Winter's Dawn - 48k@3M, OneBar, Solo, Ultimate spam W13T2: C-Force(Interrupt) - Warden Construye PvE - ESO

• Build Concept
• Core Mechanic
• Situations
• CP(Slottable)
• Skill Swap
• Gear Set & Alternatives
• Dummy
• Tips / Addon Advice

Build Concept

This build operates in two main ways:
1. Standard Frost Oaken Build
2. AoE Chill Build
This guide will primarily focus on the AoE Chill Build (Point 2).

As a recent example, this build has been successfully used to nearly solo Ghishzor without relying on stacking at out of wall range.(and, all Solstice WBs, Apocrypha WBs too)
In this particular battle, Permafrost's uptime was about 90% at maximum. (Permafrost means Sleet Storm's morph.)

※ Permafrost: dealing 158 Frost Damage every 1 second for 13 seconds to enemies around you and reducing their Movement Speed by 70% and applying the Chilled status effect.

Previous Build similar concept: 
Ice Dancer
https://eso-hub.com/en/builds?other=one-bar&query=Ice%20Dancer&class=4&role=Magicka
https://eso-hub.com/en/builds/shinntarou4649/9d28b7fa-b7b2-4305-a595-3c243853d1b1/ice-dancerone-bar-solo-cheap-gear-can-vet-arenasbefore-subclass-no-more-updated
※ I'll change the build's access to “only accesible to people know the link” from public. It's outdated.

Core Mechanic

The Chill status effect is the most critical component of this build's performance.
Chill triggers Baron Zaudrus, which is essential for cycling your Ultimate ability. 

Permafrost, Arctic Blast, and Elemental Susceptibility apply Chill.
Shimmering Shield, Prism, Restoring Spirit, and Savage Beast provide a direct boost to Ultimate.
All three relevant class skill lines—Animal Companions, Winter's Embrace, and Dawn's Wrath—are tightly interwoven and mutually dependent.

Simply put, this warden build can only truly spam their Ultimate ability when using Permafrost. 
I think the build is fun to play. 
Warden is fun.

Situations

• Melee range:
  Set skills, watch main focused enemy, and guard. 
  Frost staff LA weaving can be extremely solid(LClick → Push skill button(LA animation canceled) → RClick guard (Skill animation canceled)). Even though you are attacking, you can guard most attacks until your magicka runs out.
  If Magicka is low, perform HA weaving (LHold → HA start → HA launch & LRelease & Push skill button → RClick guard). You gain shield and magicka.
  Frost build is advantageous during a resource-draining battle. This is why Frost build is strong against WB.
  ※ For this specific aspect, HA Sorc is better than Frost build. Sergeant's Mail's HA and class skill combo can yield more dps and shield.
• Out of Melee Range / Running in Melee range:
  In glorious battle, sometimes you must run around the battlefield. to handle mechanics, to avoid deadly attacks, etc. Warden's skills perform well in the situation. 
  Cast Subterranean Assault and run; after 3 seconds, turn back to face the enemies. Spamming Blue Betty removes your negative effects and heals you via Bond with Nature. Crystallized Shield is the best shield for dealing with ranged attacks.
  Warden's skills can continue dealing damage to enemies and easily counter escape prevention mechanics (such as [Tanking aim], snare effects) if you are running around.
  In my opinion, some commonly used high-DPS solo builds(Sergeant's Mail HA, Ring of the Pale Order Beam) slightly lack these properties.

CP(Slottable)

• [Deadly Aim] & [Master-at-Arms]: Basic options. Chill is a type of “Direct damage” and “Single target”. If you really need another star anyhow, [Deadly Aim](Single Target) would better be rejected first due to other main damage sources(Subterranean Assault).
• [Reaving Blows]: This star is effective in this build because the majority of your damage comes from Direct Damage sources. In most cases, the heal value nearly equals to Living Dark's value.
  2025/11/9 Confirmed Chill NEVER triggers Reaving Blows.
• [Occult Overload]: This is a good potential source of damage for only one slot. It also applies other status effects.
• [Shield Master]: Useful for spamming Shimmering Shield.

Skill Swap

The Weapon skill and Subterranean Assault are considered fixed. I recommend keeping the 3rd to 5th skill slots easily swappable.

3rd Skill

• Living Dark: A defensive option.
• Power of the Light: An offensive option.

4th skill

• Blue Betty: Offensive. Removing negative effects is important when fighting DoT-heavy enemies (e.g., Dragons). Spam Netch!
• Shimmering Shield: For Ultimate. In 1vX situations, this skill can perform well.

5th skill

• Arctic Blast: Default choice. It provides AoE Direct Damage and Self-Healing. To maximize Baron Zaudrus's performance, you should maintain the uptime of at least one Chill-applying skill at all times.
• Torchbearer([Chilling Torch]): Stamina AoE skill. If you want to save Magicka and if Permafrost's uptime is high enough, Banish the Wicked earns Ultimate nearly equal to Arctic Blast.
• Winter's Revenge: Ranged Chillable skill, proccing every 1 second (compared to Arctic Blast's 2 seconds). Due to Baron Zaudrus's 1-second cooldown, using both Arctic Blast and Winter's Revenge simultaneously is not efficient for this build.
• Radiant Oppression: If you are in PT. You can deal the highest Maximum damage, but the average DPS doesn't change much.

Ultimate

• Permafrost: Default for 1vX.
• Wild Guardian: Default for DD.
• Eternal Guardian: Because the build doesn't have skills that heal your ally, an auto-respawn bear is a good choice.

Gear Set & Alternatives

5Set

• Tide-Born Wildstalker: for Solo, DD in PT. Offensive. Enchant: Magicka
  This is the best damage set for this build because the majority of your damage comes from Direct Damage sources.
• Heartland Conqueror: for IA, Defensive. Enchant: TriStat
  I recommend creating the heavy pieces of this set. The set can play multiple roles via your weapon trait. 
  If the Charged trait is used, the effect increases from 235% to 470%. If the Decisive trait is used, it accelerates your Ultimate cycle. In this build, alternative sets are required to boost Chill or boost Ultimate. If you bring the gear, you don't need to bring other sets(Akaviri Dragonguard Glacial Guardian Symmetry of the Weald).
• Frostbite: Outdated. 
  If you convert to the set from Tide-Born Wildstalker, your 3Mdummy score will drop by about 2k.

Weapon Set

• Blessing of the Potentates: Against many enemies.
• Perfected Wrath of Elements: For fewer enemies (or Single Target). Of course, the overall DPS without Ultimate is better than that of Potentates.
• Perfected Destructive Impact: For pure DPS.
• Concentrated Force: Low DPS and high cost. However, if you need both DPS and interrupt, it is probably better than Potentates with Crushing Shock or Soul Burst.

Monster Set

• Iceheart: for PT, Non-Ult, Offensive. Enchant: Magicka
  Considering Glacial Presence, it is the best choice for this build's damage profile.
• Baron Zaudrus: for Ult. Enchant: TriStat
  I feel that if Permafrost's uptime is about 70% over, Baron's DPS is better than Iceheart's.
   

Dummy

48k on a 3M dummy (Destructive touch, Fetcher Infection). See Screenshot (SS).

Tips / Addon Advice

Skill Swapping
This build is designed for the player to adjust the Weapon, the 3rd to 5th skills, and the Ultimate based on the content. 
To facilitate swapping, I created multiple Dressing Room presets, each containing only one specific skill.
See the image for an example. (Potentates Page, Tips: How to swap skills quickly (Dressing Room))

Dressing Room 2018
https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info1911-DressingRoom2018.html