The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind brings you the first new class: the Warden. What the developers at Zenimax thought of the versatile nature mage, you can find out here.
The class selection in The Elder Scrolls Online is, in contrast to the vast scope of the online role-playing game, rather poor. There are only four archetypes to choose from. Although you can build them quite diversely thanks to various skill trees and weapon skills, certain concepts were left behind.
For example, the role of a ranger or druid, meaning a nature-connected mage and fighter. That is exactly what the Warden should be!
The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind – “The Warden should feel organic”
According to lead designer Eric Wrobel, the idea of such a nature hero had been lingering in the minds of the developers for a while. But since neither Templars, Dragonknights, Nightblades, nor Sorcerers captured the nature flair, a new class was needed. From the beginning, care was taken to ensure that everything “felt organic”.
Thus, the Warden summons his faithful bear companion with fluid, flowing movements. When he throws the seeds for healing plants, the beneficial flowers always grow in a chaotic random pattern like in the forest and not in lines.
From the lore, the Warden is also clearly inspired by the chaotic and nature-bound Wood Elves (Bosmer). This people has priests of the divine Y’ffre, who use similar magic and preserve the history of the quirky elf people orally.
ESO: Morrowind – The Warden – Versatile Tank, Healer, and DD
Like nature, the Warden is also a versatile class. His three skill lines are clearly specialized in tank, healer, or damage, but with adjustments, you can change the skills individually and tailor them to your needs.
This way, you can boost individual effects so that they help not only you but also the whole group, making the Warden a good team player. But the damage line is also customizable. If you can aim well, you specialize in “Scorch” and specifically unleash three underground fight creatures on the enemy. Those who want reliable DPS will directly attack the opponent with the skill “Dive” and summon infallible Cliff Racers.
This also applies to healers. Those who want to effortlessly keep the group alive can use “Mushroom Growth” and simply heal the nearest friend. Those who prefer to play tactically can change the skill to “Beneficial Spores” and heal better when allies are close to the Warden.
ESO: Morrowind – The Warden and His Skills in Video
If you want to see the Warden in action: The developers at Zenimax introduced the nature hero in a well 60-minute long Twitch stream. We have embedded the stream here for you. Enjoy!
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