Ancient Knowledge Skill - ESO

Ancient Knowledge is a skill in the Destruction Staff skill line under the Weapon category in ESO (the Elder Scrolls Online)

Destruction Staff

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Effect

With Destruction Staff Equipped

Rank 1

Inferno Staves increases your damage done with damage over time and Status Effects by 6%. Lightning Staves increases your damage done with direct damage and channeled effects by 6%. Ice Staves reduce the cost of blocking by 18% and increases the amount of damage you block by 10%.

Rank 2

Inferno Staves increases your damage done with damage over time and Status Effects by 12%. Lightning Staves increases your damage done with direct damage and channeled effects by 12%. Equipping an Ice Staff reduces the cost of blocking by 36% and increases the amount of damage you block by 20%.

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Name:: Ancient Knowledge
Description:: Ancient Knowledge is a skill in the Destruction Staff skill line under the Weapon category in ESO (the Elder Scrolls Online)
Found in: Weapon » Destruction Staff
Unlocks at: Ancient Knowledge Rank 1: Destruction Staff Rank 28

Ancient Knowledge Rank 2: Destruction Staff Rank 46

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Destruction Staff skills

Ultimate abilities
Elemental Storm	Create a cataclysmic storm at the target location that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing 1742 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds.
Elemental Rage	Create a cataclysmic storm at the target location that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing 2249 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds. Fiery Rage increases the damage by 15%. Icy Rage immobilizes enemies hit for 3 seconds. Thunderous Rage increases the duration by 2 seconds. Increases the damage and gains a new effect depending on your staff type.
Eye of the Storm	Create a cataclysmic storm above you that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies nearby, dealing 1799 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds. The storm is cast above you instead, and follows you wherever you move.
Scribing abilities
Elemental Explosion	Channel the power in your staff to fling a bolt of volatile magic, causing an elemental explosion at the target location.
Active abilities
Force Shock	Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 695 Flame Damage 695 Frost Damage, and 695 Shock Damage.
Crushing Shock	Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 696 Flame Damage 696 Frost Damage, and 696 Shock Damage. Enemies hit while casting are interrupted, set Off Balance, and stunned for 3 seconds. Interrupts spells, putting the caster Off Balance. Reduces cost as ability ranks up.
Force Pulse	Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 696 Flame Damage 696 Frost Damage, and 696 Shock Damage. Up to 2 nearby enemies will take 2399 Magic Damage if they were already afflicted with a status effect. Damages nearby enemies if they are under the effects of a status effect.
Wall of Elements	Slam your staff down to create an elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 280 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second. Wall of Fire deals additional damage to Burning enemies. Wall of Frost costs more, but snares and reduces armor against Chilled enemies and grants damage shields. Wall of Storms sets Concussed enemies Off Balance.
Elemental Blockade	Slam your staff down to create an elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 281 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second. Blockade of Fire deals additional damage to Burning enemies. Blockade of Frost costs more, but snares and reduces armor against Chilled enemies and grants damage shields. Blockade of Storms sets Concussed enemies Off Balance. Increases the size and duration of the wall.
Unstable Wall of Elements	Create an unstable elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 281 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second before exploding for an additional 1199 Magic Damage. Unstable Wall of Fire deals additional damage to Burning enemies. Unstable Wall of Frost costs more, but snares and reduces armor against Chilled enemies and grants damage shields. Unstable Wall of Storms sets Concussed enemies Off Balance. The wall explodes when it expires, dealing additional damage.
Destructive Touch	Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1161 Magic Damage and an additional 3470 Magic Damage over 20 seconds. The initial hit always applies the element's status effect.
Destructive Clench	Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1161 Magic Damage. The initial hit always applies the element's status effect. Flame Clench also knocks the enemy back. Frost Clench deals less damage, has increased range, applies Major Maim, immobilizes, and taunts the enemy. Shock Clench converts the attack into an area of effect explosion. Converts the damage over time into a new effect based on your staff type.
Destructive Reach	Devastate an enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1161 Magic Damage and an additional 3470 Magic Damage over 20 seconds. The initial hit always applies the element's status effect. Increases the range. Reduces the cost as the ability ranks up.
Weakness to Elements	Send the elements to sap an enemy's defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for 30 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948.
Elemental Drain	Send the elements to sap an enemy's defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for 1 minute, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948. Also applies Minor Magickasteal to the enemy for 1 minute, causing you and your allies to restore 168 Magicka every 1 second when damaging them. Also applies Minor Magickasteal to the enemy and greatly increases the duration.
Elemental Susceptibility	Send the elements to sap an enemy's defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for 30 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948. Every 7.5 seconds the enemy is afflicted with the Burning, Chilled, and Concussion status effect. Applies each elemental status effect periodically while active and increases the range.
Impulse	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.
Elemental Ring	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.
Pulsar	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.

Passive abilities
Tri Focus	With Destruction Staff Equipped Fully-charged Inferno Staff Heavy Attacks deal an additional 4480 Flame Damage over 20 seconds. Fully-charged Lightning Staff Heavy Attacks damage nearby enemies for 100% of the damage done. Fully-charged Ice Staff Heavy Attacks grant you a damage shield that absorbs 5280 damage. This effect scales off your Max Health. While an Ice Staff is equipped, blocking costs Magicka instead of Stamina.
Penetrating Magic	With Destruction Staff Equipped Your Destruction Staff abilities ignore 2974 of the enemy's Spell Resistance.
Elemental Force	With Destruction Staff Equipped Increases your chance to apply status effects by 100%.
Ancient Knowledge	With Destruction Staff Equipped Inferno Staves increases your damage done with damage over time and Status Effects by 12%. Lightning Staves increases your damage done with direct damage and channeled effects by 12%. Equipping an Ice Staff reduces the cost of blocking by 36% and increases the amount of damage you block by 20%.
Destruction Expert	With Destruction Staff Equipped When you kill an enemy with a Destruction Staff ability, you restore 3600 Magicka. When you absorb damage using a Destruction Staff Damage Shield, you restore 1800 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.

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