Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video showcases a possible Two-Hander / Dual Wield PVE Build for the Stamina Warden (Markarth Patch).
This build is a baseline, so can and should be adjusted for use in different situations.
Other weapon combinations below are viable too:
- Dual Wield / Bow
- Two-Hander / Bow
- Dual Wield / Dual Wield
Thanks to Rosskag for providing the footage.
His channel: youtube.com/channel/UCn0ebl6PdpmH4JVUn8Metsg
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Gear
Shown here:
Monster Helm - Selene
- Relequen (Body)
- Advancing Yokeda (Frontbar 2H Axe and jewellery)
- Blackrose Prison Dual Wield Axes (Backbar)
- 3 Bloodthirsty Jewelry
Other gear that is perfectly suitable for different situations/builds include
Monster Helm - Maarselok, Velidreth, Domihaus
- Lokkestiiz, New Moon Acolyte, Tzogvin, Leviathan (Body), Briarheart, Deadwater Guile, Yandir's Might
Back Bar - MA Bow, Master Bow
Race used: Orc
Alternatives (none quite as good): Dunmer, Redguard, Khajiit
Mundus
- Shadow
Example Blue CPs for Practicing on the Dummy
- Master-at-Arms 66
- Thaumaturge 34, Piercing 40, Precise Strikes 66, Mighty 64
Blue CPs in Raid:
The number of points into piercing depends on several factors that may or may not be present in your group, therefore you could try and calculate this yourself since it's hard to give a universal recommendation. Any Blue CP left over as a result of taking out from Piercing, can feasibly go anywhere - just try to hit those breakpoints.
Check out possible Blue CP allocations over at eso-u.com/champion-points
Food
For Practice on Dummy: Lava Foot + 0 points into HP (64 into Stamina)
In Raid: Lava Foot + ~20 points into HP + 6 Medium / 1 Heavy
OR Artaeum Takeaway Broth with 0 points into HP
OR Max HP Max Stam Food if you can sustain it!
Skill Bars (as shown)
2H - Subterranean Assault, Cutting Dive, Growing Swarm, Consuming trap, Executioner/Reverse Slice. Ult - Wild Guardian
DW - Cutting Dive (Passive, Flex), Rending Slashes, Barbed Trap, Deadly Cloak, Bull Netch, Ult - Wild Guardian
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Screenshots!
CMX Parse - https://i.imgur.com/wyUFeO4.jpg
CMX Build - https://i.imgur.com/620oWic.jpg
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Rotation
This rotation makes use of the Blackrose Prison Dual Wield Axes on the backbar, and a 2H weapon on the frontbar.
The Blackrose Prison Axes on the backbar to increase the twin blunt and blade bleeding effect. The main priority skills are:
- Deadly Cloak, grants the Spectral Cloak buff for up-to 12 seconds providing the ticks are doing damage.
- Subterranean Assault on cooldown, now activates twice (one after 3 seconds and then after 6). The only real exception during an Off-balance phase with less than 3 seconds remaining, or in a real fight where you won't get any hits at all.
- Cutting Dive spam whenever the enemy is off-balanced.
Deadly Cloak, Rending Slashes, Growing Swarm and Consuming Trap each last 10 seconds so these skills, therefore, form the backbone of the rotation. However, it's not a problem for the DOTs to fall off in favour of casting the above skills (Subterranean Assault, Cutting Dive). Generally, there may be a pattern of reapplying DOTs when not off-balanced, not at all during off-balanced phases.
Use Executioner as an execute, as early as 30% but definitely after 25% and reapply all DOTs, after that only keep your main skills active. In short fights where you won't get a full duration of DOT recasts, ensure DOTs are running one last time before 25%, then use Executioner the rest of the way. During off-balanced phases in short fights, use Executioner too, in the event that you won't get full value out of the Cutting Dive bleeds.
Proposed Static Rotation
This is a 12-second rotation which depends on having a good (not perfect) off-balanced uptime, which is more reflective of reality. Therefore two sets of the rotation are roughly equal to realistic off-balanced phases for many groups. However it won't bring the best results on the dummy since off-balanced occurs in 22-second phases, so do keep this in mind.
Sub Assault - Barbed Trap/Bull Netch (alternate) - Deadly Cloak - Rending Slashes - Growing Swarm - Soul Trap
Sub Assault - Cutting Dive x 5
Replace Cutting Dive with a Bear Ultimate Cast when needed, and/or Executioner Casts at less than 30% HP.
Use Cutting Dive if you don't need the Netch to sustain.
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See Markarth Builds and more from your favourite ESO PVE creators at liko.gg
My Patreon - patreon.com/likoxie
Thanks to my Patrons: Brad, OwnLight, Kyle, Paratomick, Florian, TheRoyalPlayer, NefasQS, Al and more
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Music provided by HearWeGo (goo.gl/nDS3zR)
Artist: Venus Theory
Title: No Longer Was I Dreaming
Listen on YouTube: youtu.be/oQYQ73gktuE
This video showcases a possible Two-Hander / Dual Wield PVE Build for the Stamina Warden (Markarth Patch).
This build is a baseline, so can and should be adjusted for use in different situations.
Other weapon combinations below are viable too:
- Dual Wield / Bow
- Two-Hander / Bow
- Dual Wield / Dual Wield
Thanks to Rosskag for providing the footage.
His channel: youtube.com/channel/UCn0ebl6PdpmH4JVUn8Metsg
--
Gear
Shown here:
Monster Helm - Selene
- Relequen (Body)
- Advancing Yokeda (Frontbar 2H Axe and jewellery)
- Blackrose Prison Dual Wield Axes (Backbar)
- 3 Bloodthirsty Jewelry
Other gear that is perfectly suitable for different situations/builds include
Monster Helm - Maarselok, Velidreth, Domihaus
- Lokkestiiz, New Moon Acolyte, Tzogvin, Leviathan (Body), Briarheart, Deadwater Guile, Yandir's Might
Back Bar - MA Bow, Master Bow
Race used: Orc
Alternatives (none quite as good): Dunmer, Redguard, Khajiit
Mundus
- Shadow
Example Blue CPs for Practicing on the Dummy
- Master-at-Arms 66
- Thaumaturge 34, Piercing 40, Precise Strikes 66, Mighty 64
Blue CPs in Raid:
The number of points into piercing depends on several factors that may or may not be present in your group, therefore you could try and calculate this yourself since it's hard to give a universal recommendation. Any Blue CP left over as a result of taking out from Piercing, can feasibly go anywhere - just try to hit those breakpoints.
Check out possible Blue CP allocations over at eso-u.com/champion-points
Food
For Practice on Dummy: Lava Foot + 0 points into HP (64 into Stamina)
In Raid: Lava Foot + ~20 points into HP + 6 Medium / 1 Heavy
OR Artaeum Takeaway Broth with 0 points into HP
OR Max HP Max Stam Food if you can sustain it!
Skill Bars (as shown)
2H - Subterranean Assault, Cutting Dive, Growing Swarm, Consuming trap, Executioner/Reverse Slice. Ult - Wild Guardian
DW - Cutting Dive (Passive, Flex), Rending Slashes, Barbed Trap, Deadly Cloak, Bull Netch, Ult - Wild Guardian
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Screenshots!
CMX Parse - https://i.imgur.com/wyUFeO4.jpg
CMX Build - https://i.imgur.com/620oWic.jpg
--
Rotation
This rotation makes use of the Blackrose Prison Dual Wield Axes on the backbar, and a 2H weapon on the frontbar.
The Blackrose Prison Axes on the backbar to increase the twin blunt and blade bleeding effect. The main priority skills are:
- Deadly Cloak, grants the Spectral Cloak buff for up-to 12 seconds providing the ticks are doing damage.
- Subterranean Assault on cooldown, now activates twice (one after 3 seconds and then after 6). The only real exception during an Off-balance phase with less than 3 seconds remaining, or in a real fight where you won't get any hits at all.
- Cutting Dive spam whenever the enemy is off-balanced.
Deadly Cloak, Rending Slashes, Growing Swarm and Consuming Trap each last 10 seconds so these skills, therefore, form the backbone of the rotation. However, it's not a problem for the DOTs to fall off in favour of casting the above skills (Subterranean Assault, Cutting Dive). Generally, there may be a pattern of reapplying DOTs when not off-balanced, not at all during off-balanced phases.
Use Executioner as an execute, as early as 30% but definitely after 25% and reapply all DOTs, after that only keep your main skills active. In short fights where you won't get a full duration of DOT recasts, ensure DOTs are running one last time before 25%, then use Executioner the rest of the way. During off-balanced phases in short fights, use Executioner too, in the event that you won't get full value out of the Cutting Dive bleeds.
Proposed Static Rotation
This is a 12-second rotation which depends on having a good (not perfect) off-balanced uptime, which is more reflective of reality. Therefore two sets of the rotation are roughly equal to realistic off-balanced phases for many groups. However it won't bring the best results on the dummy since off-balanced occurs in 22-second phases, so do keep this in mind.
Sub Assault - Barbed Trap/Bull Netch (alternate) - Deadly Cloak - Rending Slashes - Growing Swarm - Soul Trap
Sub Assault - Cutting Dive x 5
Replace Cutting Dive with a Bear Ultimate Cast when needed, and/or Executioner Casts at less than 30% HP.
Use Cutting Dive if you don't need the Netch to sustain.
--
See Markarth Builds and more from your favourite ESO PVE creators at liko.gg
My Patreon - patreon.com/likoxie
Thanks to my Patrons: Brad, OwnLight, Kyle, Paratomick, Florian, TheRoyalPlayer, NefasQS, Al and more
--
Music provided by HearWeGo (goo.gl/nDS3zR)
Artist: Venus Theory
Title: No Longer Was I Dreaming
Listen on YouTube: youtu.be/oQYQ73gktuE
