This guide explains how to use the best Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) Solo Warden Stamina PvE Build, skills, gear, champion points, and more!
This build has been updated for the Update 41 patch of the Elder Scrolls Online.
Why Should You Play ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE?
The ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE is for players who want to complete solo content with a high damage class and good sustain. This build has very high AoE damage abilities and great sustain. Stamina Wardens are currently one of the hardest-hitting stamina classes in the game. In ESO, the Stamina Warden is perfect for everyone who is looking for a simple-rotation survival class with a complete set of tools for solo PvE gameplay.
ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE Playstyle
Use the following rotation as the starter point. After, apply your buffs and cast the DoT skills on cooldown for the best, highest DPS. The Damage over Time skills (DoTs) do more damage than your main spammable. Thus, they need to be cast less often and are easier to maintain, for example, The Degeneration from Mages Guild or the Barb Trap from Fighters Guild. Maintain DoTs and use your spammable skill as filler until you reapply the DoTS.
At certain percentages, replace your spammable with your in-class or weapon execute if you have one in this build. Executes are the skills that deal more damage the lower the health of the opponent becomes. Ideally, these are meant to replace your main spammable skill at anywhere between 35% (Radiant Oppression) all the way to 20% (Mages’ Fury). At a high level, execute skills become so strong that the lower the enemy’s health, the fewer DoTs you maintain because it does so much damage.
Survival
Use the healing skill when your health drops below 50% or the shield skill when you anticipate damage. Also, always use the suggested food and potions as they significantly increase your damage, survivability, and resource sustain.
If you run out of resources, do a heavy attack and return to your rotation. Remember that a heavy attack on off-balance enemies will return double the resources. Additionally, if you are a beginner or struggle with sustain, you can flex in the Consuming Trap skill instead of a DoT skill. The Consuming Trap floods both resources when a target dies.
ESO Solo Warden Stamina PvE Build Features and Mechanics
Below are some of the features found using the PvE Solo Warden Stamina in the Elder Scrolls Online:
- Class – Warden
- Weapon One – Dual Wield
- Weapon Two – Two-Handed
- Armor Types: 6 Medium, 1 Light
- Mythic: Pale Order
- Race: Dark Elf
- Attributes: 64 Stamina
- Mundus Stone: Thief
Related:
Skills
Front Bar (Dual Wield)
Front Bar Weapon choice options:
- Dual Wield
- Two Handed
- Bow
Bloodthirst (Morph of Flurry | Skill Line : Dual Wield) – Single target spammable that heals you for a percentage of the damage caused.
Deep Fissure (Morph of Scorch | Skill Line : Animal Companions) – Massive damage single target and aoe, keep up at all times and magicka morph for better sustain.
Cutting Dive (Morph of Dive | Skill Line : Animal Companions) – Stamina morph now causes additional DoT Bleed damage. Also causes Off Balance if you are more than 7 meters away from target.
Fetcher Infection (Morph of Swarm | Skill Line : Animal Companions) – 10 second damage over time that grants minor vulnerability. This skills is great to place on one or more target due to the debuff and damage over time. In combination with fissure, you’ll lower resistance and increase damage for your group just by maintaining these two abilities.
Bird of Prey (Morph of Falcon’s Swiftness | Skill Line : Animal Companions) – Passively get minor berserk or 5% more damage for having on our main bar
Wild Guardian (Morph of Feral Guardian | Skill Line : Animal Companions) – Strong single target ultimate that fights at your side
Back Bar 2H (Greatsword)
Back Bar Weapon choice options:
- Two-handed
- Dual Wield
- Bow
Stampede (Morph of Critical Charge | Skill Line : Two Handed) – Gap closer with hard hitting dot that is amplified by back bar weapon.
Carve (Morph of Cleave | Skill Line : Two Handed) – AoE damage that gives shield and nice DoT
Lotus Blossom (Morph of Lotus Flower | Skill Line : Green Balance) – Light and Heavy attacks restore health. Also gain Major Prophecy and Savagery while active.
Bull Netch (Morph of Betty Netch | Skill Line : Animal Companions) – Stamina sustain tool, free cost, major weapon damage buff and can be recast repeatedly to remove negative effects
Ice Fortress (Morph of Frost Cloak | Skill Line : Winter’s Embrace) – Grants Major Resolve and Minor Protection for 30 seconds.
Wild Guardian (Morph of Feral Guardian | Skill Line : Animal Companions) – double bar so it doesn’t turn off with bar swap
Passives Skills
Below are the lines of the passive skill that add power without requiring a skill slot while playing the ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE. Consider taking all the skill passives in the skill tree listed below:
- ‎Winter’s Embrace (class skill line)
- ‎Animal Companions (class skill line)
- ‎Green Balance (class skill line)
- Dual Wield (weapon skill line)
- Two-Handed (weapon skill line)
- Light Armor
- Medium Armor
- Undaunted
- Fighter’s Guild
- Mage’s Guild
- Racial
- Alliance War Support
- Alliance War Assault
- Crafting, Alchemy Medicinal Use
Gear – Best in Slot
The gear chart below represents the best gear for ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE:
Slot | Type | Set | Trait | Glyph |
Head | Medium | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Divines | Stamina |
Shoulders | Light | Valkyn Skoria | Divines | Stamina |
Chest | Medium | Blooddrinker | Divines | Stamina |
Legs | Medium | Blooddrinker | Divines | Stamina |
Gloves | Medium | Blooddrinker | Divines | Stamina |
Boots | Medium | Blooddrinker | Divines | Stamina |
Belt | Medium | Blooddrinker | Divines | Stamina |
Weapon One | Dagger | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Charged | Fire |
Secondary | Dagger | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Charged | Poison |
Weapon Two | 2H Greatsword | Perfected Merciless Charge | Infused | Frost |
Necklace | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Bloodthirsty | Weapon/Spell Damage | |
Ring 1 | Mythic | Pale Order | Bloodthirsty | Weapon/Spell Damage |
Ring 2 | Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment | Bloodthirsty | Weapon/Spell Damage |
Monster Helms and Mythic
Valkyn Skoria: obtained in City of Ash II veteran. Gives a powerful one-piece bonus for penetration. Alternative: Slimecraw.
Ring of the Pale Order: Mythic obtained by collecting five pieces. This gives great healing for doing damage and allows you to focus on pure damage.
FLEX OPTIONS (if you switch to monster setup, drop the ring and replace it with Vicious or flex piece)
- Stormfist – always works, easy to obtain and AoE DPS set.
- Balorgh = is incredible for boss burns in Veteran Maelstrom Arena saving up ultimate for 500 burns.
- Kra’gh – one piece is great for a pen, two-piece does good single-target damage
- Iceheart = is great for survivability.
- Perfected Merciless Charge = must change out Unstable Blockade for Stampede, good damage but requires melee skills.
- Perfected Thunderous Volley = good alternative to play at range with back bar. Swap out Unstable Blockade for Endless Hail bow skill.
- Agility = Base game set that gives you extra damage.
- Veloth Ur-Mage’s Amulet: new mythic that is incredible damage if you have good survivability and don’t require Pale Order.
- Mora’s Whisper = set and forget high critical mythic but requires a collection of Mages Guild books.
- Death Dealer’s Fete = high max stats and requires no effect but in combat.
Gear Sets
Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment: Drops in Veteran Rockgrove trial, Blackwood chapter. Insane damage if you can reliably pick up the essence/soul (blue orb) left behind.
Blooddrinker: Dungeon set found in Bloodroot Forge, Horns of the Reach DLC. Increases your Bleed damaging attacks by 20%.
Perfected Merciless Charge: Obtained in Veteran Maelstrom Arena though you can do normal for a lesser version.
FLEX OPTIONS
- Pillar of Nirn: This is obtained in the Falkreath Hold dungeon. It is one of the hardest-hitting, easiest-proc sets in the game.
- Briarheart = Overland can be bought from traders great option for healing and weapon damage boost
- Order’s Wrath = Best overall crafting damage option
- Mechanical Acuity = the highest burst combined with Balorgh for VMA boss nukes
- Spriggan’s Thorns = Base game and decent penetration on front perfect for beginner offensive set
- Vicious Serpent: obtained in trials Hel Ra Citadel, Aetherian Archive, Sanctum Ophidia. Best sustain set for stamina along with movement speed.
- Perfected Coral Riptide = god tier damage if you run low stamina (dodge roll a bit before pull)
- Order’s Wrath = Best overall crafting damage option
- Hunding’s Rage = Crafted base game decent all around
Gear – Beginner
This setup is for someone who just started and doesn’t have access to Monsters, Mythics, Trials gear
Slot | Type | Set | Trait | Glyph |
Head | Medium | Briarheart | Divines | Stamina |
Shoulders | Medium | Briarheart | Divines | Stamina |
Chest | Medium | Spriggan’s Thorns | Divines | Stamina |
Legs | Medium | Spriggan’s Thorns | Divines | Stamina |
Gloves | Medium | Spriggan’s Thorns | Divines | Stamina |
Boots | Medium | Spriggan’s Thorns | Divines | Stamina |
Belt | Medium | Spriggan’s Thorns | Divines | Stamina |
Weapon One | Daggers | Agility | Precise | Flame |
Secondary | Daggers | Agility | Charged | Poison |
Weapon Two | 2H | Agility | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Necklace | Briarheart | Robust | Weapon Damage | |
Ring 1 | Briarheart | Robust | Weapon Damage | |
Ring 2 | Briarheart | Robust | Weapon Damage |
- Briarheart: found in Orsinium or sold on traders, useful for healing bonus and weapon damage.
- Spriggan’s Thorns: Adds penetration base game set dropping in Bangkorai.
- Agility: Adds max stamina base game from Dungeon Finder.
Race
The best racial choice for the Stamina Warden is below:
- Dark Elf: Gain max magicka, stamina, and weapon and spell damage. The flame resistance is also helpful and considered the strongest overall PVE DPS race.
- Orc: Gain weapon damage and max stamina, though there is no magicka bonus.
- Khajiit: This race gets recovery, max stats, and critical damage and healing. Consider the Khajiit a great option if you aren’t over the critical cap of 125%.
Attributes
The best choice is 64 stamina, which increases damage, healing, and DoTs.
Mundus Stone
The Thief is the best Mundus Stone for PvE Builds because it gives Increases Weapon and Spell Critical Strike a chance.
Champion Points – ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE
Warfare Constellation Champion Points
Below is a step-by-step method for slotting your champion points in the Warfare tree (blue). We have used the minimum possible to reach 4 slottable selections all maxed out. If you have more CP, consider taking more in the passives for optimal performance.
Below are recommended Warfare Champion Point selections for the ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE:
- Precision 10
- Reaving Blows (slottable) 50
- Fighting Finesse (slottable) 50
- Extended Might – sub constellation – piercing 10
- Biting Aura (slottable) 50
- Master – at- Arms (slottable) 50
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 220 CP (660 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Precision 10
- Piercing 10
- Tireless discipline 20
- Eldritch insight 20
- Blessed 20
- Quick recovery 20
- Flawless ritual 40
- War mage 30
- Battle mastery 40
- Mighty 30
- Elemental aegis 20
- Hardy 20
- Preparation 20
This would max out the Warfare tree with all active and passive champion points at 520 spent 1,560 total spent.
Fitness Constellation Champion Points
Below are recommended Fitness Champion Point selections for the ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE:
- Fortified (slottable) 50
- Boundless vitality (slottable) 50
- Rejuvenation (slottable) 50
- Sprinter 10
- Winder chaser – sub con – hasty 8
- Hero’s Vigor 10
- Bloody Renewal (slottable) 50
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 228 CP (684 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Hero’s Vigor 10
- Tumbling 30
- Sprinter 10
- Defiance 20
- Hasty 8
- Tireless guardian 20
- Fortification 30
- Nimble 6
- Mystic tenacity 50
- Tempered soul 50
- Piercing gaze 30
- Savage defense 30
- Bashing brutality 20
This would max out the fitness tree with all active passive champion points at 542 cp spent and 1,626 total spent.
Craft Constellation Champion Points
Below are recommended Craft Champion Point selections for the ESO Solo Warden Stamina Build for PvE:
- Steed’s blessing (slottable) – 50
- Breakfall 10
- Wanderer 15
- Steadfast 10
- Treasure hunter 50 (slottable)
- rationer (slottable) 30
- liquid efficiency (slottable) 75
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 240CP (720 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Steadfast enchantment 40cp
- Breakfall 40 cp
- Wanderer 60
- Fortunes favor 50
- Friends in low places 25
- Out of sight 30
- Fleet of phantom 40
- Soul’s reservoir 33
- Gilded fingers 50
- Fortunes favor 40
- Inspiration boost 45
- Infamous 30
This would max out the crafting tree with all active passive champion points at 723 cp spent 2,169 total spent.
Consumables
Food
Artaeum Takeaway Broth
OVERALL: Increase Max Health by 3326 and Health Recovery by 406 and Max Stamina by 3080 and Stamina Recovery by 338 for 2 hours.
Dubious Camoran Throne
CHEAP: Increase Stamina Recovery by 319 and Max Stamina and Max Health by 3192 for 2 hours
Lava Foot Soup-And-Saltrice
INSANE GOOD AN EXPENSIVE: Restores magicka, stamina and provides Major Heroism buff for 47.6 if you have the medical use passive. Ingredients Columbine, Dragon’s Blood and Dragon Rheum.
Potions
Essence of Weapon Power
USE FOR UPTIME ON BUFFS: Grants major brutality with increases weapon damage by 20% for 47.6 seconds. Grants major savagery which grants you 2191 weapon critical rating for 47.6 seconds. Restore 7582 stamina immediately. Grants you major endurance which increases your stamina recovery by 20% for 47.6. Potions have a 45 second cool down and make sure you have three points into medicinal use passive in alchemy crafting.
Build Summary – ESO Solo Warden Stamina PvE Build
Class: Warden
Race: Dark Elf
Attributes: 64 Stamina
Mundus Stone: Thief
Weapon One: Dual Wield
Weapon Two: Two-Handed
Armor Set 1: Perfected Sul-Xan’s Torment
Armor Set 2: Blooddrinker
Monster Helm: Valkyn Skoria
Mythic: Pale Order
Armor Weight: 6 Medium, 1 Light
Skill Bar 1
- Bloodthirst
- Deep Fissure
- Cutting Dive
- Fetcher Infection
- Bird of Prey
- Wild Guardian (Ultimate)
Skill Bar 2
- Stampede
- Carve
- Lotus Blossom
- Bull Netch
- Ice Fortress
- Wild Guardian (Ultimate)
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