This guide gives skills, champion points, and gear for an ESO Warden One Bar PvP Tank Build!
This build has been updated for the Update 42 patch, the Gold Road for the Elder Scrolls Online.
Why Should You Play the ESO Warden One Bar PvP Tank Build?
The ESO Warden One Bar PvP Tank Build will give your group access to the powerful Warden toolkit! Providing unique buffs to yourself and group members while benefiting from good mobility, will be hard to pin down in action.
ESO Warden One Bar PvP Tank Build Features and Mechanics
Below are some of the features found using the ESO Warden One Bar PvP Tank Build in the Elder Scrolls Online:
- Class – Warden
- Weapon One – Sword and Shield
- Armor Types: 5 Heavy, 1 Medium, 1 Light
- Mythic: Oakensoul
- Race: Argonian
- Infection: Vampire (stage 3)
- Attributes: 64 Health
- Mundus Stone: Atronach
- Scribing: Ulfsild’s Contingency, Shield Throw, Soul Burst
Skills
Bar One: Sword and Shield
Two options in tanking:
- Sword and Shield Consumes stamina and has a great ultimate.
- Frost Staff, can consume magicka to block, same mitigation or take out tri-focus for stamina blocking. The benefit of Frost Staff is, you don’t cut your sword and shield trait in half AND you have range. For these builds, if you don’t run sword and shield abilities/ultimate, use frost.
Leeching Vines (Morph of Living Vines | Skill Line : Green Balance) – Heal over time for either you or an ally.
Deceptive Predator (Morph of Falcon’s Swiftness | Skill Line : Animal Companions) – Breaks crowd control, gives you Major Expedition, and provides Minor Evasion passively.
Blinding Flare (Morph of Revealing Flare | Skill Line : Support) – Gives you Major Protection and can be used to reveal stealthed enemies.
Polar Wind (Morph of Arctic Wind | Skill Line : Winter’s Embrace) – Burst heal and heal over time for you and an ally.
Defensive Stance (Morph of Defensive Posture | Skill Line : One Hand and Shield) – Passively increases your block mitigation, can be activated for a damage shield, and reflects the next projectile taken after you cast.
Swarming Scion (Morph of Blood Scion | Skill Line : Vampire) – Incredible offensive and defensive ultimate, feeling basically unkillable when you activate it.
Scribing Skills & Grimoires – ESO PvP Tank Build
Ulfsild’s Contingency, Shield Throw, and Soul Burst are the best Grimoires (skills) for a PvP Tank build in ESO. Contingency grants damage reduction and damage shield, while Shield Throw can act as a pull or ranged taunt with Major Evasion. Soul burst is helpful for shield and ultimate generation. The key here is looking at your skills and determining what buffs are missing between your skills and Oakensoul, then choosing skills that fill those gaps. There are some options included here, but you should try the build out first, then see if you want more shield, heals, or something else, and adding scribing skills in later if you want them.
Below are some of our suggested Grimoires for PvP Tanks:
- Ulfsild’s Contingency (Mages Guild): Damage Shield (focus script), Gladiator’s Tenacity (signature script), and Protection (affix script).
- Shield Throw (One-Hand and Shield): Pull or Taunt (focus script), Druid’s Resurgence (signature script), Major Evasion (affix script).
- Soul Burst (Soul Magic): Damage Shield (focus script), Anchorite’s Potency (signature script), and Resolve (affix script).
The Scribing System utilizes one of 11 new skills from the Gold Road Chapter called Grimoires. With Grimoires, you can customize spells via Scripts. The scribing feature requires the purchase of the Gold Road Chapter (sponsored link). To learn more about scribing, check out our full guide here.
Passives Skills
Consider taking all of the passives in the below skill trees to increase your builds performance without slotting any skills:
- Animal Companions (class skill line)
- Green Balance (class skill line)
- Winter’s Embrace (class skill line)
- Sword and Shield (weapon skill line)
- Light Armor
- Medium Armor
- Heavy Armor
- Undaunted
- Racial
- Alliance War Support
- Alliance War Assault
- Crafting, Alchemy Medicinal Use
- Infection: Vampire Stage 3 (optional)
Gear
Optimal with Mythics
Slot | Type | Set | Trait | Glyph |
Head | Medium | Magma Incarnate | Sturdy | Prismatic |
Shoulders | Light | Desert Rose | Sturdy | Health |
Chest | Heavy | Mara’s Balm | Reinforced | Prismatic |
Legs | Heavy | Mara’s Balm | Sturdy | Prismatic |
Gloves | Heavy | Mara’s Balm | Sturdy | Health |
Boots | Heavy | Mara’s Balm | Sturdy | Health |
Belt | Heavy | Mara’s Balm | Sturdy | Health |
Weapon One | Sword | Desert Rose | Decisive | Absorb Health |
Secondary | Shield | Desert Rose | Sturdy | Health |
Necklace | Desert Rose | Infused | Reduced Block Cost | |
Ring 1 | Mythic | Oakensoul ring | Infused | Reduced Block Cost |
Ring 2 | Desert Rose | Infused | Reduced Block Cost |
Monster Helm and Mythic
Magma Incarnate: Helmet obtained in Veteran dungeon The Dread Cellar, Waking Flame DLC, shoulders bought from Urgarlag Chief-bane the Pledge Master.
- Why? 1 piece gives stamina and magical recovery helps with sustain.
FLEX OPTIONS:
- Baron Thirsk: 1pc magicka and stamina recovery.
- Chokethorn: 1pc magicka recovery.
- Shadowrend: 1pc magicka recovery.
Oakensoul: Obtained through ESO Mythics/antiquities system. You need 5 items to be able to create the Mythic item. CLICK HERE FOR LEADS
- Igneous Inlays Volcanic Vents in the High Isle and Amenos zone (High Isle)
- Larimar Gems Titanclaw boss at Mudcrab Beach (south-west) (Stormhaven)
- Petrified Oak Loop Murkmire Strongboxes (Murkmire zone)
- Sacred Resin Any Mob (Malabal Tor)
- Stone Shank Frame Blacksmithing nodes in Glenumbra (High Isle)
Flex Options for Mythic:
- Pale Order: Best heals per second solo in the game.
- Death Dealer’s Fete: High max stats and requires no effect but in combat.
- Markyn Ring of Majesty: Set and forget boost to spell damage and armor.
Gear Sets
Desert Rose: Obtained in Cyrodiil Cropsford Elite Gear Vendor.
- Why? Allows near infinite magicka sustain.
Flex Option for Buff Set:
- Wretched Vitality: Buff magicka and stamina recovery.
- Willow’s Path: Buffs magicka, stamina, and health recovery.
- Daedric Trickery: Great with Oakensoul because buff stack.
Mara’s Balm: Obtained through PvP Rewards for the Worthy bags or sold on guild traders.
- Why? Provides healing and a cleanse and the best all around defensive set.
FLEX OPTIONS for Defensive Set
- Mark of the Pariah: Good for armor keep on the body all times.
- Buffer of the Swift: Awesome damage reduction.
- Grace of Gloom: Insane survivability if you have high health.
- Trial by Fire: Great pure mitigation set.
- Battalion Defender: For balanced self healing.
Race
The best race choices for the One Bar Warden PvP Tank:
- Breton: Best overall magicka resource sustain race.
- Argonian: Blend of survival and resource sustain.
Attributes
The best choice is 64 health, which increases your survivability.
Mundus Stone
The Atronach is the best Mundus Stone for One Bar PvP Tank Builds because it increases increases Magicka recovery.
Champion Points – ESO Warden One Bar PvP Tank Build
Craft | Warfare | Fitness |
Liquid Efficiency | Duelist’s Rebuff | Bracing Anchor |
Gifted Rider | Ironclad | Boundless Vitality |
Steed’s Blessing | Hope Infusion | Pain’s Refuge |
War Mount | Focused Mending | Survival Instincts |
Warfare Constellation Champion Points – ESO One Bar Warden PvP Tank
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 One Bar Warden PvP Tank:
- Eldritch Insight – 10
- Mastered Curation – sub constellation – Blessed – 10
- Mastered Curation – sub constellation – Hope Infusion (slottable) 50
- Focused Mending (slottable) 50
- Staving death – sub constellation – quick recovery – 10
- Staving death – sub constellation – ironclad –(slottable) 50
- Duelist’s Rebuff – (slottable) 50
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 230 CP (690 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Precision 20
- Piercing 20
- Tireless discipline 20
- Eldritch insight 10
- Blessed 10
- Quick recovery 20
- Battle mastery 40
- Mighty 30
- Flawless ritual 40
- War mage 30
- Elemental aegis 20
- Hardy 20
- Preparation 20
This would max out the Warfare tree with all active and passive champion points at 530 spent 1,590 total spent.
Fitness Constellation Champion Points
Below are recommended Fitness Champion Point selections for the ESO One Bar Warden PvP Tank:
- Boundless Vitality (slottable) 50
- Sprinter – 10
- Wind Chaser – sub constellation – Hasty – 8
- Tireless Guardian – 10
- Walking Fortress – sub constellation – nimble protector – 3
- Walking Fortress – sub constellation – Bracing Anchor (slottable) 50
- Hero’s Vigor – 10
- Survivor’s spite – sub constellation – Mystic Tenacity – 10
- Survivor’s spite – sub constellation – Pain’s Refuge (slottable) – 50
- Survival Instincts – (slottable) – 50
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 251 CP (753 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 10
- Fortification 30
- Nimble 3
- Mystic tenacity 40
- 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 1,626 total spent.
Craft Constellation Champion Points
Below are recommended Craft Champion Point selections for the ESO One Bar Warden PvP Tank:
- Steed’s blessing – (slottable) 50
- Breakfall 10
- Wanderer 15
- Steadfast 10
- Rationer 10
- Liquid efficiency (slottable) 75
- Treasure hunter 50
- Master gatherer 15
- Gifted rider (slottable) 100
- War mount (slottable) 120
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 455CP (1365 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 10
- 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 898 cp spent 2,694 total spent.
Consumables
Bewitched Sugar Skulls food and Essence of Health (tri-stat) potions are the best consumables for a Warden one bar PvP Tank in the Elder Scrolls Online. Bewitched gives you all three useful resources and health recovery tools for a tank. Tri-stat potions give you health and a flood of both magicka and stamina for blocking and casting spells. Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch or Jewels of Misrule can be used as an alternative to Bewitched Sugar Skulls.
- Bewitched Sugar Skulls: Increase Max Health by 4620, Max Stamina and Max Magicka by 4250, and Health Recovery by 462 for 2 hours. Ingredients: Scrib Jelly, Flour, Columbine, Bervez Juice, and Honey.
- Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch (recovery): Increase Max Health, Health Recovery, and Stamina and Magicka Recovery (effects are scaled based on your level). Ingredients: Red Meat, Tomato, White Cap, Frost Mirriam, and Perfect Roe.
- Jewels of Misrule (cheap): Increase Stamina and Magicka Recovery and Max Health for 2 hours. Ingredients: Rose, Mint, Lotus, Columbine, and Bervez Juice.
- Essence of Health (tri-stat): Restore 7329 Health, 6618 Magicka, and 6618 Stamina immediately. Grants Major Fortitude, Major Intellect, and Major Endurance, which increase your Health Recovery, Magicka Recovery, and Stamina Recovery by 20% for 31.7 seconds. (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Bugloss, Columbine, Mountain Flower.
- Essence of Immovability: Restores health and stamina and is immune to knockback effects. Ingredients: Namria’s Rot, Columbine, and Mountain Flower.
Build Summary – ESO Warden One Bar PvP Tank
Class: Warden
Race: Argonian
Attributes: 64 Health
Mundus Stone: Atronach
Infection: Vampire (Stage 3)
Weapon One: Sword and Shield
Armor Set 1: Mara’s Balm
Armor Set 2: Desert Rose
Monster Helm: Magma Incarnate
Mythic: Oakensoul ring
Armor Weight: 1 Light, 1 Medium, 5 Heavy
Food: Bewitched Sugar Skulls
Potion: Essence of Health (tri-stat)
Skill Bar 1
- Leeching Vines
- Deceptive Predator
- Blinding Flare
- Polar Wind
- Defensive Stance
- Swarming Scion (Ultimate)
Possible Scribing Skills
- Ulfsild’s Contingency (Mages Guild):
- Damage Shield (focus script)
- Gladiator’s Tenacity (signature script)
- Protection (affix script)
- Shield Throw (One-Hand and Shield):
- Pull or Taunt (focus script)
- Druid’s Resurgence (signature script)
- Major Evasion (affix script)
- Soul Burst (Soul Magic):
- Damage Shield (focus script)
- Anchorite’s Potency (signature script)
- Resolve (affix script)
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