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Warden Class
Build Overview
Stamina Warden is one of the best DPS setups currently. It offers high single-target damage, great sustain, and unparalleled AoE clearing potential. This is also quite a niched class, making it a very interesting pick. Wardens provide enjoyable playstyle, with easy resource management thanks to several available class abilities, allowing for very smooth gameplay. It ranks #5 on our DPS Tier list.
Below you will find all the recommended gear and Sets, but no Trial items were included. This guide should be treated as a starting point to build your character and when you reach higher levels you should have a very solid base for experimenting and adjusting the build to your personal taste.
Pros | Cons |
High single-target DPS | Highly reliant on the Bear pet for maximum DPS |
Terrific AoE damage | Not suited for Veteran Cloudrest and Asylum Sanctorium |
Easy resource management | Wild Guardian is a Minion spell which requires it to be slotted on both skill bars |
Self-healing | |
Enjoyable playstyle |
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Attributes Priority
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Primary Skillset
[Dual Wield - your Primary DPS, both ST/AoE]
Rending Slashes (Weapon: Dual Wield, morphed from Twin Slashes) - a powerful single-target DPS skill which adds a decent DoT effect on the enemy. The DoT can be applied to any number of enemies, while the extra slow has high situational usability | |
Steel Tornado (Weapon: Dual Wield, morphed from Whirlwind) - one of the best AoE skill from the Dual Wield tree. Perfect for clearing packs and Boss fights with three and more adds | |
Cutting Dive (Warden: Animal Companions, morphed from Dive) - a solid single-target skill which can be also used from a distance giving it a little bit more flexibility | |
Subterranean Assault (Warden: Animal Companions, morphed from Scorch) - one of the core DPS skills in this build. It will deal massive burst damage in front of you and debuff enemies reducing their Physical Resistance | |
Deadly Cloak (Weapon: Dual Wield, morphed from Blade Cloak) - deals Physical Damage to all enemies around you for a short duration. It also reduces the damage you take from AoE making it a perfect skill for various end-game encounters | |
Ultimate: Wild Guardian (Warden: Animal Companions, morphed from Feral Guardian) - the best Ultimate ability in terms of single-target damage. Wild Guardian deals 100% increased damage to enemies below 25% Health, so if you time it right it will truly shine. You can order the Bear to attack your target by using a Heavy Attack on it |
Secondary Skillset
[Bow - supporting damage and buffs]
Poison Injection (Weapon: Bow, morphed from Poison Arrow) - truly amazing DoT damage and a great pick to execute enemies below 50% Health | |
Endless Hail (Weapon: Bow, morphed from Volley) - great DoT which deals damage every 0.5 seconds for 10 seconds in an area | |
Razor Caltrops (Alliance War: Assault, morphed from Caltrops) - a very nice single-target and AoE DPS with a decent AoE slow. | |
Rearming Trap (Guild: Fighters Guild, morphed from Trap Beast) - Rearming Trap provides a great crowd-control utility thanks to the immobilize effect. It is also a very decent single-target DPS skill | |
Bull Netch (Warden: Animal Companions, morphed from Betty Netch) - amazing utility skill which helps you with resource management by recovering a great deal of Stamina | |
Ultimate: Wild Guardian (Warden: Animal Companions, morphed from Feral Guardian) - since Wild Guardian is a Minion spell, you have to keep it active on both of your skill bars |
Notable Passive Skills
Below you will find the notable Passive Skills for this build. There are too many useful Passives to list them all, so only the most important ones were chosen | |
Slaughter (Weapon: Dual Wield) - increases your damage done with Dual Wield skills by 20% against enemies below 25% Health | |
Dual Wield Expert (Weapon: Dual Wield) - increases the damage of your off-hand weapon by 6% | |
Controlled Fury (Weapon: Dual Wield) - reduces resource cost of Dual Wield abilities by 15% | |
Ruffian (Weapon: Dual Wield) - increases your Weapon Damage if you are attacking stunned/silenced/immobilized or disoriented enemies | |
Twin Blade and Blunt (Weapon: Dual Wield) - grants various bonuses depending on the type of weapon you are using | |
Advanced Species (Warden: Animal Companions) - increases your damage done by 3% for each Animal Companions ability slotted | |
Flourish (Warden: Animal Companions) - increases your Magicka and Stamina Recovery | |
Savage Beast (Warden: Animal Companions) - you gain Ultimate when attacking enemies with Animal Companions abilities | |
Accuracy (Weapon: Bow) - increases your Weapon Critical rating | |
Agility (Armor: Medium Armor) - increases your Weapon Damage by 15% if you are wearing at least five pieces of Medium Armor | |
Dexterity (Armor: Medium Armor) - increases your Weapon Critical rating by 328 for every piece of Medium Armor equipped | |
Wind Walker (Armor: Medium Armor) - increases your Stamina Recovery rate by 4% and reduces the Stamina cost of your abilities by 2% for every piece of Medium Armor equipped |
Gear
Recommended Items and Sets: | ||
Chest: Twice-Fanged Serpent | ||
Type: Medium | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Stamina |
Legs: Twice-Fanged Serpent | ||
Gloves: Medium | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Stamina |
Gloves: Twice-Fanged Serpent | ||
Type: Medium | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Stamina |
Boots: Twice-Fanged Serpent | ||
Type: Medium | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Stamina |
Belt: Twice-Fanged Serpent | ||
Type: Medium | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Stamina |
Head: Stormfist Set | ||
Type: Medium | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Stamina |
Shoulder: Stormfist Set | ||
Type: Medium | Trait: Divine | Glyph: Stamina |
Necklace: Vicious Serpent | ||
Type: Jewelry | Trait: Robust | Glyph: Weapon Damage |
Ring 1: Vicious Serpent | ||
Type: Jewelry | Trait: Robust | Glyph: Weapon Damage |
Ring 2: Vicious Serpent | ||
Type: Jewelry | Trait: Robust | Glyph: Weapon Damage |
DW Weapon 1: Vicious Serpent | ||
Type: Dagger | Trait: Nirnhoned | Glyph: Poison Damage Enchant |
DW Weapon 2: Vicious Serpent | ||
Type: Dagger | Trait: Sharpened | Glyph: Absorb Stamina Enchant |
Ranged Weapon: Maelstrom's Bow | ||
Type: Bow | Trait: Sharpened | Glyph: Weapon Damage Enchant |
Sets used in this build: | ||
Twice-Fanged Serpent: Trial Medium Armor set which grants greatly increases Physical Penetration as a stacking buff. This is the best set for this build. It can be obtained from Sanctum Ophidia Trial, and it is bound on equip.
Stormfist Set: a Heavy, Medium or Light Armor Monster Set which can be acquired in Tempest Island (located in Malbal Tor), and Glirion (the Redbeard's Chest). This set provides increased Stamina Recovery which makes it perfect for self-sustain and makes resource management much easier for Stamina Wardens
Vicious Serpent: the best set for this build in terms of self-sustain and widely considered the best set overall for Stamina builds. Vicious Serpent restores 2105 Stamina every time you kill an enemy. This Set can be obtained from Craglorn Trials Hel Ra Citadel, Aetherian Archive, and Sanctum Ophidia. It is bound on pickup.
Maelstrom Set - a single piece set which can be obtained from the veteran Maelstrom Arena. Maelstrom weapons have a proc related to a specific ability, depending on a weapon type It's a single piece set which grants:
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Optional Sets (non-Trial): | ||
Hunding's Rage: very popular Set among Stamina damage dealer characters. It is craftable and is available in all three armor types. Hunding's Rage is bound on equip.
Briarheart: another solid Set for Stamina builds. It grants solid self-healing via Critical Strikes. Briarheart can be obtained in Wrothgar in the Overland content. It can be also found on Guild Traders and it's bound on equip.
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Champion Points
High priority |
The Lover: Mooncalf The Steed: Ironclad The Ritual: Piercing The Atronach: Master-at-Arms |
Medium priority |
The Ritual: Mighty, Precise Strikes The Shadow: Shadow Ward, Tumbling The Lover: Tenacity The Lady: Hardy, Thick Skinned, Elemental Defender The Steed: Spellshield |
Low priority |
The Ritual: Thaumaturge The Tower: Warlord |
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END NOTE This is the premiere version of our Stamina Warden Pocket Build for Elder Scrolls Online. If you would like to see more detailed information added including alternative Gear Setups, Tips & Tricks for specific Trials, Dungeons, and Bosses, please us know in the comments below. |
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