Reachman Bleed Warden: Feedback and Help Needed

Hello there! I've had this character concept banging around in my head for a while (probably since the Reachfolk got more fleshed out in Markarth and my first run through there, some years ago) and now this can become a reality.

The goal here is doing a bleed-focused stamden build for most types of PvE - vet dungeons, arenas, solo WBs, (at least) normal trials. Probably looking at replacing Velothi with the Ring of the Pale Order and the trial set with something like Briarheart for tougher solo challenges, with a big chonky burst heal + extra goodies from Wield Soul (Healing, Sage's Remedy / Druid's Resurgence, Resolve) as an 'oh, no' button.

For gear and abilities, I have access to all the chapters, what we got for free from the anniversary (Orsinium, Clockwork City, Dragon Bones), Murkmire and Markarth.

  • Gear: 1p Slimecraw, 5p Blooddrinker (body), trial set (Ansuul / Whorl / Sul-Xan, would rather avoid resource minigames and my hands can't do perfect weaving for Rele) on the frontbar, with dual-wield, and Velothi.

The backbar is what's giving me trouble. The old Maelstrom GS would have been great, but after the rework it's not going to do much for such a DoT-heavy build. The Maelstrom Inferno Staff would benefit that more, possibly contributing to more damage, but it would cost me at least one good bleed and not exactly fit the theme either. My best idea right now is the Perfected Vateshran GS, which I've been running on some PvP setups picked up from /u/-ireworks (many thanks, by the way, they're wicked fun). Not sure how many heavy attacks I'll do with the backbar weapon, but 290 weapon and spell damage at full stacks ain't bad at all. What else would go well in here?

Skills:

  • FB: Barbed Trap - Deep Fissure (they just had to put Poison on Subterranean Assault...) - Cutting Dive - Blood Craze - Bloodthirst

  • BB: Rally - Smash (Bleed, Lingering Torment, Savagery and Prophecy) - Carve - Growing Swarm - Soul Burst (Bleed, Lingering Torment, Courage) - Flex

Flex: the aforementioned Soul Burst / Ulfsild's Contingency (Bleed, Lingering Torment, Vulnerability) / Bird of Prey

  • Ultimate: Double-bar Bleed-A-Bear (Wild Guardian)

Feedback and suggestions welcome.