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Stamina Warden DPS Build - ESO Guide

DPS Two Bar Stamina Pure Class Warden
Up to date for: Update 50 - 30th July 2026
Last changed: Update 50 - 30th July 2026

Stamina Warden (StamDen) DPS Build for ESO Update 50. This is a pure class Warden setup with very good single target damage and useful support for the group.

The main setup is built for damage, but Warden can make a few small changes to become extremely supportive with minimal DPS loss. It can switch to to provide , or use an Ice Staff front bar to provide .

Parsed 183.0k DPS in the Full Damage setup.

Works in normal and veteran dungeons, trials, hard modes, Dragonstar Arena, and Blackrose Prison.

This is a group build for Dungeons and Trials. If you're looking for other Warden builds, check out the Warden Builds.

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Simulated Parse Tables

I built a simulator that takes the current setup from the guide and plays it through the listed rotation. It uses the listed gear, skills, Champion Points, race, Mundus, food, potions, target armor and target health. It tracks skill casts, light attacks, DoT ticks, cooldowns, execute scaling, crits and status effect rolls. It assumes 97% of light attacks hit and a 0.040 second weave average.

Comparison tables in this guide use the deterministic sim on the 21 million HP Iron Atronach trial dummy. The Base Setup is treated as the default.

For comparison tables I keep the setup identical and change one thing at a time. That makes the tables better for comparing options than random dummy parses, where one run can get better crits, different status effects or a better execute window.

Stampede Tick Jitter

The sim assumes lines up cleanly with ticks. Real ticks are close to 1 second apart, but not exactly. In one of my parses for example, hit at 19.198s, but ticked at 21.191s, which was 0.007s before the 2 second enchant cooldown was ready. then waited for the next tick and hit at 22.241s. The same kind of miss happened from 25.201s to 28.223s and 36.536s to 39.538s, etc.

This makes the sim overperform by overcounting compared to a real parse. In that parse, fired off on average every 2.45 seconds, even though the enchant's cooldown is only 2 seconds.

Base Setup

Run DPS
21m deterministic sim
166.9k DPS
100 random 21m sims
Lowest 158.0k DPS
Highest 171.7k DPS

Full Damage Setup

The Full Damage setup changes the Base Setup: replaces , replaces , replaces on the back bar, replaces , and the armor changes from 6 Light / 1 Medium to 6 Medium / 1 Light

Run DPS
21m deterministic sim
181.0k DPS
Real 21m CMX parse
183.0k DPS
100 random 21m sims
Lowest 174.1k DPS
Highest 190.4k DPS
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Class Mastery

Class Masteries are a new U50 system where each class picks 2 of 5 passive bonuses (Class Mastery Points, not Skill Points). Activating subclassing disables Class Mastery, so it's a tradeoff between keeping your native skill lines or subclassing.

Default

Warden Class Mastery

Wild Adaptation

The battlefield is your grove. Tend to it.

Gain 333 Weapon and Spell Damage for each status effect on your target, up to a maximum of 1665.

Notes

Simply the best damage option.

Warden Class Mastery

Glacial Obstinance

Tap into the wellspring of permafrost's resolve.

Upgrades to also activate when casting Winter's Embrace abilities and to grant 15% Weapon and Spell Damage for 10 seconds if you are at full Health after the heal.

Notes

Simply the best damage option.

Situational

Warden Class Mastery

Tundra's Maw

Expose your enemies to unrelenting cold.

Applying to an enemy also applies for 2 seconds, increasing their Critical Damage taken by 20%.

Notes

Replaces . It can provide an extremely strong buff to your group, and it's roughly an 8.1% DPS loss.

Not worth it

Warden Class Mastery

Green-Keeper's Hide

The twisting of seasons has tempered your will.

Reduce your damage taken by 3% for every status effect active on your attacker, up to a maximum of 15%.

Notes

Not useful for this setup.

Warden Class Mastery

Bountiful Harvest

Share in the spoils of nature's abundance.

Upgrades rank 2 of to grant you and your group members for 3 seconds and an additional 125 Magicka and Stamina, up to once every 2 seconds.

Notes

Not useful for this setup.

Class Mastery Simulated Parse Damage Change
+
166.9k DPS
Baseline
+
153.3k DPS
-8.1%

Skill Setups

Base Setup

A base setup that will work for most situations and which should be your starting point when making situational setups

Front Bar Back Bar
Slot 1: Rapid StrikesMorph of Flurry Slot 1: Arctic BlastMorph of Arctic Wind
Slot 2: Deep FissureMorph of Scorch Slot 2: Winter's RevengeMorph of Impaling Shards
Slot 3: Traveling KnifePoison / Assassin's Misery / Berserk Slot 3: Lotus BlossomMorph of Lotus Flower
Slot 4: Soul BurstBleed / Lingering Torment / Intellect and Endurance Slot 4: StampedeMorph of Critical Charge
Slot 5: Barbed TrapMorph of Trap Beast Slot 5: Bull NetchMorph of Betty Netch
Ultimate: Wild GuardianMorph of Feral Guardian Ultimate: Wild GuardianMorph of Feral Guardian
  • - your single target spammable. It deals four Physical hits with a reduced per-hit status chance
  • - deals a lot of damage per cast and applies crucial and debuffs
  • ( , , ) - increases chance to apply Status Effects on affected enemies by 100% for 10 seconds, and grants for 20 seconds, increasing your damage done by 5%
  • ( , , ) - an AoE DoT which grants you Minor Intellect and Endurance, increasing your Stamina and Magicka recoveries by 15%. This is your AoE spammable.
  • - a DoT that applies the status effect at the start and grants , increasing your Critical Damage by 10%
  • - slotted on both bars so the bear stays active. Do not cast its active ability during the fight because spending Ultimate reduces the damage bonus from . Only cast it when the boss is at around 1% Health and the fight is about to end.
  • - a 20 second Frost DoT around you which will deal a lot of damage by proccing the status effect
  • - a ground DoT that deals a lot of damage when you count in the procs, triggered thanks to this skill's increased innate chance to proc status effects
  • - its healing will constantly proc , greatly improving our sustain, and it provides and
  • - a gap closer which leaves a ground DoT under your target which will constantly proc your enchantment and increase your Direct Damage done thanks to
  • - gives Stamina back over time, grants and , and every 5 seconds either removes one negative effect or, if none is removed, increases your damage done by 5% for 5 seconds

Whenever you need to slot situational skills, replace unless stated otherwise

  • - the other morph of . It deals less damage but gives you a ton of self-healing. Use it if you need more healing. A 1.9% DPS loss compared to .
  • - extremely good ability for trash packs, you can pre-buff it a few seconds before entering combat
  • - an Ultimate you should use in trash packs
  • - an ability that grants a short burst of movement speed, buff which reduces your damage taken from AoE attacks and deals damage over 30 seconds
  • - an execute spammable for trash packs
  • - a self-heal you'll need for some fights
  • - Magicka-costing ability that heals you when you take damage and at the end, which means you can spam it to constantly re-proc the direct heal. Use it when you need a self-heal you can spam under pressure. This ability can also target allies which can be either a good or a bad thing depending on the situation
Rotation Simulated Parse Damage Change
Priority List
166.9k DPS
Baseline
Static Rotation
159.9k DPS
-4.2%

Priority List

This is just a list of priorities. Simply recast abilities when they run out and follow this list of priorities when there are multiple things to refresh.

  • 1. Do not cast 's active ability during the fight. Holding your Ultimate is crucial. Only cast it when the boss is at around 1% Health and the fight is about to end
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. Recast every 10 seconds to maintain its Status Effect chance debuff. Do not wait for the 20-second duration
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11. spammable

Pre-buff

These abilities can be pre-cast before entering combat

Other Setups

A few examples of final setups you could end up with after applying the situational skills to the base setup

Example of a setup you can use for trash packs

Front Bar Back Bar
Slot 1: Whirling BladesMorph of Whirlwind Slot 1: Winter's RevengeMorph of Impaling Shards
Slot 2: Deep FissureMorph of Scorch Slot 2: Proximity DetonationMorph of Magicka Detonation
Slot 3: Traveling KnifePoison / Assassin's Misery / Berserk Slot 3: Lotus BlossomMorph of Lotus Flower
Slot 4: Quick CloakMorph of Blade Cloak Slot 4: StampedeMorph of Critical Charge
Slot 5: Arctic BlastMorph of Arctic Wind Slot 5: Bull NetchMorph of Betty Netch
Ultimate: Wild GuardianMorph of Feral Guardian Ultimate: Northern StormMorph of Sleet Storm

What Changes

Changes compared to the Base Setup

  • replaces
  • replaces
  • replaces on front bar
  • replaces on back bar
  • replaces on the backbar

Passives

Class

Weapon

Armor

Guild

Racial

Craft

Class - Animal Companions

Bond with Nature - High Priority

Savage Beast - High Priority

Flourish - High Priority

Advanced Species - High Priority

Gear

A base setup that will work for most situations and which should be your starting point when making situational setups. It assumes your group provides an enchantment and nothing more

Switching gear for trash packs isn't worth it unless you're using gear-swap addons

Light Armor gives penetration through the passive, so it doesn't depend on your group composition. Medium Armor can be stronger but needs your group to provide penetration. Use Light Armor if you don't know what your group brings, Medium Armor if you do.

Gear Slot Set Weight/Type Trait Enchantment
HeadHead Medium
ShouldersShoulders Light
ChestChest Light
HandsHands Light
BeltBelt Light
LegsLegs Light
FeetBoots Light
NeckNecklace Jewelry
RingRing Jewelry
RingRing Jewelry
MainhandFrontbar Main Hand Dagger
OffhandFrontbar Off Hand Dagger
MainhandBackbar Main Hand Greatsword

This setup does 166.9k DPS

Fallback Gear

Body (Light)
Whorl of the Depths - Trial Set (Dreadsail Reef)

If you don't have it, use in order

  1. - Trial Set (Lucent Citadel)
  2. - Crafted
  3. - Crafted
Weapons and Jewelry
Aerie's Cry - Class Set (Infinite Archive)

If you don't have it, use in order

  1. - Trial Set (Lucent Citadel)
  2. - Trial Set (Hel Ra Citadel)
  3. - Dungeon Set (Unhallowed Grave)
  4. - Dungeon Set (Frostvault)
  5. - Crafted
  6. - Crafted
Monster Helm
Slimecraw - Monster Set (Wayrest Sewers I)

Alternative (same bonus)

  1. - Direfrost Keep
  2. - Scalecaller Peak
  3. - Moongrave Fane
  4. - Stone Garden
  5. - Bedlam Veil
  6. - Night Market

Gear Set Comparisons

Damage comparison for the set options.

Body (Light)

Compares X Light set + weapons and jewelry.

Source
Body Set Source Simulated Parse Damage Change
Trial - Dreadsail Reef
166.9k DPS
Baseline
Crafted
3 Stacks 161.8k DPS
0 Stacks 154.7k DPS
-3.0% -7.3%
Trial - Lucent Citadel
159.6k DPS
-4.4%
Crafted
155.3k DPS
-6.9%
Crafted
154.9k DPS
-7.2%
Overland - Deshaan
154.4k DPS
-7.5%
Overland - Blackwood
154.1k DPS
-7.7%
Crafted
153.3k DPS
-8.1%
Crafted
152.9k DPS
-8.4%

Front Bar Weapons

Daggers are the default weapon. Bow and Greatsword use the listed skill changes.

Front Bar Weapon Skill Changes Simulated Parse Damage Change
Dual Wield Daggers None
166.9k DPS
Baseline
Bow -> , ->
160.3k DPS
-4.0%
Greatsword -> , ->
158.3k DPS
-5.2%

The front bar weapon and listed skills change. Daggers use and . Bow uses a weapon. Greatsword uses a weapon.

Situational Swaps

Alternative setups for different goals and content types

Content-Specific Swaps

  • Use in AoE fights
  • Change the backbar enchant from to for the Full Damage setup

Use the Penetration Calculator to fine-tune your penetration for different content. Overland enemies have 9,100 armor while Instanced enemies (Arenas and Dungeons) have 18,200.

Tool Penetration Calculator Check your total armor penetration in ESO and see exactly how much DPS you're losing. Find out if you've hit the penetration cap for the type of content you're doing.
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Champion Points

Unlock Order

WarfareWarfare
6% Direct Damage
6% Single Target
205 Weapon and Spell Damage
8% Critical Damage and Healing
Critical Damage Cap
Replace with for the Medium gear setup or if your supports are providing enough Critical Damage for you to reach the 125% cap without
Trash
Switch the single target CP from to in trash
More Healing
is a decent Champion Point if you need more HPS
FitnessFitness
1500 Stamina on kills
1731 Armor
10% Movement Speed
90 Health, Stamina and Magicka Recovery
CraftCraft
20% Movement Speed out of combat
Quality of Life
The Craft tree is non-combat utility. Steed's Blessing is the only slottable that matters for group content, giving you extra movement speed between fights.

Race

The difference between best and worst race is about 5% of DPS and there is no content in the entire game that you'd be blocked from completing because of choosing a bad race.

Dark Elf
Best for 12-Man
Dark Elf
Why pick this
Provides Max Stamina and Weapon/Spell Damage. In Trials that's usually stronger than Khajiit's Critical Damage racial, because with 4 supports your team will (usually) provide enough Critical Damage buffs for you to reach the cap regardless
Dynamic 1910 Max Stamina & Magicka
Resist Flame 4620 Flame Resistance
Ruination 258 Weapon & Spell Damage
Khajiit
Best for 4-Man
Khajiit
Why pick this
Khajiit's Critical Damage is more valuable than Dark Elf's Weapon/Spell Damage in 4-man content, because it's unlikely your two supports (or in many cases a single support) will be able to provide enough Critical Damage buffs for you to reach the 125% Critical Damage cap
Feline Ambush 12% Critical Damage
Lunar Blessings 915 Max Health, Stamina and Magicka
Robustness 90 Health, Stamina, Magicka Recovery
Race Simulated Parse Damage Change
Dark Elf
166.9k DPS
Baseline
Orc
166.1k DPS
-0.5%
High Elf
164.3k DPS
-1.6%
Khajiit
164.1k DPS
-1.7%
Wood Elf
161.2k DPS
-3.4%
Redguard
161.2k DPS
-3.4%
Imperial
161.2k DPS
-3.4%
Nord
160.4k DPS
-3.9%
Argonian
160.3k DPS
-4.0%
Breton
158.0k DPS
-5.3%

Mundus

  • Default

    5.53% Critical Chance(9.04% with 7 )
    Use in all content
  • Situational

    2744 Penetration(4489 with 7 )
    An option if you're using Medium Armor and your group isn't providing enough penetration, but a Light Armor set with Mundus is always going to be stronger

Attributes

You should always put all 64 attribute points into Stamina.

Health
0
Stamina
64
Magicka
0
All points into Stamina

Food

This build should sustain properly with the default food. Use the sustain options if you need more Stamina or Magicka Recovery.

  • Default

    Max Health +5,395 Max Stamina +4,936
    Use for most content.
  • Sustain

    Max Health +3,326 Max Stamina +3,080 Health Recovery +406 Stamina Recovery +338
    Use when you need more sustain.
    Cheaper alternative
    Difference Max Health +3,094 −232 Max Stamina +2,856 −224 Health Recovery — −406 Stamina Recovery +315 −23
  • Sustain

    Max Health +4,312 Health Recovery +406 Stamina Recovery +369 Magicka Recovery +369
    Use if you want Stamina and Magicka sustain from food.
    Cheaper alternative
    Difference Max Health +3,927 −385 Health Recovery — −406 Stamina Recovery +357 −12 Magicka Recovery +357 −12
  • Full Damage

    Max Stamina +6,048
    Max Stamina only. Use for content where you can get away without Max Health.
  • Full Damage

    Max Stamina +4,936 Stamina Recovery +493
    Use for the same content as when you want more Stamina sustain.

Potions

  • Default

    Restore Health Restore Stamina Restore Magicka
    Most of the time you should use Tri-Stat potions. They restore Health, Stamina and Magicka.
    Craft with: Columbine Bugloss Mountain Flower
  • Situational

    Restore Stamina
    Use Weapon Power potions whenever you aren't using .
    Craft with: Blessed Thistle Dragonthorn Wormwood

Parses

All parses are recorded on the 21 million Target Dummy.

Full Damage
183,029 DPS
Full Damage
183,029DPS
21mil Iron Atronach Dummy
Patch
Update 50
Armor
6 Medium / 1 Light
Gear Setup
Full Damage
Skill Setup
Single Target
Potion
Food
Mundus
Race
Dark Elf
CMX Parse
CMX Setup
Recording

Gameplay

Kyne's Aegis
Trial
Rockgrove
Trial
Dreadsail Reef
Trial
Kyne's Aegis
Trial Veteran Hard Mode
Rockgrove
Trial Veteran
Dreadsail Reef
Trial Veteran
Kyne's Aegis Veteran Hard Mode Log
Patch: Update 50
Rockgrove Veteran Log
Patch: Update 50
Dreadsail Reef Veteran Log
Patch: Update 50

FAQ

Yes. The Full Damage setup parsed 183.0k DPS. StamDen has very good single target damage and can switch to useful support for the group.

Light Armor gives penetration through the passive, so it doesn't depend on your group composition. Medium Armor can be stronger but needs your group to provide penetration, for example through . Use Light Armor if you don't know what your group brings, Medium Armor if you do.

Yes, you can replace the Dual Wield Daggers with Bow or Greatsword. Use the skill, trait and enchant changes listed in the Front Bar Weapons table.

Dark Elf is the best race for Warden DPS in 12-man Trials, and Khajiit is the best for 4-man Dungeons. The difference between best and worst race is about 5% - see the Race section for more details.

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