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Weapon: One Hand and Shield skills

Every skill in the One Hand and Shield line — each base skill with its two morphs beside it, cost, cast time, range and duration. Hover or tap a skill for the full tooltip.

data retrieved 2026-10-17 · datamined via UESP

Ultimate (1)

Shield WallBase
Cost 135 Ultimate
Shield Wall
Base · One Hand and Shield
Cost 135 Ultimate
Reinforce your shield, allowing you to automatically block all attacks at no cost for 6 seconds.
Shield DisciplineMorph
Cost 135 Ultimate
Shield Discipline
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 135 Ultimate
Reinforce your shield, allowing you to automatically block all attacks at no cost for 8 seconds.

Your One Hand and Shield non-Ultimate abilities cost nothing while this effect persists.
Spell WallMorph
Cost 135 Ultimate
Spell Wall
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 135 Ultimate
Reinforce your shield, allowing you to automatically block all attacks at no cost and reflect all projectiles cast at you for 7 seconds.

Active skills (5)

Defensive PostureBase
Cost 4320 StaminaCast InstantDuration 6 s
Defensive Posture
Base · One Hand and Shield
Cost 4320 StaminaCast InstantTarget SelfDuration 6 s
Bolster your defenses, gaining a damage shield that absorbs up to 4958 damage for 6 seconds. This portion of the ability scales off your Max Health.

You reflect the next harmful direct damage projectile cast at you. This effect can occur once per cast.
Absorb MissileMorph
Cost 4320 StaminaCast InstantDuration 6 s
Absorb Missile
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 4320 StaminaCast InstantTarget SelfDuration 6 s
Bolster your defenses, gaining a damage shield that absorbs up to 4958 damage for 6 seconds.

While the shield persists, you are healed for 2560 Health the next time a harmful direct damage projectile hits you. This effect can occur once per cast.

This ability scales off your Max Health.
Defensive StanceMorph
Cost 4320 StaminaCast InstantDuration 6 s
Defensive Stance
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 4320 StaminaCast InstantTarget SelfDuration 6 s
Bolster your defenses, gaining a damage shield that absorbs up to 4958 damage for 6 seconds. This portion of the ability scales off your Max Health.

You reflect the next harmful direct damage projectile cast at you, once per cast.

While slotted and you have a shield equipped, the amount of damage you can block is increased by 10% and the cost of blocking is reduced by 10%.
Low SlashBase
Cost 2970 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 m
Low Slash
Base · One Hand and Shield
Cost 2970 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 m
Surprise an enemy with a deep lunge, dealing 1392 Physical Damage and afflicting them with Minor Maim, reducing their damage done by 5% for 15 seconds.
Deep SlashMorph
Cost 2970 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 mRadius 6 m
Deep Slash
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 2970 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 mRadius 6 m
Surprise an enemy with a sweeping lunge, dealing 1799 Physical Damage to them and other nearby enemies, afflicting them with Minor Maim, reducing their damage done by 5% for 15 seconds.

Enemies hit also have their Movement Speed reduced by 30% for 4 seconds.
Heroic SlashMorph
Cost 2970 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 m
Heroic Slash
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 2970 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 m
Surprise an enemy with a deep lunge, dealing 1438 Physical Damage and afflicting them with Minor Maim, reducing their damage done by 5% for 15 seconds.

You gain Minor Heroism, granting you 1 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds for 15 seconds.
Power BashBase
Cost 2700 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 m
Power Bash
Base · One Hand and Shield
Cost 2700 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 m
Strike an enemy full-force with your shield, dealing 2323 Physical Damage.

This ability's damage is considered Bash damage and interrupts the enemy if they are casting.
Power SlamMorph
Cost 2700 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 m
Power Slam
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 2700 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 m
Strike an enemy full-force with your shield, dealing 2399 Physical Damage.

While slotted, blocking any attack grants you Resentment, which reduces the cost of your next Power Slam cast within 10 seconds by 50%.

This ability's damage is considered Bash damage and interrupts the enemy if they are casting.
Reverberating BashMorph
Cost 2700 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 m
Reverberating Bash
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 2700 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 m
Strike an enemy full-force with your shield, dealing 1161 Physical Damage and stunning them for 3 seconds.

After the stun ends, the enemy takes an additional 1161 Physical Damage.

This ability's damage is considered Bash damage and interrupts the enemy if they are casting.
PunctureBase
Cost 1350 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 m
Puncture
Base · One Hand and Shield
Cost 1350 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 m
Thrust your weapon with disciplined precision at an enemy, dealing 1161 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.
Pierce ArmorMorph
Cost 1350 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 m
Pierce Armor
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 1350 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 m
Thrust your weapon with disciplined precision at an enemy, dealing 1199 Physical Damage and taunting them to attack you for 15 seconds.

Also inflicts Minor Breach and Major Breach on the enemy, reducing their Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance by 2974 and 5948 for 15 seconds.
RansackMorph
Cost 1350 StaminaCast InstantRange 7 m
Ransack
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 1350 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 7 m
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.
Shield ChargeBase
Cost 3780 StaminaCast InstantRange 22 m
Shield Charge
Base · One Hand and Shield
Cost 3780 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 22 m
Rush an enemy with your shield raised and ram them, dealing 1392 Physical Damage and stunning them for 3 seconds.

You automatically block all attacks at no cost for 0.5 seconds after activating.
InvasionMorph
Cost 3510 StaminaCast InstantRange 22 m
Invasion
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 3510 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 22 m
Rush an enemy and ram them, dealing 1393 Physical Damage and stunning them for 4 seconds. The stun duration increases by up to 50%, based on how far you traveled.

You automatically block all attacks at no cost for 0.5 seconds after activating.
Shielded AssaultMorph
Cost 3780 StaminaCast InstantRange 22 m
Shielded Assault
Morph · One Hand and Shield
Cost 3780 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 22 m
Rush an enemy and ram them, dealing 1393 Physical Damage and stunning them for 3 seconds.

You automatically block all attacks at no cost for 0.5 seconds after activating. When this ends, you gain a damage shield that absorbs 5121 damage for 6 seconds. The shield strength scales off your Max Health.

Passives (5)

Battlefield Mobility
Passive · One Hand and Shield
Reduces the Movement Speed penalty of Bracing.

Current penalty: 36%
Deadly Bash
Passive · One Hand and Shield
Improves your standard Bash attacks, causing them to deal 500 more damage and cost 50% less Stamina.
Deflect Bolts
Passive · One Hand and Shield
Increases the amount of damage you can block from projectiles and ranged attacks by 14%.
FortressPassive
Fortress
Passive · One Hand and Shield
Reduces the Stamina cost of your One Hand and Shield abilities by 15% and reduces the cost of blocking by 36%.
Sword and Board
Passive · One Hand and Shield
Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage by 5% and the amount of damage you can block by 20%.