[ARCHIVED] The Druid – Warden Tank/Healer Hybrid PvE Build

[ARCHIVED]: This build has been archived, which means it is no longer being updated. However, this web-page will be left up for those who still would like to refer to it.

Build Written By: Pelle412 – PC NA

Role: Tank

Patch: Dragonhold

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Setup
   1. Gear
   2. Attributes
   3. Vampire vs. Werewolf vs. Mortal
   4. Skills
   5. Champion Points
   6. Other Important Info (Food, Mundus, Race, Potions, Passives)
3. Resource Management & Rotation
4. Tips & Misc
5. Contact Info
6. Update Log

Introduction

Welcome to DottzGaming.com’s Warden Tank/Healer PvE Build, the Druid, for the Elder Scrolls Online! This build is intended for 4-man dungeons without a dedicated healer. Many dungeons are easier if run with a tank and 3 DPS. A tank that can also provide healing will make this a breeze. This build works well in normal trials but isn’t designed for veteran trials. There is an alternative for trials on DottzGaming.com website.

The tank/healer build revolves around maintaining taunt on key targets while providing a variety of buffs to the group in terms of healing and damage.

NOTE: The most important piece of advice playing a tank is to learn your class and understand the situations you are going to be in while tanking. Following a build is not a recipe for being a good tank, it’s just one of a large number of possible paths to follow. The best build for you is the one that works for you. If you’re looking for a trials/pure tank build, check out this guide.

Setup

Gear

Rationale for gear choices:

• Nightflame is a fantastic helm set for a healer. The constant healing output from this build from the blood altar, budding seeds and enchanted forests will proc this set very often.
• Akaviri Dragonguard is a heavy armor set providing you with needed resistances, more magicka recovery and lower cost ultimates.
• Vestment of Olorime provides a weapon and spell damage buff to your team mates whenever you cast ground based abilities.
• We use a destruction staff on the back bar for a good crusher enchantment.

Alternative Gear Choices

Set	Acquisition	Notes
Shalk Exoskeleton	Stonefalls	This set provides you with minor heroism all the time, increasing your ultimate generation but it does offer you less magicka recovery.
Master Architect	Halls of Fabrication	As we use a cheap ultimate, Master Architect can proc major slayer on a few team mates quite often.

Attributes

Magicka – 0
Health – 60
Stamina – 4

Vampire vs. Werewolf vs. Mortal

Yes, be a vampire. You receive increased magicka recovery and being undead you take less damage if you are low health. Maintain stage 3 vampire for best benefit.

Skills

Skill	Skill Tree	Notes
Heroic Slash	One Handed & Shield	This skill applies the minor maim debuff on the target and grants you minor heroism which increases your ultimate generation. Keep this up as your stamina pool can sustain it.
Pierce Armor	One Handed & Shield	This is our primary taunt for enemies in front of us. It also debuffs with major fracture and breach.
Budding Seeds	Green Balance	Our primary healing skill we keep up all the time. This isn’t an emergency heal as it takes a few seconds to activate, but once it does, it will proc Olorime and the Maturation passive. If you’re in a tight spot, you can cast it again while the field is growing to force it to activate immediately. A friendly ally can also activate the synergy for additional healing.
Bull Netch	Animal Companions	The bull netch provides you with stamina over time. Keep this companion active at all times.
Enchanted Forest	Green Balance	Heal allies in the radius of the ability instantly and over time plus if any team member had < 50% health you gain 20 ultimate.
Elemental Blockade	Destruction Staff	This applies an 8-second ground AoE in front of you. This AoE will hit one target with your crusher enchantment and continue to re-proc it for as long as you maintain your blockade. This skill can also proc Olorime.
Sanguine Altar	Undaunted	Drop a long lasting blood altar that heals you and your allies. Allies can also synergize it for additional healing.
Inner Rage	Undaunted	This is your ranged taunt.
Expanding Frost Cloak	Winter’s Embrace	Big resist buff for you and team members.
Frozen Device [FLEX SLOT]	Winter’s Embrace	Teleport enemies to you for quicker group AoE damage. This morph also applies major main to teleported enemies.
Deceptive Predator	Animal Companions	This skill grants minor evasion for just having it slotted. If activated it also gets you a brief speed boost. Having it slotted also increases your magicka recovery via the Flourish passive.
Aggressive War Horn	Alliance War Assault	Provides your group with 9.5 seconds of major force and 30 seconds of increased max resources. Without doubt the best ultimate for a tank.
FLEX OPTIONS
Shimmering Shield	Winter’s Embrace	Absorbs ranged projectiles, return magicka to you and grants you major heroism.
Gripping Shards	Winter’s Embrace	An AoE root similar to DK talons.
Energy Orb	Undaunted	Provides healing and synergies for your group.

Champion Points

CHAMPION POINT 810 SETUP

THE MAGE (BLUE)

• Blessed – 100
• Elfborn – 100
• Thaumaturge – 40
• Physical Weapons Expert – 30

THE THIEF (GREEN)

• Warlord – 40
• Bashing Focus – 3
• Arcanist –75
• Tenacity – 19
• Tumbling – 52
• Shadow Ward – 81

THE WARRIOR (RED)

• Ironclad –  72
• Spell Shield – 37
• Hardy – 49
• Elemental Defender – 49
• Thick Skinned – 44
• Heavy Armor Focus – 19

CHAMPION POINT 300 SETUP

THE MAGE (BLUE)

• Blessed – 100

THE THIEF (GREEN)

• Warlord –18
• Arcanist –27
• Tumbling – 15
• Shadow Ward – 40

THE WARRIOR (RED)

• Ironclad –  34
• Hardy – 23
• Elemental Defender – 23
• Thick Skinned – 20

Other Important Info

Buff Food

Longfin Pasty with Melon Sauce (Maximum Health, Magicka and Stamina)

Mundus

Atronach – Magicka Recovery

Race

1. Nord (recommended)
2. Imperial
3. Argonian

In this patch the Nord race is recommended due to its tankiness, extra stamina and ultimate generation. Imperial is another strong race with solid sustain and Argonian is also well suited with extra sustain from potions and healing.

Potions

Potions:

• Tri-Stat (Bugloss, Columbine and Mountain Flower) (Recommended)
• Regular Stamina or Magicka restoration potions
• Health + Lingering Health (Butterfly Wing, Scrib Jelly, Water Hyacinth)

Poisons:

• Alkahest + Bugloss + Mudcrab Chitin + Mountain Flower: Poison that drains health and applies minor fracture and breach. Use if no one in your group applies Power of the Light.
• Alkahest + Dragonthorn + Columbine + Mountain Flower: Poison that drains health and restores health, stamina, and magicka for you.

There are many more potentially useful combinations. The above are just some examples.

Passives

Class (all), Heavy Armor (all), Medium Armor (all except the ones that require 5 pieces of gear), Light Armor (all except the ones that require 5 pieces of gear), 1 hand and Shield (all), Destructive Staff (all), Fighters Guild (Banish the Wicked), Undaunted (all), Racial (all), Alchemy (Medicinal Use), Vampire (all)

Resource Management & Rotation

Keep your bull netch active at all times for stamina resources. Use Enchanted Forest if you need quick healing. Heavy attack when safe to do so for stamina return on your sword/shield bar. Keep up Budding Seeds as much as you can to trigger maturation passive and low cost healing.

Tips & Misc.

Useful Addons: Untaunted, Action Duration Reminder, Code’s Combat Alerts

Contact

If you have any questions about the build or any other options with the warden tank, join our discord server and ask @Pelle412 about the build in the PvE theorycrafting channel!

Update Log

5/24/2018 – Build Created
8/21/2018 – Gear changed (MA to Olorime) and CP updated for Wolfhunter
11/7/2018 – Skills and weapons changed for murkmire
3/14/2019 – Monster set, skill and CP changes
5/22/2019 – Monster helm changed to nightflame from earthgore, front bar enchant changed
8/15/2019 – No updates for scalebreaker needed
10/23/2019 – no updates needed