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Not even close.

I mean MagDen can 1vX better than mNB so pretty sure it's not that weak.

Viable magden builds for outnumbered PvP do not have 20k fissure tooltips. You cannot sustain that in actual outnumbered 1vX and 2vX. Actually, mine and my partner's are sitting around 15k for his non-bird of prey bars, and 16kish with bird of prey on my bar (we run one pollen). That fissure though? That's half your damage, as most magicka warden bars can only afford to run their spammable (clench) and fissure as their damage skills. Magicka Warden needs almost all of its skill slots to even stay alive. You need multiple HoTs and you're stuck being vampire (you can play without mist, but you'll die outnumbered most likely, trust me).

The huge, huge issue magicka warden suffers from is not being able to viably run their spammable (cliffracer). Not having a solid cc option (the one we have isn't viable, don't even start with me) ties magicka warden into specifically playing with clench. That ties us then into specifically playing with a master staff. That then ruins most build diversity for magicka warden and then ties us into very few build options. I've tried so many combinations of builds over the past few patches, and they always come down to almost the same thing, and it's frustrating.

So, sure, good magicka warden players are going to make the class look insanely easy to play, but it's not. Go out and fight a couple DKs or stam builds with your clench spam and then go back and swap to a stamina build or a magicka spec with an actual CC and pressured damage and you'll see a huge difference. The spec is fun, for me, which is why I won't stop playing it until Necro, but it's far from overpowered like everyone is saying. Comparing magicka warden to stamina warden is also unfair because stamina, overall, is just busted with bleeds and how strong dawnbreaker is.

As for 1v1s, the issue with a 1v1 spec is that our DoT, which has potential to be strong, was increased in cost (lol? I still have no clue why), we're still stuck with clench spam, we still have no class CC that is worth anything (ultimates really don't count), and we're sort of trapped into running the bear 1v1, as our spec is made to do, but it's not allowed in most duels, so we're stuck with perma/northern storm, which isn't amazing in a 1v1, so then we have meteor or soul assault, and, well, lol.
That being said, if we are, by the grace of all the pro-dueling gods, allowed to use our bear, we can actually keep pressure. Other than that, our major damage through fissure is so easily avoided (side-step it people, kite in circles around the warden, they'll never hit you with it, big tip). So I don't think magicka warden is weak by any means 1v1, but it's weak when we're refused our bear.

I'm also a person who has consistently played multiple specs in this game, stamina and magicka, and I don't find as many infuriating issues with most as I do with magicka warden. I literally just play the class because I find it to be fun, and it has its moments where everything lines up just right and it can be a blast. But overpowered? Nah.

thank you @DisgracefulMind . Exactly what im thinking about magicka warden.

Magden is one of the best specs for group-play in pvp and for that should remain weaker in 1 vs 1. And I don`t think magden even can be called weak in 1 vs 1, warden can be very hard to kill but also warden can struggle with killing competent opponent in duel due shalks being so predictable and easy to avoid.
Isn`t that how balance looks like? Shine in group-play, but have harder time alone. Hard to kill in duel but also struggle with killing opponent.

If they wanted to shift wardens power from aoe to single-target dmg by, for example, nerfing shalks and sleet storm and then buffing cliff racer, swarm and bear, I would approve that. But no buffing alone should happen or warden would quickly become quite imbalanced class. That kind of power-shifting could also help magdens in pve-dps and that`s where magdens really need help, not in pvp.

9200hrs playn warden n magden is great in tight bg group/bk n zone lose every 1v1 and unless nord cyro *** way solo cyro,offers amazing array of buffs for group very flexible in any content is y i stay warden.add cp to mix and needs group.but i hav ran nord n had blast n cyro