2H Stamina Dragonknight PVE Build ESO
2H Stamina Dragonknight PVE
Table of Contents
- Description
- Armor Sets
- Skills
- Passive Skills
- Champion Points
- Consumables
- Info (Attributes-Mundus-Race-Vampire/Werewolf)
- 2H/Bow Rotation
- 2h/Dual Wield Rotation
- More Dragonknight Builds
Description
Baneful is a 2H Stamina Dragonknight PVE Build and an alternative way to play as a Stamina Dragonknight. The build is using a Two Handed weapon instead of Dual Wield.
The Build offers different setups for Solo and Group gameplay as well as different back-bar options! Baneful is a strong and easy 2H Stamina Dragonknight PVE build for almost every content in game.
For a Dual Wield Stamina Dragonknight PVE Build take a look at Venomous.
If you are a new player, you can take a look at my Dragonknight Beginner Guide.
If you are looking for a Solo PVE Build for Arenas like the Maelstrom Arena and Vateshran Hollows, take a look at my Stamina Dragonknight Solo Build.
You can find more Builds in the Dragonknight Builds page.
Armor Sets
One piece of Slimecraw for Group content to boost Critical Chance. Kjalnar’s Nightmare or Stormfist if you prefer a full Monster Set.
(Perfected)Arms of Relequen: Best in Slot Stamina DPS set in ESO at the moment.
Kinras’s Wrath: Great DPS Set. Berserking Warrior is a nice alternative set.
Harpooner’s Wading Kilt: Boosts Critical Chance and Critical Damage when dealing Direct Damage.
Thunderous Volley/Perfected Thunderous Volley: Best option to complete sets that don’t have a bow of their own and to increase our AOE-DOT damage from Endless Hail.
(Perfected)Spectral Cloak: Great option to boost your damage for a Two Handed/Dual Wield setup.
Aegis Caller: Great AOE & Single Target Stamina DPS Set.
Plaguebreak: Disease damage based Set.
Sets Location
Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
(Perfected)Arms of Relequen: (Veteran) Cloudrest Trial, Summerset
Kinras’s Wrath: Black Drake Villa Dungeon
Berserking Warrior: Hel Ra Citadel Trial
Harpooner’s Wading Kilt: Antiquities Reward
Thunderous Volley/Perfected Thunderous Volley: (Veteran) Maelstrom Arena
(Perfected)Spectral Cloak: (Veteran) Blackrose Prison Arena
Kjalnar’s Nightmare: Vet. Unhallowed Grave, Urgarlag Chief-Bane
Stormfist: Veteran Tempest Island, Glirion the Redbeard
Aegis Caller: Unhallowed Grave Dungeon
Plaguebreak: PVP, Rewards for the Worthy
Group Gameplay
These setups are meant for dedicated group gameplay, to achieve the best damage possible.
2H/Bow Setup
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
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Head | Slimecraw/Kjalnar's Nightmare | Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Shoulders | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen/Kjalnar's Nightmare | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Hands | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Legs | Harpooner's Wading Kilt/(Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Chest | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Waist | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Feet | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Necklace | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Two Handed Weapon | Kinras's Wrath | Greatsword | Precise | Poison |
Two Handed Weapon | (Perfected)Thunderous Volley | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage |
2H/Dual Wield Setup
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head | Slimecraw/Kjalnar's Nightmare | Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Shoulders | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen/Kjalnar's Nightmare | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Hands | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Legs | Harpooner's Wading Kilt/(Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Chest | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Waist | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Feet | (Perfected) Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Necklace | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Kinras's Wrath | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Two Handed Weapon | Kinras's Wrath | Greatsword | Precise | Poison |
One Handed Weapon | (Perfected)Spectral Cloak | Dagger | Infused | Poison |
One Handed Weapon | (Perfected)Spectral Cloak | Dagger | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Solo/Group Gameplay
No Trial gear setup is meant for balanced solo/group gameplay and can complete almost every PVE content.
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
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Head | Kjalnar's Nightmare/Stormfist | Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Shoulders | Kjalnar's Nightmare/Stormfist | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Hands | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Legs | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Chest | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Waist | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Feet | Plaguebreak | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Necklace | Aegis Caller | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Aegis Caller | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring | Aegis Caller | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Two Handed Weapon | Aegis Caller | Greatsword/Battle Axe | Precise | Poison |
Two Handed Weapon | Thunderous Volley/Perfected Thunderous Volley | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage |
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One Handed Weapon | (Perfected)Spectral Cloak | Dagger | Infused | Poison |
One Handed Weapon | (Perfected)Spectral Cloak | Dagger | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Beginner Setup
A beginner but effective setup to use until you can farm better gear.
Hunding’s Rage: Reaper’s March, Bangkorai, The Rift – Crafted
Night mother’s Gaze: Reaper’s March, Bangkorai, The Rift – Crafted
Morkuldin: Wrothgar – Crafted
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
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Head | Stormfist | Heavy/Medium/Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Shoulders | Stormfist | Heavy/Medium/Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Hands | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Legs | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Chest | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Waist | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Feet | Hunding's Rage | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Necklace | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery/Weapon Damage |
Ring | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery/Weapon Damage |
Ring | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery/Weapon Damage |
Two Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Greatsword/Battle Axe | Precise | Absorb Stamina |
Two Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Bow | Infused | Weapon Damage |
or | ||||
One Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Dagger | Infused | Poison |
One Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Gaze/Morkuldin | Dagger | Infused | Weapon Damage |
Skills
2H/Bow Skills












Front Bar | Back Bar | |
---|---|---|
Skill 1 | Stampede | Endless Hail |
Skill 2 | Wrecking Blow | Noxious Breath |
Skill 3 | Executioner | Venomous Claw |
Skill 4 | Barbed Trap | Flames of Oblivion |
Skill 5 | Camouflaged Hunter | Camouflaged Hunter/Resolving Vigor |
Ultimate Skill | Flawless Dawnbreaker | Standard of Might |
2H/Dual Wield Skills












Front Bar | Back Bar | |
---|---|---|
Skill 1 | Stampede | Deadly Cloak |
Skill 2 | Wrecking Blow | Noxious Breath |
Skill 3 | Executioner | Venomous Claw |
Skill 4 | Barbed Trap | Flames of Oblivion |
Skill 5 | Camouflaged Hunter | Camouflaged Hunter/Resolving Vigor |
Ultimate Skill | Flawless Dawnbreaker | Standard of Might |
Stampede: Powerful AOE damage skill.
Wrecking Blow: Our spammable. We use it for its great damage but to also empower our next light attack.
Executioner: Our execute ability. Start using it when the enemy’s health drops below 25%.
Barbed Trap: Very good DOT damage and a boost to our Critical Damage.
Camouflaged Hunter: No need to use it. Slotted for the passives. In solo gameplay replace this skill on your back bar with Resolving Vigor, to have a self heal ability.
Flawless Dawnbreaker: One of our strong Ultimates. It buffs our weapon damage and deals great direct and DOT damage.
Endless Hail: Strong AOE-DOT skill for 2H/Bow Setup.
Deadly Cloak: Use this skill instead of Endless Hail for 2H/Dual Wield Setup.
Noxious Breath: It debuffs the enemy and deals great poison direct and DOT damage.
Venomous Claw: Another good poison DOT and direct damage skill.
Flames of Oblivion: A nice support offensive skill that attacks nearby enemies.
Standard of Might: Our main Ultimate.
Passive Skills
- All Passive Skills from your Class’ Lines
- All Passive Skills from Weapon Lines you are using
- All Passive Skills from Armor Lines you are using
- Passive Abilities from Guild lines(Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Psijic Order) that affect your skills/Build
- Fighters Guild Passives: Intimidating Presence, Slayer, Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
- Undaunted Passives
- Your Racial Passives
- Medicinal Use Passive from Alchemy to boost the effectiveness of Potions
Champion Points
Warfare
Slottable Stars: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Backstabber, Thaumaturge/Fighting Finesse
Passive: Tireless Discipline, Piercing, Battle Mastery, Mighty, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Eldritch Insight
Craft
Slottable Stars: Rationer, Liquid Efficiency, Master Gatherer, Plentiful Harvest
Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Treasure Hunter(slottable, required for path)
Fitness
Slottable Stars: Bloody Renewal, Strategic Reserve, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality
Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance
Consumables
We are using Artaeum Takeaway Broth as Food and Essence of Weapon Power as Potions.
Info
Attribute Points
All points to Stamina
Mundus Stone
The Thief.
Race
Dark Elf – Orc – Khajiit
Vampire or Werewolf
Neither is necessary.
2H/Bow Rotation
Drink a potion, activate Flames of Oblivion, set your Barbed Trap, attack with Endless Hail, Noxious Breath, Venomous Claw and switch bars.
Continue with Stampede, Wrecking Blow x5, Barbed Trap, switch bars, Endless Hail, Noxious Breath, Venomous Claw, Flames of Oblivion, switch bars and continue.
Once the enemy’s health drops below 25% start using Executioner. In solo gameplay heal yourself with Resolving Vigor if you need to.
Use your Ultimate when ready, Standard of Might first to boost your damage early then Flawless Dawnbreaker.
Always Light Attack before every skill/action!
2H/Dual Wield Rotation
Drink a potion, activate Flames of Oblivion, set your Barbed Trap, attack with Deadly Cloak, Noxious Breath, Venomous Claw and switch bars.
Continue with Stampede, Wrecking Blow x5, Barbed Trap, switch bars, Deadly Cloak, Noxious Breath, Venomous Claw, Flames of Oblivion, switch bars and continue.
Once the enemy’s health drops below 25% start using Executioner. In solo gameplay heal yourself with Resolving Vigor if you need to.
Use your Ultimate when ready, Standard of Might first to boost your damage early then Flawless Dawnbreaker.
Always Light Attack before every skill/action!
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