Powerful Stamina Warden Bleed DPS Build ESO - ArzyeLBuilds (2024)

Welcome to my Bleed based DPS PVE Build for ESO! The Build is focusing on Bleed damage effects, skills and Armor Sets to provide the maximum Bleed damage possible and create a fun gameplay! “Bleed” is designed to complete both Solo and Group PVE content, as it is! Our Class of choice is the Stamina Warden because of the strong Bleed damage skills it offers. Combining those skills with more from Weapon and Guild lines, gives us a strong core of Bleed skills to use in our Build! The Armor Sets we are using also boost the Bleed damage of our skills and overall effects! If you are a new player, you can take a look at my Warden Beginner Guide. You can find more Builds in the Warden Builds page. For more Elemental and Status Effects Builds you can take a look at ESO Elemental Builds!

Table of Contents

• Build Setup
• Armor Sets
• Skills
  • Bow Back-Bar
• Passive Skills
• Champion Points
• Food and Potions
• Info
• Rotation
• Companion
• Summary

ESO Bleed DPS Build Setup

The Build is focusing on Bleed damage and Status effects in order to deal maximum Bleed Damage! The Sets we are using further amplify Bleed damage and will help you participate in Group content but also enjoy easier Solo and group PVE. This Build is not designed for harder Solo arenas like the Maelstrom Arena,Vateshran HollowsandInfinite Archive.If you wish to challenge yourself in harder Solo content, you should take a look at the Stamina Warden Solo Build!

Armor Sets for ESO Bleed DPS Build

The Sets below are easy to get and do not require you to clear Trials to get them! This Bleed Build is basically a No Trial Gear Build, which makes it easier for newer players to use and enjoy. For Solo gameplay you can replace Blooddrinker with Macabre Vintage for fun AOE farming. Pillar of Nirn is another excellent alternative.

• Prior Thierric: Vet. Red Petal Bastion, Urgarlag Chief-Bane
• Aegis Caller: Unhallowed Grave Dungeon
• Blooddrinker: Bloodroot Forge Dungeon
• Merciless Charge: (Veteran) Maelstrom Arena
• Macabre Vintage: West Weald, Overland
• Pillar of Nirn: Falkreath Hold Dungeon

Skills for ESO Bleed DPS Build

The Build is focusing on Bleed Damage, which is why most of the skills below deal Bleed damage! Stamina Warden gives access to several Bleed based skills that can help you maximize your Bleed damage. The Build is also using the Bloody Smash Scribing skill in order to add another source of Bleed damage but also secondary effects!

• Cutting Dive(Dive): Powerful Bleed spammable.
• Bloody Smash: Bleed Damage+Lingering Torment+Breach
• Barbed Trap(Trap Beast): Very good Bleed DOT damage and a boost to Critical Damage.
• Subterranean Assault(Scorch): Deals great AOE damage.
• Bird of Prey(Falcon’s Swiftness): Slotted only for the passive boost to damage.
• Wild Guardian(Feral Guardian): Powerful Ultimate that deals Bleed damage and works as an execute ability.
• Stampede(Critical Charge): Powerful AOE damage skill.
• Carve(Cleave): Great Bleed damage skill that applies a shield.
• Growing Swarm(Swarm): Deals Bleed damage and debuffs enemies.
• Bull Netch(Betty Netch): Boosts damage and helps with sustain.
• Lotus Blossom(Lotus Flower): Self-Heal ability.

Bow Back-Bar

If you wish to play with Bow as your Back-Bar Weapon, just replace Stampede and Carve with Endless Hail and Poison Injection.

Passive Skills

Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Build. Try to unlock them as fast as possible, so you can become stronger and tackle harder content faster.

• All Passive Skills from your Class’ Lines
• All Passive Skills from Weapon Lines you are using
• Passive Skills from Armor Lines you are using
• Passive Abilities from Guild lines(Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Psijic Order) that affect your skills/Build
• Fighters Guild Passives: Intimidating Presence, Slayer, Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
• Mages Guild Passives: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
• Undaunted Passives
• Your Racial Passives
• Medicinal Use Passive from Alchemy to boost the effectiveness of Potions

Champion Points for ESO Bleed DPS Build

Below you will find the best Champion Points setup for the Build. When allocating Champion points to Slottable and Passive Stars your primary goal is to create paths! Allocate the minimum required points to stars along your path in order to reach your desired Slottable Stars faster. Once you have unlocked all Stars, start allocating more Champion Points to them to fill them out. Focus on Slottable Stars first, then Passive Stars. If you would like to learn more about Champion Points and how they work, you can read my ESO Champion Points Guide.

Warfare

• Slottable Stars: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes, Biting Aura or Thaumaturge
• Passive: Tireless Discipline, Piercing, Battle Mastery, Mighty, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Eldritch Insight

Craft

• Slottable Stars: Rationer, Liquid Efficiency, Master Gatherer, Steed’s Blessing
• Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Treasure Hunter(slottable, required for path)

Fitness

• Slottable Stars: Celerity, Fortified, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality
• Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance

Food and Potions for ESO Bleed DPS Build

Artaeum Takeaway Broth is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Weapon Power or Critical is the best option as Potions.

Info for ESO Bleed DPS Build

Several important info for the Bleed Build. What Mundus to use, the best race for the build and how to assign your attribute points.

Attribute Points

All points to Stamina

Mundus Stone

The Thief Mundus to boost Critical Chance.

Race

The Best Race for the Stamina Warden Bleed DPS Build in ESO is Dark Elf. Orc and Khajiit are nice alternative Races you can use for a DPS focused Build. Any Race with Stamina bonuses can work well though. You can find more about the playable races in my ESO Race Guide!

Vampire or Werewolf

Neither is necessary.

Rotation for ESO Bleed DPS Build

Buff yourself with Bull Netch, Lotus Blossom, drink a potion, set Barbed Trap and attack with Stampede, Carve x3, Growing Swarm. Switch bars and continue with Subterranean Assault, Bloody Smash, Cutting Dive. Keep attacking with Cutting Dive as your spammable and re-cast the other skills when necessary. Use your Ultimate when ready and always Light Attack before every skill to boost damage.

Best Companion

If you wish to play Solo, you can bring along a mighty Companion! Companions in ESO are helpful allies that can assist you in combat. Every Companion can fulfill every role in the game and help you enjoy ESO more by clearing content faster or by simply interacting with them and their charming personality! There are various Builds you can use for every available ESO Companion! As a DPS focused character my recommendation is to bring along a Tank or Healer Companion! To find out which ESO Companion is the Best in every role you can take a look at my ESO Best Companion Guide! To further maximize the potential of your chosen Companion, you can wear the Telvanni Efficiency Set! A Crafted Set that reduces the cooldown of your Companions abilities, improving their damage and overall effects and assisting you further in combat.

ESO Bleed DPS PVE Build Summary

A strong DPS Build that will help you maximize your Bleed Damage and participate in Group and Solo PVE content. The Build is using a Stamina Warden as its base and is utilizing several Bleed damage based skills, Sets and effects. With the appropriate gear setup you can deal good damage against single targets but also AOE farm groups of enemies. Bleed is a strong and fun Status Effect based Build that you can use to enjoy PVE in ESO!

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