Class Buffs/Debuffs
DragonknightNightbladeSorcererTemplarWarden
Weapon Buffs/Debuffs
Two HandedOne Hand & ShieldDual WieldBowDestruction StaffRestoration Staff
Armor Buffs/Debuffs
Light ArmorMedium ArmorHeavy ArmorMonster Helms
World Buffs/Debuffs
WerewolfVampire
Guild Buffs
Dark BrotherhoodFighters GuildMages GuildPsijic OrderUndaunted
Alliance War Buffs
AssaultSupport
Champion Point Buffs
Champion Points
Potion Buffs/Debuffs
Potions
Poison Buffs/Debuffs
Poisons

Buffs and Debuffs are temporary character effects applied by some abilities, sets, potions, and champion perks. Buffs are beneficial, and debuffs are detrimental. Two buffs/debuffs with the same name from different sources will not stack, though a Major and Minor buff of the same type will.
This system was designed to prevent massive “buff stacking” and encourage the use of a larger variety of skills. Before this change, players could stack multiple Armor buffs, and get their Armor really high even without actually wearing Heavy Armor. Now, with the new buff system in place, you can have a maximum of one major and one minor Armor buff active at any one time. So to increase your Armor even further you would have to use another technique like Heavy Armor or the Champion System.
This system also means that buffs and debuffs are now set at a standard. As an example all of the major Spell Damage buffs give the same increase of Spell Damage and it does not matter which skill this buff comes from. This works the same way for all buffs and debuffs. This was changed to help balance Class and Weapon Skills.

Class Buffs/Debuffs
Dragonknight Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Brutality |
Minor |
Increases Weapon Damage by 5%. |
Mountain’s Blessing |
 |
Major |
Increases Weapon Damage by 20%. |
Igneous Weapons |
 |
|
|
Defile |
Major |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 30%. |
Dragonknight Standard, Shifting Standard, Standard of Might |
 |
|
|
Empower |
— |
Increases Damage of Next Attack by 20%. |
Empowering Chains |
 |
|
|
Endurance |
Major |
Increase Stamina Recovery by 20%. |
Green Dragon Blood |
 |
|
|
Expedition |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Fiery Grip, Empowering Chains, Unrelenting Grip |
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|
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Fortitude |
Major |
Increase Health Recovery by 20%. |
Dragon Blood, Green Dragon Blood, Coagulating Blood |
 |
|
|
Fracture |
Major |
Decrease Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Noxious Breath |
 |
|
|
Maim |
Minor |
Decrease Damage Done by 15%. |
Choking Talons |
 |
|
|
Mending |
Major |
Increases Healing Done by 25%. |
Igneous Shield |
 |
|
|
Prophecy |
Major |
Increases Spell Critical by 2191. |
Inferno, Flames of Oblivion, Cauterize |
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|
|
Resolve |
Minor |
Increase Physical Resistance by 1320. |
Stone Giant |
 |
Major |
Increase Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Spiked Armor, Hardened Armor, Volatile Armor |
 |
|
|
Savagery |
Major |
Increases Weapon Critical by 2191. |
Flames of Oblivion |
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|
|
Sorcery |
Major |
Increases Spell Damage by 20%. |
Molten Weapons, Igneous Weapons, Molten Armaments |
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|
|
Vitality |
Minor |
Increase Healing Taken by 8%. |
Coagulating Blood |
 |
|
|
Ward |
Minor |
Increase Spell Resistance by 1320. |
Reflective Plate |
 |
Major |
Increase Spell Resistance by 5280. |
Spiked Armor, Hardened Armor, Volatile Armor |
 |
Nightblade Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Berserk |
Minor |
Increase Damage by 8%. |
Grim Focus, Relentless Focus, Merciless Resolve |
 |
Major |
Increase Damage by 25%. |
Reaping Mark |
 |
|
|
Breach |
Major |
Decrease Spell Resistance by 5280. |
Mark Target, Piercing Mark, Reaping Mark |
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|
|
Brutality |
Major |
Increases Weapon Damage by 20%. |
Drain Power, Power Extraction, Sap Essence |
 |
|
|
Defile |
Major |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 30%. |
Incapacitating Strike, Soul Harvest |
 |
|
|
Empower |
— |
Increases Damage of Next Attack by 20%. |
Ambush |
 |
|
|
Endurance |
Minor |
Increases Stamina Recovery by 10%. |
Relentless Focus |
 |
|
|
Evasion |
Major |
Increases Dodge Chance by 15%. |
Blur, Mirage, Double Take, Evasion |
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|
|
Expedition |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Cripple, Debilitate, Crippling Grasp, Double Take, Path of Darkness, Twisting Path, Refreshing Path |
 |
|
|
Fracture |
Major |
Decrease Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Mark Target, Piercing Mark, Reaping Mark, Surprise Attack |
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|
|
Maim |
Major |
Decrease Damage Done by 30%. |
Summon Shade, Dark Shades, Shadow Image, Mass Hysteria |
 |
|
|
Protection |
Minor |
Reduces Damage Taken by 8%. |
Dark Cloak |
 |
Major |
Reduces damage taken by 30%. |
Consuming Darkness, Bolstering Darkness, Veil of Blades |
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|
|
Resolve |
Minor |
Increase Physical Resistance by 1320. |
Mirage |
 |
Major |
Increase Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Shadow Barrier |
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|
|
Savagery |
Minor |
Increases Weapon Critical by 657. |
Hemorrhage |
 |
|
|
Sorcery |
Major |
Increases Spell Damage by 20%. |
Sap Essence |
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|
|
Vitality |
Minor |
Increases Healing Taken by 8%. |
Swallow Soul |
 |
Major |
Increases Healing Taken by 30%. |
Soul Siphon |
 |
|
|
Ward |
Minor |
Increase Spell Resistance by 1320. |
Mirage |
 |
Major |
Increase Spell Resistance by 5280. |
Shadow Barrier |
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Templar Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Breach |
Minor |
Decrease Spell Resistance by 1320. |
Power of the Light |
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|
|
Defile |
Major |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 30%. |
Dark Flare |
 |
|
|
Empower |
— |
Increases Damage of Next Attack by 20%. |
Solar Flare, Dark Flare, Solar Barrage |
 |
|
|
Endurance |
Minor |
Increases Stamina Recovery by 10%. |
Restoring Aura, Radiant Aura, Repentance |
 |
Major |
Increases Stamina Recovery by 20%. |
Restoring Aura, Radiant Aura |
 |
|
|
Fortitude |
Minor |
Increases Health Recovery by 10%. |
Restoring Aura, Radiant Aura, Repentance |
 |
Major |
Increase Health Recovery by 20%. |
Restoring Aura, Radiant Aura |
 |
|
|
Fracture |
Minor |
Decrease Physical Resistance by 1320. |
Power of the Light |
 |
|
|
Intellect |
Minor |
Increases Magicka Recovery by 10%. |
Restoring Aura, Radiant Aura, Repentance |
 |
Major |
Increases Magicka Recovery by 20%. |
Radiant Aura |
 |
|
|
Magickasteal |
Minor |
Damaging the target returns 300 Magicka, max every 1s. |
Restoring Aura, Radiant Aura, Repentance |
 |
|
|
Maim |
Major |
Decrease Damage Done by 30%. |
Nova, Solar Prison, Solar Disturbance |
 |
|
|
Mending |
Major |
Increases Healing Done by 25%. |
Sacred Ground |
 |
|
|
Prophecy |
Major |
Increases Spell Critical by 2191. |
Sun Fire, Vampire’s Bane, Reflective Light |
 |
|
|
Protection |
Minor |
Reduces Damage Taken by 8%. |
Restoring Focus |
 |
Major |
Reduces Damage Taken by 30%. |
Remembrance |
 |
|
|
Resolve |
Major |
Increase Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Rune Focus, Channeled Focus, Restoring Focus |
 |
|
|
Savagery |
Major |
Increases Weapon Critical by 2191. |
Biting Jabs |
 |
|
|
Sorcery |
Minor |
Increases Spell Damage by 5%. |
Illuminate |
 |
|
|
Vitality |
Minor |
Increases Healing Taken by 8%. |
Restoring Focus |
 |
|
|
Ward |
Major |
Increase Spell Resistance by 5280. |
Rune Focus, Channeled Focus, Restoring Focus |
 |
Warden Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Berserk |
Minor |
Increase Damage by 8%. |
Bird of Prey |
 |
|
|
Breach |
Major |
Decrease Spell Resistance by 5280. |
Subterranean Assault |
 |
|
|
Brutality |
Major |
Increases Weapon Damage by 20%. |
Bull Netch |
 |
|
|
Defile |
Major |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 30%. |
Corrupting Pollen |
 |
|
|
Endurance |
Minor |
Increases Stamina Recovery by 10%. |
Enchanted Growth |
 |
Major |
Increases Stamina Recovery by 20%. |
Falcon’s Swiftness, Deceptive Predator, Bird of Prey |
 |
|
|
Evasion |
Minor |
Increases Dodge Chance by 5%. |
Deceptive Predator |
 |
|
|
Expedition |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Falcon’s Swiftness, Deceptive Predator, Bird of Prey |
 |
|
|
Fracture |
Major |
Decrease Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Subterranean Assault |
 |
|
|
Heroism |
Major |
Generates 3 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds. |
Shimmering Shield |
 |
|
|
Intellect |
Minor |
Increases Magicka Recovery by 10%. |
Enchanted Growth |
 |
|
|
Lifesteal |
Minor |
Heals You and Allies by 500 when damaging target, max every 1s per player (Can be buffed by Healing Done/Received). |
Leeching Vines |
 |
|
|
Maim |
Major |
Decrease Damage Done by 30%. |
Frozen Device |
 |
|
|
Mending |
Major |
Increases Healing Done by 25%. |
Accelerated Growth |
 |
|
|
Prophecy |
Major |
Increases Spell Critical by 2191. |
Lotus Blossom |
 |
|
|
Protection |
Minor |
Reduces Damage Taken by 8%. |
Ice Fortress |
 |
Major |
Reduces Damage Taken by 30%. |
Sleet Storm, Northern Storm, Permafrost |
 |
|
|
Resolve |
Major |
Increase Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Frost Cloak, Expansive Frost Cloak, Ice Fortress |
 |
|
|
Savagery |
Major |
Increases Weapon Critical by 2191. |
Green Lotus |
 |
|
|
Sorcery |
Major |
Increases Spell Damage by 20%. |
Betty Netch, Blue Betty, Bull Netch |
 |
|
|
Toughness |
Minor |
Increases Maximum Health by 10%. |
Maturation |
 |
|
|
Ward |
Major |
Increase Spell Resistance by 5280. |
Frost Cloak, Expansive Frost Cloak, Ice Fortress |
 |

Weapon Buffs/Debuffs
Two Handed Buffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Brutality |
Major |
Increases Weapon Damage by 20%. |
Momentum, Forward Momentum, Rally |
 |
|
|
Empower |
— |
Increases Damage of Next Attack by 20%. |
Wrecking Blow |
 |
|
|
Heroism |
|
Grant 1 Ultimate every 1.5 for 9s. |
Carve |
 |
Bow Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Defile |
Major |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 30%. |
Lethal Arrow |
 |
|
|
Expedition |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Hasty Retreat |
 |
|
|
Fracture |
Minor |
Decrease Physical Resistance by 1320. |
Focused Aim |
 |

Armor Buffs/Debuffs
Light Armor Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Aegis |
Minor |
Decrease Damage Taken in Dungeons and Trials by 5%. |
Inventor’s Guard, Twilight Remedy, Vestment of Olorime |
 |
Major |
Decrease Damage Taken in Dungeons and Trials by 15% |
Inventor’s Guard |
 |
|
|
Berserk |
Major |
Increase Damage by 25%. |
Sithis’ Touch |
 |
|
|
Breach |
Minor |
Decrease Spell Resistance by 1320. |
Concentration |
 |
|
|
Courage |
Major |
Increase Weapon Damage and Spell Damage by 258. |
Vestment of Olorime |
 |
|
|
Defile |
Minor |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 15%. |
Thurvokun |
 |
|
|
Evasion |
Major |
Increases Dodge Chance by 15%. |
Adept Rider, Gossamer, Hist Bark, Spectre’s Eye |
 |
|
|
Expedition |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Daedric Trickery, Skooma Smuggler |
 |
|
|
Force |
Minor |
Increase Critical Damage by 10%. |
Twilight Remedy |
 |
|
|
Heroism |
Minor |
Grant 1 Ultimate every 1.5 for 9s. |
Indomitable Fury |
 |
Major |
Generates 3 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds. |
Daedric Trickery, Hanu’s Compassion |
 |
|
|
Prophecy |
Major |
Increases Spell Critical by 2191. |
Treasure Hunter |
 |
|
|
Protection |
Minor |
Reduces Damage Taken by 8%. |
Indomitable Fury |
 |
Major |
Reduces Damage Taken by 30%. |
Daedric Trickery, Ironblood |
 |
|
|
Maim |
Minor |
Decrease Damage Done by 15%. |
Wizard’s Riposte, Thurvokun |
 |
|
|
Mending |
Minor |
Increases Healing Done by 8%. |
Healer’s Habit |
 |
Major |
Increases Healing Done by 25%. |
Daedric Trickery |
 |
|
|
Slayer |
Minor |
Increase Damage Dealt in Dungeons and Trials by 5%. |
Infallible Mage, Mantle of Siroria, Master Architect, Moondancer |
 |
Major |
Increase Damage Dealt in Dungeons and Trials by 15%. |
Master Architect |
 |
|
|
Vitality |
Major |
Increase Healing Taken by 30%. |
Daedric Trickery |
 |
|
|
Vulnerability |
Minor |
Fully charged Heavy Attacks increase enemies Damage Taken by 8%. |
Infallible Mage, Noble’s Conquest, Wise Mage |
 |
Medium Armor Buffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Berserk |
Major |
Increase Damage by 25%. |
Heem-Jas’ Retribution |
 |
|
|
Defile |
Minor |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 15%. |
Thurvokun |
 |
|
|
Evasion |
Major |
Increases Dodge Chance by 15%. |
Adept Rider, Evasion, Shuffle, Elude, Hist Bark, Spectre’s Eye |
 |
|
|
Expedition |
Minor |
Increases Movement Speed by 10%. |
Jailbreaker |
 |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Coward’s Gear, Daedric Trickery, Gryphon’s Ferocity, Quick Serpent, Vicious Serpent |
 |
|
|
Force |
Minor |
Increase Critical Damage by 10%. |
Gryphon’s Ferocity, Tzogvin’s Warband |
 |
|
|
Heroism |
Major |
Generates 3 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds. |
Daedric Trickery |
 |
|
|
Maim |
Minor |
Decrease Damage Done by 15%. |
Thurvokun |
 |
|
|
Mending |
Major |
Increases Healing Done by 25%. |
Daedric Trickery |
 |
|
|
Protection |
Major |
Reduces Damage Taken by 30%. |
Coward’s Gear, Daedric Trickery |
 |
|
|
Savagery |
Major |
Increases Weapon Critical by 2191. |
Toothrow |
 |
|
|
|
Slayer |
Minor |
Increase Damage Dealt in Dungeons and Trials by 5%. |
Arms of Relequen, Roar of Alkosh, Vicious Serpent, War Machine |
 |
Major |
Increase Damage Dealt in Dungeons and Trials by 15%. |
War Machine |
 |
|
|
Vitality |
Major |
Increase Healing Taken by 30%. |
Daedric Trickery |
 |
|
|
Vulnerability |
Minor |
Fully charged Heavy Attacks increase enemies Damage Taken by 8%. |
Scavenging Demise |
 |
Heavy Armor Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Aegis |
Minor |
Decrease Damage Taken in Dungeons and Trials by 5%. |
Aegis of Galenwe, Automated Defense, Eternal Warrior, Lunar Bastion |
 |
Major |
Decrease Damage Taken in Dungeons and Trials by 15% |
Automated Defense |
 |
|
|
Brutality |
Major |
Increases Weapon Damage by 20%. |
Dreugh King Slayer |
 |
|
|
Defile |
Minor |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 15%. |
Thurvokun |
 |
Major |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 30%. |
Crest of Cyrodiil, Durok’s Bane |
 |
|
|
Empower |
— |
Increases Damage of Next Attack by 20%. |
Aegis of Galenwe |
 |
|
|
Evasion |
Major |
Increases Dodge Chance by 15%. |
Adept Rider, Grace of Gloom, Hist Bark, Spectre’s Eye |
 |
|
|
Expedition |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Daedric Trickery, Dreugh King Slayer |
 |
|
|
Force |
Minor |
Increase Critical Damage by 10%. |
Medusa |
 |
|
|
Fracture |
Minor |
Decrease Physical Resistance by 1320. |
Hand of Mephala |
 |
|
|
Heroism |
Minor |
Grant 1 Ultimate every 1.5 for 9s. |
Shalk Exoskeleton |
 |
Major |
Generates 3 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds. |
Champion of the Hist, Daedric Trickery |
 |
|
|
Maim |
Minor |
Decrease Damage Done by 15%. |
Knightmare, Thurvokun |
 |
|
|
Mending |
Major |
Increases Healing Done by 25%. |
Daedric Trickery |
 |
|
|
Protection |
Minor |
Reduces Damage Taken by 8%. |
Vampire Cloak |
 |
Major |
Reduces Damage Taken by 30%. |
Daedric Trickery, Steadfast Hero |
 |
|
|
Resolve |
Major |
Increase Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Immovable, Immovable Brute, Mighty Glacier, Unstoppable |
 |
|
|
Sorcery |
Major |
Increases Spell Damage by 20%. |
Rattlecage |
 |
|
|
Toughness |
Minor |
Increases Maximum Health by 10%. |
Warrior-Poet |
 |
|
|
Vitality |
Minor |
Increase Healing Taken by 8%. |
Order of Diagna |
 |
Major |
Increase Healing Taken by 30%. |
Daedric Trickery, Jailer’s Tenacity |
 |
|
|
Ward |
Major |
Increase Spell Resistance by 5280. |
Immovable, Immovable Brute, Mighty Glacier, Unstoppable |
 |
|
Monster Helm Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Berserk |
Minor |
Increase Damage by 8%. |
Slimecraw |
 |
|
|
Defile |
Minor |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 15%. |
Pirate Skeleton |
 |
|
|
Maim |
Minor |
Decrease Damage Done by 15%. |
Shadowrend, Vykosa |
 |
|
|
Protection |
Major |
Reduces Damage Taken by 30%. |
Pirate Skeleton |
 |
|
|
|
Resolve |
Major |
Increase Physical Resistance by 5280. |
Mighty Chudan |
 |
|
|
Vitality |
Major |
Increases Healing Taken by 30%. |
Scourge Harvester |
 |
|
|
Ward |
Major |
Increase Spell Resistance by 5280. |
Mighty Chudan |
 |

World Buffs/Debuffs
Werewolf Buffs/Debuffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Brutality |
Major |
Increases Weapon Damage by 20%. |
Rousing Roar |
 |
|
|
Defile |
Major |
Decrease Healing Taken and Health Recovery by 30%. |
Claws of Anguish |
 |
Vampire Buffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Expedition |
Minor |
Increases Movement Speed by 10%. |
Accelerating Drain |
 |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Elusive Mist |
 |

Guild Buffs
Dark Brotherhood Buffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Expedition |
Major |
Increases Movement Speed by 30%. |
Padomaic Sprint |
 |
Undaunted Buffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Lifesteal |
Minor |
Heals You and Allies by 500 when damaging target, max every 1s per player (Can be buffed by Healing Done/Received). |
Blood Altar, Sanguine Altar, Overflowing Altar |
 |
|
|
Vitality |
Major |
Increases Healing Taken by 30%. |
Bone Surge |
 |

Alliance War Buffs
Alliance War Support Buffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Force |
Minor |
Increase Critical Damage by 10%. |
Stalwart Guard |
 |
|
|
Vitality |
Minor |
Increases Healing Taken by 8%. |
Mystic Guard |
 |
Champion Point Buffs |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Sources |
Icon |
Heroism |
Major |
Generates 3 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds. |
Last Stand |
 |
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