Ranged Warden Bleed Build - does it exist?

Seraphayel · February 2023

Title.

With the upcoming changes to Cutting Dive, it will always apply the bleed effect (don't know if it's stackable anymore though). So my question is, could you make a bleed ranged Warden work? Maybe with a Bow or even with a Destruction Staff? Mostly talking about PvP here, not so much into PvE.

What do you guys think?

Necrotech_Master · February 2023

i dont think the bleed from cutting dive is stackable anymore either

you could probably make a bleed build, but it would likely be more centered around the masters duel wield than warden skills

for warden skills you have cutting dive and the bear, the stamina fetcher i think does bleed but that was nerfed to only be on 1 target at a time

duel wield you have the blood craze with the masters duel wield, which would be at least 4 bleed focused skills

you might be able to get a few extra bleeds from proc sets, or other skills in the duel wield skill line, and maybe the beast trap (i think the trap does bleed dmg now instead of physical)

chessalavakia_ESO · February 2023

I didn't have much luck with my attempt.

One thing I learned from mine is that while Gryphon's Reprisal does look interesting in Cyrodiil someone else is probably going to be hitting the Synergy most of the time as soon as it pops up.

Seraphayel · February 2023

So I can basically shelf my idea of making a ranged bleed build?

Zodiarkslayer · February 2023

I'd say shelf it or go melee.
You can go full bleed build with Dro' Zakar and Blooddrinker or Pillar.
Use Dual Wield frontbar, 2H backbar and use as many Bleed abilities as you can find. Most will be melee ranged.

That build parsed almost 125k back when Birds had seperate bleeds and Carve had stacks. I think it was the Deadlands patch?
Got nerfed, obviously, but should still be able to do 110k+ dps on a tight rotation and good weaving.

For Solo puposes, I'd definitely drop Dro'Zakar and use Blooddrinker and Pillar with Bloodthirst as Spammable.

For PvP, I cannot say much, except that the time to set up cleansable DoT pressure is not worth it in current high health high healing high mitigation META. PvP is Nuts right now. 🤦‍♂️

MEBengalsFan2001 · February 2023

PVP Warden Bleed Build:

Front Bar 2H:
Fletcher Flies
Cutting Dive
Carve
Bird of Prey
Artic Blast
Thrive in Chaos

Back Bar DW:
Frost Cloak
Resolving Vigor
Bull Netch
Blood Craze
Flare
Northern Storm / Healing Thicket

Gear Sets.
Crimson Twilight as your defensive set
Pillar of Nirn, Salvage Werewolf, Dragon's Appetite, Blooddrinker

With how Warden is you could forgo a defensive set and run full damage sets. If you do this I would go with Blooddrinker and Dragon Appetite.