Are you tired of playing the same old brain-dead healer? Well, it's time to switch things up and create a powerful PvP healer build for your Templar in ESO. This guide will walk you through the steps of creating a formidable PvP healer build specifically designed for Battlegrounds, the small-scale, no CP PvP environment. Whether you're healing friends or proving your mettle against opponents, this build will help you thrive in the chaotic world of PvP combat.

 

• Introduction
• Philosophy of PvP Healing
• The PvP Environment
• The Templar PvP Healer Build
  • Sets
  • Monster Set
  • Skill Bars
• Tactics and Strategy
• Playstyle and Tips

 

 

↖ Introduction

So, you've decided to step up your PvP game and become a PvP healer. While some may consider healer builds less exciting, they are an essential part of any team's success in PvP battles. In this guide, we'll break down the philosophy behind PvP healing and discuss key skills, sets, and strategies that can help you become an effective PvP healer in ESO.

 

↖ Philosophy of PvP Healing

Before delving into the specifics of the build, let's discuss the philosophy behind PvP healing. PvP healing in ESO is a dynamic and challenging role. Unlike PvE healing, where you can predict and manage damage patterns, PvP healing is about adaptability and resource management. You need to be able to heal your allies while enduring enemy pressure. This build focuses on supporting your team's survival while also ensuring your own longevity.

 

↖ The PvP Environment

This build is tailored for Battlegrounds, a fast-paced and intense PvP mode where small teams battle it out in various scenarios. In Battlegrounds, you'll often find yourself in situations where you're the prime target for enemies due to your healing capabilities. With coordinated groups and chaotic solo players, you need a build that can handle sustained damage and keep your allies alive.

 

↖ The Templar PvP Healer Build

Now, let's dive into the core components of the Templar PvP Healer Build for Battlegrounds.

 

↖ Sets

• Pariah: Pariah is your selfish set of choices. Its bonus allows you to maintain high survivability while hovering at low health. This is particularly useful in PvP environments where you'll often find yourself under fire. Pariah's damage mitigation and the ability to aggro enemies are invaluable.
• Transmutation: For support, Transmutation is your go-to set. Its unique crit resistance buff helps your team mitigate incoming crit damage. Since crit damage is prevalent in PvP, this set provides excellent utility. Additionally, it aids in resource management and can be a game-changer in intense battles.

 

↖ Monster Set

• Earthgore: Earthgore is a versatile monster set that provides emergency healing by proccing a burst heal when an ally's health drops significantly. It's also capable of removing harmful area effects, making it a valuable tool in dealing with organized enemy groups.

 

↖ Skill Bars

 

Sword and Board Bar (Main Bar):

Race Against Time (morph of Rapid Maneuver)	Provides snare and immobilization immunity, enhancing mobility and allowing you to strafe jump effectively.
Breath of Life (morph of Rushed Ceremony)	A classic burst heal that can also heal yourself and another ally, aiding in critical moments.
Living Dark (morph of Eclipse)	Reduces enemy movement speed while providing you with a heal. Essential for managing pressure.
Channelled Focus (morph of Rune Focus)	Grants armour and sustain buffs, enhancing your survivability and resource management.
Radiant Ward (morph of Sun Shield)	A selfish shield that can absorb damage and synergize with Pariah, making you even more resilient.
Ultimate: Solar Disturbance (morph of Nova)	This ultimate calls down a fragment of the sun, dealing damage and maiming enemies in the area. Provides area control and debuffing.

 

Restoration Staff Bar (Off Bar):

Overflowing Altar (morph of Blessed Shards)	Provides minor lifesteal to allies taking damage and synergizes with allies to burst, heal and grant resources.
Energy Orb (morph of Necrotic Orbs)	A versatile skill that provides a heal over time and bursts of resources upon synergy.
Healing Springs (morph of Grand Healing)	A staple healing skill that provides consistent heal over Time to allies in a specific location.
Extended Ritual (morph of Cleansing Ritual)	Cleanses harmful effects from allies, provides healing over Time, and synergizes for additional cleansing and healing.
Combat Prayer (morph of Blessing of Protection)	An AoE burst heal that grants minor berserk and resolve, enhancing damage output and resistances.
Ultimate: Remembrance (morph of Practiced Incantation)	A powerful Resto ultimate that provides an extensive burst of healing, perfect for intense moments.

 

↖ Tactics and Strategy

• Resource Management: Practice efficient resource management by weaving heavy attacks between abilities. This maintains your resource pool and grants the Major Mending buff.
• Synergies: Encourage your teammates to synergize with your abilities that provide synergies, such as Extended Ritual and Energy Orb. These synergies deliver burst healing and resources to your allies.
• Positioning: Make use of your mobility skills, like Race Against Time, to maintain a strategic position. Strafe jumping can help you move more effectively, and using crowd control removal skills keeps you mobile.
• Skill Rotation: Use Healing Springs and Radiant Aura to sustain your team's health over Time. Combat Prayer offers an AOE burst heal while also boosting damage. Keep Extended Ritual active to cleanse harmful effects and heal allies.

 

↖ Playstyle and Tips

Your playstyle should revolve around positioning yourself strategically, managing resources, and supporting your team's survival. Here are some essential tips:

• Maintain your Focus on healing and supporting your team, but don't neglect your own survival.
• Use Race Against Time for snare and immobilization immunity, improving mobility and survivability.
• Utilize Breath of Life as your go-to burst heals for critical moments.
• Living Dark is your pressure management tool, slowing down enemies and providing self-healing.
• Channelled Focus enhances your armour and sustains it, aiding in damage mitigation and resource management.
• Solar Disturbance provides area control and maims enemies, making them easier to handle.
• Overflowing Altar and Energy Orb are essential for burst healing allies and providing resources during fights.
• Healing Springs offers consistent healing over Time for allies in one area.
• Extended Ritual is your cleansing tool, removing harmful effects from allies and providing healing over Time.
• Combat Prayer enhances damage output and resistance, making it a crucial skill in fights.
• Remembrance offers a powerful burst of healing and is perfect for intense moments when your team needs a big healing.

 

Conclusion:

Becoming a PvP healer in Elder Scrolls Online requires a blend of strategy, situational awareness, and effective skill usage. By following this guide and adapting the principles to your own playstyle, you'll be well-equipped to excel in Battlegrounds as a formidable Templar PvP healer. Remember, it's not just about keeping your allies alive – it's about thriving in the heat of battle and becoming a crucial asset to your team's success.

 

Best of luck on the battlefield, and may your healing prowess shine brightly in the chaos of PvP combat!