ESO Templar Skills: Dawn’s Wrath

The Dawn’s Wrath skill line represents the Templar’s command of radiant solar power in The Elder Scrolls Online. It features potent damage over time, burst holy damage, and utility that supports both solo and group play. This line is a must for those building effective ESO Templar skills for DPS, support, or hybrid roles.
From Sun Fire and its morphs to crowd control with Eclipse and finishing moves like Radiant Destruction, Dawn’s Wrath provides versatile tools. The ultimate Nova grants powerful area pressure and utility in both PvE and PvP.
Passives inside this line amplify your duration, reduce costs, and grant bonuses to spell damage and ultimate generation. Below is the full breakdown of every Dawn’s Wrath active ability, morph, ultimate, and passive — all with exact values and proper color coding.
Contents
- Skills
- Sun Fire
- Solar Flare
- Backlash
- Eclipse
- Radiant Destruction
- Ultimate
- Nova
- Passives
- Dawn’s Wrath Passives
Sun Fire
Cost: 2970 Magicka
Cast Time: Instant
Range: 28m
Duration: 20s
Blast an enemy with radiant energy, dealing 1161 Flame Damage and an additional 3470 Flame Damage over 20 seconds. Upon activation, you gain Major Savagery and Major Prophecy, boosting your Weapon & Spell Critical by 2629 for 20s.
Morphs
Reflective Light — Splits the effect to up to 3 targets. Deals 1199 Flame Damage initially plus 3470 Flame Damage over 20s, and snares Movement Speed by 40% for 3s. Also grants the same Major buffs.
Vampire’s Bane — Increases duration to 30s. Deals 1161 Flame Damage initially and 5370 Flame Damage over 30s. Retains Major buffs.
Solar Flare
Cost: 2970 Magicka
Cast Time: 1s
Range: 28m
Conjure a solar orb dealing Magic Damage and grant Empower, increasing your next Light Attack’s damage by 40%.
Morphs
Solar Barrage — Converts to instant cast and deals AoE Magic Damage every 2s for 8s. Retains Empower buff.
Dark Flare — Adds extra Magic Damage and applies Major Defile, reducing healing & damage shield strength by 12% for 4s.
Backlash
Cost: 2160 Magicka
Cast Time: Instant
Range: 28m
Duration: 6s
Emit a beam that mimics damage taken by the target for 6s, releasing Magic Damage equal to 50% of that damage when it ends.
Morphs
Power of the Light — Converts to Stamina. Deals Physical Damage instead of Magic, and applies the Sundered status. Also keeps the mimic effect.
Purifying Light — Heals you and nearby allies over 10s when effect ends, in addition to the beam release.
Eclipse
Cost: 4320 Magicka
Cast Time: Instant
Range: 28m
Duration: 4s
Envelop an enemy in darkness; their direct damage attacks are reflected back at them. Effects trigger over successive attacks: first slows, then immobilizes, then stuns.
Morphs
Unstable Core — When the sphere ends, it explodes, dealing additional Magic Damage to the target and nearby enemies.
Living Dark — You cast it on yourself. Each time you take direct damage, the sphere lashes back, slowing attacker and healing you.
Radiant Destruction
Cost: 2160 Magicka
Cast Time: 4.5s channel
Range: 28m
Burn an enemy with a concentrated ray of holy fire, dealing Magic Damage over the channel. Deals increased damage to targets under 50% Health.
Morphs
Radiant Glory — You recover Health equal to 15-20% of the damage inflicted.
Radiant Oppression — Increases damage against healthier targets, and restores more Magicka from damage dealt.
Nova
Cost: 250 Ultimate
Cast Time: Instant
Radius: 8m
Duration: 8s
Call down a solar fragment to deal Magic Damage every 1s to enemies and apply Major Maim.
Morphs
Solar Prison — Allows allies to trigger a powerful synergy that stuns and damages enemies.
Solar Disturbance — Increases duration and slows enemies in the area after exit.
Dawn’s Wrath Passives
- Enduring Rays — Increases the duration of your Dawn’s Wrath abilities by 20%.
- Prism — Casting a Dawn’s Wrath ability generates 3 Ultimate (once every 6s).
- Illuminate — Grants you and allies Minor Sorcery for 20s, increasing Spell Damage by 10% after casting a Dawn’s Wrath ability.
- Restoring Spirit — Reduces costs of your abilities by 4%. (Magicka, Stamina, Ultimate)
Dawn’s Wrath empowers Templars with radiant flames, control tools, and strong ultimates. With proper use of Sun Fire, Solar Flare, Backlash, and Nova, it shines in both damage and support roles. For fully optimized rotations, gear setups, and build templates, check out our ESO Templar Builds.

Solar Flare
Backlash
Eclipse
Radiant Destruction