Introduction
The Magicka Warden in ESO PvP excels as a versatile and resilient force on the battlefield, blending powerful magic and nature-based abilities. With access to a unique skill line, the Warden can summon protective animals, control the battlefield with spells, and unleash devastating area-of-effect attacks. This build capitalizes on the Warden’s ability to disrupt enemies, provide support to allies, and deal substantial damage, making it a very strong choice for PvP in The Elder Scrolls Online. This is our ESO Magicka Warden PvP Build:
Overview
Race: Khajiit (best choice) or Breton (also a great choice)
Food: Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch (Best in slot food but very expensive, use Jewels of Misrule if gold is a problem the difference is small)
Mundus Stone: The Shadow (increase critical damage)
Vampire Stage: Vampire Stage 3
Consumables: Essence of Immovability, Tri-Stat Potions, Resistance Potions
Attributes: 49 Magicka, 15 Health, 0 Stamina
Gear
The best in slot options for this build would be considered “meta” and it is advised to try and stay to the best option as best as possible. We are balancing the sets with the most damage you can obtain on the front bar while using a tanky back bar.
Gear Information:
- Armor in Reinforced, Divines, and Impenetrable
- We wear 1 medium armor pieces (shoulders)
- We wear 3 heavy armor pieces on our larger pieces (chest, legs, helm)
- We wear 3 light armor piece on small pieces (gloves, belt, shoes)
- Front bar weapon in ‘Sharpened’ trait to to buff damage
- Back Bar weapon in Defending
- Three Infused Jewelry Traits
- All tri-stat armor glyphs
- The higher the quality gear the more damage you can deal
| Set Options | Best Option | 2nd Option | 3rd Option |
| Monster Set x1 | Kra’gh | Valkyn Skoria | Balorgh |
| Mythic Item | Death Dealer’s Fete | Torc of Tonal | Markyn |
| Damage Set x5 (Both Bars) | Draugrkin’s Grip | Clever Alchemist (crafted) | |
| Damage Set x5 (Backbar Buff) | Wretched Vitality (crafted) | Daedric Trickery (crafted) | |
| Trial Weapon x1 | Perfected Asylum’s Ice Staff | Asylum’s Ice Staff |
Gear Weights and Traits
| Piece | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchant |
| Head | Wretched Vitality | Heavy | Reinforced | Tri-Enchant |
| Shoulder | Kra’gh | Medium | Divines | Tri-Enchant |
| Chest | Wretched Vitality | Heavy | Reinforced | Tri-Enchant |
| Hands | Draugrkin’s Grip | Light | Impenetrable | Tri-Enchant |
| Waist | Draugrkin’s Grip | Light | Impenetrable | Tri-Enchant |
| Legs | Wretched Vitality | Heavy | Reinforced | Tri-Enchant |
| Feet | Draugrkin’s Grip | Light | Divines | Tri-Enchant |
| Necklace | Draugrkin’s Grip | Jewelry | Infused | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Draugrkin’s Grip | Jewelry | Infused | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Death Dealer’s Fete | Jewelry | Infused | Weapon Damage |
| Main Hand | Perfected Asylum’s Ice Staff | Ice Staff | Sharpened | Disease Damage |
| Off Hand | – | – | – | – |
| Main Backup | Wretched Vitality | Ice Staff | Defending | Weapon Damage |
| Off Backup | – | – | – | – |
Skills
Front Bar
Front Bar: Force Pulse, Deep Fissure, Blue Betty, Bird of Prey, Fetcher Infection, Dawnbreaker of Smiting
Back Bar
Back Bar: Polar Wind, Leeching Vines, Resolving Vigor, Lotus Blossom, Ice Fortress, Northern Storm
Rotation
Buff Rotation: There are a lot of buffs to keep up on this build but in return you feel very powerful and tanky. The buff rotation is as follows: Ice Fortress for resistance, Lotus Blossom, and Leeching Vines, lastly Blue Betty. Brid of Prey for escape. These skills should stay up at all times.
Heals: Polar Wind is the burst heal. Resolving Vigor is the strong heal over time. Your other buffs heal you as well.
Damage Rotation: The damage rotation is simple. Place Fetcher Infection on your target as a damage over time. Cast Deep Fissure into Force Pulse spam. If your target is low try to time your Dawnbreaker with your Deep Fissure. Your other ultimate, Northern Storm, does damage as well and is best for outnumbered situations.
(rotations fully explained in build video)
Champion Points
Because everyone who is viewing this guide is at a different Champion Point level I will only be putting up the champion points I chose at the level I was at the time of making this guide, which is around 1075. Remember that Champion Point soft cap is around 1800 but you can easily achieve high value kills with low cp.
- 50 Untamed Aggression (slot)
- 50 Ironclad (slot)
- 50 Focused Mending (slot)
- 50 Master-at-Arms (slot)
- 50 Celerity (slot)
- 50 Pain’s Refuge (slot)
- 50 Sustained by Suffering (slot)
- 50 Survival Instincts (slot)
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (slot)
- 50 Sustaining Shadow (slot)
- 75 Liquid Efficiency (slot)
- 30 Rationer (slot)
Additional Information
Video
(video guide coming soon!)
Thank You
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