ESO Poison DPS Build

Welcome to my Poison DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in ESO! The Build is using a combination of various Status effects to achieve good damage but is focusing on Poison damage skills and Armor Sets to create a fun gameplay! “Toxin” is utilizing the Subclassing System and is designed to complete harder Group but also easier Solo content!

The base Class of the Build is the Stamina Dragonknight thanks to the strong Poison active and passive skills it offers. To achieve the Best Results we combine it with Necromancer! A few more Builds and Guides you can read are:

• Dragonknight Beginner Guide
• Dragonknight Builds
• Subclassing Builds
• ESO Elemental Builds!

The Build will be reworked soon! During the ongoing Class rework, Dragonknight lost all their Poison abilities. A new Class(unknown for now) will be focusing on Poison damage in the future.

ESO Poison DPS Build Setup

The Build is focusing on Poison damage and Status effects in order to maximize your Poison damage! The Sets of the Build further amplify your Poison damage and introduce new helpful effects. You can use the Build in Group PVE and Solo content but Toxin is not designed for harder Solo arenas like the Maelstrom Arena, Vateshran Hollows and Infinite Archive. If you wish to challenge yourself in harder Solo content, you should take a look at the Stamina Dragonknight Solo Build!

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Velidreth	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Shoulders	Velidreth	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Hands	Venomous Smite	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Legs	Venomous Smite	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Chest	Venomous Smite	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Waist	Venomous Smite	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Feet	Venomous Smite	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Necklace	Scavenging Demise	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Ring	Scavenging Demise	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Ring	Scavenging Demise	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
One Hand Weapon	Scavenging Demise	Dagger	Charged	Fire
One Hand Weapon	Scavenging Demise	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Two Handed Weapon	(Perfected)Merciless Charge/Scavenging Demise	Greatsword	Infused	Weapon Damage

Armor Sets for ESO Poison DPS Build

The Sets below are easy to get and do not require you to clear Trials to drop them! This Poison Build is basically a No Trial Gear Build, which makes it easier for newer players to use and enjoy. Since there is no decent Poison based Monster Set we are using Velidreth. Velidreth is a powerful Disease based DPS Set that can assist the Build with better damage.

• Velidreth: Veteran Cradle of Shadows, Urgarlag Chief-Bane
• Venomous Smite: Western Skyrim, Overland
• Scavenging Demise: Depths of Malatar Dungeon
• Merciless Charge: (Veteran) Maelstrom Arena

Skills for Poison DPS Dragonknight – Necromancer Setup

This Subclassing setup is using the following Skill lines:

• Ardent Flame
• Earthen Heart
• Grave Lord

• Deadly Cloak(Blade Cloak): Deals damage and Buffs.
• Venom Skull(Flame Skull): Strong spammable.
• Blighted Blastbones(Sacrificial Bones): Great source of damage.
• Noxious Breath(Fiery Breath): It debuffs the enemy and deals great poison direct and DOT damage.
• Detonating Siphon(Shocking Siphon): Use this skill to increase damage passively but also to deal additional disease damage by exploiting corpses.
• 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): Very good DOT damage that also boosts Critical Damage.
• Venomous Claw(Searing Strike): Great poison DOT and direct damage skill.
• Flames of Oblivion(Inferno): A nice support offensive skill that attacks nearby enemies. Use Cauterize(Inferno) for Solo Gameplay.
• Standard of Might(Dragonknight Standard): Main strong Ultimate.

Rotation

Activate Flames of Oblivion, cast Barbed Trap and attack with Stampede, Carve x3, Venomous Claw and switch bars. Continue with Blighted Blastbones, Deadly Cloak, Noxious Breath, Blighted Blastbones, Detonating Siphon, Venom Skull as your Spammable. Keep attacking with Venom Skull and re cast the other skills when necessary. Always cast Blighted Blastbones after every two skills for the best results. Use your Ultimates when ready and Light Attack before every skill to boost your damage!

Bow Back-Bar

If you wish to play with Bow as your Back-Bar Weapon, replace Stampede and Carve with Endless Hail(Volley) and Poison Injection(Poison Arrow). You can also add more Poison damage based skills like Acid Spray(Arrow Spray) and Lethal Arrow(Snipe).

Passive Skills

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

• 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 for ESO Poison DPS Build

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, Fighting Finesse
• Passive: Tireless Discipline, 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: Bloody Renewal or Celerity, Fortified, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality
• Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance

Food and Potions for ESO Poison DPS Build

Artaeum Takeaway Broth is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Weapon Power is the best option as Potions.

Info for ESO Poison DPS Build

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

Attribute Points

All points to Stamina.

Mundus Stone

The Thief Mundus to boost Critical Chance.

Race

The Best Race for the Stamina Dragonknight Poison DPS Build in ESO is Dark Elf. Orc and Khajiit are nice alternative Races you can use for a DPS focused Build. Any Race with Stamina 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 ESO Poison DPS Build

If you wish to play Solo, 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.