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Imbue yourself with the magical runes of Ulfsild. These runes trigger when you cast an ability with a cost, causing a burst of magic around you.

Ulfsild's Contingency is a Scribed skill Grimoire, on the Mages Guild skill line. It can be purchased after earning the Mages Guild Skill Master achievement from Chronicler Firandil in the The Scholarium once per character.

It costs 0005000050,000 Gold the first time, and 0001000010,000 Gold for other characters on your account after that. The name of the scribed skill changes depending upon your choice of Focus Script.

Ulfsild's Contingency basically works by boosting whatever active or ultimate skill you cast afterwards, causing additional effects in an area around you that occurs at the same time. If you don't use another ability within 22 seconds, it dissipates and does nothing. When you have a Contingency primed, you will see glowing runes around your shoulders indicating this. This effect has the same appearance regardless of your choice of scripts, but the actual appearance when it triggers depends on your choice of Focus script. The casting cost is always 2808 Magicka, even if the ability that triggers it is Stamina or Ultimate based.

  • Cast Time: Instant
  • Target: Self
  • Duration: 22 seconds.
  • Cost: 2808 Magicka

Focus Scripts[edit]

Script Skill Name Effects
ON-icon-scribing-primary-Damage Shield.png Damage Shield Warding Contigency Grants a damage shield to you and your allies that absorbs 5622 damage for 8 seconds, scaling off the higher of your Max Health or Magicka and capped at 55% of your Max Health. Beneficial Signature and Affix scripts apply to you or an ally.
Compatible Signature Scripts Class Mastery, Gladiator's Tenacity, Growing Impact, Sage's Remedy, Warrior's Opportunity
Compatible Affix Scripts Force, Intellect and Endurance, Protection, Resolve
ON-icon-scribing-primary-Flame.png Flame Damage Fiery Contigency Deals 4155 Flame Damage to enemies. Beneficial Signature and Affix scripts only apply to you.
ON-icon-scribing-primary-Frost.png Frost Damage Chilling Contigency Deals 4155 Frost Damage to enemies. Beneficial Signature and Affix scripts only apply to you.
ON-icon-scribing-primary-Healing.png Healing Healing Contigency Heals your and your allies for 6233 Health. Beneficial Signature and Affix scripts apply to you and your allies.
Compatible Signature Scripts Class Mastery, Gladiator's Tenacity, Growing Impact, Sage's Remedy, Warrior's Opportunity
Compatible Affix Scripts Force, Intellect and Endurance, Protection, Resolve
ON-icon-scribing-primary-Immobilized.png Immobilize Binding Contigency Deals 2077 Magic Damage to enemies and immobilizes them for 6 seconds. Beneficial Signature and Affix scripts only apply to you.
ON-icon-scribing-primary-Knockback.png Knockback Repelling Contigency Knocks enemies back 8 meters. Beneficial Signature and Affix scripts only apply to you.
ON-icon-scribing-primary-Magicka.png Magic Damage Magical Contigency Deals 4155 Magic Damage to enemies. Beneficial Signature and Affix scripts only apply to you.

All Affix scripts are compatible if using the "Growing Impact" Signature Script.

Signature Scripts[edit]

Script Effects
ON-icon-scribing-secondary-Classmod.png Class Mastery Depends on class. See Class Mastery page for full details.
ON-icon-scribing-secondary-Damage Reduction.png Gladiator's Tenacity Reduces damage taken by 8% for 8 seconds.
ON-icon-scribing-secondary-Local AOE Damage Buff.png Growing Impact Creates a rune of power on the ground for 10 seconds which applies the Affix script in an area.
Allows all Affix Scripts to be used even with Warding Contingency or Healing Contingency
ON-icon-scribing-secondary-Snare.png Hunter's Snare Reduces the Movement Speed of enemies hit by 30% for 8 seconds.
Incompatible with Warding Contingency and Healing Contingency
ON-icon-scribing-secondary-Damage Over Time.png Lingering Torment Deals 6545 Magic Damage over 22 seconds to enemies.
Incompatible with Warding Contingency and Healing Contingency
ON-icon-scribing-secondary-Heal Over Time.png Sage's Remedy Heals for 4530 Health over 12 seconds.
ON-icon-scribing-secondary-Opportunism.png Warrior's Opportunity Increase damage done of your next direct attack used within 7 seconds by 2000.

Affix Scripts[edit]

Script Effects
ON-icon-scribing-tertiary-Breach.png Breach Afflicts Minor Breach for 22 seconds, reducing Physical and Spell Resistance by 2974.
Incompatible with Warding Contingency and Healing Contingency
ON-icon-scribing-tertiary-Enervation.png Enervation Afflicts Minor Enervation for 22 seconds, reducing Critical Damage by 10%.
Incompatible with Warding Contingency and Healing Contingency
ON-icon-scribing-tertiary-Force.png Force Grants Minor Force for 22 seconds, increasing Critical Damage by 10%.
ON-icon-scribing-tertiary-Intellect Endurance.png Intellect and Endurance Grants Minor Intellect and Minor Endurance for 22 seconds, increasing Magicka and Stamina Recovery by 15%.
ON-icon-scribing-tertiary-Magicka Steal.png Magickasteal Afflicts enemies with Minor Magickasteal for 22 seconds, restoring 168 Magicka to attackers every 1 second.
Incompatible with Warding Contingency and Healing Contingency
ON-icon-scribing-tertiary-Protection.png Protection Grants Minor Protection for 22 seconds, reducing damage taken by 5%.
ON-icon-scribing-tertiary-Resolve.png Resolve Grants Minor Resolve for 22 seconds, increasing Physical and Spell Resistance by 2974.
ON-icon-scribing-tertiary-Vulnerability.png Vulnerability Afflicts Minor Vulnerability for 22 seconds, increasing damage taken by 5%.
Incompatible with Warding Contingency and Healing Contingency

All Affix scripts are compatible if using the "Growing Impact" Signature Script.

Gallery[edit]

Skill is demonstrated here being triggered by the Cleave skill, but any other skill will work as well.