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S-Rank PvE DPS Magicka DragonKnight

S-Rank PvE DPS Magicka DragonKnight - Build - ESO

By QuittenTime • Updated 2 weeks ago

Update 49 PvE Magicka Damage Dealer Dragonknight

Introduction

This is the S-Rank PvE DPS Magicka DragonKnight Dragonknight build by QuittenTime. It uses 5 item sets and features the Dragonknight class.

Armor Sets

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Deadly Strike

Frontbar

Dagger (Secondary)

Charged

Poison

Frontbar

Dagger (Primary)

Nirnhoned

Absorb Stamina

Ring

Bloodthirsty

Increase Magical Harm

Ring

Bloodthirsty

Increase Magical Harm

Medium

Divines

Magicka

Perfected Ansuul's Torment

Medium

Divines

Magicka

Medium

Divines

Magicka

Medium

Divines

Magicka

Medium

Divines

Magicka

Medium

Divines

Magicka

Slimecraw

Light

Divines

Magicka

Velothi Ur-Mage's Amulet

Necklace

Bloodthirsty

Increase Magical Harm

Perfected Merciless Charge

Backbar

Greatsword (Primary)

Infused

Weapon Damage

Skills

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Equipped active Skills

Front Bar

Back Bar

Character

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Race Options

Attributes

Magicka

64
Health

0
Stamina

0

Mundus stone, Curse

The Thief

Consumables

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Food, Drinks & Potions

Thrice-Baked Gorapple Pie

Apples (1)

Saltrice (1)

Crown Tri-Restoration Potion

Passives

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Dragonknight

Weapon

Two Handed

Dual Wield

Armor

Light Armor

Medium Armor

World

Soul Magic

Soul Shatter

Soul Summons

Soul Lock

Legerdemain

Scrying

Excavation

Keen Eye: Treasure Chests

Guild

Fighters Guild

Intimidating Presence

Mages Guild

Undaunted

Undaunted Command

Undaunted Mettle

Thieves Guild

Dark Brotherhood

Blade of Woe

Scales of Pitiless Justice

Psijic Order

Alliance War

Assault

Continuous Attack

Reach

Combat Frenzy

Support

Magicka Aid

Combat Medic

Battle Resurrection

Emperor

Racial

Breton Skills

Dark Elf Skills

High Elf Skills

Khajiit Skills

Addon Export

You can use this to import this build into the following addons: Caro's Skill Point Saver.

Buffs & Debuffs

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Buffs granted from skills, items & potions

Empower	Increases the damage of your Heavy Attacks by 70%.
Gallop	Increases Mounted Speed by 15%
Major Brutality	Increases Weapon Damage by 20%
Major Evasion	Reduces damage taken from Area of Effect attacks by 20%
Major Expedition	Increases Movement Speed by 30%
Major Prophecy	Increases Spell Critical chance by 12%
Major Resolve	Increases Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance by 5948
Major Savagery	Increases Weapon Critical by 12%
Major Sorcery	Increases Spell Damage by 20%
Minor Berserk	Increases all damage done by 5%
Minor Brutality	Increases Weapon Damage by 10%
Minor Force	Increases Critical Damage by 10%
Minor Slayer	Increases damage dealt in Dungeons and Trials by 5%

Guide

Build Explanation

The pure-DK U49 play pattern is straightforward:

Keep Igneous Weapons, Quick Cloak, Barbed Trap, Stampede, Shatterspike Mantle, Incinerate, and Searing Claw rolling.
Use Molten Whip when Seething Fury is built and about to matter.
Use Take Flight on cooldown for the burst window.
Immediately channel Engulfing Dragonfire during the Take Flight buff window, because that ability is forced to its maximum tick strength while Take Flight is active. One current U49 DK guide explicitly recommends dropping Take Flight and then firing off repeated Engulfing Dragonfire casts right after.

A clean opener is:

Igneous Weapons → Stampede → Shatterspike Mantle → Incinerate → Quick Cloak → Barbed Trap → Searing Claw → Take Flight → Engulfing Dragonfire → Molten Whip as Seething Fury lines up → refresh DoTs by expiry, not early.