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Warden: Animal Companions skills

Every skill in the Animal Companions line — each base skill with its two morphs beside it, cost, cast time, range and duration. Hover or tap a skill for the full tooltip.

data retrieved 2026-10-17 · datamined via UESP

Ultimate (1)

Feral GuardianBase
Cost 0 UltimateCast 2.5 sCooldown 2.5 s
Feral Guardian
Base · Animal Companions
Cost 0 UltimateCast 2.5 sTarget SelfCooldown 2.5 s
Rouse a grizzly to fight by your side. The grizzly swipes at an enemy, dealing 580 Magic Damage, and sometimes swipes all enemies in front of it, dealing 2323 Magic Damage and stunning them for 2 seconds.

Once summoned you can activate Guardian's Wrath for 75 Ultimate, causing the grizzly to maul an enemy for 3253 Magic Damage. Deals 100% more damage to enemies below 25% Health.
Eternal GuardianMorph
Cost 0 UltimateCast 2.5 sCooldown 2.5 s
Eternal Guardian
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 0 UltimateCast 2.5 sTarget SelfCooldown 2.5 s
Rouse a grizzly to fight by your side. The grizzly swipes an enemy, dealing 599 Magic Damage, and sometimes swipes all enemies in front of it, dealing 2399 Magic Damage and stunning them for 2 seconds.

Once summoned you can activate Guardian's Wrath for 75 Ultimate, causing the grizzly to maul an enemy for 3360 Magic Damage. Deals 150% more damage to enemies below 25% Health.

The grizzly respawns when killed, once per minute.
Wild GuardianMorph
Cost 0 UltimateCast 2.5 sCooldown 2.5 s
Wild Guardian
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 0 UltimateCast 2.5 sTarget SelfCooldown 2.5 s
Rouse a grizzly to fight by your side. The grizzly swipes at an enemy, dealing 659 Bleed Damage, and sometimes swipes all enemies in front of it, dealing 2640 Bleed Damage and stunning them for 2 seconds.

Once summoned you can activate Guardian's Savagery for 75 Ultimate, to maul an enemy for 3697 Bleed Damage. Deals 100% more damage to enemies below 25% Health.

The damage has a higher chance to apply the Hemorrhaging status effect.

Active skills (5)

Betty NetchBase
Cost 0 Magicka
Betty Netch
Base · Animal Companions
Cost 0 Magicka
Call a betty netch to your side, which grants you Major Brutality, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by 20% for 22 seconds.

Every 5 seconds, the netch removes 1 negative effect from you. If no negative effects are removed you instead increase your damage done by 5% for 5 seconds.
Blue BettyMorph
Cost 0 Magicka
Blue Betty
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 0 Magicka
Call a betty netch to your side, which restores 4416 Magicka to you over 25 seconds and grants you Major Brutality, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by 20%.

Every 5 seconds, the netch removes 1 negative effect from you. If no negative effects are removed you instead increase your damage done by 5% for 5 seconds.
Bull NetchMorph
Cost 0 Stamina
Bull Netch
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 0 Stamina
Call a bull netch to your side, which restores 4416 Stamina to you over 25 seconds and grants you Major Brutality, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by 20%.

Every 5 seconds, the netch removes 1 negative effect from you. If no negative effects are removed you instead increase your damage done by 5% for 5 seconds.
DiveBase
Cost 2700 MagickaCast InstantRange 28 m
Dive
Base · Animal Companions
Cost 2700 MagickaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 28 m
Command a cliff racer to dive bomb an enemy, dealing 2090 Magic Damage.

If you are more than 7 meters away from the target, you set them Off Balance for 7 seconds.
Cutting DiveMorph
Cost 2295 StaminaCast InstantRange 28 m
Cutting Dive
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 2295 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 28 m
Command a cliff racer to dive bomb an enemy, dealing 2091 Bleed Damage immediately and then causing them to bleed for 2140 Bleed Damage over 10 seconds.

If you are more than 7 meters away from the target, you set them Off Balance for 7 seconds.
Screaming Cliff RacerMorph
Cost 2700 MagickaCast InstantRange 28 m
Screaming Cliff Racer
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 2700 MagickaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 28 m
Command a cliff racer to dive bomb an enemy, dealing 2160 Magic Damage.

If you are more than 7 meters away from the target, you set them Off Balance for 7 seconds.

After dealing damage you increase your Weapon and Spell Damage by 100 for 10 seconds, which quadruples after damaging Off Balance enemies.
Falcon's SwiftnessBase
Cost 3240 Magicka
Falcon's Swiftness
Base · Animal Companions
Cost 3240 Magicka
Invoke the spirit of agility to gain Major Expedition for 6 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%.

Gain immunity to snares and immobilizations for 4 seconds.
Bird of PreyMorph
Cost 2700 Magicka
Bird of Prey
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 2700 Magicka
Invoke the spirit of agility to gain Major Expedition for 6 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%.

Gain immunity to snares and immobilizations for 4 seconds.

While slotted you gain Minor Berserk, increasing your damage done by 5%.
Deceptive PredatorMorph
Cost 2700 Magicka
Deceptive Predator
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 2700 Magicka
Invoke the spirit of agility to gain Major Expedition for 6 seconds, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%.

Gain immunity to snares and immobilizations for 4 seconds.

While slotted you gain Minor Evasion, reducing damage from area attacks by 10%.
ScorchBase
Cost 2700 MagickaCast InstantRadius 20 mDuration 9 s
Scorch
Base · Animal Companions
Cost 2700 MagickaCast InstantTarget AreaRadius 20 mDuration 9 s
Stir a group of shalk that attack after 3 seconds, dealing 2509 Magic Damage to enemies in front of you.

After the shalk complete their attack, they burrow underground for 6 seconds and then resurface again, dealing 3486 Magic Damage to enemies in front of you.
Deep FissureMorph
Cost 2700 MagickaCast InstantRadius 20 mDuration 9 s
Deep Fissure
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 2700 MagickaCast InstantTarget AreaRadius 20 mDuration 9 s
Stir a group of shalk that attack after 3 seconds, dealing 2591 Magic Damage to enemies in front of you.

After the shalk complete their attack, they burrow underground for 6 seconds and then resurface again, dealing 3600 Magic Damage to enemies in front of you.

Enemies damaged are afflicted with Major and Minor Breach, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948 and 2974 for 10 seconds.
Subterranean AssaultMorph
Cost 2066 StaminaCast InstantRadius 20 mDuration 6 s
Subterranean Assault
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 2066 StaminaCast InstantTarget AreaRadius 20 mDuration 6 s
Stir a group of shalk that attack after 3 seconds, dealing 2591 Poison Damage to enemies in front of you.

After the shalk complete their attack, they burrow underground for 3 seconds and then resurface again, dealing 2591 Poison Damage to enemies in front of you.
SwarmBase
Cost 2970 MagickaCast InstantRange 28 mDuration 20 s
Swarm
Base · Animal Companions
Cost 2970 MagickaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 28 mDuration 20 s
Unleash a swarm of fetcherflies to relentlessly attack an enemy, dealing 4631 Magic Damage over 20 seconds.

The fetcherflies rip through the enemy's flesh, afflicting them with Minor Vulnerability for the duration, increasing their damage taken by 5%.
Fetcher InfectionMorph
Cost 2970 MagickaCast InstantRange 28 mDuration 20 s
Fetcher Infection
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 2970 MagickaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 28 mDuration 20 s
Unleash a swarm of fetcherflies to relentlessly attack an enemy, dealing 4785 Magic Damage over 20 seconds.

Every second cast of this ability deals 75% increased damage.

The fetcherflies rip through the enemy's flesh, afflicting them with Minor Vulnerability for the duration, increasing their damage taken by 5%.
Growing SwarmMorph
Cost 2525 StaminaCast InstantRange 28 mRadius 5 mDuration 20 s
Growing Swarm
Morph · Animal Companions
Cost 2525 StaminaCast InstantTarget EnemyRange 28 mRadius 5 mDuration 20 s
Unleash a swarm of fetcherflies to relentlessly attack an enemy, causing them to bleed for 4785 Bleed Damage over 20 seconds.

The fetcherflies rip through the original enemy's flesh, afflicting them with Minor Vulnerability for the duration, increasing their damage taken by 5%.

Enemies near the carrier take 435 Bleed Damage every 2 seconds for the duration.

You can only have one Growing Swarm active at a time.

Passives (4)

Advanced Species
Passive · Animal Companions
Target Self
Increases your Critical Damage by 5% for each Animal Companion ability slotted.

Current Bonus: 0%.
Bond with Nature
Passive · Animal Companions
Anytime one of your Animal Companion skills end, you are healed for 1530 Health.
FlourishPassive
Flourish
Passive · Animal Companions
Increases your Magicka and Stamina recovery by 20%.
Savage Beast
Passive · Animal Companions
Casting an Animal Companions ability while are in combat generates 4 Ultimate. This effect can occur once every 8 seconds.