“Predator”
Type: Dungeon, Trial, Arena & Overland
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Changes from the previous version
- Resource Management
- Dungeon & Trial Setup
- Rotation
- AoE Setup
- Update Log
Introduction
Welcome to the Stamina Warden 2H Build PvE “Predator” for Elder Scrolls Online. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. The Stamina Warden DPS 2H Build “Predator” is optimized for Dungeons & Trials. You can also find plenty of other Stamina Warden content on the website such as:
Other Stamina Warden Guides:
- Stamina Warden Beginner Guide (Read first if you are a new player)
- Stamina Warden Beginner 160CP Build (Made for new players)
- Stamina Warden Bow Build
- Stamina Warden Dual Wield Build
- SOLO Stamina Warden Build
Stamina Wardens make good stam setups due to how many stamina based abilities they have and they deal good damage and can support the group at the same time. You will find three different gear setups below, one for the ultimate meta setup, one for advanced users and a beginner setup.
- Two Hander & Bow Setup
- High Single Target (ST) Damage
- High Area of Effect (AoE) Damage
- Crazy Splash Damage
- Single Target & AoE Setup
- Shield on Trashfights
- Dungeon & Trial Build
Changes to the previous Version
Changed the frontbar weapon trait to precise from sharpened because it is easier to reach the penetration cap now. No other changes in U28 Markarth DLC.
Resource Management
Using the Artaeum Buff Food already gives us a lot of extra stamina recovery that we need. In addition, you always want to keep up your Bull Netch to constantly give you back stamina throughout the fight. During the fight healers or tanks will throw Energy Orb that you can synergize to get back resources, these are very important! Other than that you have to use potions on cooldown to give you a huge amount of stramina back and you can always perform some heavy attacks throughout the fight to restore stamina. If you have all these things you should be fine with sustain, just don’t forget to do heavy attacks when you drop low on stamina.
- Artaeum Takeaway Brooth
- Bull Netch
- Orbs or Spears from Healers
- Heavy Attacks resource return (optional)
- Potions
Dungeons & Trial Setup
Gear
You will find 3 different setups here. Setup 1 is the preferred setup. For people that do not have all the gear yet can use the Setup 2 which is easier to obtain and beginners can use Setup 3.
- Setup 1 is with Trial Gear
- Setup 2 is without Trial Gear
- Setup 3 is for Beginners
There are a lot of good Stamina Sets available, you can find more viable stamina dps sets in this Stamina DPS Sets Article. I also elaborate on specific sets that are often used in this article to give you a bit more insight as to why they are used.
Gear Setup 1
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Belt | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoes | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Pants | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Hands | Perfect Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Head | Selene | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoulder | Selene | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Necklace | Berserking Warrior | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Berserking Warrior | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Berserking Warrior | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Berserking Warrior | 2H Axe | Precise | Damage Health Poisons IX |
| Weapon 2 | The Maelstrom's Bow | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
Gear Setup 2
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Belt | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoes | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Pants | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Hands | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Head | Velidreth | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoulder | Velidreth | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Necklace | Leviathan | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Leviathan | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Leviathan | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Leviathan | 2H Axe | Precise | Damage Health Poisons IX |
| Weapon 2 | The Maelstrom's Bow | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
Gear Setup 3 Beginner
This setup is for new players. You want to craft 5x Hundings Rage with the weapon that you can later on use again, 4x Night Mother’s because it has nice stats and then Agility set for more max stamina and weapon damage, all of those are either craftable or cheap to find in the guildstores.
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Night Mother's Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Belt | Night Mother's Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoes | Night Mother's Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Pants | Night Mother's Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Hands | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Head | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Health |
| Shoulder | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Necklace | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Stamina Cost Reduction |
| Ring | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Hunding's Rage | 2H Axe | Precise | Absorb Stamina Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | Hunding's Rage | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Where can I get the gear?
Berserking Warrior: Hel Ra Citadel
Tzogvins's Armband: Frostvault
Perfect Arms of Relequen: vet Cloudrest
Vicious Serpent: vet Aetherian Archive, Sanctum Ophidia, Hel Ra Citadel
Hunding's Rage: Craftable
Agility: Guildstore
Night Mother's Gaze: Craftable
Leviathan: Crypts of Hearts 1 & 2
Velidreth: vCradle of Shadows, Urgarlag
Selene: vSelene’s Web, Glirion
Caustic Arrow (Master's Bow): vet Dragonstar Arena
Maelstrom Bow: vet Maelstrom Arena
Master's Greatsword: vet Dragonstar Arena
Skills
| Two Hander Mainbar | Bow-second bar |
|---|---|
| Slot 1: Subterranean Assault | Slot 1: Endless Hail |
| Slot 2: Growing Swarm | Slot 2: Barbed Trap |
| Slot 3: Wrecking Blow | Slot 3: Bull Netch |
| Slot 4: Reverse Slice | Slot 4: Resolving Vigor |
| Slot 5: Bird of Prey | Slot 5: Bird of Prey |
| Ultimate: Wild Guardian | Ultimate: Wild Guardian |
Champion Points
If you need optimized defensive Champion Points for a specific trial I recommend checking out my Maximize Damage Mitigation in Trials Article.
- Calculator: In case you need help distributing your Champion Points, make sure to check out the Champion Points Calculator!
Champion Points [810]
The Ritual
64 Mighty, 48 Thaumaturge, 66 Precise Strikes, 6 Piercing
The Atronach
72 Master-at-Arms, 14 Physical Weapon Expert
The Apprentice
The Shadow
48 Shadow Ward, 48 Tumbling
The Lover
49 Tenacity, 100 Mooncalf
The Tower
23 Warlord, 2 Sprinter
The Lord
The Lady
49 Hardy, 49 Elemental Defender, 48 Thick Skinned
The Steed
81 Ironclad, 43 Spell Shield
Please note that the Piercing perk in the Champion Points Ritual Tree depends on your group setup. Always ask your raid/group leader how much points you should place in Piercing. This depends on many factors such as debuffs and buffs, some raids may have more and therefore need less points in piercing, or the other way around.
Champion Points [600]
The Ritual
40 Thaumaturge, 64 Mighty, 40 Precise Strikes, 5 Piercing
The Atronach
37 Master at Arms, 13 Physical Weapon Expert
The Apprentice
The Shadow
25 Shadow Ward, 26 Tumbling
The Lover
49 Tenacity, 75 Mooncalf
The Tower
23 Warlord, 2 Sprinter
The Lord
The Lady
49 Hardy, 49 Elemental Defender, 37 Thick Skinned
The Steed
37 Ironclad, 28 Spell Shield
Champion Points [300]
The Ritual
18 Thaumaturge, 32 Mighty, 18 Precise Strikes, 5 Piercing
The Atronach
16 Master at Arms, 11 Physical Weapon Expert
The Apprentice
The Shadow
13 Tumbling, 13 Shadow Ward
The Lover
32 Mooncalf, 27 Tenacity
The Tower
15 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
27 Hardy, 27 Elemental Defender, 28 Thick Skinned
The Steed
16 Ironclad, 2 Spell Shield
Important Info for Stamina Warden Build PvE 2H
Buff-food
As a Redguard/ Woodelf you can use the blue food, for all other races I would recommend the Artaeum Takeaway Brooth to get better sustain.
Artaeum takeaway Brooth (Max Health, Max Stamina, Stamina Recovery, Health Recovery)
or
Dubious Camoran Throne Drink
Mundus Stone
The Shadow (Increased Critical Damage)
Race
If you want to learn more about the different racial passives that each race offers, check out my Race Guide which explains everything in detail.
Orc (with Artaeum Food)
Redguard (with Blue Food)
Wood Elf (with Blue Food)
Khajiit (with Artaeum Food)
Dark Elf (with Artaeum Food)
Imperial (with Artaeum Food)
Potions
Weapon Crit Potions
(Weap dmg, Weap Crit, Stamina)
(Blessed Thistle, Dragonthorn, Wormwood)
Poisons
Damage Health Poison
(Damage Poison, Damage Poison)
(Fleshfly Larva, Nightshade, Nirnroot)
Passives
- Animal Companion: Bond With Nature, Savage Beast, Flourish, Advanced Species
- Green Balance: Accelerated Growth, Nature's Gift, Maturation
- Winter’s Embrace: Icy Aura
- Two Handed: Forceful, Heavy Weapons, Balanced Blade, Follow Up, Battle Rush
- Bow: Long Shots, Accuracy, Ranger, Hawk Eye, Hasty Retreat
- Medium Armor: Dexterity, Wind Walker, Improved Sneak, Agility, Athletics
- Fighters Guild: Intimidating Presence, Slayer, Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
- Vampire: Optional
- Psijic Order (AoE Setup): Clairvoyance, Spell Orb, Concentrated Barrier, Deliberation
- Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
- Racial: All
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
Attributes
All into Stamina
Rotation
In case you don’t know what weaving light attacks is, make sure to check out the “Weaving Beginner Guide” which explains how to weave light attacks between abilities, aka animation canceling.
Endless Hail > Barbed Trap > Weapon Swap
LA > SA > LA > Growing Swarm > LA > 4x Wrecking Blow (with LA) > SA > LA > 5x Wrecking Blow (with LA) > Weapon Swap
Restart
- LA = Light Attack
- SA = Sub Assault
- Reactivate the Bull Netch whenever it runs out
AoE Setup
The AoE setup is more straight forward. Trash packs don’t live for a very long time, anything that provides super burst damage will be useful!
| Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Mechanical Acuity | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Belt | Mechanical Acuity | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoes | Mechanical Acuity | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Pants | Mechanical Acuity | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Hands | Mechanical Acuity | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Head | New Moon Acolyte | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Shoulder | New Moon Acolyte | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
| Necklace | New Moon Acolyte | Jewelry | Infused | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | New Moon Acolyte | Jewelry | Infused | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | New Moon Acolyte | Jewelry | Infused | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Titanic Cleave | 2H Sword | Precise | Absorb Stamina Enchant |
| Weapon 2 | The Maelstrom's Bow | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
Master's Greatsword: Dragonstar Arena
Maelstrom Bow: Maelstrom Arena
Mechanical Acuity: Craftable
New Moon Acolyte: Craftable
Update Log
14.10.2019 Updated Build for Dragonhold DLC, Elsweyr Chapter. Stamina Warden Build Predator PvE
20.02.2020 Updated Build for the HARROWSTORM DLC.
17.05.2020 Updated the Build for the GREYMOOR CHAPTER.
20.08.2020 Updated the Build for the STONETHORN DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
03.09.2020 Updated the Champion Points 810, 600, 300.
26.10.2020 Updated the Build for the MARKARTH DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
Tags: Stamina Warden, Stam Warden Build PVE, Stam Warden PvE Build, Stam Warden PvE Builds
