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Predictions for Warden Refresh

Hazorix
Hazorix
These are just a list of changes that I think the warden will get with their refresh. Feel free to add your thoughts.

1) The class passives are going to get shuffled around similar to the DK refresh. Not sure what's going where. I actually think they're in a pretty good spot as is, but I think we'll get a damage passive for wielding a frost staff back.
2) One morph of the bear will turn into a frost morph for supports. It will do VERY little damage, but apply minor/major maim. You can activate the ability for X ult cost to apply major brittle on the target for X seconds.
3) One morph of scorch will be changed to a heal that provides minor berserk and resolve. No idea what will happen to the rest of animal companion skills.
4) Corrupting pollen will become an AOE DOT with poison damage with a synergy to allies.
5) One morph of leeching vines will become a AOE root with a debuff (probably lifesteal, but I'm hoping for something like chilled)
6) One morph of lotus flower will add frost damage to your light and heavy attacks instead of healing
7) One morph of nature's grasp will be a pull and apply minor brittle.
8) Both morphs of frost cloak will be consolidated into one (think 30 second frost cloak with minor protection on the caster). The other morph will be a frost spammable.
9) Gripping shards will get reworked to a healing ability with a range like winters revenge, but provide minor protection to allies inside and minor brittle to enemies inside
10) One morph of crystalized shield will provide a shield to an ally instead of yourself.
11) One morph of secluded grove will do frost damage in an AOE and provide a synergy to allies.

Not sure how they're going to handle the remaining skills with 3 damage types. Bleed, frost, and poison seem like they fit well with the class, but the DK refresh makes me think they're going to take one away. Post your predictions!
  • ItsNotLiving
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    I would love to see frost damage moved to Necromancer and poison becoming the main damage type but I know that wouldn’t go over well with all the frost mages already out there. I feel like poison ties the animal and plant lines together perfectly since plants and animals could be poisonous.
  • madmufffin
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    I would love to see frost damage moved to Necromancer and poison becoming the main damage type but I know that wouldn’t go over well with all the frost mages already out there. I feel like poison ties the animal and plant lines together perfectly since plants and animals could be poisonous.

    Bleed would be better and more fitting for warden imo.
  • Militan1404
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    I would love to see frost damage moved to Necromancer and poison becoming the main damage type but I know that wouldn’t go over well with all the frost mages already out there. I feel like poison ties the animal and plant lines together perfectly since plants and animals could be poisonous.

    Have a feeling poison would might go to nightblade becouse its the assasin class, but agree that frost fits necro theme they could get desease if not. And then desease or bleed kind of fits the team for warden, but depends on what they are giving necro, or it might just stay frost.
  • ESO_Nightingale
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    Heres my thoughts

    1- yes but i cant see the frost staff dps thing coming back, that problem can only be truely solved on the destruction staff itself, additionally i am certain the power of piercing cold and glacial presence will be nerfed significantly.

    2- its hard to say what they'll do with the bear. The most common suggestion ive seen over the years is that 1 morph should be 1-barrable but not anywhere near as strong as the double slotted pet it currently is.

    3- oddly specific. To be honest, I dont know if we'll see 1 morph be for healers. I think the best thing for it personally is for each morph to be of 2 distinct dps playstyles. 1 might potentially be for frost dps while the other might be like it is now, but i cant see the shalks staying as the base animal for the skill either way.

    4- i agree.

    5- honestly i could see leeching vines and swarm swapping roles.

    6- i feel like it would be more likely for it to add bleed or poison but i wouldnt be against it.

    7- i agree but i dont know why it would apply minor brittle. Warden applies chilled so much already that that seems redundant.

    8- i hope so! I came up with an idea for exactly this.

    9- this conflicts with budding seeds. I cant see this happening. But i can see gripping and winters revenge both having offensive stat or max hp scaling.

    10- i think this will happen too.

    11- i dont see it doing frost damage as we already have northern storm for that. I can see it doing bleed or poison damage though.
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  • madmufffin
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    Welp here's an update. Ice is safe at least. https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/70311
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