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.
Werewolf DPS Build | 193k DPS | ESO Guide
Up to date for: Update 51 - 6th November 2026
Last changed: Update 51 - 6th November 2026
This is the Werewolf DPS build. If you're looking for a Solo or Tank build, check out the Solo Werewolf Build or the Werewolf Tank Build.
Werewolf DPS Build for ESO. Werewolf got a full rework in Update 50 and is now a real DPS option for Dungeons and Trials. It plays on one bar with six skills and no weapon swap, works on any class, and has strong single target damage.
This guide covers Werewolf setups for every class. Nightblade and Warden keep all three native skill lines and use Class Mastery, while Templar, Arcanist, Dragonknight, Necromancer, and Sorcerer subclass for stronger passives, because their Class Masteries are not worth using on Werewolf.
The Nightblade version parses 193,104 DPS with the Full Damage setup on the 21 million HP Iron Atronach trial dummy. The full per-class ranking is in the Class Choice section.
Works in normal and veteran dungeons, trials, hard modes, Dragonstar Arena, and Blackrose Prison.
Simulated DPS is up by 2.4% with the Base Setup and 2.3% with the Full Damage setup compared to U50.
Skills
- Feral Pounce now costs 3213 Stamina instead of 1071
- Ferocious Roar now costs 3443 Stamina instead of 1071 and grants only Major Savagery, which provides both Weapon and Spell Critical Chance
- Bloodclaws now costs 2340 Stamina instead of 995
- Hircine's Rage now costs 4590 Magicka instead of 4320 and grants only Major Brutality, which provides both Weapon and Spell Damage
- Bloody Gnash now costs 1620 Stamina
- Bloody Gnash now benefits from Blood Hunger's damage bonus as stated
Dragonknight
- Landslide now stacks up to 12 times instead of 10, generates a stack every 4 seconds instead of 5 at maximum rank, and loses a stack after 6 seconds without generating another
Sorcerer
- Blood Magic now heals for 6% of Max Health at rank 2 instead of 10%
- Conservation of Energy now restores 1.5% of Max Magicka and Stamina whenever it activates instead of 2%
- Static Reverberation now only procs from Sorcerer ability damage, but its chance went up to 20% from 5% and it can proc once every 0.1 seconds instead of 0.3
Templar
- Subclassed setups using Balanced Warrior can't slot Templar abilities while in Werewolf form, so the passive grants 2% Armor and Weapon and Spell Damage equal to 0.4% of total Armor instead of its old flat 6% bonuses
Warden
- Tundra's Maw no longer cleanses itself, and its source of Major Brittle now lasts 2.1 seconds.
Consumables
- Armor Potion now uses the Essence of Spell Protection name and updated icon
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, bashes, DoT ticks, cooldowns, execute scaling, crits and status effect rolls. It assumes 100% of light attacks hit, a 0.012 second weave average, and bash weaving.
Every comparison table in this guide is the average of 10 deterministic sims, with the trial dummy's health spread between 20 and 22 million HP. A single sim on exactly 21 million HP can be off by up to 0.5%, because the result depends on when the killing hit lands. 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.
Base Setup
| Run | DPS |
|---|---|
| Deterministic sim (20-22m average) | |
| 100 random 21m sims |
Full Damage Setup
In many places in this build you'll be presented with options that provide more damage but are usually less practical. The Full Damage setup combines these options together to show maximum potential DPS.
| Base Setup | Full Damage Setup |
|---|---|
| Whorl of the Depths | Slivers of the Null Arca |
| Fighting Finesse | Master-at-Arms |
| Braised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables | Hearty Garlic Corn Chowder |
| Run | DPS |
|---|---|
| Deterministic sim (20-22m average) | |
| Real 21m CMX parse (Update 51) | |
| 100 random 21m sims |
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Class Choice
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.
What Works in Werewolf Form
Class choice still matters even on a Werewolf build. These are the class passives and Class Masteries that keep working while you're transformed.
| Class | Passives that work | Class Masteries that work |
|---|---|---|
 Dragonknight |
Fan the Flames, A Soul Ablaze, Burnished Scales, World in Ruin, Elder Dragon (only Health Recovery), Heart of Stone, Landslide, Blessing at the Peak (only Critical Damage) | Inexorable Descent, Resolute Defense, Wildfire Embers |
 Arcanist |
Harnessed Quintessence, Erudition | Ink-Scribe's Verve |
 Sorcerer |
Unholy Knowledge, Persistence, Blood Magic (only with Conservation of Energy), Expert Summoner (Dire Wolves count), Capacitor, Energized, Amplitude, Power Stone | Conservation of Energy, Calculated Defense |
 Warden |
Maturation, Glacial Presence, Piercing Cold | Tundra's Maw, Wild Adaptation, Green-Keeper's Hide |
 Necromancer |
Rapid Rot, Last Gasp, Curative Curse | Pound of Flesh, Veil's Forfeit, Nothing Wasted |
 Templar |
Burning Light, Balanced Warrior, Restoring Spirit, Mending, Sacred Ground (only with Steadfast Candescence) | Steadfast Candescence, Bastion of Light (only with Steadfast Candescence), Devout Guardian (only with Steadfast Candescence) |
 Nightblade |
Master Assassin, Executioner, Refreshing Shadows, Catalyst | An Eye for Exploitation, Above and Beyond, Cutthroat's Focus |
Setup Ranking
All setups are simulated on the trial Iron Atronach dummy with the default Light Armor setup.
Nightblade
Assassination
Shadow
Siphoning
DPS
183,124 DPS
Usable by
Nightblade
Warden
Animal Companions
Green Balance
Winter's Embrace
DPS
171,488 DPS
Usable by
Warden
Templar/Arcanist/Dragonknight
Aedric Spear
Earthen Heart
Herald of the Tome
DPS
165,611 DPS
Usable by
Templar
Arcanist
Dragonknight
Sorcerer
Aedric Spear
Earthen Heart
Storm Calling
DPS
164,432 DPS
Usable by
Templar
Dragonknight
Sorcerer
Necromancer
Grave Lord
Earthen Heart
Aedric Spear
DPS
163,080 DPS
Usable by
Necromancer
Dragonknight
Templar
Pick a class below to see its setup.
Skill Lines
Aedric Spear
Templar
Earthen Heart
Dragonknight
Herald of the Tome
Arcanist
Subclassing
Dragonknight is better off with subclassing. Aedric Spear is used for Balanced Warrior and Burning Light. Earthen Heart is used for Landslide, Blessing at the Peak and Heart of Stone. Herald of the Tome is used for Harnessed Quintessence.
Skill Lines
Aedric Spear
Templar
Earthen Heart
Dragonknight
Storm Calling
Sorcerer
Subclassing
Sorcerer is better off with subclassing. Aedric Spear is used for Balanced Warrior and Burning Light. Earthen Heart is used for Landslide, Blessing at the Peak and Heart of Stone. Storm Calling is used for Capacitor, Energized and Amplitude.
Skill Lines
Animal Companions
Warden
Green Balance
Warden
Winter's Embrace
Warden
Class Masteries
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
Notes
Simply the best damage option.
Expose your enemies to unrelenting cold.
Applying to an enemy also applies for 2.1 seconds, increasing their Critical Damage taken by 20%.
Notes
You proc it with Frost enchant.
Situational
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
Situational survivability option.
Not worth it
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
Not useful for this setup.
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.
Skill Lines
Assassination
Nightblade
Shadow
Nightblade
Siphoning
Nightblade
Class Masteries
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
Every strike, every stab, is a step towards execution.
Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage by up to 2000, based on your target's missing Health.
Reduces your damage taken by up to 20%, based on your attacker's missing Health.
Both effects are halved against targets with Battle Spirit.
Notes
The best damage option which also grants you a lot of survivability.
An assassin is only as good as their reputation.
Increases your Critical Damage and Healing by 25%. This effect is reduced to 5% against targets with Battle Spirit.
Increases your maximum Critical Damage and Healing by 30%.
Notes
Simply the best damage option.
Not worth it
The Night Mistress rewards those who strike without reservation.
Upgrades rank 2 of to have a chance to generate 2 Ultimate. This effect can occur once every 0.3 seconds and the chance is equal to your Weapon Critical chance.
Notes
Not useful for this setup.
This duel will be their last. For you, it's just another dance.
Activating a Nightblade ability while bracing causes you to dodge attacks for 0.3 seconds.
Whenever you dodge an attack, your attacker's psyche suffers, increasing their damage taken by 5% for 5 seconds, increasing to 20 seconds against monsters.
Notes
Not useful for this setup.
Secrets and coin are tools as sharp as the daggers you wield.
Upgrades rank 2 of to grant group members 250 Magicka and Stamina, 2 Ultimate, and doubles the Ultimate you gain when it activates.
Notes
Not useful for this setup.
Skill Lines
Aedric Spear
Templar
Earthen Heart
Dragonknight
Herald of the Tome
Arcanist
Subclassing
Templar is better off with subclassing. Aedric Spear is used for Balanced Warrior and Burning Light. Earthen Heart is used for Landslide, Blessing at the Peak and Heart of Stone. Herald of the Tome is used for Harnessed Quintessence.
Skill Lines
Grave Lord
Necromancer
Earthen Heart
Dragonknight
Aedric Spear
Templar
Subclassing
Necromancer doesn't have Class Masteries that would benefit Werewolf, so it's better to subclass. Grave Lord is kept for Rapid Rot. Earthen Heart is subclassed in for Landslide, Blessing at the Peak and Heart of Stone. Aedric Spear is subclassed in for Balanced Warrior and Burning Light.
Skill Lines
Herald of the Tome
Arcanist
Earthen Heart
Dragonknight
Aedric Spear
Templar
Subclassing
Arcanist doesn't have Class Masteries that would benefit Werewolf, so it's better to subclass. Herald of the Tome is kept for Harnessed Quintessence. Earthen Heart is subclassed in for Landslide, Blessing at the Peak and Heart of Stone. Aedric Spear is subclassed in for Balanced Warrior and Burning Light.
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: Feral CarnageMorph of Pounce | |
| Slot 2: Hircine's RageMorph of Hircine's Bounty | |
| Slot 3: Ferocious RoarMorph of Roar | |
| Slot 4: Bloody GnashMorph of Gnash | |
| Slot 5: BloodclawsMorph of Rending Claws | |
| Ultimate: Werewolf BerserkerMorph of Werewolf Transformation |
- Feral Pounce - dynamic ability that turns into Feral Pounce (gap closer) when the target is more than 7 meters away and Feral Carnage (single target DoT) when within melee range. Feral Carnage's damage over time grants 200 Stamina every time it deals damage and triggers Fury generation (up to once every 2 seconds), so Feral Carnage generates Fury on every tick, which will allow you to cast Rampage more often.
- Hircine's Rage - burst heal that scales off your Offensive stats. Grants up to 12% damage done for 20 seconds based on current Health percent, but also increases damage taken by the same amount. Restores between 10% to 20% of your Max Stamina after the heal, scaling with your current Health. Generates double Fury on cast and grants Major Brutality and Minor Berserk while slotted
- Ferocious Roar - 10m AoE that grants everyone Major Courage for 20 seconds. It also creates the Feeding Frenzy synergy for allies, which you can activate yourself, granting 6% damage done and Minor Force for 30 seconds. Generates 2 stacks of Blood Hunger on cast which empowers Bloody Gnash
- Bloody Gnash - your spammable, a two-part attack which first deals Physical damage and then deals Bleed damage and applies Hemorrhaging. The second hit deals 200% bonus damage to targets under 25% Health. It can consume a stack of Blood Hunger to increase the first hit's damage by 25%, with a 50% chance to keep the stack.
- Bloodclaws - Physical damage initial hit in AoE (6 target cap) plus a 10-second Bleed DoT. Heals you for 40% of the initial hit damage and for about 6.42% of your Max Health every time the DoT ticks on an enemy. 15% chance to apply Sundered on the initial hit and 5% chance for Hemorrhaging on the DoT
- Werewolf Berserker - the Ultimate that transforms you into a Werewolf. Costs 100 Ultimate to activate and drains 100 every 10 seconds while the form is up, but the drain stops when you're out of combat. You still generate Ultimate while transformed, which is how you sustain the form. This morph grants Major Berserk which increases your damage done by 10% and makes your Light and Heavy Attacks apply a stacking Bleed. With the Call of the Hunt passive the drain comes down to 68 Ultimate per 10 seconds, and Pack Leader's Bone Broth food can push it down to 63
- Rampage - spend 1000 Fury to increase Movement Speed by 20%, damage done by 15%, and make Werewolf Transformation and abilities free for 20 seconds. You need to cast this to sustain Werewolf form.
- Brutal Pounce - the other morph of Feral Pounce. Brutal Carnage deals damage in an AoE instead of being single target, and stacks up to 3 times, increasing its duration up to 32 seconds (just like Carve), but you lose the Stamina return and more importantly, the extra Fury generation. Take it when you need more AoE damage and your transformation sustain is comfortable. A 1.5% DPS loss compared to Feral Pounce
- Rip and Tear - the other morph of Bloody Gnash. Applies Major Breach, which should be applied by your Tank but can be a life-saver in very bad groups, and heals you for 21.33% of your Max Health. Take it when you need more survivability, for portal mechanics, or when playing with an extremely bad Tank. A 2.3% DPS loss compared to Bloody Gnash
| Rotation | Simulated Parse | Damage Change |
|---|---|---|
| Priority List | Baseline | |
| Static Rotation | -2.6% |
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.
- Keep up Feral Carnage
- Keep up Bloodclaws
- Keep up Hircine's Rage
- Ferocious Roar every 20 seconds if you're in charge of Major Courage, every 30 seconds if you're in charge of Feeding Frenzy, do not cast at all otherwise
- Rampage when Fury is full
- Bloody Gnash
Static Rotation
This might be easier for some players, but it is weaker than the priority list.
Rampage stays outside this repeating Static Rotation. Cast it when Fury is full.
- 1. Hircine's Rage
- 2. Ferocious Roar
- 3. Feral Carnage
- 4. Bloodclaws
- 5. Bloody Gnash
- 6. Bloody Gnash
- 7. Bloody Gnash
- 8. Bloody Gnash
- 9. Bloody Gnash
- 10. Bloody Gnash
- 11. Bloody Gnash
- 12. Bloody Gnash
- 13. Feral Carnage
- 14. Bloodclaws
- 15. Bloody Gnash
- 16. Bloody Gnash
- 17. Bloody Gnash
- 18. Bloody Gnash
- 19. Bloody Gnash
- 20. Bloody Gnash
Pre-buff
- Ferocious Roar (twice to stack up 4 Blood Hunger stacks)
- Hircine's Rage
Execute
Stop refreshing DoTs when the boss is about to die. The timing is impossible to advise on because it depends on the boss's Max Health and your DPS
Passives
Weapon passives are not listed because they do not apply while you are in Werewolf form.
Class + Subclass
Class + Subclass
Class
Class
Class + Subclass
Class + Subclass
Class + Subclass
World
Armor
Guild
Racial
Craft
Class - Earthen Heart
Heart of Stone - High Priority
Landslide - High Priority
Blessing at the Peak - High Priority
Mountain Giant - Not Needed
Class - Storm Calling
Capacitor - Low Priority
Energized - High Priority
Amplitude - High Priority
Expert Mage - Not Needed
Class - Animal Companions
Bond with Nature - Not Needed
Savage Beast - Not Needed
Flourish - Not Needed
Advanced Species - Not Needed
Class - Green Balance
Accelerated Growth - Not Needed
Nature's Gift - Not needed
Emerald Moss - Not Needed
Maturation - High Priority
Class - Winter's Embrace
Glacial Presence - High Priority
Frozen Armor - Not Needed
Icy Aura - Not Needed
Piercing Cold - High Priority
Class - Assassination
Master Assassin - High Priority
Executioner - Low Priority
Pressure Points - Not Needed
Hemorrhage - Not Needed
Class - Shadow
Refreshing Shadows - Low Priority
Shadow Barrier - Not Needed
Dark Vigor - Not Needed
Dark Veil - Not Needed
Class - Siphoning
Catalyst - High Priority
Magicka Flood - Not Needed
Soul Siphoner - Not Needed
Transfer - Not Needed
Class - Aedric Spear
Piercing Spear - Not Needed
Spear Wall - Not Needed
Burning Light - High Priority
Balanced Warrior - High Priority
Class - Grave Lord
Reusable Parts - Not needed
Death Knell - Not needed
Dismember - Not needed
Rapid Rot - High Priority
Class - Herald of the Tome
Fated Fortune - Not Needed
Harnessed Quintessence - High Priority
Psychic Lesion - Not Needed
Splintered Secrets - Not Needed
World - Werewolf
Insatiable Hunger - Automatically unlocked
Master of the Chase - High Priority
Blood Rage - High Priority
Shadow of the Bloodmoon - Not Needed
Feral Cruelty - High Priority
Call of the Hunt - High Priority
Armor - Light Armor
Grace - Low Priority
Evocation - Low Priority
Spell Warding - Low Priority
Prodigy - High Priority
Concentration - High Priority
Armor - Medium Armor
Dexterity - High Priority
Wind Walker - Low Priority
Improved Sneak - Not needed
Agility - High Priority
Athletics - Low Priority
Guild - Undaunted
Undaunted Command - Low Priority
Undaunted Mettle - High Priority
Race - Your Race
Get all of your racials, no matter which race you are
Craft - Alchemy
Solvent Proficiency - Not needed
Keen Eye: Reagents - Not needed
Medicinal Use - High Priority
Chemistry - Not needed
Laboratory Use - Not needed
Snakeblood - Not needed
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 Major Breach, Minor Breach, Infused Crusher 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 Concentration 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 Roar of Alkosh. Use Light Armor if you don't know what your group brings, Medium Armor if you do.
| Gear Slot | Set | Weight/Type | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Head |
Slimecraw | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
 Shoulders |
Savage Werewolf | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
 Chest |
Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Stamina |
 Hands |
Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Stamina |
 Belt |
Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Stamina |
 Legs |
Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Stamina |
 Boots |
Whorl of the Depths | Light | Divines | Stamina |
 Necklace |
Savage Werewolf | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
 Ring |
Shattered Paths Signet | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Ring |
Savage Werewolf | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
 Frontbar Main Hand |
Savage Werewolf | Any 1-handed weapon | Charged | Poison |
 Frontbar Off Hand |
Savage Werewolf | Any 1-handed weapon | Charged | Flame |
This setup does 183.1k DPS
Fallback Gear
Body (Light)
Whorl of the Depths - Trial Set (Dreadsail Reef)
If you don't have it, use in order
- Order's Wrath - Crafted
- Threads of War - Crafted
Weapons and Jewelry
Savage Werewolf - Dungeon Set (Moon Hunter Keep)
If you don't have it, use in order
- Berserking Warrior - Trial Set (Hel Ra Citadel)
- Slivers of the Null Arca - Trial Set (Lucent Citadel)
- Aegis Caller - Dungeon Set (Unhallowed Grave)
- Order's Wrath - Crafted
- Threads of War - Crafted
Monster Helm
Slimecraw - Monster Set (Wayrest Sewers I)
Alternative (same bonus)
- Iceheart - Direfrost Keep
- Zaan - Scalecaller Peak
- Grundwulf - Moongrave Fane
- Stone Husk - Stone Garden
- The Blind - Bedlam Veil
- Thousand Eyes - Night Market
This is the crafted gear setup you can start with
If you already have Shattered Paths Signet, you can use Threads of War in place of Tide-Born Wildstalker
| Gear Slot | Set | Weight/Type | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head |
Assassin's Guile | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Shoulders |
Assassin's Guile | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Chest |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Hands |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Belt |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Legs |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Boots |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Necklace |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Ring |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Ring |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Frontbar Main Hand |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Any 1-handed weapon | Charged | Poison |
| Frontbar Off Hand |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Any 1-handed weapon | Charged | Flame |
This setup does 141.0k DPS
This is a setup you should use if you don't have access to any Trial gear
| Gear Slot | Set | Weight/Type | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head |
Slimecraw | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Shoulders |
Savage Werewolf | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Chest |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Hands |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Belt |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Legs |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Boots |
Order's Wrath | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Necklace |
Savage Werewolf | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Ring |
Shattered Paths Signet | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Ring |
Savage Werewolf | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Frontbar Main Hand |
Savage Werewolf | Any 1-handed weapon | Charged | Poison |
| Frontbar Off Hand |
Savage Werewolf | Any 1-handed weapon | Charged | Flame |
This setup does 176.9k DPS
Fallback Gear
Body (Light)
Order's Wrath - Crafted
If you don't have it, use in order
- Threads of War - Crafted
- Mother's Sorrow - Overland Set (Deshaan)
Weapons and Jewelry
Savage Werewolf - Dungeon Set (Moon Hunter Keep)
If you don't have it, use in order
- Aegis Caller - Dungeon Set (Unhallowed Grave)
- Threads of War - Crafted
Monster Helm
Slimecraw - Monster Set (Wayrest Sewers I)
Alternative (same bonus)
- Iceheart - Direfrost Keep
- Zaan - Scalecaller Peak
- Grundwulf - Moongrave Fane
- Stone Husk - Stone Garden
- The Blind - Bedlam Veil
- Thousand Eyes - Night Market
What Changes
Changes compared to the Base Setup
- Order's Wrath replaces Whorl of the Depths
This is a setup you should use in trash packs
| Gear Slot | Set | Weight/Type | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head |
Valkyn Skoria | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Shoulders |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Chest |
Sul-Xan's Torment | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Hands |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Belt |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Legs |
Sul-Xan's Torment | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Boots |
Sul-Xan's Torment | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Necklace |
Sul-Xan's Torment | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Ring |
Shattered Paths Signet | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Ring |
Sul-Xan's Torment | Jewelry | Infused | Increase Physical Harm |
| Frontbar Main Hand |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Any 1-handed weapon | Charged | Disease |
| Frontbar Off Hand |
Tide-Born Wildstalker | Any 1-handed weapon | Charged | Flame |
What Changes
Changes compared to the Base Setup
- Valkyn Skoria replaces Slimecraw
- Tide-Born Wildstalker replaces Savage Werewolf (weapons, shoulders, hands, belt)
- Sul-Xan's Torment replaces Whorl of the Depths (chest, legs, boots, necklace, ring)
- Frontbar enchant changes from Poison to Disease
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.
Warden
- Frost enchant replaces Flame enchant because it is your only way of proccing Tundra's Maw Class Mastery
Gear Set Comparisons
Damage comparison for the set options, using the Nightblade setup.
Body (Light)
Compares X Light set + Savage Werewolf weapons and jewelry.
Source
| Body Set | Source | Simulated Parse | Damage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whorl of the Depths | Trial - Dreadsail Reef | Baseline | |
| Highland Sentinel | Crafted |
-0.2%
-4.4%
|
|
| Order's Wrath ? | Crafted | -3.4% | |
| Threads of War | Crafted | -4.6% | |
| Mother's Sorrow | Overland - Deshaan | -5.0% | |
| Hunding's Rage | Crafted | -5.6% | |
| Tide-Born Wildstalker | Crafted | -6.3% | |
| Law of Julianos | Crafted | -6.5% |
Body (Medium)
Compares X Medium set + Savage Werewolf weapons and jewelry, with Master-at-Arms replacing Fighting Finesse.
Source
| Body Set | Source | Simulated Parse | Damage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sul-Xan's Torment ? | Trial - Rockgrove |
+2.9%
-7.2%
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| Ansuul's Torment | Trial - Sanity's Edge |
+1.4%
-5.3%
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| Slivers of the Null Arca | Trial - Lucent Citadel | Baseline | |
| Highland Sentinel | Crafted |
-1.0%
-5.5%
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| Aegis Caller | Dungeon - Unhallowed Grave | -3.8% | |
| Tzogvin's Warband | Dungeon - Frostvault | -5.3% | |
| Order's Wrath ? | Crafted | -5.3% | |
| Threads of War | Crafted | -6.0% | |
| Pillar of Nirn | Dungeon - Falkreath Hold | -6.7% | |
| Hunding's Rage | Crafted | -6.7% | |
| Briarheart | Overland - Wrothgar | -7.3% | |
| Tide-Born Wildstalker | Crafted | -7.5% | |
| Deadly Strike | PvP - Cyrodiil | -7.5% | |
| Law of Julianos | Crafted | -7.6% |
Weapons + Jewelry
Compares Whorl of the Depths body + X weapons and jewelry set.
Source
| Set | Source | Simulated Parse | Damage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sul-Xan's Torment ? | Trial - Rockgrove |
+2.4%
-7.7%
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| Ansuul's Torment | Trial - Sanity's Edge |
+1.2%
-5.8%
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| Highland Sentinel | Crafted |
+0.4%
-4.0%
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| Savage Werewolf | Dungeon - Moon Hunter Keep | Baseline | |
| Berserking Warrior | Trial - Hel Ra Citadel | -0.0% | |
| Slivers of the Null Arca | Trial - Lucent Citadel | -1.2% | |
| Aegis Caller | Dungeon - Unhallowed Grave | -2.2% | |
| Order's Wrath ? | Crafted | -2.9% | |
| Tzogvin's Warband | Dungeon - Frostvault | -3.7% | |
| Threads of War | Crafted | -4.0% | |
| Hunding's Rage | Crafted | -5.0% | |
| Pillar of Nirn | Dungeon - Falkreath Hold | -5.0% | |
| Mother's Sorrow | Overland - Deshaan | -5.1% | |
| Briarheart | Overland - Wrothgar | -5.4% | |
| Deadly Strike | PvP - Cyrodiil | -5.5% | |
| Tide-Born Wildstalker | Crafted | -5.6% | |
| Law of Julianos | Crafted | -6.0% |
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Champion Points
Unlock Order
WarfareWrathful Strikes
205 Weapon and Spell Damage
Next strongest CP damage-wise
Deadly Aim
6% Single Target Damage
Because more than 60% of your damage is Single Target
Backstabber
10% Critical Damage
Next strongest CP damage-wise
Fighting Finesse
8% Critical Damage and Healing
Next strongest CP damage-wise
More Healing
Reaving Blows is a decent Champion Point if you need more HPS
Critical Damage Cap
You can replace Fighting Finesse with Master-at-Arms if your team provides enough Critical Damage. Replace Backstabber with Untamed Aggression if you are still at the Critical Damage cap
FitnessBoundless Vitality
1400 Max Health
Survivability
Fortified
1731 Armor
Survivability
Rejuvenation
90 Health, Stamina and Magicka Recovery
Sustain
Celerity
10% Movement Speed
Movement Speed
CraftSteed's Blessing
20% Movement Speed out of combat
Extremely useful utility
Quality of Life
Green Champion Points don't affect Combat, choose whatever Quality of Life you prefer
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
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
| Race | Simulated Parse | Damage Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Elf | Baseline | |
| Orc | -0.8% | |
| Khajiit ? | -1.3% | |
| High Elf | -1.6% | |
| Wood Elf | -3.1% | |
| Imperial | -3.1% | |
| Redguard | -3.1% | |
| Nord | -3.3% | |
| Argonian | -3.9% | |
| Breton | -4.5% |
Mundus
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DefaultThe Thief
5.53% Critical Chance(9.04% with 7 Divines)Use in all content
Attributes
You should always put all 64 attribute points into Stamina.
Health
0
Stamina
64
Magicka
0
All points into Stamina
Food
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DefaultBraised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables
Max Health +5,395 Max Stamina +4,936Thanks to the skills being so cheap and thanks to Rampage, we can use Bi-Stat Food as the default. -
SituationalPack Leader's Bone Broth
Max Health +5,051 Max Stamina +4,620 Werewolf Ultimate Cost −5Use if you struggle with maintaining your Werewolf form.
| Setup | Simulated Parse | Damage Change |
|---|---|---|
| Braised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables | Baseline | |
| Pack Leader's Bone Broth | -0.2% |
Potions
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Default
Armor Potion
Restore Health Spell Resistance Physical ResistanceMost of the time you should use Armor potions. They'll provide you with 5280 armor and you don't need sustain from your potions since Werewolf abilities are cheap and free during Rampage. -
Full Damage (Cheap)
Bi-Stat Force Potion
Restore Magicka Restore Stamina Major ForceBi-Stat Force potions give you 15.7 second Major Force, so they're the cheap option if going for pure damage, but it's a decent nerf to your survivability. If there's an Arcanist running Ink-Scribe's Verve in your group, you're already getting Major Force from them, so you don't need it from potions. -
Full Damage (Expensive)
Stamina Heroism Force Potion
Restore Stamina Minor Heroism Major ForceHeroism Force potions give the same Major Force plus 100% uptime on Minor Heroism, so they're the best option if going for pure damage. Minor Heroism also helps if you struggle with maintaining your Werewolf form, which might be the case when using Werewolf Berserker with Shattered Paths Signet. They're expensive though.
Bugloss
Mountain Flower
Mudcrab Chitin
Fossilized Verminous Bones
Columbine
Lady's Smock
Dragon's BloodParses
All parses are recorded on the 21 million Target Dummy
Full Damage
193,104 DPS
Full Damage
193,104DPS
21mil Iron Atronach Dummy
Hearty Garlic Corn Chowder
The Thief
CMX Parse
CMX Setup
Recording
Gameplay
Kyne's Aegis
Moon Hunter Keep
FAQ
Yes. Werewolf got a full rework in Update 50 and is a real DPS option for Dungeons and Trials. It plays on one bar, works on any class, and has strong single target damage.
Nightblade. Class Masteries keep working in Werewolf form, and An Eye for Exploitation with Above and Beyond is the strongest combination for Werewolf damage. The full ranking with numbers is in the Class Choice section.
Depends on the class. Subclassing disables Class Masteries, so Nightblade and Warden do best staying pure class. Templar, Arcanist, Dragonknight, Necromancer, and Sorcerer have weaker masteries for Werewolf, so they subclass instead, the exact setups are in the Class Choice section.
The form drains 100 Ultimate every 10 seconds, but you keep generating Ultimate while transformed, mostly from Light Attacks. The Call of the Hunt passive brings the drain down to 68 per 10 seconds, and the drain stops while Rampage is active and when you're out of combat, and thanks to Feral Pounce's Fury generation you'll have very high Rampage uptime.
Werewolf locks you into 5 Werewolf abilities with no access to class skills once you transform, so you can't slot situational skills that some fights need. It is also melee only, and its cleave is bad unless you remorph for a cleave setup.
