Powerful Werewolf Build for ESO – Damage Dealer DPS

Table of Contents

• Gear
• Champion Points
• Werewolf Setup
• Resource Management
• Rotation
• Classes Skills & Passives
  • Nightblade
  • Sorcerer
  • Templar
  • Dragonknight
  • Warden
  • Necromancer
  • Arcanist
• Important Information
  • Buff Food
  • Mundus Stone
  • Race
  • Potions
  • Attributes
  • Werewolf Guide
• 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 Setup 2

This setup is for people that do not have access to Trial gear.

Gear Setup 3 Beginner

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

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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11.08.2019 Updated the Build for the SCALEBREAKER DLC, Elsweyr Chapter, Werewolf Build PvE “Claws”.
07.10.2019 Updated the passives of certain classes to match the current patch.
20.10.2019 Updated the Build for the DRAGONHOLD DLC.
21.20.2020 Updated the Build for the HARROWSTORM DLC.
02.05.2020 Updated the Gearsetup in preparation for the next Chapter.
24.05.2020 Updated the Build for the GREYMOOR CHAPTER.
22.08.2020 Updated the Build for the STONETHORN DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
31.10.2020 Updated the Build for the MARKARTH DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
05.03.2021 Updated the Build for the FLAMES OF AMBITION DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
28.05.2021 Updated the Build for the BLACKWOOD CHAPTER.
18.08.2021 Updated the Build for the WAKING FLAME DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
22.10.2021 Updated the Build for the DEADLANDS DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
10.03.2022 Updated the Build for the ASCENDING TIDE DLC, High Isle Chapter.
27.05.2022 Updated the Build for the HIGH ISLE CHAPTER.
26.10.2022 Updated the Build for the FIRESONG DLC, High Isle Chapter.
13.03.2023 Updated the Build for the SCRIBES OF FATE DLC, Necrom Chapter.
11.05.2023 Updated the Build for the NECROM Chapter.
25.10.2023 Updated the Build for the Necrom Update 40.
12.03.2024 Updated the Werewolf Build for the Scions of Ithelia DLC U41, Gold Road Chapter.
20.08.2024 Updated the Build for Update 43, Gold Road Chapter.
28.10.2024 Updated the Build for Update 44, Gold Road Chapter.
11.03.2025 Updated the Build for Update 45, Fallen Banners.
27.05.2025 Updated the Build for Update 46, Seasons of the Worm Cult Part 1.

Related ESO Content:

• Werewolf Guide Basics & Advanced
• Solo Werewolf Build
• Racial Guide
• Vampire Guide