Category: Best ESO Builds, Best Warden Builds, Solo Builds
Winter’s Revenge is an extremely Unique HYBRID Build for The Elder Scrolls Online, mixing Frost Staff and Bow Skills along with the Warden’s powerful Frost Magic and Summoned Animals Companions! This build is equally amazing in terms of both offensive and defensive power and just as much fun to play!!
Primary Sets
This Hybrid Build for the Warden Class in The Elder Scrolls Online is focused primarily on increased damage utilizing both Critical Chance and Critical Damage modifiers as well as buffs to our Frost Damage skills. To help with this, a high-powered Set focused on Critical Chance and Damage is Tzogvin’s Warband. We’ve also mixed in that Ice Mage feel with the Frostbite Set. Finally, Arena Weapons can provide a powerful boost to the overall damage of this build if used correctly.
Tzogvin’s Warband
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(3 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(4 items) Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration
(5 items) When you deal Critical Damage, you gain a stack of Precision, increasing your Critical Chance by 177 for 5 seconds, up to 10 stacks max. At max stacks, you also gain Minor Force, increasing your Critical Damage done by 10%. This effect can occur once every half second.
Frostbite
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(3 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(5 items) Increases your damage done with Frost abilities by 8%. Increases your damage done against Chilled enemies by 4%. Increases your damage done against enemies afflicted with Minor Brittle by 2%.
Thunderous Volley
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Increases the damage Volley deals by 430 each tick. This bonus increases by 143 every time Volley ticks, up to a maximum of 8 times.
Destructive Impact (Master’s Staff)
Set bonus
(2 items) Reduces the cost of Destructive Touch by 10% and increases your Weapon Damage and Spell Damage by 600 for 4 seconds after activating it.
Alternative Gear Sets
For an alternative version of this build, you may consider using a Monster set instead of Arena Weapons. Some great possibilities include Iceheart for the additional Frost Damage and Shield or Domihaus for the additional stats and damage.
Iceheart
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(2 items) When you deal Critical Damage, you have a 20% chance to gain a damage shield that absorbs 5000 damage for 6 seconds. While the damage shield holds, you deal 500 Frost Damage to all enemies within 5 meters of you every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 6 seconds.
Domihaus
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina, Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
(2 items) When you deal damage, you create either a ring of fire or ring of molten earth around you for 10 seconds, which deals 431 Flame Damage and 431 Physical Damage every 1 second. Standing within the ring grants you 300 Weapon and Spell Damage. This effect can occur once every 15 seconds and scales off your highest offensive stat.
Gear Setup
| Weapon/Armor | Set | Trait | Weight | Glyph |
| Main Hand | Master’s Frost Staff | Precise | NA | Absorb Magic or Stamina |
| Backup | Maelstrom Bow | Infused | NA | Weapon/Spell Damage |
| Head | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Medium | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Medium | Magicka |
| Chest | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Medium | Magicka |
| Waist | Frostbite | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Gloves | Frostbite | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Legs | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Medium | Magicka |
| Feet | Tzogvin’s Warband | Divines | Medium | Magicka |
| Necklace | Frostbite | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Frostbite | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Frostbite | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
Consumables, Race, Mundus
Race
Khajiits are a very strong option for Hybrid Builds in ESO. For additional Hybrid race options you will want to consider Dark Elf, High Elf and Orc. For more details on all ESO Races and passive bonuses be sure to check out our Full ESO Race Guide.
Mundus
Increases the Critical Strike rating by 1333
With 7 Divines armor pieces
Increases the Critical Strike rating by 2167
Food/Drink Buff
Bewitched Sugar Skulls
Increase Max Health by 4620, Max Stamina and Magicka by 4250, and Health Recovery by 462 for 2 hours.
These effects are scaled based on your level.
Potions
Tri-Stat Potions
Attributes
64 Magicka
0 Health
0 Stamina
Skills
Main Weapon: FROST STAFF – Click on a Skill Name to learn more
- Inner Light
- Subterranean Assault
- Fetcher Infection or Leeching Vines
- Destructive Reach
- Bird Of Prey
- ULT: Eternal Guardian
Backup Weapon: BOW – Click on a Skill Name to learn more
Skills Discussion & Rotation
Buffs
Keep up Lotus Blossom and Blue Betty at all times.
Rotation
Start with Endless Hail -> Winter’s Revenge -> Razor Caltrops -> Bar Swap
Then Subterranean Assault -> Fetcher Infection -> Destructive Reach x4 -> Subterranean Assault -> Bar Swap
Notes
Remember to light attack between every ability!
Passive Skills
Class Passives
- Bond With Nature
- Savage Beast
- Flourish
- Advanced Species
- Accelerated Growth
- Nature’s Gift
- Emerald Moss
- Maturation
- Glacial Presence
- Frozen Armor
- Icy Aura
- Piercing Cold
Weapon Passives
- Tri Focus
- Penetrating Magic
- Elemental Force
- Ancient Knowledge
- Destruction Expert
- Long Shots
- Accuracy
- Ranger
- Hawk Eye
- Hasty Retreat
Armor Passives
Guild Passives
Racial
Other
Companions
If you like playing Solo, this build can benefit greatly from using Companions! This Solo build will benefit the most from the additional healing and defensive options a tank-focused Companion can offer, so if you are going to use a Companion I would suggest a full tank build for them. I recommend Bastian Hallix for Companion on this build with the setup below. More information on Companions Builds and Skills can be found in our detailed Companion Guides section.
Recommended Gear
- All Heavy Armor – Mixed Vigorous and Quickened Traits
- One Handed Weapon and Shield
Recommended Skills
1. Provoke
3. Kindle
4. On Guard
6 ULT. Unleashed Rage
Additional Skills
The skills below may also be helpful in other situations such as trash pulls.
Full Companion Build
Featured: GUARDIAN DRAKE
The Guardian Drake is a strong option for Bastian Hallix as a Tank. Bastian is one of the new Companions available to ESO players starting in the Blackwood Chapter. The theme of this build is focused around Self-Healing and Survival, allowing Bastian to keep himself alive against many tough opponents and even bosses with very little help from others.
Champion Points
Below you will find the recommended Active and Passive Champion Point Stars for this build, broken down into 300, 600, 900, and 1200 CP ranges.
For more information on Champion Points click on a Star name below or browse our detailed Champion Points Guides.
Constellation Descriptions:
Craft TREE
The Green Craft Constellation is focused on crafting and utility-centered upgrades.
Warfare TREE
The Blue Warfare Constellation focuses primarily on increasing player damage, healing and defenses
Fitness TREE
The Red Fitness Constellation is focused on character survival and sustain.
– 300 Champion Points –
GREEN
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Deadly Aim (Slot)
RED
– 600 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 15 Wanderer
- 40 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer (Slot)
BLUE
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 8 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 50 Siphoning Spells (Slot)
– 900 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 15 Wanderer
- 40 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer (Slot)
- 50 Breakfall
- 50 Treasure Hunter (Slot)
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Deadly Aim (Slot)
- 50 Thaumaturge (Slot)
- 50 Fighting Finesse (Slot)
- 50 Backstabber (Slot)
- 20 Eldritch Insight
- 20 Tireless Discipline
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 16 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 50 Siphoning Spells (Slot)
- 50 Fortification (Slot)
- 30 Tumbling
– 1200 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 30 Fortune’s Favor
- 15 Wanderer
- 50 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer (Slot)
- 50 Breakfall
- 50 Treasure Hunter (Slot)
- 75 Liquid Efficiency (Slot)
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Deadly Aim (Slot)
- 50 Master-At-Arms (Slot)
- 50 Thaumaturge (Slot)
- 50 Fighting Finesse (Slot)
- 20 Eldritch Insight
- 20 Tireless Discipline
- 20 Quick Recovery
- 20 Preparation
- 20 Hardy
- 20 Elemental Aegis
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 16 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 50 Siphoning Spells (Slot)
- 50 Fortification (Slot)
- 30 Tumbling
- 20 Defiance
- 20 Tireless Guardian
- 30 Fortification
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