ESO Magicka Warden DPS PVE


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MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD – MAGDEN META DPS

This ESO Magicka Warden DSP Build is one with nature and uses animal companions to aid them in their quest to destroy their enemies! The warden is fantastic for its unique ability to provide minor brittle to the group, which causes the team to do more crit damage!

  1. Overview
    • Race
    • Mundus
    • Attributes
    • Consumables
    • Vampire / Werewolf
  2. Gear
  3. Skills
  4. Rotation
  5. Passives
  6. Champion Points
  7. Parse Time

OVERVIEW

  • Race: High Elf
    • Khajiit, Dark Elf, and High Elf are all great choices, Magicka sustain was just improved so there really isn’t a need to go Breton for DPS right now! Find out what other alternatives you can choose on our race guide here.
  • Mundus: Thief
  • Attributes:
    • Magicka: 64
    • Health: 0
    • Stamina: 0
  • Consumables
    • Food:
      • Ghastly Eye Bowl (preferred)
      • Artaeum Pickled Fish Bowl
        • Less Expensive alternative: Solitude Salmon-Millet Soup
    • Potion: Essence of Spell Power
  • Vampire
    • Not this patch

GEAR – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD

In this section, we will cover all gear setups for the Magicka Warden DPS build.

SLOTSETWEIGHTTRAITENCHANTMENT
HeadZaan’sLightDivinesMagicka
ShoulderZaan’sLightDivinesMagicka
ChestRelequen or Whorl of the DepthsMedium/LightDivinesMagicka
BeltRelequen or Whorl of the DepthsMedium/LightDivines Magicka
ShoesRelequen or Whorl of the DepthsMedium/LightDivines Magicka
HandsRelequen or Whorl of the DepthsMedium/LightDivinesMagicka
PantsHarpooner’s Wading KiltMediumDivines Magicka
NecklacePillar of NirnJewelryBloodthirstySpell Damage
Ring 1Pillar of NirnJewelry BloodthirstySpell Damage
Ring 2Pillar of NirnJewelry Bloodthirsty Spell Damage
Weapon 1Relequen or Whorl*
Pillar of Nirn
Ice StaffChargedFrost
Weapon 2Pillar of NirnIce StaffInfusedWeapon Damage

  • Zaan’s drops in veteran Scalecaller Peak. (dungeon)
  • Relequen drops in Cloudrest(Trial) (will parse highest)
  • Whorl of the Depths drops in Dreadsail Reef (trial)
    Note: Whorl may feel better than Relequen in content as it will provide more pen/sustain
  • Pillar of Nirn drops in Falkreath Hold (dungeon)
  • Kilt – Here is how you get the Harpooner’s Wading Kilt

Yes you are wearing one piece Relequen, one piece Nirn on the front bar so you can maintain the 4 piece bonus of both sets at all times. Yes, that means you have 6 pieces of Nirn on in total. Yes this is the optimal loadout this patch 🙂

STARTER GEAR – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD

SLOTSETWEIGHTTRAITENCHANTMENT
HeadIceheartLightDivinesMagicka
ShoulderIceheartLightDivinesMagicka
ChestOrders WrathLightDivinesMagicka
BeltOrders WrathLight Divines Magicka
ShoesOrders WrathLight Divines Magicka
HandsOrders WrathLight DivinesMagicka
PantsOrders WrathLightDivines Magicka
NecklaceBriarheartJewelryBloodthirstySpell Damage
Ring 1BriarheartJewelry BloodthirstySpell Damage
Ring 2BriarheartJewelry Bloodthirsty Spell Damage
Weapon 1BriarheartIce StaffChargedFrost
Weapon 2BriarheartIce StaffInfusedWeapon Damage
  • Iceheart drops in Direfrost Keep (dungeon)
  • Julianos is Crafted (can be purchased at guild traders)
  • Orders Wrath is Crafted (can be purchased at guild traders)
  • Briarheart drops in Wrothgar but can be purchased at guild traders
  • ***NOTE: NONE ALL OF THE GEAR IN THE STARTER GEAR SECTION CAN BE FOUND OR BOUGHT WITHOUT OWNING ANY DLC

SKILLS – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD

Subterranean AssaultScreaming Cliff RacerCamouflaged HunterFetcher InfectionBarbed TrapEternal Guardian
ESO Skills SubterraneanESO Screaming Cliff RacerESO Skills Camouflaged HunterESO Skills Fetcher InfectionESO Skills Barbed TrapESO Skills Eternal Guardian
Wall of ElementsWinter’s RevengeArctic BlastDegeneration or Mystic OrbInner LightEternal Guardian
ESO Skills Unstable wall of elementsESO Skills Winter's Revengeeso skills arctic blastESO Skills Mystic OrbESO Skils Inner LightESO Skills Eternal Guardian


Honorable mentions:
If you want to go for max parse you can slot Channeled Acceleration instead of Inner Light on the backbar and wear Mother’s Sorrow instead of Medusa


SKILL LINEAGE – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD

SKILL (MORPH)BASE ABILITYSKILL TREE
ESO Skills Subterranean Subterranean AssaultESO Skills Scorch ScorchWarden > Animal Companions
ESO Screaming Cliff Racer Screaming Cliff RacerESO Skills Dive DiveWarden > Animal Companion
ESO Skills Camouflaged Hunter Camouflaged Huntereso skills expert hunter Expert HunterGuild> Fighters
ESO Skills Fetcher Infection Fetcher InfectionESO Skills Swarm SwarmWarden > Animal Companions
ESO Skils Inner Light Inner LightESO Skill Mageelight MagelightGuild > Mages Guild
ESO Skills Eternal Guardian Eternal GuardianESO Skills Feral Guardian Feral GuardianWarden > Animal Companions
ESO Skills Unstable wall of elements Unstable Wall of ElementsESO Skills Wall of Elements Wall of ElementsWeapon > Staff
ESO Skills Winter's Revenge Winter’s RevengeESO Skills Impaling Shards Impaling ShardsWarden > Winter’s Embrace
ESO Skills Blue Betty Blue BettyESO Skills Betty Netch Betty NetchWarden> Animal Companion
ESO Skills Mystic Orb Mystic OrbESO Skills Necrotic Orb Necrotic OrbGuild > Undaunted

ROTATION – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD

Use Sub Assault every 6th ability. This is your highest DPS ability so you want to use it every time you can
ESO Skills Subterranean > Spammable or Dots

The rotation is dynamic, which basically means you will be using your spammable Screaming Cliff Racer any time the rest of your dots are ticking.
ESO Screaming Cliff Racer

  • Step 2: Make sure to Cast Sub Assault any time it falls off. Very important source of damage

PASSIVES – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD

  • CLASS
    • All passives
  • WEAPON
    • All passives for the weapon you’re using
  • ARMOR
    • Light Armor: All Passives
    • Medium Armor: If wearing medium
    • Heavy Armor: All
  • GUILDS
    • Mages Guild: All Passives
    • Fighters Guild: First Four Passives (if using Barbed Trap)
    • Undaunted Guild: All Passives
  • Racial: All Passives
  • Alchemy: Medicinal Use

CHAMPION POINTS – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD

In this section, we will go over the Magicka Warden DPS champion point setup version 2.0.

Warfare Tree

CP LevelPerkPoints
0-60Precision20
60-210Fighting Finesse (slot)50
210-270Piercing20
270-420Deadly Aim (slot)50
420-570Master at Arms(slot)50
570-720Wrathful Strikes(slot)50
720-780Eldritch Insight20
780-810Quick Recovery10
810-870Preparation20
870-930Flawless Ritual20
930-1020War Mage30
1020-1080Flawless Ritual20
1080-1140Elemental Aegis20
1140-1200Hardy20
1200-1230Quick Recovery10
1230-1290Blessed20
1290-1350Tireless Discipline20
1350-1410Battle Mastery20
1410-1500Mighty30
1500-1560Battle Mastery20

Fitness Tree

CP LevelPerkPoints
0-150Boundless Vitality (slot)50
150-300Rejuvenation (slot)50
300-345Tumbling15
345-375Mystic Tenacity10
375-435Heros Vigor20
435-585Siphoning Spells (slot)50
585-735Fortified (slot) 50
735-780Tumbling15
780-840Defiance20
840-864Hasty8
864-924Tireless Guardian20
924-1014Fortification30
1014-1038Hasty8
1038-1098Sprinter20
1098-1188Savage Defense30-
1188-1206Nimble Protector6
1206-1266Bashing Brutality20
1266-1386Mystic Tenacity40
1386-1406Piercing Gaze10
1406-1556Tempered Soul50
1556-1616Piercing Gaze20

Craft Tree

CP LevelPerkPoints
0-150Steed’s Blessing (slot)50
150-300Breakfall50
300-345Wanderer15
345-375Steadfast Enchantment10
375-465Rationer (slot)30
465-690Liquid Efficiency (slot)75
690-870Wanderer60
870-990Steadfast Enchantment40
990-1140Fortune’s Favor50
1140-1290Gilded Fingers50
1290-1380Out of Sight30
1380-1500Fleet phantom40
1500-1599Soul Reservoir33
1599-1749Treasure Hunter (slot)50
1749-1884Inspiration Boost45
1884-2034Meticulous Disassembly50
2034-2259Master Gatherer75

Parse Time – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD

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Credits

Skill descriptions are based off of ESO Skillbook, an amazing resource for all things ESO!