ESO Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build

Welcome to my Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build for ESO. Fireblade is a Powerful MagDk Build for every type of PVE Gameplay! The Build is using melee weapons and fire attacks to deal massive damage to enemies. Fireblade is a DPS Build and closer to a meta setup in ESO, that will help you reach higher damage numbers and clear harder content. A Melee focused Magdk DPS Build that offers various setups that can help you complete both solo and group gameplay. This is a Pure Class Build. For a Subclassing Build, you can take a look at my Magicka Dragonknight Subclassing DPS Build! A few more Dragonknight Builds and Guides you can read are:

• Dragonknight Beginner Guide
• Dragonknight Builds
• Magicka Dragonknight Beginner Build
• Magicka Dragonknight Solo Build

Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build Setup

Fireblade is a powerful Magdk Build that is closer to a meta setup but also offers more options. Depending on the content you wish to complete you should change your gear based on the recommendations below!

Trials Group DPS

This setup is for dedicated group gameplay, is using harder to find Trial gear and aims to help you achieve the best damage possible!

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Slimecraw	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Shoulders	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Hands	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Legs	Harpooner's Wading Kilt	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Chest	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Waist	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Feet	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Necklace	Aegis Caller	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon/Spell Damage
Ring	Aegis Caller	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon/Spell Damage
Ring	Aegis Caller	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon/Spell Damage
One Hand Weapon	Aegis Caller	Dagger	Charged	Fire Damage
One Hand Weapon	Aegis Caller	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Two Handed Weapon	(Perfected)Merciless Charge	Greatsword	Infused	Weapon Damage

No Trial Gear

The No-Trial Gear setup is meant for easier Solo but also easier Group PVE Gameplay. You can wear this setup if you are planning to play Overland content(Public Dungeons, World Bosses) or clear normal Dungeons. This setup is not strong enough to survive Solo Arenas like the Maelstrom Arena, Vateshran Hollows and Infinite Archive. For this purpose you should use a dedicated Solo PVE Dragonknight Build. To create an effective No Trial gear setup all you have to do is replace Arms of Relequen with the great Order’s Wrath Set!

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Kjalnar's Nightmare	Light/Medium/Heavy	Divines	Max. Magicka
Shoulders	Kjalnar's Nightmare	Light/Medium/Heavy	Divines	Max. Magicka
Hands	Order's Wrath	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Legs	Order's Wrath	Medium	Divines	Max.Magicka
Chest	Order's Wrath	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Waist	Order's Wrath	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Feet	Order's Wrath	Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Necklace	Aegis Caller	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon/Spell Damage
Ring	Aegis Caller	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon/Spell Damage
Ring	Aegis Caller	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon/Spell Damage
One Hand Weapon	Aegis Caller	Dagger	Charged	Fire Damage
One Hand Weapon	Aegis Caller	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Two Handed Weapon	(Perfected)Merciless Charge	Greatsword/Battle Axe	Infused	Weapon Damage

Armor Sets for Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build

These are the Best Armor Sets you can use with the Magicka Dragonknight PVE Build and where you can find them.

• Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
• Arms of Relequen: (Veteran) Cloudrest Trial, Summerset
• Aegis Caller: Unhallowed Grave Dungeon
• Harpooner’s Wading Kilt: Antiquities Reward
• Merciless Charge: (Veteran) Maelstrom Arena
• Kjalnar’s Nightmare: Vet. Unhallowed Grave, Urgarlag Chief-Bane
• Order’s Wrath: High Isle, Crafted

Skills for Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build ESO

The Build deals massive fire damage in melee range thanks to its Molten Whip spammable and its numerous Damage over Time abilities! Cast your fire and melee skills to apply Status Effects for massive damage.

• Molten Whip(Lava Whip): Powerful spammable.
• Burning Embers(Searing Strike): Strong Flame DOT offensive skill that also works as a self-heal.
• Engulfing Flames(Fiery Breath): Another good flame DOT skill that makes enemies vulnerable to fire damage.
• Flames of Oblivion(Inferno): A nice support offensive skill that attacks nearby enemies. You can replace it with the Cauterize(Inferno) morph for Solo content.
• Eruption(Ash Cloud): Strong AOE-DOT skill
• Flawless Dawnbreaker(Dawnbreaker): Secondary Ultimate.
• Stampede(Critical Charge): Powerful AOE damage skill.
• Carve(Cleave): Great Bleed damage skill that applies a shield.
• Barbed Trap(Trap Beast): Additional DOT damage that also boosts Critical Damage.
• Scalding Rune(Fire Rune): Strong Fire DOT skill that helps with DPS.
• Spell Symmetry(Equilibrium): Sustain ability.
• Standard of Might(Dragonknight Standard): Main Ultimate.

Rotation

This is a more dynamic rotation where you cast your spammable and re cast the other abilities and DoTs when necessary! Drink a potion, cast Flames of Oblivion, set your Barbed Trap, attack with Stampede, Carve x3, Scalding Rune and switch bars. Continue with Engulfing Flames, Eruption, Burning Embers, Molten Whip as your spammable. Keep attacking with Molten Whip and re cast the other abilities when necessary. Use Spell Symmetry if you need to restore Magicka. Use your Ultimates when ready and always Light Attack before every skill/action to boost your damage!

Passive Skills

Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Magicka Dragonknight Build. Try to unlock them as fast as possible, so you can become stronger and tackle harder content faster. These are the Passive Skills you should unlock for the Build.

• All Passive Skills from your Class’ Lines
• All Passive Skills from Weapon Lines you are using
• 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
• Mages Guild Passives: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
• Undaunted Passives
• Your Racial Passives
• Medicinal Use Passive from Alchemy to boost the effectiveness of Potions

Champion Points

Below you will find the best Champion Points setup for the Build. When allocating Champion points to Slottable and Passive Stars your primary goal is to create paths! Allocate the minimum required points to stars along your path in order to reach your desired Slottable Stars faster. Once you have unlocked all Stars, start allocating more Champion Points to them to fill them out. Focus on Slottable Stars first, then Passive Stars. If you would like to learn more about Champion Points and how they work, you can read my ESO Champion Points Guide.

Warfare

• Slottable Stars: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes, Thaumaturge or Backstabber
• Passive: Tireless Discipline, Flawless Ritual, War Mage, Piercing, Battle Mastery, Mighty, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Eldritch Insight

Craft

• Slottable Stars: Steed’s Blessing, Master Gatherer, Gifted Rider, War Mount
• Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Treasure Hunter(slottable, required for path), Rationer, Liquid Efficiency

Fitness

• Slottable Stars: Celerity, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality, Fortified
• Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance

Best Food and Potions for Magdk DPS Build

Clockwork Citrus Filet or Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Weapon is the best option as Potions.

Info for Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build

Several important info for the Magdk DPS PVE Build. What Mundus to use, the best race for the build and how to assign your attribute points.

Attribute Points

All points to Magicka.

Mundus Stone

The Thief to boost Critical Chance.

Race

The Best Race for the Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build in ESO is High Elf. Dark Elf, Khajiit and Breton are nice alternative Races you can use for a DPS focused Build. Any Race with Magicka bonuses can work well though. You can find more about the playable races in my ESO Race Guide!

Vampire or Werewolf

Neither is necessary.

Best Companion for Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build ESO

If you wish to play Solo with the Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build, you can bring along a mighty Companion! Companions in ESO are helpful allies that can assist you in combat. Every Companion can fulfill every role in the game and help you enjoy ESO more by clearing content faster or by simply interacting with them and their charming personality! There are various Builds you can use for every available ESO Companion!

As a DPS focused character my recommendation is to bring along a Tank or Healer Companion! To find out which ESO Companion is the Best in every role you can take a look at my ESO Best Companion Guide! To further maximize the potential of your chosen Companion, you can wear the Telvanni Efficiency Set! A Crafted Set that reduces the cooldown of your Companions abilities, improving their damage and overall effects and assisting you further in combat.