In The Elder Scrolls Online, you have just three main attributes. Each is represented by a colored bar that appears at the bottom of the screen whenever the attribute is at less than 100%.
- Health
- The total damage you can take before dying
- Represented by a red bar at the bottom center of the screen
- Regenerates faster outside of combat than inside of combat
- Magicka
- The magical energy used to cast spells
- Represented by a blue bar at the bottom left of the screen
- Regenerates faster outside of combat than inside of combat
- A higher maximum magicka increases the damage dealt by magicka-based abilities, including most class abilities, as well as increases the effectiveness of your healing spells.
- Stamina
- Your physical energy, used for sprinting and making power attacks (among other things)
- Represented by a green bar at the bottom right of the screen
- Regenerates faster outside of combat than inside of combat
- A higher maximum stamina increases the damage dealt by stamina-based abilities, such as those for most weapons, and light and heavy attacks for weapons
- Having more maximum stamina will not increase the cost of dodging, blocking, or other combat maneuvers
Each time you level up, you can choose to increase one attribute by 111 points (122 points for Health). You can choose to increase attributes at a later time.
Attribute point assignments can be changed later on at a Rededication Shrine for a (small) cost in gold, or with an Attribute Respecification Scroll
from the Crown Store.
Notes
- The system of attributes used in The Elder Scrolls Online is almost identical to that of Skyrim.