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GROUP BUFFS AND DEBUFFS
Buffs and debuffs
Major Breach
Major BreachDebuff · Major · Sources: Boneyard — Breach, Elemental Drain, Crimson OathDEBUFFDebuff descriptionReduces the target's Physical and Spell Resistance by 5,948.
0Major BreachDebuff · Major · Sources: Boneyard — Breach, Elemental Drain, Crimson OathDEBUFFDebuff descriptionReduces the target's Physical and Spell Resistance by 5,948.5,948
Minor Breach
Minor BreachDebuff · Minor · Sources: Power of the Light, Elemental Blockade (Ice)DEBUFFDebuff descriptionReduces the target's Physical and Spell Resistance by 2,974.
0Minor BreachDebuff · Minor · Sources: Power of the Light, Elemental Blockade (Ice)DEBUFFDebuff descriptionReduces the target's Physical and Spell Resistance by 2,974.2,974
Crusher (Gold)
Glyph of CrushingEnchantment · WeaponENCHANTEnchant descriptionReduce the target's Physical and Spell Resistance by 95-1247 for 5 seconds.
0Glyph of CrushingEnchantment · WeaponENCHANTEnchant descriptionReduce the target's Physical and Spell Resistance by 95-1247 for 5 seconds.Gear sets
Kosh
Roar of AlkoshTrial · Maw of LorkhajSet bonus(2 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance(3 items) Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage(5 items) When you activate a synergy, you send a shockwave from your position that deals 319 Physical damage and an additional 1830 Physical damage over 10 seconds. Reduces the Physical and Spell Resistance of any enemy hit by the amount of your Weapon Damage for the duration, up to a maximum of 6000. The damage scales off the higher of your Weapon or Spell Damage.(Alkosh)6,000
Crimson Oath's Rive
03,541
Tremorscale
08% of your armor
Skills
Runic Sunder
Runic SunderArcanist · Soldier of Apocrypha · Morph of Runic JoltSKILLTarget: EnemyRange: 22mDuration: 15 secondsCost: 1377 StaminaSkill descriptionCraft a defensive Apocryphal rune that deals 1161 Physical Damage. The rune steals 2200 Armor and applies Minor Maim for 15 seconds, reducing their damage done by 5%. The rune also taunts for 15 seconds if it would not cause taunt immunity, and generates Crux. While slotted, damage taken is reduced by 2% per active Crux.
0Runic SunderArcanist · Soldier of Apocrypha · Morph of Runic JoltSKILLTarget: EnemyRange: 22mDuration: 15 secondsCost: 1377 StaminaSkill descriptionCraft a defensive Apocryphal rune that deals 1161 Physical Damage. The rune steals 2200 Armor and applies Minor Maim for 15 seconds, reducing their damage done by 5%. The rune also taunts for 15 seconds if it would not cause taunt immunity, and generates Crux. While slotted, damage taken is reduced by 2% per active Crux.2,200
Crystal Weapon
Crystal WeaponSorcerer · Dark Magic · Morph of Crystal ShardSKILLTarget: SelfDuration: 6 secondsCost: 2295 StaminaSkill descriptionEncase your weapon in dark crystals for 6 seconds, causing your next two Light or Heavy Attacks to deal additional damage and reduce the target's Armor by 1000 for 5 seconds. The first hit deals 2091 Physical Damage and the second deals 836 Physical Damage. After casting, your next non-Ultimate ability used within 3 seconds costs 10% less.
0Crystal WeaponSorcerer · Dark Magic · Morph of Crystal ShardSKILLTarget: SelfDuration: 6 secondsCost: 2295 StaminaSkill descriptionEncase your weapon in dark crystals for 6 seconds, causing your next two Light or Heavy Attacks to deal additional damage and reduce the target's Armor by 1000 for 5 seconds. The first hit deals 2091 Physical Damage and the second deals 836 Physical Damage. After casting, your next non-Ultimate ability used within 3 seconds costs 10% less.1,000
Passives
Exploitation
ExploitationSorcerer · Dark MagicPASSIVEPassive descriptionWhen you cast a Dark Magic ability you grant Minor Prophecy to you and your group, increasing your Spell Critical rating by 1314 for 20 seconds.
0ExploitationSorcerer · Dark MagicPASSIVEPassive descriptionWhen you cast a Dark Magic ability you grant Minor Prophecy to you and your group, increasing your Spell Critical rating by 1314 for 20 seconds.2,974
PLAYER BUFFS AND DEBUFFS
General
Piercing (CP)
PiercingWarfare · Extended Might · Passive - 10 points per stage - 2 stagesCHAMPION POINTChampion Point descriptionGrants 350 Offensive Penetration per stage (700 max).
0PiercingWarfare · Extended Might · Passive - 10 points per stage - 2 stagesCHAMPION POINTChampion Point descriptionGrants 350 Offensive Penetration per stage (700 max).700
Light Armor
ConcentrationArmor · Light ArmorPASSIVEPassive descriptionIncreases your Physical and Spell Penetration by 939 for each piece of Light Armor worn.
00ConcentrationArmor · Light ArmorPASSIVEPassive descriptionIncreases your Physical and Spell Penetration by 939 for each piece of Light Armor worn.939 per piece (up to 7)
Line of Pen from Armor
001,487 per line (up to 5)
Velothi Ur-Mage's Amulet
Velothi Ur-Mage's AmuletMythic · Scrying LeadsSet bonus(1 item) Adds 1650 Offensive Penetration, Increase your damage done to monsters by 15%, gain Minor Force at all times, increasing your Critical Damage done by 10%, and reduce your Light and Heavy Attack damage by 99%.1,650
Front Bar Arena Weapon
01,190
Class specific passives
Dismember
DismemberNecromancer · Grave LordPASSIVEPassive descriptionWhile a Grave Lord ability is active, your Spell and Physical Penetration are increased by 3271.
0DismemberNecromancer · Grave LordPASSIVEPassive descriptionWhile a Grave Lord ability is active, your Spell and Physical Penetration are increased by 3271.3,271
Splintered Secrets
Splintered SecretsArcanist · Herald of the TomePASSIVEPassive descriptionWhat they don't know can kill them. Increase your Physical and Spell Penetration by 1240 per Herald of the Tome ability slotted.
00Splintered SecretsArcanist · Herald of the TomePASSIVEPassive descriptionWhat they don't know can kill them. Increase your Physical and Spell Penetration by 1240 per Herald of the Tome ability slotted.1,240 per Arcanist ability slotted (up to 6)
Misc
Mace
001,487 per mace (up to 2)
Maul
02,974
Sharpened
SharpenedTrait · WeaponTRAITTrait descriptionIncreases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1428.
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1485.
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1542.
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1580.
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1638.
0SharpenedTrait · WeaponTRAITTrait descriptionIncreases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1428.
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1485.
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1542.
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1580.
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1638.Wood Elf Racial
Hunter's EyeRacial · Wood ElfPASSIVEPassive descriptionIncreases your Stealth Detection radius by 3 meters. Increases your Movement Speed by 5% and your Physical and Spell Penetration by 950.
0Hunter's EyeRacial · Wood ElfPASSIVEPassive descriptionIncreases your Stealth Detection radius by 3 meters. Increases your Movement Speed by 5% and your Physical and Spell Penetration by 950.950
Force of Nature (CP)
00660 per stage (up to 8)
Lover Mundus
The LoverMUNDUSMundus descriptionIncreases Physical and Spell Penetration by 2744
With 7 Divines armor pieces
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 4489
0The LoverMUNDUSMundus descriptionIncreases Physical and Spell Penetration by 2744
With 7 Divines armor pieces
Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 44892,744 + 250 per Divines piece
Custom
There are a ton of other sources of penetration in ESO; these are just the most common in the vast majority of situations. Add anything else here.