
ESO BUILDS UPDATED FOR ASCENDING TIDE
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!
- Overview
- Race
- Mundus
- Attributes
- Consumables
- Vampire / Werewolf
- Gear
- Skills
- Rotation
- Passives
- Champion Points
- 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
- Food:
- Vampire
- Not this patch
GEAR – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD
In this section, we will cover all gear setups for the Magicka Warden DPS build.
SLOT | SET | WEIGHT | TRAIT | ENCHANTMENT |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Kjalnar | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Kjalnar | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Bahsei | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Bahsei | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Bahsei | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Bahsei | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Bahsei | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Kinra | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
![]() | Kinra | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
![]() | Kinra | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
![]() | Kinra | Inferno Staff | Precise | Fire Enchant |
![]() | Maelstrom | Inferno Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
- Kjalnir drops in veteran Unhallowed Grave. (dungeon)
- Bahsei drops in Rockgrove (Trial)
- Kinra drops in Blackdrake Villa
- Kilt – Here is how you get the Harpooner’s Wading Kilt
STARTER GEAR – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD
SLOT | SET | WEIGHT | TRAIT | ENCHANTMENT |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Iceheart | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Iceheart | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Magnus | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Magnus | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Magnus | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Magnus | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Magnus | Light | Divines | Magicka |
![]() | Julianos | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
![]() | Julianos | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
![]() | Julianos | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
![]() | Julianos | Inferno Staff | Precise | Fire Enchant |
![]() | Julianos | Inferno Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
- Iceheart drops in Direfrost Keep (dungeon)
- Julianos is Crafted (can be purchased at guild traders)
- Magnus is Crafted (can be purchased at guild traders)
- Ring of the Pale Order <—-Guide on how to find!
SKILLS – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD
Deep Fissure | Scalding Rune | Structured Entropy | Fetcher Infection | Inner Light | Eternal Guardian |
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Elemental Blockade | Winter’s Revenge | Blue Betty | Mystic Orb | Inner Light | Eternal Guardian |
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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 ABILITY | SKILL TREE |
---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | Warden > Animal Companions |
![]() | ![]() | Guild > Mages |
![]() | ![]() | Guild > Mages Guild |
![]() | ![]() | Warden > Animal Companions |
![]() | ![]() | Guild > Mages Guild |
![]() | ![]() | Warden > Animal Companions |
![]() | ![]() | Weapon > Destruction Staff |
![]() | ![]() | Warden > Winter’s Embrace |
![]() | ![]() | Guild > Psijic Order |
![]() | ![]() | Guild > Undaunted |
ROTATION – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD
The rotation is dynamic, which basically means you will be using your spammable Elemental Weapon any time the rest of your dots are ticking.
- Step 1: Prebuff
- Step 2: Keep ALL dots up and cast Deep fissure Every 3rd ability.
> DOT > DOT >
> DOT > DOT>
PASSIVES – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD
- CLASS
- All passives
- WEAPON
- Staff: All Passives
- 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 Level | Perk | Points |
---|---|---|
0-60 | Precision | 20 |
60-210 | Fighting Finesse (slot) | 50 |
210-270 | Piercing | 20 |
270-420 | Deadly Aim (slot) | 50 |
420-570 | Master at Arms(slot) | 50 |
570-720 | Thaumaturge(slot) | 50 |
720-780 | Eldritch Insight | 20 |
780-810 | Quick Recovery | 10 |
810-870 | Preparation | 20 |
870-930 | Flawless Ritual | 20 |
930-1020 | War Mage | 30 |
1020-1080 | Flawless Ritual | 20 |
1080-1140 | Elemental Aegis | 20 |
1140-1200 | Hardy | 20 |
1200-1230 | Quick Recovery | 10 |
1230-1290 | Blessed | 20 |
1290-1350 | Tireless Discipline | 20 |
1350-1410 | Battle Mastery | 20 |
1410-1500 | Mighty | 30 |
1500-1560 | Battle Mastery | 20 |
Fitness Tree
CP Level | Perk | Points |
---|---|---|
0-150 | Boundless Vitality (slot) | 50 |
150-300 | Rejuvenation (slot) | 50 |
300-345 | Tumbling | 15 |
345-375 | Mystic Tenacity | 10 |
375-435 | Heros Vigor | 20 |
435-585 | Siphoning Spells (slot) | 50 |
585-735 | Fortified (slot) | 50 |
735-780 | Tumbling | 15 |
780-840 | Defiance | 20 |
840-864 | Hasty | 8 |
864-924 | Tireless Guardian | 20 |
924-1014 | Fortification | 30 |
1014-1038 | Hasty | 8 |
1038-1098 | Sprinter | 20 |
1098-1188 | Savage Defense | 30- |
1188-1206 | Nimble Protector | 6 |
1206-1266 | Bashing Brutality | 20 |
1266-1386 | Mystic Tenacity | 40 |
1386-1406 | Piercing Gaze | 10 |
1406-1556 | Tempered Soul | 50 |
1556-1616 | Piercing Gaze | 20 |
Craft Tree
CP Level | Perk | Points |
---|---|---|
0-150 | Steed’s Blessing (slot) | 50 |
150-300 | Breakfall | 50 |
300-345 | Wanderer | 15 |
345-375 | Steadfast Enchantment | 10 |
375-465 | Rationer (slot) | 30 |
465-690 | Liquid Efficiency (slot) | 75 |
690-870 | Wanderer | 60 |
870-990 | Steadfast Enchantment | 40 |
990-1140 | Fortune’s Favor | 50 |
1140-1290 | Gilded Fingers | 50 |
1290-1380 | Out of Sight | 30 |
1380-1500 | Fleet phantom | 40 |
1500-1599 | Soul Reservoir | 33 |
1599-1749 | Treasure Hunter (slot) | 50 |
1749-1884 | Inspiration Boost | 45 |
1884-2034 | Meticulous Disassembly | 50 |
2034-2259 | Master Gatherer | 75 |
Parse Time – MAGICKA WARDEN BUILD
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