How to Play a Templar in Elder Scrolls Online
Play as an Argonian., Play as an Altmer., Play as a Breton., Play as a Dunmer.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Play as an Argonian.
Argonians are a great choice for a Templar, if playing as your group's healer.
They have a passive boost to experience for the Restoration staff which helps you gain access to those skills quicker, as well as boosts to their own healing, which can help keep them from becoming a target of the enemy team.
Argonians are available to those in the Ebonheart Pact. -
Step 2: Play as an Altmer.
Altmer have a natural bonus to their magicka pool and magicka regen, so they make great Templars.
They also have bonuses to magicka damage and the Destruction staff, which should allow them to protect themselves from enemies.
This makes them better as a damage-dealing Templar, with a more minor focus on healing.
Altmer are available to those in the Altmeri Dominion. , Bretons make a decent choice for a Templar, as they have a race-based bonus to magicka.
They also have a number of race-based bonuses which allow them to protect themselves, important for keeping them alive long enough to heal your team.
Bretons are available to those in the Daggerfall Covenant. , Dunmer have a slightly larger magicka pool to draw from, which can help them make a good Templar.
They also have a good mix of resistances and offensive bonuses, which keeps their role in battle more balanced.
Their increased fire damage arguably makes them best for damage in this class.
They work best as a combat-based Templar.
Dunmer are available to those in the Ebonheart Pact. -
Step 3: Play as a Breton.
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Step 4: Play as a Dunmer.
Detailed Guide
Argonians are a great choice for a Templar, if playing as your group's healer.
They have a passive boost to experience for the Restoration staff which helps you gain access to those skills quicker, as well as boosts to their own healing, which can help keep them from becoming a target of the enemy team.
Argonians are available to those in the Ebonheart Pact.
Altmer have a natural bonus to their magicka pool and magicka regen, so they make great Templars.
They also have bonuses to magicka damage and the Destruction staff, which should allow them to protect themselves from enemies.
This makes them better as a damage-dealing Templar, with a more minor focus on healing.
Altmer are available to those in the Altmeri Dominion. , Bretons make a decent choice for a Templar, as they have a race-based bonus to magicka.
They also have a number of race-based bonuses which allow them to protect themselves, important for keeping them alive long enough to heal your team.
Bretons are available to those in the Daggerfall Covenant. , Dunmer have a slightly larger magicka pool to draw from, which can help them make a good Templar.
They also have a good mix of resistances and offensive bonuses, which keeps their role in battle more balanced.
Their increased fire damage arguably makes them best for damage in this class.
They work best as a combat-based Templar.
Dunmer are available to those in the Ebonheart Pact.
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