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0:00I never thought that I would ever be
0:02making a werewolf guide.
0:04>> Well, if you only get
0:05>> For as long as I've been making PvE
0:06content, the werewolf has always been
0:08one of those specs that was fun, but
0:09never something I could seriously
0:11recommend if your goal was maximizing
0:12damage. It was niche, it was gimmicky,
0:14and it just wasn't competitive with the
0:15best builds in the game. But then,
0:17update 50 happened, and not only is the
0:20werewolf now legitimately strong, it's
0:22one of the easiest high damage builds I
0:24have ever played. This build is capable
0:26of pushing 200,000 DPS, and unlike a lot
0:30of other meta setups, it doesn't require
0:31complicated rotations or even two bars.
0:34It's a one-bar build that might
0:36genuinely contain the easiest rotation
0:38that I have ever seen, and it can slam
0:40200K DPS. But the biggest surprise isn't
0:43even the damage. The rework itself is
0:45actually very good. The new visuals are
0:47fantastic. The werewolf systems are
0:48genuinely interesting, and the way the
0:50spec was put together was actually
0:51smart. The devs finally gave the
0:53werewolf all the tools and passive buffs
0:55that a modern damage dealer needs for
0:57optimal gameplay. So, for the first time
0:58in a very long time, the werewolf isn't
1:01just a meme build. It's cool, it's fun,
1:03it's surprisingly well designed, it's
1:05absolutely strong, and it's stupid easy
1:07to play. So, let's take a look at
1:09everything that you need to know about
1:10the new werewolf in update 50. And what
1:12better way to start the guide for what
1:14feels like a brand new spec than with
1:16the new class mastery system? In most
1:18cases, the werewolf will want to spec as
1:20either a nightblade or a sorc. The
1:21nightblade will provide the highest
1:22personal damage, largely thanks to its
1:24execute scaling. The sorc, on the other
1:26hand, offers more value to the group and
1:27will often be the better choice in
1:29organized content. If you're playing as
1:31a nightblade, you'll want to take the
1:32above and beyond and an eye for
1:34exploitation class masteries. If you're
1:36playing as a sorc, you'll generally use
1:37font of power and static reverberation.
1:40However, there's an important exception.
1:42One of the biggest strengths of the sorc
1:43werewolf is its ability to function as a
1:45buff DPS. If you're the only sorc in
1:47group, you'll want to swap static
1:49reverberation for calculated defense.
1:51Calculated defense grants a damage
1:52shield whenever you cast a sorc ability,
1:54and if that shield remains active for at
1:56least half a second, your group gains a
1:576% damage done increase. Normally
1:59maintaining this effect would require
2:01actively using sword abilities. Now,
2:03let's talk about the rest of the basic
2:04build information starting with our
2:06race. And this plays a pretty small role
2:07in your overall damage, so don't stress
2:09too much about it. I'd recommend either
2:10dark elf or Khajiit. If you want the
2:12strongest option for parsing and
2:13optimized rating, dark elf will be the
2:15best choice. Khajiit is the option that
2:16I tend to recommend more for newer
2:18players thanks to the crit damage bonus,
2:19which gains a lot of value in solo
2:21content, four-man groups, and casual
2:23raid environments where buffs are less
2:24consistently optimized. For newer
2:26players especially, Khajiit can be an
2:27excellent choice. For your mundus, I
2:29strongly recommend running the thief for
2:30crit chance. Now, you can technically
2:32make arguments for the shadow for crit
2:33damage or the lover for penetration in
2:35certain optimized setups, but those can
2:37get complicated quickly. And if they're
2:38not configured correctly, the damage
2:40loss can be pretty noticeable. So, in
2:4295% of situations, the thief will be the
2:44best option. For attributes, we're
2:45putting everything into stamina. Keeping
2:47all of your points into one resource is
2:49gives the strongest damage scaling,
2:50while splitting them just lowers your
2:52overall DPS. For our curse, we're of
2:54course going to take werewolf. If you
2:55aren't already a werewolf, you can
2:56become one for completely free by
2:58picking up and completing the werewolf
3:00quest from the crown store. Once you
3:01complete the quest, rather than simply
3:03exiting the quest area, I would highly
3:05suggest that you actually stay in the
3:07hunting grounds. The reason is you can
3:08only gain experience towards the
3:10werewolf tree while you're transformed.
3:12And inside the hunting grounds, you get
3:14to permanently stay in werewolf form.
3:16While it might not provide the absolute
3:17best experience per kill, being able to
3:19stay [music] transformed ends up saving
3:21a significant amount of time. You can
3:22continuously farm enemies without having
3:24to stop and rebuild the transformation,
3:26making it one of the most efficient ways
3:27to level the skill line overall. For our
3:29consumables, for food, you've got a
3:31couple of solid options. Most of the
3:32time, I recommend blue max stam max
3:34health food. It gives almost as much
3:35damage as the top option, but adds a big
3:37chunk of health, which makes staying
3:38alive a lot easier. If you really want
3:40to push for damage though, green max
3:42stam food technically gives the most,
3:43but it's only about 1K more stamina,
3:45which is a marginal damage gain. So, for
3:47the sake of progression, that extra
3:49health from blue food is almost always
3:50the better trade. For potions, normally
3:52I would tell you that heroism pots are
3:53the best, but this uniquely does not
3:55matter in werewolf form. That's because
3:57our transformation isn't sustained
3:59through traditional ultimate generation.
4:00Instead, it's sustained through a
4:02mechanic called fury, which we'll cover
4:03a little later in the guide. Since
4:05heroism isn't providing much value here,
4:07we have a few different options
4:08depending on what you're looking for. If
4:09you want extra resource sustain and a
4:11bit more healing, tripods are a great
4:12choice. If you'd like some additional
4:14survivability, armor potions are also
4:16incredibly effective. These can push you
4:18to tank level resistances, making you
4:19super beefy. Finally, if you're running
4:21martial knowledge, the buff DD set,
4:23you'll actually want to use ravage
4:24stamina potions. As we'll learn later,
4:26sustain with this build is incredibly
4:27easy. During rampage, your abilities
4:29cost absolutely nothing for 20 seconds,
4:31so your resources barely move. And
4:33ravage stamina potions help keep your
4:34stamina below 50%, allowing you to
4:36maintain strong MK up times throughout
4:38the fight. For traits and enchants,
4:39we'll be running charged daggers on the
4:41front bar, one with a flame enchant, and
4:42the other with a poison enchant. The
4:43back bar doesn't matter while we're in
4:45werewolf form, but I do run it as
4:47infused with a weapon damage enchant.
4:49For our body pieces, all of them should
4:50be divines with max stamina enchants,
4:52and our jewelry should actually be
4:53infused with weapon damage enchants.
4:55Bloodthirsty is still extremely
4:57effective here, but because pure
4:58classing gives access to such massive
5:00amounts of weapon and spell damage, its
5:02value shifts slightly in update 50.
5:04Since bloodthirsty itself doesn't scale
5:06with those stats, we gain a bit more
5:07overall damage by continuing to stack
5:09additional weapon and spell damage,
5:10further amplifying the already enormous
5:12stat pool that all of our abilities are
5:14scaling from. Finally, for our champion
5:16points, for the blue tree, I recommend
5:18master at arms, deadly aim, wrathful
5:20strikes, [music] and backstabber.
5:21Backstabber is particularly important in
5:23solo situations such as parsing because
5:25it helps us reach the crit damage cap
5:27when combined with the nightblade's
5:28above and beyond class mastery. However,
5:30in well-optimized raid groups, you'll
5:32often have enough additional sources of
5:33crit damage that backstabber becomes
5:35unnecessary. In those situations, you
5:37can swap it out for exploiter. Exploiter
5:38is typically met on other classes when
5:40we have a bunch of different dots that
5:42we can have rolling while we attempt to
5:43use off balance as a a of burst window
5:46with our spammable. The werewolf is a
5:47little different. The majority of our
5:48damage comes from a single ability. So,
5:50we generally gain more by increasing
5:52that damage throughout the entire fight
5:54rather than trying to play around the
5:55short burst windows. In the red tree,
5:57this is really up to preference, but I
5:59almost always prefer balanced vitality,
6:01expert evasion, celerity, and
6:03rejuvenation. In my opinion, getting out
6:04of danger is easier when you can move
6:06faster, hence celerity. Roll dodge can
6:08save you from 95% of max in the game, so
6:10having a free one is always clutch. And
6:12balanced vitality is simply a little
6:13stronger than an alternative like
6:15fortified. Now that we've laid the
6:16foundation, it's time for the part most
6:18people care about, the gear. Update 50
6:20also introduced some unique gear options
6:22that feel like they were built
6:23specifically for the werewolf, and
6:25they're a huge part of why this build
6:26performs so well. Our first set, No
6:28Larker, comes from the trial Lucent
6:29Citadel and serves as our trial set,
6:31giving us access to minor slayer. It's
6:33proc condition is incredibly simple.
6:35Whenever you deal critical damage three
6:36times, the set activates. Since the cool
6:38down is very short and our attacks crit
6:40constantly, this proc has excellent up
6:42time and contributes a substantial
6:44amount of damage throughout a fight.
6:45Now, the second five-piece set is where
6:47things get really interesting. Savage
6:49Werewolf from Moon Hunter Keep received
6:50a massive buff this patch and is now one
6:52of the strongest sets available to the
6:54spec. Whenever you light attack while in
6:56melee range, the set applies a bleed to
6:57the target. On its own, that proc damage
6:59is incredibly strong, but the real value
7:01comes from how frequently those bleeds
7:03trigger hemorrhaging, which is currently
7:05the strongest status effect in the game
7:07and a component of the build that we
7:08heavily play into. On top of that,
7:10Savage Werewolf grants a flat 6% damage
7:12done increase while in werewolf form.
7:14Between the bleed damage, the status
7:16effect synergy, and the damage
7:17multiplier, this set is simply mandatory
7:19for a meta werewolf build in update 50.
7:21Now, since we're triggering hemorrhaging
7:23so often between this set and our
7:24werewolf skills, the new shattered path
7:26signet mythic is a no-brainer. This
7:28mythic increases your status effect
7:29damage by up to 170%
7:32based on your current ultimate. And
7:33while above 170 old, your light attacks
7:36also trigger a random status effect up
7:37to once every 4 seconds. The mythic was
7:39adjusted this patch to prevent some
7:41warden exploitation with the Wild
7:43Guardian, but the Werewolf snuck by
7:45untouched. Because the Werewolf uses
7:46Fury to maintain its transformation
7:48rather than consuming traditional
7:50ultimate, we effectively get the full
7:52170% bonus while transformed. The result
7:55is absurd. Hemorrhaging alone can
7:57contribute up to 25,000 DPS, while
8:00effects like Burning, Poison, and
8:02Sundered can each add another 10,000 DPS
8:04or more over the course of the fight. To
8:06finish the setup, we'll use a one-piece
8:08monster set that provides a line of crit
8:10chance. Since the Werewolf is
8:11effectively a one-bar build, we won't
8:12run a back bar weapon while transformed,
8:14but if you'd like, you can equip the VMA
8:16greatsword for the brief periods of time
8:18that you're in human form. However, as
8:20we'll discuss later, the Werewolf rework
8:21makes maintaining your transformation
8:23incredibly easy. As for alternative set
8:25options, Savage Werewolf and the
8:27Shattered Path Signet are
8:28non-negotiable. Those are the core
8:30pieces that make the build work. If you
8:31don't have Nollodircha, however, there
8:33are several strong replacements.
8:34Unsolicited torment is an excellent
8:35option, while sets like World of Depths
8:37or Caspian's Cruel Signet can provide
8:39additional AOE damage to help offset the
8:41Werewolf's heavy focus on single-target
8:43damage. If you're looking for a
8:44non-trial setup, Tideborn is a
8:46surprisingly strong craftable that
8:48performs very well on this build. Now,
8:49the gear is powerful, but the redesigned
8:51Werewolf skills are what truly define
8:53how this build plays in update 50.
8:55Starting with Ferocious Pounce, this
8:56ability serves as your gap closer when
8:58you're more than 7 m away from your
8:59target. However, once you're within 7 m,
9:01it transforms into Ferocious Carnage,
9:04which is where the real power comes
9:05from. Ferocious Carnage applies an
9:07incredibly strong damage over time
9:08effect that lasts 12 seconds and deals
9:10up to 450% more damage based on your
9:13target's missing health. Now, both
9:14versions of the skill also generate
9:16Fury, which is one of the most important
9:17mechanics in the new Werewolf toolkit,
9:19and we'll dive much deeper into Fury
9:21later, but for now, just understand that
9:23Fury is what powers your ultimate when
9:25you're in Werewolf form. Because of
9:27that, any ability that helps generate
9:28Fury is extremely valuable, and
9:30Ferocious Pounce is one of your primary
9:32ways of increasing that gen. Our next
9:34skill is Hircine's Rage, one of the
9:35strongest abilities in the Werewolf kit.
9:37When activated, it increases both your
9:38damage done and damage taken by up to
9:4012% for 20 seconds based on your missing
9:43health. The healthier you are, the more
9:44damage that you deal, but the more
9:46damage that you take as well. This skill
9:48also restores stamina with the amount
9:49restored scaling off of your current
9:51health. While slotted, Hero Sings Rage
9:53grants Major Brutality, Major Sorcery,
9:55and Minor Berserk. As an added bonus,
9:57this skill can also act as a strong
9:58burst heal. Next up is Ferocious Roar,
10:00and this is probably the most awkward
10:02ability in our toolkit. When activated,
10:04it sets enemies off balance and grants
10:06you and your allies Major Courage for 20
10:08seconds. This ability also grants a
10:10brand new, incredibly powerful synergy
10:12called Feeding Frenzy. Feeding Frenzy
10:14grants Minor Force and increases your
10:16damage done by 6% for 30 seconds.
10:18Because of the varying timers on this
10:20ability, the way that we cast Ferocious
10:22Roar changes situationally. On the 21
10:24mil dummy, we are primarily concerned
10:26with maintaining the Feeding Frenzy
10:27buff, so we'll only cast Ferocious Roar
10:30once every 30 seconds. In actual
10:31content, however, we're often
10:33responsible for providing Major Courage
10:34to the group, and in those situations,
10:36we'll cast it every 20 seconds to ensure
10:38that the buff never falls off. Now,
10:39unfortunately, this is where the ability
10:41can become a little annoying because the
10:43ability timer tracks Major Courage, we
10:45can't see any sort of ability bar timer
10:47while parsing on the 21 mil. Since the
10:49dummy gives us perma Major Courage,
10:50causing those timers to conflict and
10:52therefore cancel on our bar. So, we have
10:54to track the Feeding Frenzy buff icon to
10:57know when to reapply the skill. Don't
10:59worry too much about that for now,
11:00though. We'll cover exactly how to
11:01manage this timer when we get to the
11:03rotation section. Finally, every cast of
11:05Ferocious Roar also generates stacks of
11:07Blood Hunger, and that's a perfect
11:08transition into our primary spammable
11:10Bloody Nash. At its core, Bloody Nash is
11:12a straightforward ability that deals two
11:14large hits of damage whenever it's cast.
11:16What makes the skill interesting is its
11:18interaction with Blood Hunger. Bloody
11:19Nash can consume a stack of Blood Hunger
11:21to deal 25% more damage, but it also has
11:24a 50% chance to gain that bonus without
11:26consuming a stack at all. When the RNG
11:28is on your side, this can lead to long
11:30strings of empowered Bloody nashes,
11:32where you're repeatedly casting the
11:34increased version without spending any
11:36blood hunger stacks. Note that blood
11:37hunger can only stack up to four times.
11:40That's going to be important later when
11:41we discuss the build's pre-buff setup
11:43and how we prepare for a fight. Bloody
11:44Nash also serves as an execute ability.
11:46Against targets below 25% health, the
11:49second hit of the skill deals up to 200%
11:51increased damage and guarantees the
11:53hemorrhaging status effect. Once you
11:55combine that with the Nightblade's class
11:56masteries that we're running, this
11:57execute becomes absolutely devastating.
12:00In fact, the execute portion of Bloody
12:02Nash ends up being one of the strongest
12:03sources of damage in our entire CMX. Our
12:06final main ability is Blood Claw, and in
12:08this setup, it's really our only
12:09meaningful source of AoE damage. When
12:11cast, Blood Claw deals an initial hit of
12:13damage and applies a powerful damage
12:15over time effect that lasts for 10
12:16seconds. The initial strike also grants
12:18a stack of Blood Hunger and generates 15
12:20[music] fury, making it an important
12:22part of both our damage and proc
12:24generation. On top of that, the initial
12:25hit has a 15% chance to apply Sundered,
12:28while the damage over time component has
12:30an additional 5% chance to apply
12:31Hemorrhaging. Since status effects are
12:33such a large part of this build's
12:34overall damage profile, these extra
12:36procs add up quickly over the course of
12:38a fight. And if that wasn't enough,
12:39Blood Claw also provides a surprising
12:41amount of healing. The ability
12:42immediately heals you for 40% of the
12:44damage dealt by the initial hit and then
12:46continues to provide healing over time
12:48for the duration of the effect. Between
12:49the damage, fury generation, Blood
12:51Hunger procs, status effect procs, and
12:53healing, Blood Claw ends up being one of
12:55the most overloaded abilities in our
12:57entire setup. Finally, our ultimate
13:00When activated, Werewolf Berserker
13:02transforms you into a werewolf and
13:03grants major berserk, increasing your
13:05damage done by 10%. While transformed,
13:07you consume 100 ultimate every 10
13:09seconds. If your ultimate drops below
13:11100 when that drain occurs, you'll be
13:13forced back into human form. At first
13:15glance, that might sound difficult to
13:16maintain, but this is where fury comes
13:18into play. While in combat, your
13:20werewolf abilities generate fury. Once
13:22you reach a thousand, you can recast
13:23your ultimate as rampage. Rampage is
13:26incredibly powerful. It increases your
13:28damage done by 15%, boosts your movement
13:30speed by 20%, and most importantly,
13:32removes the cost of all werewolf
13:33abilities for 20 seconds. The damage
13:35increase is obviously fantastic, but the
13:37cost production is actually one of the
13:39most important mechanics for the
13:40werewolf. During Rampage, that free cast
13:43also applies to your ultimate. So, in
13:45other words, that 100 ultimate drain
13:46that we usually get simply doesn't
13:48happen. This means building fury isn't
13:50just about maximizing your damage. It's
13:52also a key part in maintaining your
13:54werewolf transformation. The faster you
13:55generate fury and enter Rampage, the
13:57easier it becomes to stay in werewolf
13:59form indefinitely. Now, we have the gear
14:01and a basic understanding of our skill
14:03setup, but that's only half the battle.
14:04Update 50 didn't just change a few
14:06abilities. It completely redesigned how
14:08the werewolf functions. Up to this
14:10point, we've been throwing around terms
14:11like fury, blood hunger, and Rampage
14:13without fully explaining how they all
14:14fit together. So, before we jump into
14:16the rotation, let's take a step back and
14:18make sure that we understand exactly how
14:20the new werewolf system works. Now,
14:21rotationally, this build is actually
14:23very simple. Keep your dots active,
14:25reapply them when they expire, and cast
14:26your spamable whenever nothing else
14:27needs refresh. The complexity doesn't
14:29come from the rotation itself. It comes
14:31from understanding the mechanics that
14:32allow the build to hit 200k DPS and
14:34beyond. The most important of those
14:36mechanics is fury. Fury becomes
14:38available as soon as you enter werewolf
14:40form, and once transformed and actively
14:42in combat, every werewolf ability you
14:44cast generates fury. Once you reach
14:451,000 fury, you can recast your ultimate
14:47as Rampage, gaining that massive damage
14:49increase, movement speed increase, and
14:51full cost reduction to every ability.
14:52Now, every werewolf ability generates
14:54fury by default, and our passive blood
14:56rage further increases that generation.
14:58On top of that, we've specifically
15:00chosen morphs that generate additional
15:01fury to help us reach Rampage faster.
15:03Those abilities are Hircine's rage,
15:05feral pounce or carnage, and blood claw.
15:07Now, that doesn't mean that we want to
15:08spam those abilities purely for fury
15:10generation. At least in update 50, the
15:12rotation is still basic dot management.
15:14However, there are situations,
15:16specifically in content, where you can
15:17take advantage of these extra fury
15:19sources. For example, during encounters
15:21with downtime where you're still
15:22considered in combat, such as when the
15:24dragons take flight in Sunspire, you can
15:26use abilities like Hircine's Rage to
15:28build fury before the boss becomes
15:29targetable again. This helps ensure that
15:31rampage is ready when the next damage
15:33window begins. The second major werewolf
15:35mechanic is blood hunger. If you're
15:36familiar with the sorcerer, it functions
15:38somewhat similarly to the crystal frag
15:40procs. Blood hunger is primarily tied to
15:42our spammable Bloody Nash. Whenever
15:44Bloody Nash consumes a stack of blood
15:45hunger, it deals 25% more damage.
15:48However, Bloody Nash also has a chance
15:50to gain that damage bonus without
15:51consuming a stack at all. And when that
15:52happens, you essentially get a free
15:54empowered cast, keeping your existing
15:56blood hunger stacks. This mechanic
15:57introduces a noticeable amount of RNG
15:59into werewolf parsing. If you get a run
16:01where Bloody Nash repeatedly benefits
16:03from free procs, then your damage can be
16:05significantly higher than a parse where
16:06those procs are less frequent. As for
16:08generating blood hunger, our primary
16:10sources are Ferocious Roar and Blood
16:11Claw. Blood Claw generates one stack
16:13while Ferocious Roar generates two.
16:15Managing these stacks isn't difficult,
16:17but it is important to remember that
16:18blood hunger can only stack up to four
16:20times. And that cap becomes relevant
16:21whenever we go into a pre-buff, which
16:23we'll discuss shortly. Now, outside of
16:25that, the werewolf has some passives
16:26that we should be aware of as well.
16:28Blood Rage, as we discussed, just
16:29increases fury generation by 10 at base,
16:32and we have a similar
16:33set-it-and-forget-it type of passive
16:34called Feral Cruelty, which increases
16:36weapon and spell damage by 25% and gives
16:39major resolve. The last group passive
16:41ties into one of the most important and
16:42most iconic werewolf mechanics, staying
16:44in werewolf form. As we've already
16:46discussed, being in werewolf form while
16:48in combat causes your ultimate to drain
16:50over time. It's important to note that
16:51this only happens when you're actively
16:53in combat. Roughly every 10 seconds, a
16:55large chunk of ultimate is consumed. At
16:57base, 100 ult every 10 seconds. If
16:59you're below that threshold when the
17:00drain occurs, you'll immediately be
17:02forced back into human form.
17:03Fortunately, staying transformed is
17:05easier than ever. As long as you're
17:06actively casting werewolf abilities,
17:08you'll continue generating fury and
17:09progressing towards rampage. Casting
17:11rampage removes the cost of all werewolf
17:13abilities for 20 seconds, including that
17:15ult drain, making staying transformed in
17:17a parse dummy ask fight super simple.
17:19The real challenge occurs during periods
17:21where you are still considered in combat
17:23but have nothing to attack. A good
17:24example would be the Lok flight phase in
17:26Sunspire. You're still in combat, your
17:28ultimate is still draining, but there
17:29isn't a target for you to use skills
17:31like Blood Hunger on. You can only
17:32sustain casting Hircine's Rage for so
17:34long. During that phase, you can cast
17:36Rampage for the sake of staying
17:37transformed, sure, but you also are
17:39going to maximize your damage by having
17:41that ult when the dragon lands. So, how
17:43do you manage a scenario like that's
17:45where our passive Insatiable Hunger
17:47comes in. This passive allows you to
17:48consume corpses, channeling for up to 4
17:51seconds on each one. While feeding, you
17:53gain 15 ultimate per second, making it
17:55possible to maintain your transformation
17:56during downtime. If you're using the
17:58damage focused werewolf morph, feeding
18:00also restores health and generates fury,
18:02providing even more [music] value. Now,
18:04our final passive is Call of the Hunt,
18:06and it's arguably the most important
18:07passive in the entire skill tree. Call
18:09of the Hunt reduces the cost of the
18:11werewolf ult drain ticks by 16%
18:13reduction increasing for each additional
18:15werewolf in your group up to a maximum
18:17of 80%. That means that even if you're
18:19the only werewolf in group, the drain
18:21will only tick for 84 instead of 100. A
18:24passive reduction that makes maintaining
18:25your transformation even easier. And now
18:28that we understand how the build works,
18:29let's put everything together with the
18:31rotation. Despite all the mechanics
18:33we've covered, the werewolf is
18:34legitimately one of the easiest high
18:36damage builds to play currently in ESO.
18:39It's a one bar build with a very
18:40straightforward rotation. You simply
18:42maintain your dots and cast your
18:43spammable when nothing needs refresh.
18:45The only ability that's even slightly
18:47awkward to manage is Ferocious Roar.
18:49Unfortunately, the way the skill
18:50interacts with the game's timers can be
18:52a little misleading. Normally, Ferocious
18:53Roar grants Major Courage for 20
18:55seconds, and that's the duration the
18:56game attempts to track. However, on the
18:5821 mil dummy, Major Courage is already
19:00provided automatically. Because both
19:02sources are trying to provide the same
19:03buff, the timer for Ferocious Roar
19:05defaults to the longer version provided
19:07by the dummy, causing the timer to reset
19:09and not show. Now, the reason that we're
19:11recasting this ability on the dummy at
19:13least isn't for major courage though.
19:15It's for the feeding frenzy synergy and
19:17the buffs from the synergy last for 30
19:19seconds. So, in a dynamic rotation,
19:21you'll need to track feeding frenzy
19:23through the buff bar rather than relying
19:24on the skill timer itself. As a general
19:26rule, you'll want to recast ferocious
19:28roar when feeding frenzy has about 2
19:29seconds remaining. This allows you to
19:31activate the synergy with 1 second left
19:33on the buff and refresh it just before
19:35it expires, maintaining perfect up times
19:37throughout a fight. Outside of that one
19:39unusual interaction, the dynamic
19:41rotation is incredibly simple. Keep your
19:42dots active, reapply them when they
19:44expire, cast bloody nash when nothing
19:45needs to refresh, and activate rampage
19:47as soon as you reach 1,000 fury. That's
19:49all there is to it. Now, while I don't
19:51think that the rotation is complicated
19:52enough to require a detailed guide, I
19:54know that some players prefer having a
19:55visual reference and because of that,
19:57I've included a full breakdown of the
19:59higher damage dynamic rotation on my new
20:01coaching platform Metafy, which you can
20:03find linked in the description for
20:05absolutely free. The static rotation
20:06that we're going to look at here though
20:08makes one small adjustment to simplify
20:10things even further. The werewolf has
20:11several different timers to manage
20:13including a 10-second, 12-second,
20:1520-second, and 30-second timer duration.
20:17Rather than tracking all of those
20:18independently, the static rotation
20:20condenses everything into a simple
20:2120-second rota. We essentially treat it
20:24as two 10-second dots and two 20-second
20:26dots, which means that we'll
20:27intentionally recast abilities like
20:29feral carnage and ferocious roar a
20:31little early. This does result in a
20:33small DPS loss compared to the fully
20:34dynamic rotation since we're giving up
20:36some duration on those skills. However,
20:38the trade-off is a much simpler rotation
20:40that's easier to learn and execute
20:41consistently. And with the static
20:43rotation, I was able to hit 193k DPS.
20:46So, with that, let's take a look at the
20:48rotation. Before we start the parse, we
20:49want to make sure that we build all the
20:51way up to 1,000 fury so that we can cast
20:53our ultimate right off the rip. We'll
20:54also want to cast roar two times so that
20:56we hit our max stacks of blood hunger at
20:58four. Before we start the pre-buff, make
21:00sure that you're far enough away from
21:01the dummy so that you don't accidentally
21:03pre-pull. We will cast roar, rage, then
21:06run up to the dummy and cast a rampage
21:07followed by our first light attack
21:09signaling the opening of the parse. That
21:10opening goes carnage, blood claw, nause
21:13eight times,
21:15carnage, blood claw, nause six times,
21:18then we start the actual rotation which
21:20we will repeat until the dummy dies.
21:21That rotation goes roar, rage, carnage,
21:25blood claw, nause eight times, carnage,
21:28blood claw, nause six times, and repeat.
21:31Now, normally I talk about the parse,
21:33but that's it. Just take the synergy,
21:35follow the rotation, and win. Now, you
21:37should be hitting the synergy with every
21:38single ferocious roar reapplication. If
21:40you're not, then you're getting there a
21:42little too quickly. Just cast one extra
21:43spamable. Now, when the target dummy
21:45gets below roughly 12% health, if you're
21:47getting back to the beginning of the
21:48rotation, just make sure that you recast
21:50rage so that you have the damage
21:52increase from that buff, skip everything
21:53else, and spam nause. The CMX proving
21:55that the static rotation can hit over
21:57190k is linked in the description. But,
21:59remember, understanding the basic build
22:01and rotation is only half the battle.
22:03The other half is understanding how to
22:04make adjustments to that build in
22:06content, maintaining your rota through
22:07mechanics, adapting the damage to real
22:09encounters, and keeping good time on
22:11target when things don't go according to
22:12plan are skills that every player has to
22:14develop. that, no build exists in a
22:17vacuum. Your damage is heavily
22:18influenced by the group around you, the
22:20buffs available to you, and the way that
22:21your raid composition is structured. If
22:23you'd like personalized feedback on your
22:25gameplay, builds, or raid performance,
22:27you could find me on Metafy. Otherwise,
22:28your next step is to check out the
22:29videos that will help you master these
22:31concepts. My series covering how damage
22:33dealing works in ESO or even my video
22:35going over the meta raid comp for update
22:3750 is where I would suggest you head
22:39next.

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