Light Armor worn increases the amount of damage absorbed by [3 / 4 / 5 / 6]%.
ON-icon-skill-Light Armor-Harness Magicka.png Harness Magicka Restores Magicka whenever you absorb damage.
Requires 5 pieces of light armor equipped Convert a portion of your Magicka into a protective ward, gaining a damage shield that absorbs 8000 damage for 6 seconds. Damage shield strength capped at 50% of your Max Health. While active, whenever the shield absorbs damage, you restore 229 Magicka. Each piece of Light Armor worn increases the Magicka restored by [30 / 31 / 32 / 33]%. This effect can occur up to 3 times.

Passive Abilities[edit]

Passive abilities are active all the time; some provide a benefit per piece of Light Armor equipped, so they are effectively always on (with a value that can be 0), while others may require a minimum number of pieces in order to apply (these typically provide a static value once turned on, rather than scaling per piece).

Name Line Rank Skill Rank Description
ON-icon-Question Mark.png Light Armor Bonuses 1 1 Each piece of Light Armor does the following: Reduces damage taken from Magical attacks by 1% Reduces the cost of Roll Dodge by 3% Reduces the Movement Speed penalty of Sneak by 5% Reduces the cost of Break Free by 5% Reduces the cost of Bash by 3%
ON-icon-Question Mark.png Light Armor Penalties 1 1 Each piece of Light Armor does the following: Increases damage taken from Martial attacks by 1% Increases the cost of Block by 3% Decreases damage done with Bash by 1%
ON-icon-skill-Light Armor-Grace.png Grace 2 1 Reduces the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 1% for each piece of Light Armor worn. Reduces the cost of Sprint by 1% for each piece of Light Armor worn.
10 2 Reduces the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 2% for each piece of Light Armor worn. Reduces the cost of Sprint by 2% for each piece of Light Armor worn.
30 3 Reduces the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 4% for each piece of Light Armor worn. Reduces the cost of Sprint by 3% for each piece of Light Armor worn.
ON-icon-skill-Light Armor-Evocation.png Evocation 6 1 Increases your Magicka Recovery by 2% for each piece of Light Armor equipped. Reduces the Magicka cost of your abilities by 1% for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
18 2 Increases your Magicka Recovery by 4% for each piece of Light Armor equipped. Reduces the Magicka cost of your abilities by 2% for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
ON-icon-skill-Light Armor-Spell Warding.png Spell Warding 14 1 Increases your Spell Resistance by 363 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
34 2 Increases your Spell Resistance by 726 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
ON-icon-skill-Light Armor-Prodigy.png Prodigy 38 1 Increases your Weapon Critical and Spell Critical rating by 109 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
46 2 Increases your Weapon Critical and Spell Critical rating by 219 for each piece of Light Armor equipped.
ON-icon-skill-Light Armor-Concentration.png Concentration 42 1 Increases your Physical and Spell Penetration by 469 for each piece of Light Armor worn.
50 2 Increases your Physical and Spell Penetration by 939 for each piece of Light Armor worn.