ESO Templar Skills: Restoring Light

ESO Templar Skills: Restoring Light

ESO Templar Restoring Light Skills

The Restoring Light skill line is the healing and support branch of the Templar class in The Elder Scrolls Online. With strong burst heals, purges, and sustain abilities, this line makes the Templar one of the best healers in ESO. From Rushed Ceremony for single-target healing to Rite of Passage for ultimate group defense, these skills are essential in dungeons, trials, and PvP.

Passives further enhance your healing potential, sustain, and resurrection speed. Whether supporting allies in PvE or saving teammates in Cyrodiil, Restoring Light provides powerful tools for every Templar build.

Rushed Ceremony

Cost: 4320 Magicka
Cast Time: Instant
Range: 28m

Heals a single ally in front of you for 3480 Health.

Morphs

Honor the Dead — Heals the same amount, but refunds 60% of the cost over 6s if the target is below 75% Health.

Breath of Life — Heals the primary target and also heals 2 other nearby allies for 2320 Health.

Healing Ritual

Cost: 5400 Magicka
Cast Time: Instant
Area: 10m radius

Heals you and nearby allies for 3480 Health.

Morphs

Ritual of Rebirth — Increases the healing done to allies outside of your area of effect.

Hasty Prayer — Grants allies Minor Expedition for 5s, increasing Movement Speed by 15%.

Cleansing Ritual

Cost: 4590 Magicka
Cast Time: Instant
Duration: 24s
Area: 12m

Conjure holy ground that heals allies for 435 Health every 2s and removes 2 harmful effects every 2s.

Morphs

Extended Ritual — Increases duration to 30s and heals more allies.

Ritual of Retribution — Heals allies and damages enemies for 435 Magic Damage every 2s.

Restoring Aura

Cost: 2520 Magicka
Cast Time: Instant
Duration: 20s

While slotted, increases Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 15%. Activate to grant Minor Fortitude, Endurance, and Intellect to you and allies, increasing recovery by 15% for 20s.

Morphs

Radiant Aura — Doubles the recovery bonus on activation.

Repentance — Consumes corpses to restore 3000 Stamina to you and heal allies for 3000 Health.

Rune Focus

Cost: 1350 Magicka
Cast Time: Instant
Duration: 20s
Area: 5m

Create a rune of protection for 20s, granting you 5948 Armor while inside. Restores 240 Magicka every second.

Morphs

Restoring Focus — Also restores Stamina while active.

Channeled Focus — Restores 480 Magicka every second instead.

Rite of Passage

Cost: 125 Ultimate
Cast Time: Channel, 4s
Area: 8m

Channel the grace of the Divines, healing you and nearby allies for 2780 Health every 1s for 4s. You gain immunity to knockbacks and disabling effects.

Morphs

Remembrance — Reduces damage taken by 20% while channeling.

Practiced Incantation — Increases duration to 8s.

Restoring Light Passives

  • Mending — Increases your healing done by up to 12% in proportion to the severity of the target’s wounds.
  • Sacred Ground — While standing in your Cleansing Ritual, Rune Focus, or Rite of Passage areas, you gain Minor Mending and reduce enemy Movement Speed by 25%.
  • Light Weaver — Grants Ultimate when using Rite of Passage, and increases Armor while channeling or casting abilities in this line.
  • Master Ritualist — Increases resurrection speed by 20%, gives allies resurrected with full Health, and grants a chance to restore a soul gem on successful resurrection.

ESO Templar Restoring Light Overview

The Restoring Light skill line cements the Templar as one of ESO’s strongest healers and group supporters. With access to burst heals, AoE cleansing, sustain buffs, and a powerful channeling ultimate, it’s a core toolkit for PvE and PvP alike. For optimized setups, rotations, and builds, visit our ESO Templar Builds page.