ESO Stats & Caps — how much you actually need
The conversions and ceilings the character sheet never spells out — crit rating to crit chance, the critical-damage cap, the penetration target, and the movement-speed cap.
🎮 Works on console (no add-ons)✓ Current as of Update 50 (2026)
| Stat | Number | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Critical chance | ≈219 Critical rating = 1% crit | Everyone starts with a base 10% crit chance. 21,912 rating ≈ the full 100%. There's no hard cap below the natural 100% — this is the classic “657 crit ≠ 657%” confusion. |
| Critical damage (base) | +50% | A critical hit deals 1.5× damage before any modifiers. |
| Critical damage (cap) | +125% total | Hard cap. Shadow Mundus, Major/Minor Force, sets and Champion Points stack toward it — anything past +125% is wasted. |
| Penetration target | ≈18,200 resistance (raw) | Typical trial/dungeon boss resistance. Penetration cuts resistance 1:1; going past the target is wasted. In a group the tank/healer (Major/Minor Breach, the Crusher glyph, Alkosh) strip ~8,000–9,000, so each DPS only supplies the rest. Content- and group-dependent, not a fixed constant. |
| Movement speed (cap) | 200% on foot | On-foot bonuses stack additively up to 200% (swimming caps at 120%). Swift jewelry gives up to +7%/piece; Major Expedition +30%. Mounted speed is a separate system. |