Last Build Update: January 18, 2025 – Update 44
The Magicka Warden class is an excellent choice for PvP, as it deals a lot of damage, is quite tanky by nature, and has great heals on top of everything. This post contains two builds – a dual wield / ice staff setup that maximizes your damage output, and a lightning staff / ice staff setup that’s viable for all-round purposes.
Table of Contents
Skill bars #1
Note 1: The scripts for the Ulfsild’s Contingency scribing grimoire are: Frost Damage, Class Mastery, Force
Gear setup #1
| Piece | Set | Weight / Type | Trait | Enchantment |
| Helmet | Balorgh | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defense |
| Shoulders | Balorgh | Medium | Impenetrable | Prismatic Defense |
| Chest | Trainee | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defense |
| Legs | Wretched Vitality | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defense |
| Gloves | Mechanical Acuity | Medium | Impenetrable | Prismatic Defense |
| Belt | Wretched Vitality | Light | Well-fitted | Prismatic Defense |
| Boots | Wretched Vitality | Medium | Well-fitted | Prismatic Defense |
| Necklace | Mechanical Acuity | – | Infused | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Mechanical Acuity | – | Infused | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Death Dealer’s Fete | – | Infused | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Mechanical Acuity | Mace | Nirnhoned | Flame |
| Weapon 1 | Mechanical Acuity | Mace | Charged | Poison |
| Weapon 2 | Wretched Vitality | Ice Staff | Defending | Weapon Damage |
Skill bars #2
Note 1: The scripts for the Wield Soul scribing grimoire are: Healing, Class Mastery, Vitality
If you don’t have access to Scribing, replace this skill with Polar Wind.
Gear setup #2
| Piece | Set | Weight / Type | Trait | Enchantment |
| Helmet | Balorgh | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defense |
| Shoulders | Balorgh | Medium | Impenetrable | Prismatic Defense |
| Chest | Trainee | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defense |
| Legs | Wretched Vitality | Heavy | Reinforced | Prismatic Defense |
| Gloves | Wretched Vitality | Light | Well-fitted | Prismatic Defense |
| Belt | Oakfather’s Retribution | Medium | Well-fitted | Prismatic Defense |
| Boots | Wretched Vitality | Medium | Impenetrable | Prismatic Defense |
| Necklace | Oakfather’s Retribution | – | Infused | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Oakfather’s Retribution | – | Infused | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Death Dealer’s Fete | – | Infused | Spell Damage |
| Weapon 1 | Oakfather’s Retribution | Lightning Staff | Sharpened | Shock |
| Weapon 2 | Wretched Vitality | Ice Staff | Defending | Weapon Damage |
Champion Points
| Craft Tree (Green) | Warfare Tree (Blue) | Fitness Tree (Red) |
| Gifted Rider | Wrathful Strikes | Sustained by Suffering |
| Rationer | Fighting Finesse for Build #1 / Force of Nature for Build #2 | Pain’s Refuge |
| Liquid Efficiency | Master-at-Arms | Survival Instincts |
| Steed’s Blessing | Ironclad | Celerity |
Mundus stone, attributes, and consumables
– Mundus stone: The Shadow (increased Critical Damage) for Build #1 – The Lover (increased Physical and Spell Penetration) for Build #2
– Race: Breton or Imperial
– Attributes: 51 points in Magicka, 13 points in Health
– Curse: Stage 3 Vampire for the Undeath passive skill
– Food: Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch
– Potion: Tri-Stat (Mountain Flower + Columbine + Bugloss) or Essence of Immovability (Bugloss + Columbine + Wormwood)
Thank you so much for checking out my build, I hope it serves you well! Let me know if you have any questions, either in our Discord server, or on Twitch when I’m live! Have a nice day!
