ESO Warden Skills: Winter’s Embrace

Frost Cloak

Cost: 2700 Magicka
Duration: 20s

Wrap a thick cloak of ice around you and your allies, granting Major Resolve, increasing Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948 for 20 seconds.

Morphs

Expansive Frost Cloak — Extends radius and reduces cost, maintaining the same resistance bonus.

Ice Fortress — Grants Minor Protection, reducing damage taken by 5% for 30 seconds, and increases the duration of Major Resolve.

Impaling Shards

Cost: 3240 Magicka
Duration: 12s

Conjure icy spikes that erupt from the ground beneath your enemies, dealing 405 Frost Damage every second for 12 seconds. Each spike reduces enemy Movement Speed by 30% for 3 seconds.

Morphs

Gripping Shards — Immobilizes enemies within range when cast and reduces the ability’s cost. Deals 419 Frost Damage every second for 12 seconds, scaling with your Max Health. Enemies hit are slowed by 30% for 3 seconds and have an increased chance to be afflicted with the Chilled status effect.

Winter’s Revenge — Converts to a ground-targeted AoE. Deals 294 Frost Damage per second for 12 seconds, scaling with Max Magicka. Reduces enemy Movement Speed by 30% and applies the Chilled status effect to enemies within the storm.

Arctic Wind

Cost: 4320 Magicka

Envelop yourself in freezing winds, instantly healing for 4958 Health and an additional 990 Health every 2s over 10s. Scales off Max Health.

Morphs

Arctic Blast — Converts initial heal to damage, dealing 1799 Frost Damage to enemies nearby and an additional 298 Frost Damage every 2s for 20s. Stuns after delay and applies Chilled.

Polar Wind — Heals for 4958 Health and nearby ally for 1365 Health every 2s. Increased healing over time and adds ally heal within 10 meters.

Crystallized Shield

Cost: 4320 Magicka
Duration: 6s

Summon a shield of ice around you, absorbing up to 15627 damage from 3 projectiles. Each time you absorb a projectile, you gain 2 Ultimate.

Morphs

Crystallized Slab — Greatly increases shield strength and launches an icy bolt dealing 1199 Frost Damage and stunning enemies for 3s.

Shimmering Shield — Grants Major Heroism for 6s each time a projectile is absorbed, generating 3 Ultimate every 1.5s.

Frozen Gate

Cost: 3510 Magicka
Duration: 15s

Summon an ancient portal that arms after 1.5s and lasts 15s. Triggering enemy is immobilized for 3s and takes 1799 Frost Damage.

Morphs

Frozen Device — Teleports the enemy to you, applies Major Maim, reducing their damage done by 10% for 4s.

Frozen Retreat — Creates a synergy that teleports allies to you and grants Major Expedition, increasing Movement Speed by 30% for 8s.

Sleet Storm

Cost: 200 Ultimate
Duration: 8s

Twist a violent storm around you, dealing 1161 Frost Damage every second for 8s and reducing enemy Movement Speed by 40%. You and allies gain Major Protection, reducing damage taken by 10%.

Morphs

Northern Storm — Increases damage by 2% every second, stacking up to 12%. Duration 12s. Grants Major Protection.

Permafrost — Extends duration to 13s and applies Chilled status effect to enemies, increasing damage reduction by 10%.

Winter’s Embrace Passives

• Glacial Presence — Increases the chance to apply the Chilled status effect by 250% and increases its damage by 105. This effect scales with your highest Weapon or Spell Damage.
• Frozen Armor — Increases your Physical and Spell Resistance by 1240 for each Winter’s Embrace ability slotted, providing stronger defense the more frost skills you use.
• Icy Aura — While a Winter’s Embrace ability is slotted, when you take direct damage from an enemy within melee range you gain a stack of Bite of Winter for 3 seconds, up to 5 stacks. Each stack reduces your damage taken from that enemy by 2%, and at 5 stacks, attackers are afflicted with Major Maim for 3 seconds, reducing their damage done by 10%.
• Piercing Cold — Increases your damage done by 8% and increases Frost Damage by an additional 15%.