Type: Dungeon, Trial, Arena & Overland
Buildname: Claws
Table of Contents
- Gear
- Champion Points
- Werewolf Setup
- Resource Management
- Rotation
- Classes Skills & Passives
- Important Information
- Update Log
Welcome to the Werewolf Build “Claws” for ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. This build is optimized for Dungeons & Trials gameplay!
This page here is designed to hold the Werewolf PvE Build “Claws” for all classes. You will find different sections for each class, as you can see in the table of contents. You will see that the Gear is the same for all classes for a Werewolf setup, the same for Champion Points.
The main thing that changes with a different class is the human form aspects. This means each class has different skills and passives at their disposal, which I will showcase in the class section, so you know how to set your character up in human form.
- Werewolf DPS Build for ALL Classes
- Optimized for Dungeons & Trials
- Dual Wield, Bow and Sharp Claws
- Medium Armor
- High Damage
- Good Healing
- Good Survivability
Gear for the ESO Werewolf Build
You will find 3 different setups here. Setup 1 is the preferred setup. Players who do not have all the gear yet can use 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.
- Oakensoul Ring: You could also use the Oakensoul Ring to boost your Werewolf form, but you will only be able to use 1 bar in human form.
- Pillar of Nirn: If you prefer proc sets, you could also use Pillar of Nirn instead of Tzogvin’s Warband.
Gear Setup 1
Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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Chest | Perfected Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Belt | Perfected Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Shoes | Perfected Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Pants | Perfected Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Hands | Perfected Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Head | Kjalnar’s Nightmare | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Shoulder | Kjalnar’s Nightmare | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Necklace | Tzogvin’s Warband or Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband or Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband or Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Weapon 1 | Tzogvin’s Warband or Pillar of Nirn | Dagger | Nirnhoned | Poison Damage Enchantment |
Weapon 1 | Tzogvin’s Warband or Pillar of Nirn | Dagger | Charged | Fire Damage Enchantment |
Weapon 2 | Perfected Merciless Charge | 2H Sword | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
Gear Setup 2
This setup is for people that do not have access to Trial gear.
Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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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 | Random Monster Set | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Shoulder | Random Monster Set | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Necklace | Tzogvin’s Warband | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Tzogvin’s Warband | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Weapon 1 | Tzogvin’s Warband | Dagger | Nirnhoned | Poison Damage Enchantment |
Weapon 1 | Tzogvin’s Warband | Dagger | Charged | Fire Damage Enchantment |
Weapon 2 | Merciless Charge | 2H Sword | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
Gear Setup 3 Beginner
Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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Chest | Hunding’s Rage | Heavy | Divine | Healthy |
Belt | Night Mother’s Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Shoes | Night Mother’s Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Pants | Hunding’s Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Hands | Hunding’s Rage | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Head | Night Mother’s Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Shoulder | Night Mother’s Gaze | Medium | Divine | Stamina |
Necklace | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Agility | Jewelry | Robust | Weapon Damage |
Weapon 1 DW | Hunding’s Rage | Dagger | Nirnhoned | Poison Damage Enchantment |
Weapon 1 DW | Hunding’s Rage | Dagger | Charged | Fire Damage Enchantment |
Weapon 2 | Hunding’s Rage | 2H Sword | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
Where can I get the gear?
Perfected Arms of Relequen: vCloudrest
Arms of Relequen: Cloudrest
Kjalnar’s Nightmare: vUnhallowed Grave, Undaunted Enclave
Tzogvin’s Warband: Frostvault
Perfected Merciless Charge (Maelstrom 2H): vMaelstrom Arena
Pillar of Nirn: nFlakreath Hold Dungeon
Merciless Charge: nMaelstrom Arena
Hunding’s Rage: Craftable
Night Mother’s Gaze: Craftable
Agility: Guildstores
Champion Points for the Werewolf Build
Below you can find the Champion Points setup for this build. Work your way from top to bottom in your allocation. For more information on Champion Points, please visit the Champion Points Overview Page on ESO-Hub.com.
Hovering over each perk will give you insights on what it does. Presets are also provided for each of the allocations below.
Click the tab below to open the allocation.
Setup & Skills Werewolf Build for ESO
Tip: In case you drop low on Stamina, you can always use Heavy Attacks to restore Stamina.
Skills
Werewolf |
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Slot 1: Brutal Pounce |
Slot 2: Hircine’s Rage |
Slot 3: Howl of Agony |
Slot 4: Ferocious Roar |
Slot 5: Claws of Life |
Ultimate: Berserker |
Skill Explanation
- Light Attacks: Light Attacks should always be used between abilities, they deal a lot of damage and apply a bleed damage over time effect on the enemy.
- Brutal Pounce: You have to use this to keep up the Brutal Carnage passive 6x stack, reapply it before it runs out to keep up the extra weapon damage.
- Hircine’s Rage: Gives you Major Brutality, 20% Weapon Damage buff and also restores Stamina if you are at full health on top of giving 25% more damage through Major Berserk.
- Howl of Agony: Your main spammable, deals more damage if you face an enemy.
- Ferocious Roar: Gives you Major Savagery, 12% Weapon Critical buff and also increases the speed of your Heavy Attacks.
- Claws of Life: This is a very strong damage over time effect and also heals you. If you apply this to 3 or more enemies, you will gain a lot of healing on you.
- Berserker: We choose this morph because the bleed we get deals a lot of damage.
Resource Management Werewolf Build ESO
Heavy Attacks restore a lot of extra resources, even more so because a Werewolf benefits from the Pursuit passive.
Potions are also another important tool that you want to always use when you are low on Stamina!
- Heavy Attacks
- Heavy Attacks extra sustain Werewolf
- Potions
Rotation for the Werewolf Build
The rotation can be best showcased in this video here. Most important is that you want to keep up the Brutal Carnage passive from the Brutal Pounce skill, to benefit from the Weapon Damage bonus all the time.
The video is from an older patch but it only needs to be able to show the rotation, which it does perfectly.
Want to learn more about how to weave Light Attacks? Check out the “Weaving Beginner Guide”.
Class Skills & Passives Werewolf Build
Here you can find the different Classes and how your skill layout should look like for the Werewolf Build in ESO. You can always adjust it to your needs. I will also showcase you what type of class bonus will be active while you are in Werewolf form.
All Classes have a similar dps range. With Sorcerer and Templar being the slightly stronger once ahead of the other classes, but only by a very small margin.
Nightblade Werewolf Build Setup
Nightblades make pretty good Werewolves, not only can they sustain better than all other classes in human form, they also have better sustain in Werewolf form. Here you can find the Nightblade Werewolf build layout with both skills and passives.
- +15% Health, Stamina and Magicka Recovery
- +2974 Penetration against enemies you are flanking
- +1000 Magicka and Stamina when an enemy dies within 2s of you damaging the enemy
- +10% Critical Damage
Skills
Dual Wield Mainbar | 2H-second bar |
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Slot 1: Barbed Trap | Slot 1: Stampede |
Slot 2: Deadly Cloak | Slot 2: Dark Shades |
Slot 3: Surprise Attack | Slot 3: Twisting Path |
Slot 4: Killer’s Blade | Slot 4: Leeching Strikes |
Slot 5: Relentless Focus | Slot 5: Carve |
Ultimate: Werewolf Berserk | Ultimate: Incapacitating Strike |
Sorcerer Werewolf Build Setup
Sorcerers have the strongest Werewolf dps due to the good class passives. They get 5% overall more physical damage from their passives. On top of that the Werewolf transformation costs less because of the Ultimate cost reduction and the abilities are slightly cheaper. Here you can find the Sorcerer Werewolf build layout with both skills and passives.
- -6% cost on Stamina and Magicka abilities
- -15% cost on Ultimate abilities
- +10% Magicka Recovery
- +5% Physical & Shock Damage
- After blocking an attack, your next Health, Magicka, or Stamina Ability costs 15% less
- Increases your damage done against enemies by 1% for every 10% of current Health they have
Skills
Dualwield Mainbar | 2H-second bar |
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Slot 1: Barbed Trap | Slot 1: Stampede |
Slot 2: Bound Armaments | Slot 2: Hurricane |
Slot 3: Crystal Weapon | Slot 3: Carve |
Slot 4: Twilight Tormentor | Slot 4: Twilight Tormentor |
Slot 5: Volatile Familiar | Slot 5: Volatile Familiar |
Ultimate: Werewolf Berserker | Ultimate: Greater Storm Atronach |
Templar Werewolf Build Setup
Templars are also one of the top dps setups for Werewolves. They gain 6% extra weapon damage in Werewolf form and also have reduces Ultimate and ability cost. On top of that Werewolf Templars gain extra spell resistance and also can resurrect friendly players faster. Here you can find the Templar Werewolf build layout with both skills and passives.
- +6% Weapon/Spell Damage
- +10% Critical Damage
- +10% extra damage against blocking targets
- +1320 Spell Resistance
- -5% Stamina, Magicka and Ultimate cost
- +20% increased resurrection speed. Resurrected allies revive with 100% more health.
Skills
Dual Wield Mainbar | 2H-second bar |
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Slot 1: Barbed Trap | Slot 1: Stampede |
Slot 2: Power of the Light | Slot 2: Ritual of Retribution |
Slot 3: Biting Jabs | Slot 3: Carve |
Slot 4: Camouflaged Hunter | Slot 4: Blazing Spear |
Slot 5: Deadly Cloak | Slot 5: Resolving Vigor |
Ultimate: Werewolf Beserker | Ultimate: Ice Comet |
Dragonknight Werewolf Build Setup
Dragonknights make the tankiest Werewolves. You gain 10% extra block mitigation and extra spell resistance. When you transform into a Werewolf you also benefit from the “Battle Roar” passive, instantly giving you resources back. And when you have a poison damage enchant on your weapons, you can also proc the “Combustion” passive to return extra stamina for you. Here you can find the Dragonknight Werewolf build layout with both skills and passives.
- +10% Block Mitigation
- +1650 Spell Resistance
- Replenish 2550 Health and 25000 Stamina and Magicka when transforming
- Increases the damage of your Burning and Poisoned status effects by 50%. When you apply Burning to an enemy, you restore 1000 Magicka. When you apply Poisoned to an enemy, you restore 1000 Stamina. Can occur once every 3 seconds for each Magicka and Stamina (Combustion Passive)
- Elder Dragon passive increases Light Attack and all other instant melee attacks range by 2 meters
Skills
Dual Wield Mainbar | 2H-second bar |
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Slot 1: Barbed Trap | Slot 1: Stampede |
Slot 2: Deadly Cloak | Slot 2: Venomous Claw |
Slot 3: Stone Giant | Slot 3: Flames of Oblivion |
Slot 4: Engulfing Flames | Slot 4: Carve |
Slot 5: Eruption | Slot 5: Molten Whip |
Ultimate: Werewolf Berserker | Ultimate: Standard of Might |
Warden Werewolf Build Setup
Wardens make good Werewolves, even tho they do not have many passives that help them out. Werewolf Wardens are only slightly weaker than other classes (1-2k dps less). And the “Maturation” passive also helps your teammates, increasing the health of everyone by 10%. Here you can find the Warden Werewolf build layout with both skills and passives.
- -15% snare effectiveness
- +10% HP if maturation passive procs
Skills
Dual Wield Mainbar | 2H-second bar |
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Slot 1: Barbed Trap | Slot 1: Stampede |
Slot 2: Fetcher Infection | Slot 2: Bull Netch |
Slot 3: Cutting Dive | Slot 3: Carve |
Slot 4: Subterranean Assault | Slot 4: Winter’s Revenge |
Slot 5: Deadly Cloak | Slot 5: Bird of Prey |
Ultimate: Werewolf Berserker | Ultimate: Wild Guardian |
Necromancer Werewolf Build Setup
Necromancers do good damage as Werewolf and they have some nice passives that work along with it. However, most of the damage focused passives of the Necromancer will not be active in the Werewolf form because they require Necromancer abilities slotted. You could also slot Bone Goliath on the back bar so you can either decide to transform into a Werewolf or a Goliath which is pretty cool!
- 10% more damage with damage over time effects.
- Whenever an enemy you are in combat with dies within 28 meters of you, restore 666 Magicka and Stamina.
- 1250 Max Health.
- While you have a negative effect on you, your Healing Done is increased by 8%.
Skills
Dual Wield Mainbar | 2H-second bar |
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Slot 1: Blighted Blastbones | Slot 1: Stampede |
Slot 2: Deadly Cloak | Slot 2: Skeletal Archer |
Slot 3: Venom Skull | Slot 3: Carve |
Slot 4: Detonating Siphon | Slot 4: Avid Boneyard |
Slot 5: Barbed Trap | Slot 5: Resolving Vigor |
Ultimate: Werewolf Berserker | Ultimate: Pestilent Colossus |
Arcanist Werewolf Build Setup
Arcanists don’t exactly have great benefits as Werewolf because most of their passives are focused on the Crux mechanic. We don’t have access to Crux in the Arcanist Werewolf form. In addition, most of the damage-focused passives of the Arcanist will not be active in the Werewolf form because they require Arcanist abilities slotted, which is impossible in the Werewolf form.
- 5% More Weapon Damage
- 18% Stamina and Magicka Recovery
Skills
Dual Wield Mainbar | 2H-second bar |
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Slot 1: Barbed Trap | Slot 1: Stampede |
Slot 2: Deadly Cloak | Slot 2: Fulminating Rune |
Slot 3: Escalating Runeblades | Slot 3: Carve |
Slot 4: Cephaliarch’s Flail | Slot 4: Inspired Scholarship |
Slot 5: Camouflaged Hunter | Slot 5: Resolving Vigor |
Ultimate: Werewolf Berserker | Ultimate: The Languid Eye |
Important Info for Werewolf Build PvE
Buff-food
Any of the three foods below works well with the build. For a list of all buff food and drink consumables please visit the Buff Food and Drinks Overview Page.
Lava Foot Soup and Saltrice
(Saltrice, Flour, Potato, Scrib Jelly)
Artaeum Takeaway Broth
(Max Health+Max Stamina+Stamina Recovery+Health Recovery)
Dubious Camoran Throne
(2nd option if Artaeum is too expensive)
Mundus Stone
The Thief (Increased Critical Chance)
Race
Any race with stamina based perks works for this setup. If you want a complete overview of all races and racial passives, then I recommend checking out the ESO Races Overview page.
Orc
Khajiit
Dark Elf
Nord
Redguard
Wood Elf
Imperial
High Elf
Potions
In Werewolf form you will already benefit from Major Brutality and Major Savagery (20% Weapon Damage and 12% Weapon Critical buff). Therefore using Potions that include Stamina, Health and Magicka will suit you best.
Essence of Health
(Max Health, Max Stamina, Max Magicka)
(Columbine, Mountain flower, Bugloss)
Attributes
All into Stamina
Werewolf Guide
If you are interested in more Werewolf basics & advanced mechanics, all you need to know about Werewolf you can check out my in depth guide for Werewolves.
The Werewolf Guide contains:
- Part 1
- Werewolf Basics
- Werewolf Ultimate
- Werewolf Skills
- Werewolf Passives
- Strengths & Weaknesses
- How to stay in Werewolf Form
- Part 2
- Best Werewolf Race & Class
- Active Effects in Werewolf
- Werewolf Champion Points
- Werewolf good Sets
- Part 3
- How to become a Werewolf
- How to remove Lycanthropy
- How to level Werewolf fast level 1 to 10 in 20 Minutes
- Tips and Tricks
- Werewolf Builds
Update Log
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