Major Evasion - ESO
Major Evasion is a buff and decreases your damage taken from area of effect attacks.
Name:
Major Evasion
Effect:
Reduces damage taken from Area of Effect attacks by 20%
Skills that grant Major Evasion
Dual Wield

Cost: 3780 Stamina
Target: Area
Duration: 20 seconds
Radius: 5 meters
Effect
Envelop yourself in a protective cloak of razors, gaining Major Evasion for 20 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%.
Every 2 seconds the shrapnel will pulse, dealing 421 Physical Damage to all enemies within 5 meters.
Shadow

Cost: 3780 Magicka
Target: Self
Duration: 20 seconds
Effect
Surround yourself in a phantasmic aura to gain Major Evasion, reducing damage from area attacks by 20% for 20 seconds.
While active, taking direct damage reduces the cost of your next Roll Dodge by 10%, up to a maximum of 100%. This effect can stack up to once every half second.
Dual Wield

Cost: 3780 Stamina
Target: Area
Duration: 20 seconds
Radius: 5 meters
Effect
Envelop yourself in a protective cloak of razors, gaining Major Evasion for 20 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%.
Every 2 seconds the shrapnel will pulse, dealing 567 Physical Damage to all enemies within 5 meters.
New effect
Increases the damage done.
Medium Armor

Cost: 3213 Stamina
Target: Self
Duration: 20 seconds
Effect
Shroud yourself in mist to gain Major Evasion, reducing damage taken from area attacks by 20% for 20 seconds.
While this effect is active, when you take damage from a direct area of effect attack you gain Major Expedition for 0 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%.
Each piece of Medium Armor worn increases the duration of this ability.
New effect
When you take area damage, you gain Major Expedition. Each piece of Medium Armor worn increases the duration of this ability.
Vampire

Cost: 3780 Magicka
Target: Ground
Duration: 1 second
Maximum range: 15 meters
Effect
Disperse into a dark mist, causing the next 3 projectiles to deal no damage to you for 1 second while you dash forward and reappear at your target location after a short duration.
You gain Major Expedition and Major Evasion for 4 seconds after reappearing, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% and reducing damage from area attacks by 20%.
Casting again within 4 seconds costs 33% more Magicka.
New effect
Grants you Major Expedition and Major Evasion after reappearing.
Medium Armor

Cost: 3213 Stamina
Target: Self
Duration: 20 seconds
Effect
Requires 5 pieces of medium armor equipped
Shroud yourself in mist to gain Major Evasion, reducing damage taken from area attacks by 20% for 20 seconds.
Shadow

Cost: 3510 Magicka
Target: Self
Duration: 20 seconds
Effect
Surround yourself in a phantasmic aura to gain Major Evasion and Minor Resolve, reducing damage from area attacks by 20% and increasing your Physical and Spell Resistance by 2974 for 20 seconds.
While active, taking direct damage reduces the cost of your next Roll Dodge by 10%, up to a maximum of 100%. This effect can stack up to once every half second.
New effect
Grants Minor Resolve, increasing your Physical and Spell Resistance. Reduces the cost as the ability ranks up.
Shadow

Cost: 3780 Magicka
Target: Self
Duration: 20 seconds
Effect
Surround yourself in a phantasmic aura to gain Major Evasion, reducing damage from area attacks by 20% for 20 seconds.
Activating this ability removes all snares and immobilizations from you and grants immunity to them for 4 seconds.
While active, taking direct damage reduces the cost of your next Roll Dodge by 10%, up to a maximum of 100%. This effect can stack up to once every half second.
New effect
Grants snare and immobilization immunity for a short duration.
Dual Wield

Cost: 3780 Stamina
Target: Area
Duration: 30 seconds
Radius: 5 meters
Effect
Envelop yourself in a protective cloak of razors, gaining Major Evasion for 30 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%.
Every 2 seconds the shrapnel will pulse, dealing 422 Physical Damage to all enemies within 5 meters.
You also gain Major Expedition for 4 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%.
New effect
Increases duration and grants Major Expedition for a short duration after casting.
Medium Armor

Cost: 2943 Stamina
Target: Self
Duration: 20 seconds
Effect
Shroud yourself in mist to gain Major Evasion, decreasing damage taken from area attacks by 20% for 20 seconds.
Each piece of Medium Armor worn removes and grants immunity to snares and immobilizations for 1 second.
New effect
Each piece of Medium Armor worn removes and grants immunity to snares and immobilizations.
Armor sets that grant Major Evasion
Dungeon
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(4 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(5 items) When you heal yourself or an ally, you grant them Major Evasion for 4 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%.
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(4 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(5 items) When you heal yourself or an ally, you grant them Major Evasion for 4 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%.
Overland
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(3 items) Adds 4% Healing Taken
(4 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(5 items) When you take damage, you become a living shadow for 10 seconds, causing you to heal for 927 every 2 seconds and gaining Major Evasion, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%. This effect can occur every 20 seconds and scales off your Max Health.
(3 items) Adds 4% Healing Taken
(4 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(5 items) When you take damage, you become a living shadow for 10 seconds, causing you to heal for 927 every 2 seconds and gaining Major Evasion, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%. This effect can occur every 20 seconds and scales off your Max Health.
Craftable
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(4 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(5 items) While you are Bracing, you gain Major Evasion, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%.
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(4 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(5 items) While you are Bracing, you gain Major Evasion, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%.
PvP
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(4 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(5 items) Reduces your damage done with area of effect attacks by 5%, but grants Major Evasion at all times; reducing your damage taken from area of effect attacks by 20%.
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(4 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(5 items) Reduces your damage done with area of effect attacks by 5%, but grants Major Evasion at all times; reducing your damage taken from area of effect attacks by 20%.
Craftable
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(4 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(5 items) When you cast a Magicka ability while in combat you gain Major Evasion for 30 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%. This effect can occur once every 30 seconds.
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(4 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(5 items) When you cast a Magicka ability while in combat you gain Major Evasion for 30 seconds, reducing damage from area attacks by 20%. This effect can occur once every 30 seconds.
Mythic
Level 50 - CP 160

(1 item) While in combat, you gain one of five random Major buffs which changes every 10 seconds. Enemies within 12 meters of you gain one of five random Minor debuffs depending on which buff you have. The available effects are:
Major Berserk and Minor Maim
Major Resolve and Minor Breach
Major Force and Minor Brittle
Major Evasion and Minor Vulnerability
Major Courage and Minor Cowardice