What grants Minor Cowardice in ESO?

2 sets and 3 skill morphs grant Minor Cowardice (2 area-of-effect, 1 single target). From skills it is available to: Arcanist, Nightblade, Warden.

Does Minor Cowardice stack in ESO?

No. Two sources of Minor Cowardice do not stack — the second is wasted. One source is enough; cover it once and spend the rest of your build elsewhere.

All 5 sources of Minor Cowardice in ESO

2 sets and 3 skill morphs grant Minor Cowardice — each with the exact datamined line that grants it.

What it does-215 enemy Weapon/Spell Damage.

data retrieved 2026-08-23 · datamined via UESP

Sets that grant Minor Cowardice (2)

Set	How (exact bonus)
Healing Mage	When you use an area of effect heal ability, you apply Minor Cowardice to enemies within 10 meters of you, reducing their Weapon and Spell Damage by 215 for 5 seconds. This effect can occur once every 3 seconds.
The Saint and the Seducer	(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

Skills that grant Minor Cowardice (3 morphs)

Listed per morph, because a morph is what you actually slot and morphs of the same skill do not all carry Minor Cowardice.

Area of effect (2)

Can apply it to more than one enemy per cast — what a group needs.

Morph to slot	Skill line	How (exact datamined line)
Power Extractionmorph	Nightblade · Siphoning	Enemies hit have Minor Cowardice applied to them for 10 seconds, reducing their Weapon and Spell Damage by 215.
Corrupting Pollenmorph	Warden · Green Balance	Enemies who enter the field are afflicted with Major Defile and Minor Cowardice, reducing their healing received and damage shield strength by 12% and their Weapon and Spell Damage by 215.

Single target (1)

One enemy per cast.

Morph to slot	Skill line	How (exact datamined line)
Erudite's Rigor	Arcanist · Class Mastery	Upgrades Fatewoven Armor to inflict Minor Cowardice on your attacker while granting Major Vitality to you and your group for 4 seconds.