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Buff

Minor Protection - ESO

Minor Protection - ESO

Name: Minor Protection
Effect: Reduces damage taken by 5%

Minor Protection is a buff and reduces damage taken. 

Skills that grant Minor Protection

Agony Totem icon Agony Totem Agony Totem
Agony Totem icon
Summon an effigy of bone at your feet for 13 seconds that grants Minor Protection to you and your allies, reducing damage taken by 5%. After 2 seconds, the totem begins fearing nearby enemies every 2 seconds, causing them to cower in place for 4 seconds. Allies can activate the Pure Agony synergy, causing enemies to take 2100 Magic Damage over 5 seconds and applying Minor Vulnerability to them, increasing their damage taken by 5%.

Allies can activate a synergy to damage and apply Minor Vulnerability to enemies. Increases the duration of the totem as the ability ranks up.
Bone Totem icon Bone Totem Bone Totem
Bone Totem icon
Summon an effigy of bone at your feet for 11 seconds that grants Minor Protection to you and your allies, reducing your damage taken by 5%. After 2 seconds, the totem begins fearing nearby enemies every 2 seconds, causing them to cower in place for 4 seconds.
Bound Aegis icon Bound Aegis Bound Aegis
Bound Aegis icon
Protect yourself with the power of Oblivion, creating a suit of Daedric mail that increases your block mitigation by 40% for 5 seconds. While slotted on either ability bar, your Max Magicka is increased by 8% and you gain Minor Resolve and Minor Protection, increasing your Physical and Spell Resistance by 2974 and reducing your damage taken by 5%.

Passively grants Minor Resolve while slotted. Increases the potency and duration of the block mitigation.
Bound Armor icon Bound Armor Bound Armor
Bound Armor icon
Protect yourself with the power of Oblivion, creating a suit of Daedric mail that increases your block mitigation by 36% for 3 seconds. While slotted on either ability bar, your Max Magicka is increased by 8% and you gain Minor Protection, reducing your damage taken by 5%.
Circle of Protection icon Circle of Protection Circle of Protection
Circle of Protection icon
Brand the earth at your location with a rune of protection for 20 seconds. You and your allies in the area gain Minor Protection and Minor Endurance, reducing your damage taken by 5% and increasing your Stamina Recovery by 15%.
Dark Cloak icon Dark Cloak Dark Cloak
Dark Cloak icon
Shroud yourself in protective shadow to heal for 853 Health every 1 second, over 3 seconds, increasing by an additional 150% when you are not moving. This portion of the ability scales off your Max Health. While slotted on either bar, you gain Minor Protection, reducing your damage taken by 5%.

No longer grants invisibility. Now heals over time based on your Max Health, and grants Minor Protection rather than Major Prophecy and Savagery.
Elemental Ring icon Elemental Ring Elemental Ring
Elemental Ring icon
Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing 1799 Magic Damage to enemies at the target location. Fire Ring hits Burning enemies with Ring Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Ring also provides Minor Protection. Shock Ring's damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.

Deals damage at a target location instead of around you.
Ice Fortress icon Ice Fortress Ice Fortress
Ice Fortress icon
Wrap a thick cloak of ice around you and your grouped allies. The ice grants Major Resolve, increasing your Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948 for 30 seconds. You gain Minor Protection, reducing your damage taken by 5% for 30 seconds.

Grants Minor Protection to you. Increases the duration as the ability ranks up.
Impulse icon Impulse Impulse
Impulse icon
Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing 1742 Magic Damage to nearby enemies. Fire Impulse hits Burning enemies with Impulse Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Impulse also provides Minor Protection. Shock Impulse's damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.
Pulsar icon Pulsar Pulsar
Pulsar icon
Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing 1742 Magic Damage to nearby enemies and afflicting them with Minor Mangle, reducing their Max Health by 10% for 10 seconds. Flame Pulsar hits Burning enemies with Pulsar Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Pulsar also provides Minor Protection. Storm Pulsar's damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.

Applies Minor Mangle to non-boss enemies, reducing their Max Health. Triples the innate chance to apply the respective status effect.
Ransack icon Ransack Ransack
Ransack icon
Thrust your weapon with disciplined precision at an enemy, dealing 1199 Physical Damage and taunting them to attack you for 15 seconds. Also inflicts Major Breach on the enemy, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948 for 15 seconds. You also gain Minor Protection, reducing your damage taken by 5% for 15 seconds.

You also gain Minor Protection, reducing your damage taken.
Remote Totem icon Remote Totem Remote Totem
Remote Totem icon
Summon an effigy of bone for 11 seconds that grants Minor Protection to you and your allies, reducing your damage taken by 5%. After 2 seconds, the totem begins fearing nearby enemies every 2 seconds, causing them to cower in place for 4 seconds.

The totem can be summoned up to 28 meters away, and costs less.
Ring of Preservation icon Ring of Preservation Ring of Preservation
Ring of Preservation icon
Brand the earth at your location with a rune of protection for 10 seconds. You and your allies in the area gain Minor Protection and Minor Endurance, reducing damage taken by 5% and increasing Stamina Recovery by 15%, and are healed for 435 Health every 1 second.

The rune now heals allies inside for the duration, but the rune lasts half as long.
Runeguard of Freedom icon Runeguard of Freedom Runeguard of Freedom
Runeguard of Freedom icon
Cast forth a complex rune granting you and your group members Minor Resolve for 20 seconds, increasing your Armor by 2974. You gain Minor Protection for 20 seconds, reducing your damage taken by 5%. The first time you are damaged while below 50% Health, Minor Protection is consumed to heal you for 4800 Health, scaling off your Max Health, and gain 3000 Armor and Crowd Control Immunity for 6 seconds. This immunity can occur once every 30 seconds.

Also grants Armor and Crowd Control Immunity when the heal occurs.
Runeguard of Still Waters icon Runeguard of Still Waters Runeguard of Still Waters
Runeguard of Still Waters icon
Cast forth a complex rune granting you and your group members Minor Resolve for 20 seconds, increasing your Armor by 2974. After 1 second, the spellweave immobilizes enemies within 7 meters for 3 seconds. You gain Minor Protection for 20 seconds, reducing your damage taken by 5%. The first time you are damaged while below 50% Health, the Minor Protection is consumed to heal you for 4800 Health, scaling off your Max Health.

Immobilizes nearby enemies.
Runic Defense icon Runic Defense Runic Defense
Runic Defense icon
Cast forth a complex rune granting you and your group members Minor Resolve for 20 seconds, increasing your Armor by 2974. You gain Minor Protection for 20 seconds, reducing your damage taken by 5%. The first time you are damaged while below 50% Health, the Minor Protection is consumed to heal you for 4800 Health, scaling off your Max Health.
Spear Wall icon Spear Wall Spear Wall
Spear Wall icon
Gain Minor Protection for 6 seconds, reducing damage taken by 5%.
Temporal Guard icon Temporal Guard Temporal Guard
Temporal Guard icon
Step backwards in time, resetting your Health, Magicka, Stamina, and position to what they were 4 seconds ago. While slotted you gain Minor Protection, reducing your damage taken by 5%.

While slotted your damage taken is reduced.
Turn Evil icon Turn Evil Turn Evil
Turn Evil icon
Brand the earth at your location with a rune of protection for 20 seconds. You and your allies in the area gain Minor Protection and Minor Endurance, reducing your damage taken by 5% and increasing your Stamina Recovery by 15%. Upon activation, enemies in the area are feared for 4 seconds.

Enemies in the initial area upon activation are feared.

Armor sets that grant Minor Protection

Indomitable Fury icon
Indomitable Fury
PvP
Indomitable Fury
PvP
(2 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(4 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(5 items) After Breaking Free, you gain Minor Protection and Minor Heroism for 7 seconds, reducing your damage taken by 5% and generating 1 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds.
Ironblood icon
Ironblood
Dungeon
Ironblood
Dungeon
(2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(3 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(4 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(5 items) When you take damage, you have a 10% chance to turn your blood into pure iron for 10 seconds, gaining Major Protection, Major Aegis, and Minor Protection, but also reducing your Movement Speed by 25%. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.
Oakensoul Ring icon
Oakensoul Ring
Mythic
Oakensoul Ring
Mythic
(1 item) While equipped, you are unable to swap between your Primary and Backup Weapon Sets and gain Minor Berserk, Minor Courage, Major Brutality, Major Sorcery, Major Prophecy, Major Savagery, Minor Force, Minor Protection, Major Resolve, Minor Mending, Minor Fortitude, Minor Intellect, Minor Endurance, Minor Heroism, Minor Slayer, Minor Aegis, and Empower.
Vampire Cloak icon
Vampire Cloak
Overland
Vampire Cloak
Overland
(2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(4 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(5 items) Adds 171 Weapon and Spell Damage, Gain Minor Protection at all times, reducing your damage taken by 5%.

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