Warden Magicka DPS build

A complete, datamined-and-cited dps build for Warden. Every gear and skill choice links to the exact game data; the role-level choices follow our published theorycraft rules.

Meta #8 · #8 DPS across 19 sampled endgame encounters Tier 3 — meta-validated data retrieved 2026-06-11 · datamined via UESP

Gear · 5pc A + 5pc B + (1 mythic + 1 monster piece) OR (2pc monster set)

Slot	Set	Trait	Enchant
Front bar weapon	Roar of Alkosh	Nirnhoned or Precise	Spell Damage / elemental glyph
Back bar weapon	Maelstrom/arena weapon that amplifies a slotted DoT	Infused	Spell Damage glyph (boosts back-bar DoTs)
Head	Lady Malygda	Divines x7	Max Magicka
Shoulder	Roar of Alkosh	Divines x7	Max Magicka
Chest	Perfected Arms of Relequen	{'magicka': 'Light', 'stamina': 'Medium'}	Max Magicka
Hands	Perfected Arms of Relequen	Divines x7	Max Magicka
Waist	Perfected Arms of Relequen	Divines x7	Max Magicka
Legs	Perfected Arms of Relequen	{'magicka': 'Light', 'stamina': 'Medium'}	Max Magicka
Feet	Perfected Arms of Relequen	Divines x7	Max Magicka
Necklace	Velothi Ur-Mage's Amulet	Bloodthirsty or Infused	Weapon/Spell Damage
Ring 1	Roar of Alkosh	Bloodthirsty or Infused	Weapon/Spell Damage
Ring 2	Roar of Alkosh	Bloodthirsty or Infused	Weapon/Spell Damage

Skills

Front bar (damage / spammable)

Screaming Cliff Racer — 2700 Magicka · direct
Blue Betty — 0 Magicka · buff · dot
Bird of Prey — 2700 Magicka · buff
Deep Fissure — 2700 Magicka · buff · direct
Fetcher Infection — 2970 Magicka · buff · dot

Ultimate:

Eternal Guardian — 0 Ultimate · direct · heal

Back bar (DoTs / buffs / setup)

Budding Seeds — 2430 Magicka · dot · heal
Leeching Vines — 2700 Magicka · buff · dot · heal
Bursting Vines — 4050 Magicka · dot · heal
Arctic Blast — 3780 Magicka · dot · heal
Enchanted Growth — 4590 Magicka · buff · heal

Ultimate:

Enchanted Forest — 90 Ultimate · dot · heal

Buffs & debuffs this build provides

Auto-detected from the chosen sets & morphs (the coverage model). Each links to every source in the game.

Major Brutality Major Expedition Minor Berserk Minor Breach Minor Endurance Minor Enervation Minor Force Minor Intellect Minor Lifesteal Minor Slayer Minor Vulnerability

Setup

Race

Dark Elf/High Elf/Khajiit

Mundus

Thief/Shadow

Food

Clockwork Citrus Filet

Potion

tri-stat (Major Sorcery/Brutality + Major Prophecy/Savagery) or class Spell/Weapon-Power

Attributes

Magicka 64

Vampire

none

Champion Points CP cited from datamined cp2 tree

Four slottable stars per tree (the build's priority). Each links to its datamined star page with the exact per-stage value; ✓ confirms it's slottable in the current CP tree.

Warfare

Deadly Aim ✓ slottable
Master-at-Arms ✓ slottable
Backstabber ✓ slottable
Fighting Finesse ✓ slottable

Fitness

Boundless Vitality ✓ slottable
Fortified ✓ slottable
Rejuvenation ✓ slottable
Bloody Renewal ✓ slottable

Craft

Steed's Blessing ✓ slottable
Gifted Rider ✓ slottable
War Mount ✓ slottable
Master Gatherer ✓ slottable

The numbers to hit (build toward, never past)

Penetration → 18,200 — 4-man dungeon & 12-man trial boss armor. Build TOWARD minus group-supplied Major Breach/Crusher. Past it is wasted. Overland = 9100.
Crit chance — 21,912 rating = 100%.
Crit damage — caps at 125% (base 50%). This drives the Thief↔Shadow mundus choice: Thief when crit% < 53.53 × crit-damage(decimal), else Shadow.