This page is taken from the in-game tutorial which you can access by pressing F1 from within the game.
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Identifying Foes[edit]
While you are adventuring in Tamriel, you will encounter many hostile foes that must be defeated in combat. When a potential foe is targeted in the In-Game View mode, its silhouette will be outlined in red if they are hostile, or in yellow if they are neutral, but attackable.
Basic Attacks[edit]
The most basic combat technique involves light attacks and heavy attacks. Light attacks are faster but do less damage. Heavy attacks are slower to execute, but will cause much more damage. To execute a light attack, target an enemy and tap LMB. execute a heavy attack, press and hold LMB until your character winds up for the attack, and eventually executes it.
Blocking[edit]
To put your character in a defensive posture to block an incoming attack, press and hold RMB. Successfully blocking will mitigate most of the attack's damage, but it will eventually exhaust your Stamina.
When an enemy is radiating gold, it is readying itself for a heavy attack. If this attack is successfully blocked, the enemy will be knocked back and momentarily stunned, giving you the advantage on your next attack.
Abilities[edit]
Your Ability Bar can be found at the bottom center of the screen when you enter combat, or when a hostile is targeted. Combat Abilities can be dragged and dropped into this tray from the Skills Menu, and executed by pressing the corresponding 1,2,3,4,5 number keys.
Ultimate Abilities[edit]
Ultimate abilities are devastatingly powerful abilities that charge up overtime, during combat. You can learn an Ultimate ability and slot one in the sixth slot of your Ability Bar. When an Ultimate ability is slotted and fully charged you can execute it by pressing the R key.
Magicka and Stamina[edit]
Using abilities will expend either Magicka or Stamina. The amount of Magicka and Stamina you currently have is represented by the blue and green bars respectively, located at the bottom of the screen. These bars will only be visible while Magicka and Stamina are being expended.
Interrupts[edit]
Interrupts will cut short an enemy's wind-up when they are preparing to execute a special ability that requires a wind-up. When an enemy is preparing such a wind-up, red lines will radiate from it. To interrupt the wind-up, approach the target and press RMB + LMB
Dodging and Escaping[edit]
Your character can dodge roll out of the path of incoming attacks by double-tapping any one of the WASD or keys to execute a dodge roll in the corresponding direction. Dodge rolls expend Stamina.
Some enemies will use abilities that bind you in place. You can escape such an effect by pressing RMB + LMB
Synergies[edit]
While adventuring with other players, you will discover combat synergies. Combat synergies are secondary effects that can be activated when your abilities synergize with an ability executed by another player. To discover which of your abilities have synergies that your group members can take advantage of, read your ability descriptions carefully.
